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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 12:41 PM
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Press’ New Tact: #1. "Confident" DEMS PREDICT WINS in ‘06
Edited on Sun May-07-06 12:46 PM by FrenchieCat
TACT #1 Translates to: OVERConfident Dems will Demand investigations after elections– Everyone loves an underdog, so step 1 in controlling our 2006 election by the press is to portray the Republicans as the underdog, and the Overconfident-becoming cocky-gonna concentrate on impeaching your President and raising your taxes wishy washy Dems as an unknown quantity and a possible "danger".

This tact serves to encourage Republican voters not to sit at home in November, but to go for the “Upset” as that is how the Dems not taking back control of any houses will be portrayed.

Although many conservatives are unhappy with their own party, which might normally lead to crossover voting and sitting at home on election day, the press is more or less begging for Republicans to go for the gusto of rooting for the underdog Republican incumbents by coming out in mass, and saving our government from the “liberal” takeover of various chairmanships by unseemingly “characters” (i.e., Conyers, Rangel and Pelosi), which will lead to endless investigation that keeps the government from doing it’s work; protecting us from the ever closely approaching Bird Flu Pandemic catastrophe hovering at our shores.

SOLUTION - Dems must continue to talk about the need to end the ONE PARTY RULE in Washington. Emphasize that it is the Republicans’ policies that we are seeing the results of; their energy policy; their war policy; their foreign policies; budget policies; their ethics policies, and their environmental policies..., i.e., IT’S THE POLICIES, STUPID! Stay away from the words Impeachment and Censure and talk about getting the F-A-C-T-S out to the American people and always, always use the words CHECKS AND BALANCES.

#2 TACT - Dems are as corrupt as the Republicans, so putting them in power will not end corruption:
Translates to: Cites of Kennedy, McKinney, Reid and other Dems to be used to maintain that Corruption is a bi-partisan affair.

This tact will be used again and again, no matter that it isn’t true, and no matter how many Republicans are made to resign, are indicted, or have are retiring in shame. Delay? Who’s that? The Press are not to mention his name. As for Abrahmoff; he is an equal opportunity subject who gave to both parties, and any specifics on that case are not to be discussed until further notice.

SOLUTION - Dems must continue to mention Delay, Cunningham, Ney, and why they are gone or are in trouble. Also Scooter Libby and Karl Rove need to be mentioned by Dems every time they are on TV. Bush’s 750 law changes as well. Don’t let the nation forget what has already happened, ,and they also need to educate the public on what they know about Abramoff....and always, always call the War in Iraq, Bush’s War policy. Bring up the trillion dollar war, the 20,000 casualties and calls for 2006 “responsible” redeployment, and call the Iraq War an "Endless blunder" ran by an Incompetent Administration who has made "Thousands of Mistakes" as quoted by Condi Rice.

#3 TACT - Goss is leaving because of an “Internal Battle at the CIA”, not because of any “scandal” involving sex and prostitution.

Translate into: Goss is really a part of the “shake-up”, even if it wasn’t planned. Press will redivert the issue to the confirmation of Hayden.

SOLUTION: Dems should under no circumstances vote “Yes” on Hayden. They should make his as controversial a figure as possible, and emphasize that Goss was Bush’s pick, and see how that worked out.

There is more.....please add, correct, and discuss. We must be ready for the 2006 battle....which will be a battle not just against the Republicans, but the minion Corporate press that does the Republican’s bidding.
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ShockediSay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 12:48 PM
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1. You pinned it!
Edited on Sun May-07-06 12:48 PM by ShockediSay
I got the same impressions from the Sunday morning news shows.

Hope Howard Dean gets your message/s and puts your solutions into play.

It's the sound bites, stupid!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 04:40 PM
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7. Let's do a possible Democratic "Soundbyte" check.....
IT’S THEIR POLICIES, STUPID!

End the ONE PARTY RULE in Washington

The Constitution's intented for CHECKS AND BALANCES.

Bush’s 750 law changes unchecked.

DEMS will get the F-A-C-T-S out to the American people

Corruption is rampid in Washington. Delay, Cunningham, Ney, Scooter Libby and Karl Rove are gone or are in trouble due to corruption, not personal problems.

The War Bush’s IRAQ War policies cost us trillion of dollars, 20,000 casualties, and we are no safer now.

The Iraq War is nothing but an "Endless blunder" ran by an Incompetent Administration who has made "Thousands of Mistakes" as quoted by Condi Rice.

2006 has got to be the year for “responsible” redeployment in Iraq.

Vote “No” on Hayden....he's too controversial!

Where in the World is OSAMA?

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NCarolinawoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 12:51 PM
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2. I think it is important to stress the word COMPETENCE.
Uh, I trust that the average person knows what that means. You never know. I wonder if there is a simpler word?
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AX10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 01:08 PM
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3. Anyone who watched that horrible Meet the Press this am....
knows what you are talking about. Timmy Russert was bound and determined to smear the Dems at
every turn. He wouldn't let Pelosi finish her statements either.
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Cosmocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 02:56 PM
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6. I about threw the TV out the window ...
When he asked her about the Ds energy plan, then followed up by asking if the Ds wanted to repeal Bushco's tax cuts ...

SCUMBAG PIECE OF GARBAGE trying to get a clip for the Rs to do the "dems want to raise taxes" ... He probably had Ken Melhman watching the show waiting to cut the e-mail ...

She knew what he was doing and ducked it, then he spent the next five questions trying to get her to bite, increasingly acting like a friggen child whose mother would not buy a new toy for ... "Wah, why don't you just answer the question ..."

SCUMBAG !!!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 04:41 PM
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8. No matter what Timmy pretends, he is one of them......
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ShockediSay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:25 PM
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10. Well, he works for GE
One big friggin war/gov't contractor.

These gjuys are beside themselves that they don't have the old cold war arms race to play with IMHO. So instead of just winning against AlQaeda in Afghanistan, Bushco goes and declares war on terror, amorphous, world wide terror, blows it in Afghanistan and weakens our strength worldwide.

Is there a hole for me to get sick in
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Donna Zen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 02:40 PM
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4. Excellent reasoning
...and earned a "recommend."
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Donna Zen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 02:47 PM
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5. Post to Eric Massa
Frenchie, Eric is blogging at Kos today. I think he would benefit from reading this.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 04:42 PM
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9. Just got back......
From hearing my preacher at our church "pray for our leaders and their decision that aren't the best, and for those dying in this "immoral" War"......as my Pastor "put it" today!
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