2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAfter Failing to Derail her, GOP and media Accuse Hillary of Flip Flopping
http://www.hillarymen.com/latest/gop-and-media-test-new-anti-hillary-themesOn July 14, we published The Great American Brainwash: Half a Billion Dollars to Turn the Public against Hillary. Our objective was to expose the conservative attack machinery behind anti-Hillary talking points and narratives:
The New York Times looks behind the curtain of the shadowy conservative effort to demolish Hillary Clintons favorable public image:
"An expensive and sophisticated effort is underway to test and refine the most potent lines of attack against Mrs. Clinton, and, ultimately, to persuade Americans that she does not deserve their votes. While the general election is 16 months away, Republican groups are eager to begin building a powerful case against the woman they believe will be the Democratic nominee, and to infuse the public consciousness with those messages. The effort to vilify Mrs. Clinton could ultimately cost several hundred million dollars, given the variety and volume of political organizations involved."
Crossroads, the group behind this effort, is led by none other than Karl Rove, the strategist who brought us George W Bush.
So if you find yourself repeating right wing propaganda against Hillary don't mind if we just call you Karl.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)How quickly you all forget the over-the-top hyperbole about her masterful debate "victory"...
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Florencenj2point0
(435 posts)she has even retaken the lead in NH. It is the month...no the last years of Hillary bashing the media that I am talking about.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)They were taken after the media had time to declare her the winner over and over ad nauseum and they included people who didn't even watch the debate.
As you guys keep telling us: science matters.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)The Benghazi... excuse me... BENGHAZI!!! committee is using taxpayer dollars to do the trick.
On edit: By the way, it is perfectly legitimate to question any of Clinton's statements, actions, reversals, etc. For instance, questioning why she supported the Iraq war, then opposed it, is a fair point. It's not just a Republican talking point. In fact, the Republicans would put that one well down their list of complaints about Clinton.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)As has the meme of "extreme" left wing = extreme right wing. The centerists seem to have forgotten what they actually stand for to the point that everyone not in their camp looks the same to them.
stonecutter357
(12,693 posts)chillfactor
(7,573 posts)so is this really "news"?
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)From the moment of her self proclaimed succession to the white house
reformist2
(9,841 posts)FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)If your candidate can't stand up to the truth then you need a different candidate.