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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:53 AM Jul 2013

HOW TO SCARE VOTERS: Hilarious Leaked Doc From Nat' Republican Party In Washington

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/27/197824/interview-with-sabrina-de-sousa.html#.UfPqY9JzGpB

LEAKED MEMO: NATIONAL GOP TELLS DAINES HOW TO SCARE VOTERS, ACT LIKE HE CARES
Well this is embarrassing.

Here is a leaked document from the National Republican Party in Washington. I suggest you read it.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/152696844/Fighting-Washington-for-All-Americans

It is hilarious. It instructs Steve Daines and his House GOP colleagues on how to tour their districts during the August recess. Namely, it is chock full of advice on how to seem popular, how to blame “Washington” for all of our nation’s ills, how to frighten people about Obamacare and “red tape,” and how to use all of these techniques, and many others, to increase the chances of getting re-elected.

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snippets:


find a hospital that is negatively affected by Obamacare, and tour the facility, but ensure in advance that healthcare workers agree with Republican “messaging theme(s)”

tour a senior center, to discuss with seniors their “concerns they have about the current health care system and an out-out-control government.”

invite attendees to events who will “take (the conversation) in a direction beneficial to the member’s goal.”

host a “Millennial health care forum” with a doctor to discuss young people’s health care concerns—but make sure to “select a health care provider with the same stance on the issue.”

take photos outside all of the schools you visits wearing the different schools’ “team gear”.

speak at senior centers, but only with “built-in crowds.”

help constituents pump gas or bag groceries—but make sure to “wear clothes in which you feel comfortable doing ‘hands-on’ work.”

and most important of all: never, ever remind your constituents that it’s your fault Washington is “out of control.”


MORE:
http://mtcowgirl.com/2013/07/24/leaked-memo-national-gop-tells-daines-how-to-fake-interest-in-montanans-concerns/
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HOW TO SCARE VOTERS: Hilarious Leaked Doc From Nat' Republican Party In Washington (Original Post) kpete Jul 2013 OP
Turn off the lights!! Segami Jul 2013 #1
15 recs and 1 kick? hootinholler Jul 2013 #2
Shhhh.... Many Firedog Lake DUers are in league with the Teahadists. BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #9
Republicans = Intentionally Evil Pimps of Falsehood & Deceit (R - Satanic) Berlum Jul 2013 #3
That's just their normal way of doing business Cairycat Jul 2013 #4
Yeah, I'm not seeing anything particularly earth-shattering about it. SMC22307 Jul 2013 #16
Good luck to the R's trying to find health care workers who agree with their positions. Scuba Jul 2013 #5
K&R JNelson6563 Jul 2013 #6
most of the snippets appear to be BS. PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #7
is that an actual quote?!?!? BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #8
Kick! eom Raine1967 Jul 2013 #10
K&r... spanone Jul 2013 #11
Sorry, kpete... Raine1967 Jul 2013 #12
Panic. The republican party realizes that more and more voters are on to them. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #13
America is about appearances, if we actually had to deal Rex Jul 2013 #14
This does not surprise Republicans as much as Democrats... kentuck Jul 2013 #15

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
2. 15 recs and 1 kick?
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 09:16 AM
Jul 2013

Really? We would rather gossip than disseminate actual walking around instructions for the talibornagin?

I think we all need to ask what our priorities are.

BumRushDaShow

(129,111 posts)
9. Shhhh.... Many Firedog Lake DUers are in league with the Teahadists.
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 12:05 PM
Jul 2013

and don't want anyone to know there is such thing as a "Congress".

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
3. Republicans = Intentionally Evil Pimps of Falsehood & Deceit (R - Satanic)
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 09:22 AM
Jul 2013

The OP is not disseminating Republican Plans to Distort Reality & Mindf*ck the citizens of the USA, it is letting the people know about the deliberate Republican plans to lie, cheat, and mindf*ck. That's evil, and it's important to call it out for the evil it is...

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
16. Yeah, I'm not seeing anything particularly earth-shattering about it.
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 05:03 PM
Jul 2013

It's pretty tame, by Republican standards.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
7. most of the snippets appear to be BS.
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 11:44 AM
Jul 2013

I searched the scribd document tor many of the statements listed in the snippet. They did not exist (at least word-for-word). Someone is embellishing with a leftward slant. The left can be and is propagandized too.

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)
8. is that an actual quote?!?!?
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 11:59 AM
Jul 2013

and most important of all: never, ever remind your constituents that it’s your fault Washington is “out of control.”

Surely, no one would say something like that, much less write it down! Would they? Maybe I need more coffee to wrap my head around the thought that they are more ignorant and weaselly and horrible than I thought.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
13. Panic. The republican party realizes that more and more voters are on to them.
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 04:50 PM
Jul 2013

So, they double down on more lying and deception. More of their memos should be found and made publics. We need moles in the RNC and state republican parties. Them putting moles into our party hasn't worked because we aren't institutional liars who only work to deceive.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
14. America is about appearances, if we actually had to deal
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 04:55 PM
Jul 2013

with the o' so real problems we would all shit our pants and run away.

kentuck

(111,103 posts)
15. This does not surprise Republicans as much as Democrats...
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 04:56 PM
Jul 2013

Because they think this is how everyone does it. Maybe it is but I don't think so? At least, not to this degree of deception.

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