Anyone catch George Lakoff just now?

[KewlKat]

16. Watching George now on a rewind - summary of what he said

He says the Con is a master of Pre-emptive framing and we need to do the same.

First, con is trying to be a dictator about judicial system and many other parts of the government.

The press has a job to report the truth for the sake of the public good and for the sake of democracy.

It's not just a problem about the press but about democracy itself.

He a remarkably effective, very intelligent and always strategic in everything he says and in every tweet.

4 properties of tweets

1. The first to frame an idea (pre-emptive framing)
2. Divert attention from real issues (takes you away from what's going on)
3. Attack the messenger and deflect (critisicm)
4. Test public reaction (he tweets trial balloons to see if public will accept it.)

These are strategic moves, all of them, everything he says, he's selling himself all the time to us and the world and using other peoples brains to do it....constantly using our brains to his advantage. Think of him as really smart, doing something and covering up what he and congress are doing right now.

Avoid using the language of the attacker.

PANEL says

Cover what's he's doing not the side shows and all the short comings, problems, etc., anything that's going wrong with his involvement with ru$$ia