Read Gingrich's "Language : Mechanism of Control" and see how they do it

[EVDebs]

"But the clearest expression of Gingrich's philosophy of media came in a GOPAC memo entitled "Language: A Key Mechanism of Control." Distributed to GOP candidates across the country, the memo's list of words for Democrats and words for Republicans was endorsed by Gingrich in a cover letter: "The words in that paper are tested language from a recent series of focus groups where we actually tested ideas and language." Next time you hear Gingrich complain about media focusing on the negative, refer back to these lists."

http://www.fair.org/extra/9502/language-control.html

"Contrasting words",

"Optomistic Positive Governing Words"

Dems and progressives be warned !!!!!

He's tanned, rested, and ready to reawaken.

[SmokingJacket]

1. That memo is ten years old.

Reminds me of a word list I saw when I was working for the worst creeps in the world: bond salesmen squeezing money out of old ladies.

Creepy fake language is a dead giveaway for manipulators.

[Cyrano]

3. The point is, it works. The Rethugs are still using language to screw us.

[jean]

2. maybe he'll be the new FCC head - where else could bush put him?

I don't know what political office Gingrich would run for...something that is coming up in 2006...

bush could certainly place him in some visible, powerful position - Gingrich has been on Rumsfeld's (whatever the correct name is) Defense Board as an appointee for some time now, but that has been as a kind of shadow man - we haven't heard much from or about him.

Regarding Gingrich's memos, can't we organize enough to foil this kind of language play - it is sooo blatant and idiotic. Can't we have a memo or a simple handbook to refer to?