Beyond the F Word
The Bush team's use of language and framing of issues is part of decades long GOP strategy. How do they do it and what can be done by the other side? Check out this post and video piece featuring linguistics Professor George Lakoff.
Electablog has a 25-minute streaming video of Lakoff's How Progressives and Democrats Can Win
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There was an interesting discussion of message and Lakoff's opinions at Camp Wellstone in San Francisco this weekend:
Disagrees with some of George Lakoff's ideas about what people want from politicians:
Strict Parent model (Republican - wag their fingers at people).
Nurturing Parent (She says Lakoff suggests that this is model for Democrats)
Disagrees with Lakoff because the public doesn't want to be a child. They don't want patronizing, unequal relationships. they don't want liberals in government "taking care of people".
The difference between Liberals and Progressives
Progressives - adult to adult. Not I'm going to do this for you. It is we are going to do this together. Electorate can be fully engaged.
http://www.thebishop.net/geodog/archives/2004/10/02/blogging_camp_wellstone_day_one_message_development.html
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