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April 04, 2005
A True Culture of Life
Michael Blanding at Alternet has a great article that describes ten "culture of life" positions.
Conservatives have been very effective in past years in coming up with emotionally-laden phrases that are at best disingenuous and at worst outright lies. Witness "weapons of mass destruction," "partial birth abortion," "ownership society," and "freedom on the march." But their newest buzzphrase is perhaps the most galling.
The ten issues he outlines are:
- Withdraw the Troops
- Stop the Death Penalty
- Pass Effective Gun Control Laws
- Fund Social Services
- Create Universal Health Care for Children
- Research Alternative Energy
- Investigate Prisoner Abuses
- Support AIDS Clinics Abroad
- Implement a Fair Guestworker Program
- Join the International Criminal Court
Democrats have been talking about the need to frame the debate. This is a great place to start.
Posted by Lyn Wall at April 4, 2005 09:32 AM | Permalink
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I agree. If you are interested in working on the Communications and Message Working Group for the HCDP, you should definitely read this. The Communications and Working Group will have its first meeting this Thursday (April 7) at 6pm. It will take place at HCDP Headquarters located at 1445 North Loop West, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77008. Visit www.hcdp.org for a map.
Posted by: Marc Olivier at April 4, 2005 11:51 AM
I disagree. This is a typical liberal smorgasbord with little to connect to the average voter. We've already lost on the vast majority of these issues! The remainder (4,5,6) we can succeed with, but only by being much less timid.
Posted by: Dale Napier at April 4, 2005 04:39 PM