Republican Social Security Playbook

[realFedUp]

Does anyone know if this playbook has
been picked up by the MSM or on any other
sites besides blogs? Shouldn't it be? TIA.

http://rawstory.rawprint.com/105/social_security_1.php

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

Raw Story has acquired a copy of Saving Social Security: A Guide to Social Security Reform, printed by the House and Senate Republican Conferences as a guide for Senators and Representatives to market private accounts for the Social Security system.

The document is filled with suggestions for communicating with constituents such as, "Talk in simple language: Your audience doesn't understand financial jargon," and "Offer an alternate reality." The first several pages of the 103-page document are posted here.

The playbook, first reported on by Raw Story, has been subsequently reproduced by various liberal weblogs. View the entire document in PDF format here (2mb).

Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page7 | PDF (103pp)

[meow2u3]

1. In other words, lie to Americans like a rug

According to the Repunks, Americans are stupid and need to be lied to the way an abusive parent lies to his children. Not only that, but Americans are also children who need to be talked down to every chance they can get, and if they try to confuse the GOP with the facts, all the politicians have to do is talk down to them even more.