Articles/Books For Understaning How Right-Wing Stays On Message?

[palotin]

What books or articles give good insight into the practical methods by which the conservative political machine (i.e. politicians, talk radio, columnists, etc.) coordinates message and talking points?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. The Republican noise machine

is a good primer

http://www.amazon.com/Republican-Noise-Machine-Right-Wing-Democracy/dp/1400048753

[palotin]

2. Obvious Choice

This one is definitely top notch. It's kind of old now, though. I'm curious how things have evolved, what new groups and infrastructure have emerged, that kind of thing.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. No particular books to recommend aside from behavioural pathology...

It's important to remember that greed is only about greed and control is only about control. What you want most in life, you'll likely get to some degree. That's all they want, so they "naturally" stay on-point. They never stop doing it. Just as normal people do not stop seeking happiness and friends and expression and family, etc. It's a different mind set. They study what they want and improve upon how to achieve it, they turn it into the same sort of process and science we use to achieve our goals.

[lib_wit_it]

4. Frank Luntz, the Propagandist of the Century by Katherine Yurica March 23, 2005

Yes, it's an old article, but still extremely relevant: http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/LuntzPropagandistOfCentury.html

[Quantess]

5. Frank Luntz is the propagandist mastermind.

I second that!