Friday, August 14, 2009
I'm Not Reading that Crap.
But just for the record, I saw that Carolyn Lochhead wrote a piece which opens with:
A president famous for his campaign skills has let the opposition define the debate on health care reform, the central issue of his party and his presidency.
If by defining you mean: lying the shit out of it, then yes, they have been successful. And as long as Lochhead won't call them for it, they will be successful. But Obama is not to blame.
In a blog post, Lochhead writes:
It's a no-brainer to use code words to simplify a negative message, whether it's "privatization" or "government-run health care." Negative messages are always more effective than trying to sell something. Ask President Obama; he destroyed John McCain's health care proposal by radically oversimplifying it.
You understand that she actually volunteers false equivalences, she is creating those. She is an active participant in "defining" the proposal of Obama in a misleading way. "Privatization" was the term used by Republicans until they realized it did not poll well. It also is a truthful description of the Bush's "reform" of Social security. "Governement-run health care", death panels and what not are lies and scaremongering.
So, I'm not going to go beyond that first paragraph. But should you go, you've been warned.
A president famous for his campaign skills has let the opposition define the debate on health care reform, the central issue of his party and his presidency.
If by defining you mean: lying the shit out of it, then yes, they have been successful. And as long as Lochhead won't call them for it, they will be successful. But Obama is not to blame.
In a blog post, Lochhead writes:
It's a no-brainer to use code words to simplify a negative message, whether it's "privatization" or "government-run health care." Negative messages are always more effective than trying to sell something. Ask President Obama; he destroyed John McCain's health care proposal by radically oversimplifying it.
You understand that she actually volunteers false equivalences, she is creating those. She is an active participant in "defining" the proposal of Obama in a misleading way. "Privatization" was the term used by Republicans until they realized it did not poll well. It also is a truthful description of the Bush's "reform" of Social security. "Governement-run health care", death panels and what not are lies and scaremongering.
So, I'm not going to go beyond that first paragraph. But should you go, you've been warned.
Comments:
what's most amazing about the chronicle's coverage of the health care overhaul is that they have yet to actually articulate any proposed policy. all they're covering is the political fight surrounding the attempted overhaul. and even then, all they do is call a few people at some "think tanks" and ask them what they think about it. it's such lame reporting, they should be ashamed of themselves... but i guess they're not. here's the kicker -- they're charging $1 for that piece of crap now! ha ha ha ha... WHO THE HELL IS PAYING $1 FOR THAT RAG?
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