Secret Republican Memo Advises Party to Play on 'Fear' of Obama (Harry Reid, Pelosi)

[Art123]

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."

In neat PowerPoint pages, it lifts the curtain on the often-cynical terms of political marketing, displaying an air of disdain for the party’s donors that is usually confined to the barroom conversations of political operatives.

One page, headed “The Evil Empire,” pictures Obama as the Joker from Batman, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid are depicted as Cruella DeVille and Scooby Doo, respectively.

Read more: Exclusive: RNC document mocks donors, plays on 'fear' - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


See the whole presentation here.

[theolsarge]

Be pretty hard to defend this.

Not only the party of NO but the party of NO CHARACTER.

[workingclasshero]

you mean like when the left was doing this:







there is nothing wrong with saying to fear that this current president(or a previous one) is 'pointing' towards socialism(or anyother ISM)

the 'fear' has nothing to due with obama(the man) personally, but his (or the far lefts) policies


and the party of no, learned real well from the left

[bnepler]

How's that hope and change thing working out?

[pghquest]

Maybe its just me, but I'm having a hard time finding fault in the "posters" displayed...

1) The joker poster, was created by a left winger.. not someone on the right..
2) what do posters showing Obama with "hope" and "progress" have to do to pry upon "fear"?
3) Tell me why Scooby Doo would pry upon fear of anything?
4) Or hand drawn images of Harry Reid which does not denegrade him at all..
5) The drawing of Pelosi, well they are right on the money..

All of this of course ignores the fact that the GOP has done NONE of the items proclaimed, nor have they used ANY of these "images"..

Sure looks like politico playing upon typical fears of "Republicans" using bs...

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

you mean like when the left was doing this:







there is nothing wrong with saying to fear that this current president is 'pointing' towards socialism.

the 'fear' has nothing to due with obama personally, but his (the far lefts) policies


and the party of no, learned real well from the left

A bit of difference exists between what the nutballs of either side do and official party documents....

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

you mean like when the left was doing this:







there is nothing wrong with saying to fear that this current president is 'pointing' towards socialism.

the 'fear' has nothing to due with obama personally, but his (the far lefts) policies


and the party of no, learned real well from the left

Did the DNC post those pictures?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Smash255

A bit of difference exists between what the nutballs of either side do and official party documents....

If you read the story, you'll find that its not official party documents..
“The document was used for a fundraising presentation Chairman Steele did not attend, nor had he seen the document,” RNC Communications Director Doug Heye said in an email. “Fundraising documents are often controversial.

“Obviously, the Chairman disagrees with the language and finds the use of such imagery to be unacceptable. It will not be used by the Republican National Committee – in any capacity – in the future,” Heye said.

[theolsarge]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

you mean like when the left was doing this:







there is nothing wrong with saying to fear that this current president(or a previous one) is 'pointing' towards socialism(or anyother ISM)

the 'fear' has nothing to due with obama(the man) personally, but his (or the far lefts) policies


and the party of no, learned real well from the left

You've completely lost the point of the OP. She/He presented official papers or policy of the RNC, not some hype that you're countering with.

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by pghquest

If you read the story, you'll find that its not official party documents..
“The document was used for a fundraising presentation Chairman Steele did not attend, nor had he seen the document,” RNC Communications Director Doug Heye said in an email. “Fundraising documents are often controversial.

“Obviously, the Chairman disagrees with the language and finds the use of such imagery to be unacceptable. It will not be used by the Republican National Committee – in any capacity – in the future,” Heye said.

It was used as part of an RNC Fundraising Presentation, whether or not Steele knew about it, or if it will be used in the future has no baring over this being an actual document supplied by the RNC,