This healthcare debate is a PERFECT FRAMING MOMENT for us. Here's how:

RBInMaine

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:13 PM
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This healthcare debate is a PERFECT FRAMING MOMENT for us. Here's how:

Edited on Mon Aug-10-09 09:21 PM by RBInMaine

We must FRAME this healthcare debate. (Framing is using language to create emotional imagery to brand the political opposition or a policy. Right now the right wing is using frames such as "Obamacare" and "death panels" and "socialism" and other such frames.) Here are some excellent frames we should be using BIGTIME to brand the opposition.

* "ANTI-HEALTHCARE"
* "HEALTHCARE OPPONENTS"
* "ANTI-REFORMERS"
* "ANTI-REFORM CROWD"
* "REFORM OPPONENTS"
* "DEFENDERS OF THE STATUS QUO"
* "TOWN HALL DISRUPTERS"
* "SAY NO TO REFORM CROWD"
* "ANTI-OBAMA CROWD"
* "PRO-STATUS QUO CROWD"
* "OBAMA HATERS"
* "REFORM HATERS"

I would like to ask for other serious suggestions. Whatever we decide upon, the left/left-leaners need to UNITE and start framing this debate BIGTIME ! We need to brand the ANTI-REFORMERS for what they are and mantra it everywhere. And remember, the right wingers (I mean the dumb redneck rabid ranters) could really care less about healthcare. It is ALL ABOUT POLITICS. They think if Obama and Dems fail on healthcare, they can win seats in 2010 and win again in 2012. They are "angry" about Obama in the White House and Dems controlling Congress, NOT about healthcare. And they are being organized by corporate right wing pro-GOP groups spreading propaganda lies to their STUPID tools who are perfect con marks because they know they hate Obama and Dems so they get to kill two birds with one stone: disrupt the healthcare debate, and allow Obama Haters to vent their crazy political anger. Plain and simple. Thanks.

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Rick Myers

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:18 PM
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1. Excellent RB!!!

I agree that we need to frame the debate, not the psycho right... We need to get THESE memes out there...

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muntrv

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:18 PM
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2. HMO lackeys, Pharmaphiles.

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geckosfeet

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:26 PM
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3. Micheal Moore please forgive me.

I am burning copies of SICKO and leaving them in undisclosed locations.

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RBInMaine

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:29 PM
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4. Are you drunk? What does this have to do with anything?

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geckosfeet

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Tue Aug-11-09 04:44 AM
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7. Not drunk. Just trying to frame the debate with a well produced documentary on health care.

But hey - thanks for the catchy phrases.

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jwirr

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Mon Aug-10-09 09:41 PM
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5. He gave it away didn't he?

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RBInMaine

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Mon Aug-10-09 10:51 PM
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6. Great that he is advocating Sicko, but he is violating copyright and it's not what my post was about

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