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fredamae

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7. I doubt the GOP Can

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2015, 02:54 PM

May 2015

survive without Luntz to give them the specific phraseology, trigger words and talking points. They cannot communicate to/mislead (imo) the masses about what they (GOP) are actually up to/doing while simultaneously blaming it All on PBO/Libs/Dems/Progs/Populists for their deeds. He's that important and he is good at it, I must admit.

Here, let Him explain circa 2011:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-luntz/words-2011_b_829603.html

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If I see Frank Luntz on CNN again; I'm gonna explode! [View all] zebonaut May 2015 OP

I apologize in advance, but... Mike Nelson May 2015 #1

He's a wig wearer, and, apparently, he's cheap. MADem May 2015 #3

Not if he explodes first..... MADem May 2015 #2

He's republican. That means he eats corporate carbohydrates. zebonaut May 2015 #13

He looks like he's been enjoying too much of that pork--probably got it from his pals in Congress. MADem May 2015 #14

Nuthin' quite like conservatives saying what they think liberals would say. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #4

I think that woman in the front row dhol82 May 2015 #5

Everything Luntz does is staged. Enthusiast May 2015 #9

He does a real good Hitler salute . Wth a hat and mustach he would even look like him . geretogo May 2015 #6

I doubt the GOP Can fredamae May 2015 #7

How do you feel about him on CBS? meegbear May 2015 #8

I believe he runs CBS in some capacity. Enthusiast May 2015 #10

All the networks lean well to the right. MADem May 2015 #15

He is a professional misleader. Enthusiast May 2015 #11

Yep and he sure was selling Hillary. zeemike May 2015 #12

Didn't sound like that to me. MADem May 2015 #16

You mean by saying she would be the next president? zeemike May 2015 #19

He didn't sound happy about it--it sounded more like the unspoken bit was MADem May 2015 #20

Well we hear things differently zeemike May 2015 #21

Listen harder, I'd advise. MADem May 2015 #22

He did not switch sides. zeemike May 2015 #23

I though this fat fuck was on Fox News bigdarryl May 2015 #17

I saw it maindawg May 2015 #18