Snarky review of Lakoff visit in Seattle PI

[freeplessinseattle]

wtf is this doing in the Seattle PI?? He's dismissing the DSM as a "conspiracy theory", and criticized Jim McDermott for saying in 2002 that * would lie to get us into war. huh? seems to have turned out to be true, so what if it alienated some red state people, he's not running for national office, he's one of the few pols that speaks his mind, and he turned out to be right about something very important. Here is a sample of his snarky review of George Lakoff's recent visit:


/The conservative right has shown a genius at using words to frame issues and evoke emotions.

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"They are very, very good at what they do," Lakoff said. He noted that the right has even turned "do-gooder" into a derogatory term.

But in public appearances here, he did not seem willing to prick the self-satisfaction of Seattle liberals.

Lakoff spoke twice to sold-out audiences at Town Hall, with Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., serving as master of ceremonies on the second night.

As is frequently the case, the Town Hall audience on Friday a) was 99 percent white; b) welcomed McDermott onstage with a standing ovation; c) gave speeches in lieu of asking questions; an d) fastened on to left conspiracy theories, lately the Downing Street Memo.

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It sure didn't help the Democrats' case in the 2002 elections when McDermott traveled to Baghdad and beamed back a TV interview saying President Bush would lie to get us into war.

What manner of "framing" was that? Not the kind on which you build a foundation to recapture red states.

The right knows the game, but the left too often plays into its hands.

P-I columnist Joel Connelly can be reached at 206-448-8160 or [e-mail]


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/229511_joel22.html