Eight teams now man GOP message machine

[truthpusher]

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/022305/gop.html

February 23, 2005

Eight teams now man GOP message machine
By Patrick O'Connor

Building on a strategy developed during the Medicare prescription-drug debate, House Republicans have rolled out an unprecedented communications strategy, coordinating members and lobbyists to start selling the GOP’s ambitious legislative agenda.

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The teams, each of which will focus on a particular set of legislative issues, are Retirement Security, Voter Values, Economic Competitiveness, War on Terror, Lawsuit Abuse and Affordability, Education and Career Opportunities, Healthcare Access and Affordability, and Waste, Fraud and Abuse.

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“We’re asking you to sign up for one or more of the 8 groups listed,” Shore wrote in the e-mail. “Much like our Medicare campaign last year, we’ll be working with you on press events, media strategy, grassroots, town hall meetings and floor debate to highlight these issues.”

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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has signed up for three teams, including those to push for Social Security reform and issues related to the war on terrorism, which one conference aide said would be among “the two heaviest lifts.” Leadership Chairman Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is also on three communications teams.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Message Machine?

Sounds like the name of a garage band.

[98geoduck]

2. And I thought it was about a gangbang with Gannon.

[truthpusher]

4. OMG n/t

[fshrink]

3. Eight wires and a puppet.

The more wires, the more natural the puppet's moves. Can even make it talk sometimes.

[truthpusher]

5. In order to get rid of the Termites, you need to get rid of the Queen...

...and Karl Rove, is the Queen Termite.

[98geoduck]

6. I think the MSM is holding up there own on this as well.

[paineinthearse]

7. DeLay needs to sign up for a course in ethics.

Or just plain resign.

[kodi]

8. this sort of thing needs to be done by the dems in Congress and DNC

if the other side using a weapon or tactic that is useful, copy it.

thge DNC can help co-ordinate the congressional action with state-wide efforts to counter the GOP message machine.

[onager]

9. Translations here...

The teams, each of which will focus on a particular set of legislative issues, are...

Retirement Security (Translation: looting Social Security)

Voter Values (Translation: gay-bashing, banning reproductive choice, and general election theft)

Economic Competitiveness (Translation: continuing to destroy the American middle class by shipping jobs overseas)

War on Terror (Translation: more big paydays for Halliburton)

Lawsuit Abuse and Affordability (Translation: ensuring that no GOP corporate contributor ever faces a lawsuit))

Education and Career Opportunities (Translation: Creationism and Wal-Mart )

Healthcare Access and Affordability (Translation: you may have access to health care if you can afford it. Otherwise, tough shit.)

Waste, Fraud and Abuse (For more of all these, just keep voting for us)

[intheflow]

10. We need to frame this to say

"These people are spending my tax dollars paying their sorry salaries, and they're doing what during their work hours?"

They're organizing, with government computers and equipment, during work. Interesting they don't allow teacher or other municipal unions to organize during work, but it's ok if they do it. "Propaganda Machine" is much more accurate name for their teams.