How to Respond to a Conservative

[Clarkie1]

By George Lakoff, liberal professor of linguistics, U.C. Berkeley

Read this and learn (trust me, you'll be glad you did):

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/lakoff/howtorespond

[musette_sf]

1. hmmm... I guess STFU or FOAD

aren't really the "right" responses. ;-)

In all seriousness, I got Lakoff's book "Don't Think of An Elephant" from Buzzflash, and it is a great book. I am working on my, um, presentation skills.

[JanMichael]

8. MNFTIU would've worked.

Can you guess what that means?

[musette_sf]

9. hmmmm

I guess it's not "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" ;-)

so spill... what does this mean?

[JanMichael]

10. Nah. It's "My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable".

Found here.

It's the home of "Get Your War On".

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[Neoma]

3. i pretty much already do what its talking about.

* Show respect
* Respond by reframing
* Think and talk at the level of values
* Say what you believe

[evil genius]

4. once, just once, wouldn't you just love it if...

Kerry had turned to Bush and said, "YOU'RE A LYING SACK OF SHIT AND ANYBODY WHO VOTES FOR YOU OUGHT TO HAVE HIS HEAD EXAMINED!"

[InvisibleBallots]

5. if he had done that

he might have won. seriously. Americans know that politicians are full of shit and I bet one that admits as much in public would win in a landslide.

[dorktv]

6. No...he should have said Lying sack of cow dung.

Shit would offend people.

[nascarblue]

7. Nice link,, thanks... I wish I had read that earlier...

I had a bout with some jerk off on blogger. His blog is kenders musings...
http://www.blogger.com/profile/5311371.

I wish I would have read this instead of wasting time smashing one of his takes. He was talking about getting rid of the ACLU and infiltrating the Democratic party by registering as a Dem. He wants to get rid of any other political party! A real sleaze bag, racist. I was surprised he's a racist and lives in LA. He must not be too popular.

[Liberty Belle]

11. Remind him how the ACLU defended Limaugh, the druggie.