Stopping The White House Talking Point In Its Tracks: The Release Democrats
Should Send Out First Thing Monday Morning

By Steve Young
Created Jan 14 2007 - 5:48pm

In his weekly Saturday morning radio address [1], President Bush set the
week's talking point for the right wing, broadcasting Lords of Loud.

"(For the Democrats) To oppose everything while proposing nothing is
irresponsible"

This morning, Vice President Cheney, along with intimating that the majority
of Americans are "validating the Al Quaeda view of the world," took the
talking point to the friendly confines of Fox News Sunday.

"They have absolutely nothing to offer in its place...they have an
obligation to put forward their proposal."

Senator Jon Kyl (R, Ariz) hoisted the petard on Meet The Press.

"They have nothing specific...nothing concrete."

It's one of those Red Rove HerringsT that have been a staple of the
far-right for years. And why not, it gives Hannity, O'Reilly, Limbaugh and
their callers a battle cry that has been honed on the elementary school
playgrounds since the New Deal. "If you're so smart why don't you come up
with something better."

Of course, the Democrats have come up with a lot of suggestions. Even the
President, ever since he admitted that his ideas were only exacerbating the
situation, admitted he's listened to many ideas, including those from the
Democrats and war critics within his own party.

John Murtha(D, PA) called for redeployment.

Joe Biden (D, Del) has proposed a partition plan for Iraq, a Tri-Part
solution.

Chuck Hagel (R, ) advocates a border watch.

John Kerry (D, Mass) has offered a comprehensive plan to end the civil war.

Others have introduced political solutions: summits dealing with Iraq and
the countries bordering it, the Arab League, NATO, and the Permanent Members
of the United Nations Security Council.

Of course it's a Catch-22.

The President's plan calls for VictoryT, even if victory cannot be attained.
The Democrats (and a growing number Republicans) look at our Bush-led Iraqi
experience and see that actual victory is not only unobtainable, but that
any escalation will only lead to more lives and prestige lost, call for a
pullout and redeployment. But they aren't calling for VictoryT, ergo, the
Democrats have no plan at all.

So, this week, every single right wing radio show will do the job they're
there for an mount the "they have no idea" band wagon. That's why it is
imperative that the Democrats chop off the Lords of Loud agenda before it
can start.

But why quibble with the fact that his latest talking point ignores the
facts on the ground. It's nothing new. Except now, with the results of the
last election, the mainstream media has actually begun to print the
Democratic voices somewhere in the first ten paragraphs of a story covering
the newest Republican propaganda.

I proposes, that if the Democrats were smart, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi
issue a Monday morning release sent to every media outlet entitled...

"Our Plan To End The Killing In Iraq That The President Doesn't Seem To Get
Or Hear So Perhaps Someone In The Media Might Read This Release To Him And
The Advisor Who Keeps Telling Him To Send Out The Talking Point That We
Don't Have A Plan."

And then, list the plans they have introduced.

If this is done, then talk radio can get back to the important issues
concerning our failed effort in Iraq...Barbara Boxer calling Condoleezza
Rice single.
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About author Steve Young is an award-winning television writer and failed
talk-show host who authored "Great Failures of the Extremely Success"
www.greatfailure.com [2]

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