Find videotaped lies
Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:03:17 AM PDT
Got an idea. I posted this in another thread, but feel it's important enough to warrant more discussion.
The SCLM is inherently lazy. They like a pre-packaged story that fits in a news segment or sound byte. And since a picture is worth a thousand words...
The reason that the Cheney lie has ballooned so nicely is because there is video on both ends of the lie. If there is video, the media will cover it. And that's the key to having a story with legs. Every pundit jackass can run the rebuttal clips. Look at the stories that have been the media's focus:
Bush huffing like a schoolboy > on video
Cheney lying about meeting Edwards > meetings on video
Cheney's denial he's ever linked Iraq and Al Qaida > definitely recorded on video many times.
Dan Rather showing documents, then apologizing for it >ON VIDEO.
So maybe we should be looking for the stories that have video legs. They're easier to pitch and easier for the SCLM to run with.
Pre-package them, both videos together, and push message. Maybe more than one video, like Cheney lying at the debate then three clips of him connecting Al Qaida to to Iraq.
This one about not meeting Edwards is already running, so that's good. I think we should keep an eye out for rebuttal video for this Friday's debate. If Bush acts like a child or drools again, the video will not be necessary. But, should he make good arguments, possibly some zingers, we need to be ready for a draw.
So, video rebuttal would fight that. And with the Cheney story this hot, the SCLM would gladly accept another debunking.
Be aware, though, that it's not just any old lie that will do. This is reality TV, folks. Keep an eye out for Bush zingers and see what you can dig up to refute them, ON VIDEO.
When I first saw Cheney torpedo Edwards like that, I was like "DAMN!" But after it was debunked, it just made that cold, gutsy remark all the more striking because it wasn't true.
Nothing the SCLM loves more than a turn of events. So, in wrapup:
-Should the debate come to a draw, look for Bush zingers
-Research and find VIDEO to refute them (in Bush's case, it pretty much needs to be post 9/11, cuz it "changed everything")
-Package the opposing video clips together and pitch!
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