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Words matter. They matter. We hear them in our inner ear. If repeated, we remember them and repeat them even if that was not our intention. Words matter. The Trump team gets it. It’s why Fox News exists. It’s the essence of post-truth news...
by citizengeo
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on Thu Dec 15, 2016 at 08:18 PM PST
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Fox News is already winning the next election by framing it. What are we doing? Big think pieces. I linked to many of them during the election and I think all I accomplished was to turn out Trump voters.
The left has always struggled with...
by Scruggler
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on Thu Nov 17, 2016 at 12:39 PM PST
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Framed. As in George Lakoff.
I can’t believe we fell for it. Back and forth salvos about not being qualified for the Presidency is, of course, a non-story. Both candidates are qualified to be President.
I for one believe Bernie is the more...
by bondibox
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on Thu Apr 07, 2016 at 06:26 PM PDT
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Originally posted here
We the people of the United States, those outside the Republican party, need to recognize the importance of language in our political discussions. As George Lakoff has shown ...
by The Kraken1
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on Tue Mar 10, 2015 at 11:01 AM PDT
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Sherry Hamilton wrote a magnificently informative article in the May 7 issues of the Gloucester - Mathews Gazette Journal entitled High poverty rate placing demands on Social Services We all ...
by don mikulecky
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on Sun May 11, 2014 at 03:59 PM PDT
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You hear the Wall Street news media saying stuff like, "Senator so and so earned a perfect score from the Toxic Metals Association scorecard of conservatives"... now we have proof that the ratings ...
by craigwbar
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on Tue Apr 09, 2013 at 10:38 AM PDT
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How to “Speak American” When You GOTV
by Susan C. Strong, Executive Director, The Metaphor Project, http://www.metaphorproject.org
Recent rash remarks and extreme ideas from the Romney/Ryan ...
by SusanCStrong
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on Fri Sep 21, 2012 at 08:38 AM PDT
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Self-writing themes emerging from the newly-excreted Republican budget:
Republicans: The New Death Panels
Republicans: Seniors are the new Medical Homeless
Republicans: They like seniors begging in ...
by TheOrchid
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on Thu Mar 29, 2012 at 01:42 PM PDT
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I was just reading this diary and watched this video:
I was troubled by the fact that the woman said she wanted 'FREE' birth control. And, I was troubled by the responses of liberals cheering ...
by Geriw
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on Tue Mar 20, 2012 at 09:35 AM PDT
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[http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/cantor-dear-young-people-were-going-to-slash-your-medicare.php Eric Cantor (R-Austerity) has told us young'ns that we should expect to get screwed in our ...
by Stephen Daugherty
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on Wed Aug 03, 2011 at 02:55 PM PDT
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I was talking to a fellow the other day about politics over lunch at a place in New Jersey called Smashburger. Great burgers; big, juicy and tasty. The conversation was genial, but determined in a ...
by TheOrchid
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on Fri Jul 01, 2011 at 11:34 AM PDT
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It's interesting to see all the different reasons given for supporting/bewailing Wiener's resignation. A lot of people are coming down on the pretty obvious double standard of the Republican party, ...
by Alice Venturi
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on Thu Jun 16, 2011 at 01:50 PM PDT
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It seems our diary planned for this morning won't be ready after all, so I thought I would offer a topic to initiate our Friday morning conversation.
It occurs to me that sometimes it's not just a ...
by etbnc
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on Fri Apr 22, 2011 at 06:16 AM PDT
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Note : This is the third in a rapid series addressing the current crisis in arts funding and how to head off future crises.
by arlenegoldbard
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on Tue Feb 15, 2011 at 03:12 PM PST
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As Paul Krugman identified in his January 14 column, there is a chasm between progressive and conservative views of the role of government —a fundamental, moral split.
by Happy Days
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on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 12:53 PM PST
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The next big battle in Washington is shaping up to be cuts to Social Security. Reports are that the President is on board with cuts and will propose them in the SOTU.
As a basic resource, I’...
by Liberal Thinking
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on Wed Dec 22, 2010 at 11:28 AM PST
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Dorion Sagan's column Dangerous Ideas: Memes and the New Orwellianism raises again ...
by don mikulecky
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on Thu Nov 18, 2010 at 04:40 PM PST
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The fix looks to be in for propelling the Catfood Commission's recommendations into law over the next month or so. Aside from a few voices coming from a few Democrats, the ever-increasing drumbeat ...
by Willa Rogers
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on Sun Nov 14, 2010 at 02:25 PM PST
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Last week George Lakoff wrote a diary outlining the problem with the ...
by bondibox
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on Thu Sep 30, 2010 at 07:40 AM PDT
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Populism, a modern American fable, says We the People ...
by NCrissieB
213 comments
on Sat May 22, 2010 at 04:02 AM PDT
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