GOPers Parroting Luntz's Anti-Health Care Memo

Sunlight Foundation.:

Back in May, in anticipation of the coming health care debate, Republican pollster, strategist and word smith Frank Luntz penned a memo (PDF) detailing key words and language to use to oppose the Democrats health care reform efforts. The memo stressed words like "rationing,"...

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Comments

[MimiGardner]

07:04 PM on 07/16/2009

Yet more republican smear and fear. When has it ever been any different?

[little old lady]

06:48 PM on 07/16/2009

It's so funny to become knowledgeable about talking points or cooked up videos on a topic, and then be confronted by someone who spouts the words back at you. This has happens to me a lot with environmental questions and it turns out that the person has no basis for saying what they say. Sadly, they don't know what they're talking about.

Good questions for comebacks might be: how do you know this? Who is going to do this? How does that work? etc. I'm sure some of you can make some suggestions.

[Feesister]

06:42 PM on 07/16/2009

When the Republicans distribute their "talking points" memos, they need to include a Thesaurus. Clearly, the die-hards have no ability to come up with new words on their own.

[jozzie]

06:41 PM on 07/16/2009

I wish they'd ration Luntz's influence.

[lapdogs]

06:35 PM on 07/16/2009

I love how the Republicans can't think for themselves.

It's either Limbaugh or Luntz (or both) that have to tell the Republicans HOW TO TALK.

Who are they going to take their "word que" from next? Joe the UNlicensed Plumber"?

[KLordsha]

06:30 PM on 07/16/2009

The Republicans gravewide are all drones.....

[deanimal]

05:49 PM on 07/16/2009

This guy is such a Richard.

[Nyla785]

05:42 PM on 07/16/2009

Right wing talk radio is 'churning' anti-universal healthcare messages 24/7 designed to whip up confusion and fear about the healthcare plan. This is what Republicans do ANY time they want to scuttle a Dem program...just churn out disinformation and fear mongering on it 24/7.
Maybe this time the public will decide they're tired of being screwed by this tactic.

[Cookie100]

05:31 PM on 07/16/2009

"You make me yell at you"! "You make me hate you". These are Luntz thoughts.

That's why, have you ever, EVER heard a Thug take responsibility for anything? Never, they pass the buck daily! They have no integrity, not one of them, and most are dangerous!

[stupidforum]

05:19 PM on 07/16/2009

I like it free-thinking, "libertarian" Republicans always take their cue from the brains of the outfit, Frank Luntz.

[GeorgeBurnsWasRight]

05:08 PM on 07/16/2009

K.I.S.S.

All people opposed to government option health care should be asked why they aren't proposing to end Medicare, Medicaid, the VA and other examples of government-sourced health care. Not that all of these programs don't need improving, but their existence certainly disproves the main argument the Republicans have been making.

[jsgaetano]

05:06 PM on 07/16/2009

Goopers outsourcing their thinking?

Nothing new to see here. Move along, move along.

[TremoluxMan]

05:01 PM on 07/16/2009

Why not run a spot detailing how the GOPers are using this in an orchestrated attempt to derail reform? I think it would be very effective.

[teron678]

05:07 PM on 07/16/2009

Saw one effective AD on TYT ... although it's a bit long .. about 2-3 mins ..

[tegrat]

04:39 PM on 07/16/2009

Actually, you can take all of Luntz's talking points and, with a word change here and there, create great talking points for healthcare reform, especially single-payer.
Diary pimp:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/17/732304/-Hoisting-Luntz-By-His-Own-Petard