Luntz lies about GOP work

[Jon8503]

MediaMatters has the goods:

Reporting Republican pollster Frank Luntz's complaints about MSNBC's decision to drop him from its debate coverage after a letter from Media Matters for America, as well as criticism from progressive weblogs and their readers, Washington Post staff writer Howard Kurtz reported that Luntz "says he's done no GOP work since 2001" but didn't bother to look into whether Luntz's statement was true.
From Kurtz's October 4 "Media Notes" column in The Washington Post:

"I think they buckled to political pressure," says Luntz, who has advised Republicans from Newt Gingrich to Rudy Giuliani but says he's done no GOP work since 2001. "They caved. ... Why is it that Democrats are allowed to do this" after leaving politics, "but Republicans aren't?"
But as MMFA has noted, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported on September 2: "Earlier this year, GOP pollster Frank Luntz advised Republicans to never talk about Iraq or homeland security without first mentioning how '9/11 changed everything.'" The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on September 1: "Republican pollster Frank Luntz did his best Tuesday to pump up Ohio's Republicans at a delegation breakfast. 'If you guys fail, if John Kerry becomes president by a percent or half a percent, I think you're going to be pretty regretful,' he said."


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/4/21545/7872

[Doosh]

1. his post debate results were actually favorable to us

[GRLMGC]

2. he was probably

just trying to appear objective by reporting reality.

[Supersedeas]

3. Howard Kutz is hardly a reliable source.

[Strawman]

4. He looks mad here

"

That's ok, Frank, you're still standin'.