The White House Press Secretary should use the term Earned Benefits.

[jtuck004]

Last edited Tue Apr 3, 2012, 09:52 PM - Edit history (2)

People gripe about Democrats not explaining government well enough, yet I just heard President Obama's Press Secretary use the term Entitlements. That is a term used by the radical right and the selfish to disparage and profit from the efforts of hard-working Americans.

For example, heard a Texas woman (I think she was a local politician, maybe a mayor?) talking about the aftermath of the tornado this morning, and she pointed out how lives were saved and the public safety impact of the weather data provided by satellites "developed by NASA". What a great opportunity - having grown up through an era when about the best warning you had was looking at the sky, the fact that AMERICAN INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY saved lives today.

Talk about seizing an opportunity. Anyone else hear her? Who was that? sharp woman...

Anyway, Carney, say it like you are on the side of the Democrats or find another job.

Please.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. That is a great point. Something about Carney, too. He just strikes

me as have zero enthusiasm and personality. Almost likes he hates
his job. Wonder why Obama picked him in the first place? And
based on what you posted, sounds like he has no political
savvy either.

[gateley]

2. Excellent point! Seriously, see if you can email him or even the WH and just put it in the

subject line like "Carney/Dems need to use "Earned Benefits" instead of 'Entitlements'!

I've long said we need our own Frank Luntz! They get their terms out there and hammer them home until they become part of the lexicon and we're ALL saying things like "energy exploration" instead of "drilling for oil".

[msongs]

3. democrats on the whole are incompetent at framing, unlike their opponents nt

[HiPointDem]

6. Funny that they are all so incompetent at framing. Being politicians, you know.

[MissMarple]

4. Earned benefits...so true.

[glinda]

5. Kick

[Scuba]

7. Yes, and the fact he called them "entitlements" is disturbing.

[senseandsensibility]

8. Shouldn't this be common sense?

It doesn't even rise to the level of strategy. I was going to say good idea in the subject line, but it's really not a good idea even for an anonymous poster on a Dem message board. (Sorry, I don't mean to be snarky; your post is actually very enlightening). However, the fact that the "professionals" haven't thought of this in the months that this has been a hot topic is very suspicious. I can't accept that it's just an oversight. For pete's sake, this is their very reason for existence: to communicate with the public and to sell their ideas.