In the piece, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, of the Annenberg Public Policy
Center, calls this a "Rush Limbaugh strategy," as the memos run
"parallel" to the talking points on his show.
Marching orders, and all...
http://warrenreports.tpmcafe.com/blog/cscs/2006/aug/16/right_wing_spin_machine
Aug 16, 2006
Right Wing Spin Machine
By cscs
AP takes a look at one piece of Bush's communication strategy: firing
"Setting The Record Straight" memos whenever the poll numbers dip:
Nearly half of the 32 issued so far were released in November 2005 and
May of this year, two months when Bush's job approval numbers
plummeted.
Ten of the 32 were leveled against Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Twenty took issue with newspaper, magazine or broadcast reports on
subjects ranging from climate change to tax cuts to prewar
intelligence on weapons of mass destruction.
....In November 2005, the White House unleashed a barrage of "Setting
the Record Straight" memos, all on Iraq.
That was the month that Bush's job approval rating fell to 37 percent
-- the lowest level of his presidency at that time.
The drop in the polls was driven by worries about the war, the fumbled
Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers and the indictment of Vice
President ***** Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter"
Libby, in the CIA leak case.
The seven consecutive memos on the war were part of an effort by Bush
officials to hit back at the president's critics.
There were divisions within the GOP over the war at the time and
Republicans were beginning to worry that the president's problems and
low approval rating could impede their re-elections just one year
away.
Another seven memos were issued in May when Bush's job approval rating
fell to 33 percent -- the lowest ever in the AP-Ipsos poll.
All were on domestic issues, including tax relief, the nation's
economic health and the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
As noted, most of the memos attack the media.
In the piece, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, of the Annenberg Public Policy
Center, calls this a "Rush Limbaugh strategy," as the memos run
"parallel" to the talking points on his show.
Marching orders, and all...
Jamieson also notes this is essentially the future of White House
communication stratagy, using the internet to target specific
messages.
And while that may be true, it works up to a point.
Not sure any matter of spin can save Bush now.
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Ya didn't know that ***** Cyst Limbaugh was just brainless puppet, didja
Harry
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