As usual, the Republicans are winning the meme war: "endless deficits, government run health care, stimulus not working, bailouts, taxes going higher, murdering the elderly" and Democrats respond with the predictable foot stomping, finger wagging outrage. "How dare they say these outrageous things. Have they no shame. Well at least we are civilized and won't stoop to their level." It reminds me of the old Staney Myron Handelman joke where a guy comes up and starts beating his wife right in front of him. His punchline:"Boy I can tell you I was getting madder by the minute."
Unfortunately outrage is not enough. We need to change the media memes. To be blunt, we need to to be blunter.
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