Via David Robinson:
A while back, I cited the memo to the Republicans from Frank Luntz, advising them on how to try and kill the Democrats' health care proposals by using his typically deceptive language. Democratic consultant Paul Begala has written something to counter it (see the following two items), but here's the link to the Luntz memo again:
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/frank-luntz-the-language-of-healthcare-20091.pdf
Begala health memo rebuts Luntz's
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=666B9D4B-18FE-70B2-A8E4637AC78984A4
Begala's memo (source of material for letters to the editor -- hint, hint):
"Countering Republican Orwellian Rhetoric On Health Care." By Paul Begala
http://www.politico.com/static/PPM104_090522_luntzresponse.html
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"Blue Double Cross." By Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/opinion/22krugman.html
"What Would Happen if we Delayed Health Care Reform?" By Ezra Klein
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/05/what_would_happen_if_we_delaye.html
"House Democrats Consider Mandate for Employer Health Insurance." By Laura Litvan (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=az91JZGSJah0
"Progressive Revenue Options to Fund Health Care Reform." Citizens for Tax Justice
http://www.ctj.org/pdf/healthcarefinancing.pdf
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"Is The GOP Trying To End Medicaid?" [That's the medical costs assistance program for low-income families, cost-shared with the states.]
http://mediamattersaction.org/blog/200905200002
"Republicans To Introduce Health Reform Plan...."
http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=58525
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