Monday, September 27, 2004

frame job

MyDD :: Losing the Election One GOP Frame at a Time: "The term 'War on Terror' is a GOP frame invented by Bush's communications team in the rhetorical aftermath of 9/11. People who buy into that frame overwhelmingly support Bush.... Yet, despite this, Kerry and Democrats in general continue to use this frame, which can only serve to help Bush and Republicans. The more we are complicit with the most powerful GOP frame of this entire election, the more we will help prop up Bush in the only area where he leads Kerry."

Depicting terrorism as a 'war' only helps our enemies, both Dubya and Osama. Perhaps we should start calling it the "Hunt for Osama"?

I think renaming the frame in this way might also defuse Bush's attempts to depict Kerry as 'supporting' Hussein: "would ya rather have Saddam in power?" is easily refuted with "I'd rather have Osama in prison."