The Republican (Bush) Strategy

[The Whiskey Priest]

Eric Alterman and Mark Green’s book, The Book On Bush, How George W. (Mis) leads America. offers insight into the lying strategy of the Bush/Cheney administration and the Republican strategy to flim-flam the American people with the big lie.

Alterman and Green revel two memos from Frank Luntz, a top Republican pollster and strategist, the President and the Republican Congressional leadership:

Luntz on the environment: (Luntz) advises Republicans to call themselves “conservationists,” not “environmentalist” ; to talk about “climate change,” instead of the more alarming “global warming”; and to foster skepticism about the science of environmental problems.

Luntz on lying in general: “A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth.”

To me these memos are both very telling and very damning.

[mot78]

1. Someone get this out to the media

[WatchWhatISay]

2. And this is someone many Democrats who watch MSNBC

listen to and allow to influence their thinking. That's the scariest part.