Aim for the Heart, not the Head. - Democratic Underground

Pryderi

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Mon Nov-15-10 06:30 PM
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Aim for the Heart, not the Head.

I've been reading Thom Hartmann's "Cracking the Code" and wonder why the Democratic party don't know how to use messaging tools effectively.

Until we master the messaging, we will be losing elections.

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BrklynLiberal

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Mon Nov-15-10 06:36 PM
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1. Exactly what George Lakoff has been saying for decades...

Google him. Many, many great articles on the subject...going back to the 80's and as recent as this July.

Sure makes one wonder why the hell no one has been paying attention....

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WingDinger

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Mon Nov-15-10 07:17 PM
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We dont believe in torture. Therefore, we have no " Frank Luntz"!

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Pryderi

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Mon Nov-15-10 08:24 PM
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5. That's right. A man of faith would not do something he doesn't believe in.

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WingDinger

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Mon Nov-15-10 07:17 PM
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2. Sorry dupe

Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 07:17 PM by WingDinger

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Pryderi

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Mon Nov-15-10 08:18 PM
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4. Yes! I have "Don't think of an Elephant" by him. I should get more. thx

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Qutzupalotl

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Mon Nov-15-10 07:37 PM
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3. We need to say what we BELIEVE.

Not what we THINK. Put it in terms of right and wrong.

We don't do that because it seems obvious, self-explanatory. Do it anyway. It's WRONG to make our grandchildren pay for millionaire's tax cuts that don't create jobs. It's RIGHT to pay as you go. It's WRONG to dismantle social contracts. Et cetera.

Get mad. People eat that stuff up.

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eridani

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Mon Nov-15-10 09:44 PM
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6. Upton Sinclair re "The Jungle"

I was aiming for America's heart, but I accidentally hit her in the stomach.

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w4rma

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Mon Nov-15-10 09:49 PM
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7. As long as DLCers are the ones controlling the message within the Democratic leadership.

We will be losing elections.

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