The “all on the same page” Republican talking points machine that includes Frank Luntz, Fox News, Newsmax, the Club for Growth to name a few, is so well known and part of the American political dialogue, it’s hard to imagine that they would have the balls to complain about the Democrats getting a little help from their own supporters. But that's just what they're doing. The Journal Sentinel is there to help too.
jsonline: The same day Senate Democrats left the state to boycott a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining bill, a union official from Washington, D.C., provided the Democrats' leader with talking points. Emails released by the office of Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D-Monona) show how Democratic senators sought to explain their unusual action to drive to Illinois Blaine Rummel, a spokesperson from AFSCME, (in) an email marked “TPs,” (wrote):
“We’re on the job. The fact is, Wisconsin legislators are sworn to protect people’s rights, not take them away. And we are fulfilling our oath,” one of the talking points reads.
Miller spokesman Mike Browne said that exchanges like that one were meant to share what different opponents to Walker’s bill were saying publicly.
I say BFD!!! Browne, like most Democrats, needs to STRONGLY retort...BFD!!! Instead, somewhere in the paragraph below, lies an okay comeback message softened by a lot of words added by the reporter.
Browne pointed out that Republicans also benefited from the support and advice of national figures in mounting their campaign in support of the bill. He pointed to a Feb. 23 meeting Walker held with national political consultant and pollster Frank Luntz.The JS headline should have been: Hell Froze Over, Democrats Finally Got Some Talking Points!!!
the day the Dems can do ANYTHING without approval from unions is the day hell will freeze over.
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