Luntz; rightwing playbook on how to dupe, con, fool & trick rightwingnuts

[LynnTheDem]

Hope all the rightwingnuts are enjoying reading about methods used by the republican party to dupe them:

In his memo on how to manipulate American perception on the economy, right-wing spinmeister Frank Luntz advises conservatives to “resist the temptation’ to use facts and figures about the economy.

Instead, he advises, you can’t go wrong if you continuosly remind people about the terrorist attacks of 9/11. “This is the context that explains and justifies why we have $500 billion deficits, why the stock market tanked, why unemployment climbed to 6%.”

Luntz advises, 9/11 is the perfect way to dodge responsibility for sinking the country in red ink. In a section headed “Without the context of 9-11, you will be blamed for the deficit,” he points out “supporters are inherently turned off to the idea of fiscal irresponsibility.” The best way to counter that fact? “The trick then is to contextualize the deficit inside of 9/11.”


http://thinkprogress.org/index.php

Rightwingnuts; so easy to TRICK, being the stupidest MFers on the planet.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. 2 great links

Link to zip:
http://www.dailykos.com/images/user/3/luntz.zip

Link to PBS online video on Luntz and Persuasion Science:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuader...

[kevinmc]

2. Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers on the planet.

I second that motion. All in favor say "aye". The "aye's" have it. Next order of business: How do we get rid of the?

[democrat in Tallahassee]

3. "9/11=whatever the fuck we say. " John Stewart

[doodadem]

4. We've been saying this for at least a year

Anytime a Repug gets in a bind on answering a question, he'll turn it to 9/11 somehow. It is the answer to all things, the gift that keeps on giving.....

[peacetalksforall]

5. This is a joke...right?

[LynnTheDem]

6. Nope, not a joke. Luntz's 160-page rightwing playbook. 8mb download.

Go here for the link to Luntz's zipfile.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/23/13929/4531

Or here;

Influential conservative strategist Frank Luntz has produced a 160-page playbook to advance the right-wing agenda.

http://thinkprogress.org/index.php?p=313

And lotsa articles about it here;

Republican Playbook Instructs on How to Lie

http://home.earthlink.net/~acisney2/id27.html

[lostnfound]

7. The 'thinkprogress' link you gave tells how to use this information..

against them, to be his 'worst nightmare'..my personal favorites:

• Describe how repealing the estate tax protects America’s wealthiest families.
• Recall how Bill Clinton produced balanced budgets in the late 1990s.
• Remind people that the financial services industry has been embroiled in scandal and corruption.
• Say, “When innocent people who are injured seek compensation from those who cause their injuries it’s anything but frivolous. When a preventable careless medical error forces a child into a wheelchair for the rest of his life, it’s anything but frivolous. And when someone close to you suffers due to doctor negligence, their right to a day in court is anything but frivolous.”

[drm604]

12. Not a joke AT ALL.

This is what the radical right has been doing for decades. This is a major part of what's gotten them where they are today.

[Just Me]

8. Ya' think the "freepers" will now SEEE the REAL Frank Fascist Luntz?

Luntz is advocating precisely the same kind of deceptive propaganda methods utilized by Hitler, Mussolini and every fascist that ever existed (in addition to most every totalitarian/dictators).

Maybe, there are simply people who enjoy being tricked and manipulated. :shrug:

I am NOT one of them!!! :mad:

[cthrumatrix]

9. BINGO --- ask he rethugs how they like be MANIPULATED by 911

[LynnTheDem]

10. Nope, freepers are too stupid. And as you say, they LIKE being tricked,

conned, fooled, duped.

[drm604]

11. OHMIGOD! FRANK LUNTZ'S PLAYBOOK!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is pure gold! People, get this thing on your hard drives while it lasts!

We had a discussion about this guy back in January in this thread. Check it out there're some great links in it.

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[drm604]

13. Transcript of Frontline interview with Luntz

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/interviews/luntz.html

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Excerpt and Link to DKos Discussion of Luntz' Playbook

Luntz's playbook is full of things people should never say if they don't want to undermine the right-wing agenda. Here's how you can be Frank Luntz's worst nightmare:

Economy

# Talk about the economy using "facts and figures."

# Talk about the overall size of Bush's proposed tax cut.

# Describe how repealing the estate tax protects America's wealthiest families.

# Talk about the economy without bringing up 9/11.

# Recall how Bill Clinton produced balanced budgets in the late 1990s.

Budget

# Remind people that conservatives want to make painful cuts in vital government services.

# Talk about the deficit without bringing up 9/11.

Social Security

# Remind people that the financial services industry has been embroiled in scandal and corruption.

# Note that money contributed to private accounts will "go into the hands of greedy Wall Street fat cats."

# Point out that proponents of Social Security privatization "lack factual discipline."

# Tell people that the push to privatize Social Security is about partisan politics.

Energy

# Tell people what ANWR stands for.

# Say, "We should rely on American ingenuity and not the Saudi Royal Family."

# Talk about how drilling for oil harms the environment.

# Always say "Drilling for oil"; Never say "Exploring for energy."

# Give specific examples of safety and security problems at nuclear power plants.

Patients' Rights

# When talking about trial lawyers don't use words like "creeps, bottom-feeds, overpaid and evil."

# Say, "When innocent people who are injured seek compensation from those who cause their injuries it's anything but frivolous. When a preventable careless medical error forces a child into a wheelchair for the rest of his life, it's anything but frivolous. And when someone close to you suffers due to doctor negligence, their right to a day in court is anything but frivolous."

more...
http://stirling-newberry.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/24/124530/226

[drm604]

15. Kick

This stuff is important. Luntz is laying out what he believes the Republicans need to do to win in 2006. Unfortunately, he has a good track record. If he's saying it, they'll very likely be doing it. One of the things he says is that they they MUST win on Social Security. So that's something we MUST win!

[LynnTheDem]

16. 9/11; the best thing that ever happened to bush and his "crazies".

They dreamt of "another Pearl Harbor".

They wrote of the need for "another Pearl Harbor".

Now they use their "Pearl Harbor" to justify doing everything and anything they want to do.

bush & the neocons must offer up prayers of gratitude every night for 9/11.