Sen. Bob Corker: "I have never used those Frank Luntz Talking Points"
Sen. Bob Corker appeared on Hardball yesterday to talk financial reform and Mitch McConnell's amazing verbatim spew of the Frank Luntz talking points designed to kill any meaningful Wall Street reforms. He took care to point out that he has "never used those Frank Luntz talking points...", confirming the not-too obscure fact that Mitch McConnell has memorized them all and IS using them. (Full text of Luntz memo)
He optimistically predicts final passage of Dodd's bill with 70 Senators voting for it. Of course, Dodd's bill doesn't really have much in the way of derivatives reform. That's Senator Blanche Lincoln's bill.
In fairness to Sen. Corker, he has been the one single Republican who actually tried to find a bipartisan solution to financial reform before the GOP leadership shut down the entire effort.
Corker’s conduct exemplifies the Republican strategy (which, in fairness, he may not have fully understood until last week). Having spent months working on the bill with committee chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Corker suddenly found himself vowing to support a filibuster over provisions in the bill that he had helped to write.
If Senator Corker isn't filibustering the bill, then who is the 41st vote? Let me guess...maybe Ben Nelson?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwhD10lYGVE
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
Frank Luntz linky no worky.
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“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”
Joe Schlemielberman.
JINX!
I owe you a coke.
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
new handle for that bastard!
“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”
"then who is the 41st vote?"
Maybe Lie-berman?
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
He is not a "pollster" or as Chris Matthews says, "a P.R. guy." Frank Luntz is a LIAR. That's what he does. That's what he gets paid to do. Period.
Now, we must continue to insert that phrase every time Frank Lutz is mentioned on any blog.
“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”
Does one, even one, Republican vote on their own? Or is there some insidious extra-terrestrial brain washing element (internal fear) that forces/requires these so-called intelligent adults to vote in lock step?
Go home ET and leave the Repub sheep alone!
ljmel
"vote on their own?"
The RNC has the goods on all of their kinfolk.
They take the newbies to lesbian BDSM clubs get them all drunk and take pictures/video.
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Why diverge from the group? The group knows best. The group is safety. The group is stability.
Lemming mentality!
Watch out for that cliff!
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4hXdsVUnp4
Watch out for that republican't!
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
yes, it is call money.
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..Hey kids, I know, let's get those communist bullies at Democrat High to pass a financial reform bill that doesn't reform!
Without making a dent in derivative reform, we, they, will only end up allowing "too big to fail" to once again rear its ugly head. So stupid it burns.
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
that Republicans have a different understanding of the word 'bipartisan'? For Republicans, bipartisan = you'll do things my way, or I'll take my ball home and whine about how you won't play with me. It's truly how a 5 year old would act.
They just do not seem to understand that they are not in the majority, and therefore, they do not set the agenda; the President does and he happens to be a Democrat. They are welcome to offer constructive input into how legislation is crafted, but if they come to the table with the thought that we're not going to take a specific action such as HCR, then Democrats neither need or want their input.
If Republicans don't like it; then win an election and get back in power. Otherwise, participate in a truly bipartisan way, or, sit in the corner and STFU!
during the run up to the 2000 election, Tweets had Luntz on his show on a regular basis, allowing Luntz to do his dial an opinion focus groups and any other trick he had up his sleeves. and not once did Matthews mention that Luntz was a republican polster. Matthews has a long history with Luntz and for him to act like repubes use of his services is somehow unheard of is total BS.
Why is the media only now realizing the working of lier luntz and the repube party?
UFB
Let's call him what he is from now on. He gets paid to dictate propaganda as directed by his corporate employers. Tweety is just an asshole.
Frank Luntz is a professional LIAR.
#482 on Frank Luntz list of talking points.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/13/mcconnell...
"McConnell Slams Financial Reform Bill After Meeting with Hedge Fund Managers and Other Wall Street Elites"
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