Paul Begala health memo rebuts Frank Luntz

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22853.html

Democratic strategist Paul Begala is circulating a point-by-point rebuttal of GOP consultant Frank Luntz’s widely read strategy memo on health care – with Begala urging congressional Democrats to push back hard against “Republican Orwellian rhetoric.”

“Because they know they cannot win the argument honestly, Republicans are resorting to mendacity,” Begala wrote in the memo obtained by POLITICO. “Democrats must not let them get away with it.”

Begala argues that the Luntz strategy aims to confuse voters about which party wants reform. He warns Democrats that they risk seeing their message co-opted and a health overhaul die this year unless they aggressively confront Luntz’s tactics.

“Your job is to smoke them out,” wrote Begala, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and CNN commentator. He is scheduled to brief Hill staff on the memo Friday.



PAUL BEGALA
RE: COUNTERING REPUBLICAN ORWELLIAN RHETORIC ON HEALTH CARE
http://www.politico.com/static/PPM104_090522_luntzresponse.html