Thursday, December 1, 2011

Frank Luntz and the new GOP talking points


1. Don't say 'capitalism.'
2. Don't say that the government 'taxes the rich.' Instead, tell them that the government 'takes from the rich.'
3. Republicans should forget about winning the battle over the 'middle class.' Call them 'hardworking taxpayers.'
4. Don't talk about 'jobs.' Talk about 'careers.'
5. Don't say 'government spending.' Call it 'waste.'
7. The three most important words you can say to an Occupier: 'I get it.'
8. Out: 'Entrepreneur.' In: 'Job creator.'
9. Don't ever ask anyone to 'sacrifice.'
• Tell them, "You shouldn't be occupying Wall Street, you should be occupying Washington.

• Don't say 'bonus!'

Read the whole post at Yahoo.News
How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Street
By Chris Moody | The Ticket

See also:

Top GOP Strategist Admits He’s ‘Scared’ Of Occupy Wall Street Because It’s ‘Having An Impact’
By Zaid Jilani at ThinkProgress

George Orwell called it "double-speak."

4 comments:

Matt Franko said...

"It's not a lie if you believe it." - George Costanza

They will now believe these things Tom.

Resp,

beowulf said...

There's a lot to learn from Luntz (or from his progressive doppelganger Drew Westen).
http://www.thepoliticalbrain.com

dave said...

documentary call "orwell rolls in his grave" talks about this topic and the presses involvement. can be found at http://freedocumentaries.org/int.php?filmID=87

googleheim said...

Na-na boo boo

we are the job creators

and we'll keep the jobs from you

we'll hold the job openings hostage until you prostrate to our temple

we'll hold back on everything until you submit

what blarny