How Republicans Should Talk About Health Care

Time by Randy James | May. 7, 2009 (News Report)

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Luntz Tip No. 1: Scare people. Especially about their children. Luntz's memo includes a road map to how to most effectively scare the bejeezus out of the American public when it comes to health care. Results show the phrase health care rationing frightened the most people, so Republicans are urged to sprinkle it around describing Democratic reform plans. It's also better to warn that Democrats want to put politicians in charge of ... Full Story »

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Time provides coverage for the Republican document on how to spin and confuse the voting public on health care. Short, with highlights. The whole long .pdf file is provided in a link.

"Manipulative and synthetic" has worked for them for years to get voters to vote against their own interests. Will it work again?

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  • Frank Luntz to GOP: Don't fight Obama on Healthcare, Lie instead

    Daily Kos by Zizi | May. 6, 2009 (Opinion)
    Frank Luntz has delivered a 10-point plan to the GOP, complete with poll-tested language, on how to steer the American public to support their corporatist view of NO REAL ...
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