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On Shame As A Tactic, Or, Betsie Gallardo: She Won…And So Can You!

January 6, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. Yet for attacking the solid and strong, nothing is better; It has no equal. The weak can overcome the strong; The supple can overcome the stiff. Under heaven everyone knows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, democrats, election-12, framing, fred-upton, issues, national, obama, politics, republicans, shame, social-security, strategy, tactics

Seeing through the water

May 3, 2010 By yawu 5 Comments

< 10px" class="Apple-style-span">And we often don't notice our public systems and structures until they malfunction. A busted traffic signal gets more attention than a functioning one, in the same way we notice potholes more than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: framing, government, water

Call the Spade a Bloody Shovel

September 11, 2008 By maryscott-oconnor 2 Comments

Last night, Keith Olbermann exposed another vivid example of John McCain's craven, wanton priorities: ... Senator McCain said it most concisely in June. "Look," he said. "I know the area, I've been there, I know wars, I know how to win … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, election-2008, framing, mccain, obama, straight-talk

Dragging Sarah Palin Through the Mud

August 30, 2008 By maryscott-oconnor 66 Comments

Blechhhh. This leaves a disgusting taste in my mouth. She has to show up for her debate. No matter how hard she studies, there's no way Sarah Palin can win that debate. No matter how bright and shiny and colourful, no matter how pretty the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, democrats, douchebaggery, election-2008, framing, sarah-palin

Some thoughts on framing

August 23, 2008 By Jasiu 23 Comments

Note that these ideas are not fully worked out (except for the last one). Emphasize the strengths and diversity of Obama's experience compared to McCain's. For example, paint McCain as a Washington Insider for over two and a half decades, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democratic, framing, presidential-election

How POTUS Candidates should handle the Marriage Q

January 4, 2007 By Laurel 46 Comments

Angie Paccione ran against Republican incumbent [and author of the discriminatory federal marriage amendment] Marilyn Musgrave (CO) in the Nov. 2006 congressional elections.  Angie lost by 3 points.  Given her very firm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: candidate, framing, gay, marriage, paccione, president, same-sex, tactics

Un-great moments in framing

December 3, 2006 By Charley on the MTA 16 Comments

"Framing" -- the association of two or more things, even if denying the connection,  thereby reinforcing the connection in the public's mind. A distant cousin of the Freudian slip.Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973:"I am not a crook"... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, framing, hadley, iraq, national

Question 1, Framed

November 6, 2006 By dcsohl 4 Comments

On the "Yes" side, the chief idea is that of convenience. "Vote yes on Question 1 for consumer choice and convenience."First off, if you really stop and think about it, convenience and consumer choice are not really the same thing at all. … [Read more...]

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Framing Alert: the IC factor

August 3, 2006 By michael-forbes-wilcox 2 Comments

Leaving the "ic" off references to the Democratic Party. Seems like a simple thing, but he builds a good case that this is just one more case of the mean-spirited dissing that has now come to permeate all levels of discourse, not just the … [Read more...]

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The Buck Stops with Deval

July 27, 2006 By shack 17 Comments

Deval’s private sector experience is unique in the field of candidates: a corporate lawyer who has been brought in by large corporations when those companies have major problems to solve.  He may not have founded the company, but he … [Read more...]

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LowellCouncilorDarius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸@LowellCouncilor·
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Thank you to the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for hosting another fantastic spring expo, this year including Hispanic & Multicultural and Economic Development Forums that brought together entrepreneurs from across the region. #mapoli

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I've been talking about matters contributing to this for months! Needless to say—I was neither surprised by #MassBlackKilling nor lamestream press coverage. I took a mental layoff. But I'm Black TOMORROW when we'll—UNPACK why it happened & it will only intensify! #BOSpoli #MApoli

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Attack on Black people ISN’T just result of white SUPREMACIST & @GOP extremism. Also result of @TheDemocrats half-assed support of Black rights & willingness of white PROGRESSIVE to scapegoat POC for political expediency.

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You guys sure you wanna trade GOD FOR JOE BIDEN, KAMALA HARRIS, AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY?

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Some women on the political right believe we are feuding. So, they watch what I say & do to see if there is anything they can point to as a swipe against them. I am not oblique. I am blunt. They are not interesting. They are colorless.
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#Schoolmealsforall has enabled us to serve fresh, local produce to ALL of our students.
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