DEATHWATCH Day 8 -- The GOP is the Party of Death and Destruction (PODD)

[arendt]

Introductory material:

The Democratic Party and its candidates should be organizing themselves around one theme with many inter-related sub-themes:

The Democratic Party is fighting for life:

- for the continuation of biological life (i.e., the environment) on the planet,

- for the continuation of middle class life and democracy in America,

- for the continuation of education and science - knowledge that saves lives

- for the end of "wars of choice" that are killing and maiming
....tens of thousands of Americans and millions of third world victims.

The PODD is fighting for death and destruction on all these fronts. We must totally discredit their "pro-life" rhetoric and get people to see they worship death.

If you want the long version of the above box, the original essay is here:

The Party of Death - A Primer for Democrats ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/arendt/145arendt

Each day in "Deathwatch", I group a day's worth of headlines from the front pages of the major DU forums, by sub-frame, to show others how to carry on a coherent long-term argument with people who are bamboozled by the constantly shifting media landscape.

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TODAY'S HEADLINES (by sub-frame)

The Frame: The PODD are killing the environment, and thereby, humans

KILLING THE PLANET
Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians
21% Of Male Frogs In CT Suburban Area Are Hermaphrodites - Incidence Higher Than In Rural Areas
on no! they are digging a giant hole in the Everglades
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The Frame: The PODD are killing the American middle class by ruining its economy and regulatory structures.

DESTROYING THE CONSTITUTION (examples of systemic corruption)
Yoo's Memo Hints at Bush's Secrets
Siegelman Speaks Out, Claims Karl Rove Behind Prosecution
Another possible political indictment: one of Gore's Lawyers from 2000
Bush administration misses deadline to hand over contract fraud documents to House inquiry
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DESTROYING PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
no items today
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DESTROYING GOVERNMENT REGULATION (examples of failure and more deregulation)
no items today
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The Frame: The PODD are killing the American middle class by ruining its economy and regulatory structures.

DESTROYING THE MIDDLE CLASS (examples of job loss and economic stress)

Today's Laugh:

REAL WORLD
Crude rises above $109; OPEC comments cited
Energy Secretary says pump price may hit $3.50/gallon ("optimistic" that OPEC will rescue US)
Asian Inflation Begins to Sting U.S. Shoppers
Pending Home Sales Fall 1.9% to Record Low
Fed Auctions Another $50 Billion
Engineered Bond Market Collapse?
Citi, Wells Fargo May Fuel Recession by Slowing Lending After Downgrades
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Rose $5.2 Billion in February (January borrowing $10.3B)
Batten down the hatches: this is the big one

BUSH'S WORLD
Bush Says Economy Is Poised to Rebound

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The Frame: The PODD are killing the American middle class by destroying the educational system and by politicizing science.

DESTROYING SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Metro Detroit schools coping with surge of homeless children
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The Frame: The PODD are proud of waging wars of aggression, for example, killing on the order of a million Iraqis

KILLING PEOPLE IN WARS
General Resists Timetable for Withdrawal of Troops in Iraq
Petraeus sees ‘significant but uneven’ progress
Secret US plan for military future in Iraq
McCain: Success in Iraq 'within reach'
Basra operations commander: ultimatum ended (Operations will start tomorrow)
Al-Sadr threatens to end cease-fire
Iraqi Army: 52 Blasts Hit Baghdad Green Zone Last Week
Iraq's humanitarian crisis worsens: U.N. official
NATO soldier among 35 killed in Afghan violence
US army turning to foreign mercenaries to fill ranks?
Scott Ritter says 80% chance of war with you know who . . .
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Comments on today's headlines:

The predictable "timid Dems on parade" Petreus hearings have sucked most of the oxygen out of the headlines on DU. The only exception is the relentless onslaught of bad financial news - news that Bush asserts means exactly the opposite of what is really happening.

The destruction of our government continues to get back burner coverage despite the potentially huge audiences for the Seligman and Yoo fiascos, with Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales turning slowly on spits.

Expect more dysfunction tomorrow, as the runup to the Iran War continues.

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[arendt]

1. front page kick n/t

[arendt]

2. another kick. still trolling for any kind of feedback here. n/t

[arendt]

3. A response; a response. My kingdom for a response. n/t

[lonestarnot]

4. Good format. Is this the new one?

And thank you! K & R

[arendt]

6. Yes. It seems a little verbose; but if someone is coming for the first time, they need it. n/t

[lonestarnot]

7. Excellent source.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

5. PODD people

My new name for them. Thanks, and a k 'n r.