DEATHWATCH Day 9 -- 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 destructionon 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

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

KILLING THE PLANET
Warming trends rise in large ocean areas: study
4.2 Day Average Advance In Date Of Cherry Blossom Season In Past 50 Years - Mainichi
Westinghouse strikes deal to build US nuclear power plants Click here to hide this thread
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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)
Siegelman Speaks Out, Claims Karl Rove Behind Prosecution
Mississippi Justice: Bush US Attorney targeted my wife, supporters and friends
Former Bush administration lawyer asked to testify before Congress
National Lawyers Guild Calls on Boalt Hall to Dismiss Law Professor John Yoo
"So much for the Constitution..."
"Following the implementation of these techniques, more than 108 detainees died in detention."
Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machines Subpoenaed in NJ
Volcker Says Fed's Bear Loan Stretches Legal Power
Rep. Young's (Republican) earmarks help his children's employers
Republicans consider shutting down Senate over judicial nominees
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DESTROYING PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
US Water Pipelines Are Breaking
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DESTROYING GOVERNMENT REGULATION (examples of failure and more deregulation)
NY Times: Justice Dept Replacing Trials With Deals For Corporations
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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)
For Many, a Boom That Wasn’t: "...never an expansion in which the middle had no wage growth."
The recession is official (at least in the retail sector) Click here to hide this thread
Greenspan: U.S. in recession - recommends settling the crisis by committing taxpayers' money
Japan says U.S. banks may need bailout
Oil Passes $111, Gasoline Hits Record on Unexpected Drop in U.S. Supplies
US senators question 9 IT firms over H1-B visas
Indian auto suppliers eye US companies
Truck Drivers Block Freeway Traffic Across the U.S. to Protest Soaring Fuel Prices
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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
no items today
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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
Petraeus Says Iranian-Backed Groups Are Greatest Threat to Iraq
Guardian UK: Gen. Petraeus's declaration that the surge must go on will simply prolong the agony
7 die in Baghdad blast; Green Zone shelled Click here to hide this thread
CIA said to control Ecuador's military intelligence; defence minister resigns
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Comments on today's headlines:

There are the usual number of economic disaster stories; fewer than usual military stories (a lot of blogging threads about the hearings explains that). It is good news that, at least on DU, the Seligman and Yoo stories continue to run.

Is anyone getting any value from this Deathwatch effort? I get almost no responses and very few recs.

arendt

[arendt]

1. Clearly, this whole idea has not worked. No discussion, no votes.

I will respond to comments on today's post. But, this experiment is over.

Thanks to those who did participate.

arendt