This weekend I saw part I of this ongoing Hunger Games saga. I was reminded of recent posts on progressive framing, that we need more than just the right policies but also need to frame it in such a way that it inspires and motivates people to take action. Which is precisely the main theme of this movie installment. The President of District 13, along with her propagandist-in-chief played by deceased PS Hoffman, must convince Katniss to be the figurehead of the resistance. It needs a strong character to lead and inspire people to join in the fight and Katniss is The One. The entire film is about first convincing her to accept this role, and then learn how to do it well enough to inflame people to action.
So what about Warren?
Monday, November 24, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
My email to the PCCC
I referenced them in the last post and decided to contact them, enclosed below:
Would you please read Lakoff's recent piece
at Huff Post on proper framing? And his referenced book therein? It is
critical for progressives to learn and use framing to reach voters who
will elect those with a progressive agenda. It is not enough to just
have the right policies, since the election showed those policies won on
ballot initiatives yet in the same States Republicans won the seats.
The Republicans, with Frank Luntz's guidance, are expert at framing and
it is the missing key to Democrat campaigns. Stephanie Taylor's recent
op-ed said to be like Senator Warren and Warren does this naturally. And
President Obama learned it well which propelled him to two successful
campaigns. Isn't it time progressives generally learned how to frame
properly their important ideas? It is if they want to win elections and
enact the People's agenda.
The progressive strategy
Stephanie Taylor, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) co-founder, recently wrote an op-ed in the The Nation in response to the Democrats election disaster. She uses Senator Warren's style and message as an example for all Democrat campaigns, something us progressives have been trying to hammer home to a seemingly defunct and inept Party. A good sign is that Warren has recently been given a Party leadership role designed specifically for her, strategic policy adviser to the policy and communications committee. Stephanie's complete op-ed is at this PCCC link. It is critical to winning elections and enacting the will of the people, not the 1%. You can give also give your feedback at the link and any other suggestions.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
The People's Mandate
The regressives are keen on claiming they won because the people spoke in the last election for them and their agenda. See this article on a recent poll about what the people want versus what the regressives want. As we well know, they do not match up. The question still remains on how the people could be fooled so easily to believe they were voting for representatives of their best interests when it is the exact opposite.
The people's agenda:
The people's agenda:
Bernie Sanders on Colbert
He's here to frighten the billionaire class. He too needs to run for President.
This is who you elected America
I agree with Bill Maher that the American people are fucking stupid. See this story on how the regressives plotted from the very beginning of Obama's Presidency to undermine the economy and do absolutely nothing. And this story has been out for a long, long time. And this is who you elected in the last election? WTF America, wake up.
Senator Warren blasts FHFA Director
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is supposed to help the underwater homeowners that were screwed by Wall Street banks. And it's not because the banks don't want to help us, just themselves. Warren reams the guy over not doing his job. She really needs to run for President.
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