Friday Fantasies.

You have to hand it to the RNC, it is one well-oiled machine.

Now get out your Little Orphan Annie decoder rings, as these will be the rethug talking points over the weekend talk shows and for next week.

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Friday, March 04, 2005
Friday Facts

FRIDAY FACTS

Economy Continues To Flourish, Greenspan Calls For Social Security Action, Favorable Polling For President's Social Security Initiative, President Demonstrates Compassionate Conservatism, And Chertoff Sworn In
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Employment Figures Show Continued Improvement:

"The Payroll Survey Showed Job Gains Occurred Across A Wide Range Of Industries...As 262,000 New Jobs Were Added To The Economy." (Greg Robb, "U.S. Feb Nonfarm Payrolls Up 262,000, Above Expectation," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/4/05)

"The U.S. Economy Added 262,000 Jobs In February, The Labor Department Estimated Friday." (Greg Robb, ""U.S. Feb Nonfarm Payrolls Up 262,000, Above Expectation," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/4/05)

"This Is The Largest Monthly Increase In Payrolls Since October." (Greg Robb, ""U.S. Feb Nonfarm Payrolls Up 262,000, Above Expectation," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/4/05)

Chairman Alan Greenspan Advocates Action On Social Security And Personal Retirement Accounts:

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan: Congress Can "Either Choose To Do Something In Advance, Which Will Ameliorate The Problem, But Not Completely Eliminate It, Or Wait Until The Problem Is Right On You, In Which Case The Solutions Are Going To Be Very Painful." (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Committee On The Budget, U.S. House Of Representatives, Testimony, 3/2/05)

"If Existing Promises Need To Be Changed, Those Changes Should Be Made Sooner Rather Than Later." (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Committee On The Budget, U.S. House Of Representatives, Testimony, 3/2/05)

Greenspan Views Personal Retirement Accounts As A "More Credible" Possibility For Adding To National Savings. (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Committee On The Budget, U.S. House Of Representatives, Testimony, 3/2/05)

"In My View, A Retirement System With A Significant Personal Accounts Component Would Provide A More Credible Means Of Ensuring That The Program Actually Adds To Overall Saving And, In Turn, Boosts The Nation's Capital Stock." (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Committee On The Budget, U.S. House Of Representatives, Testimony, 3/2/05)

Liberal Democracy Corps' Polling Data Shows Americans View The President's Social Security Initiative Favorably:

" Bush Took The Issue Of Social Security's Financial Problems To The People In His State Of The Union Address, And The Democracy Corps Survey Shows He Made The Sale." (David Winston, Memo To Republican Leaders, 3/3/05)

"By A Margin Of 56%-38% Said That ... Benefits Would Not Be There For Them." (David Winston, Memo To Republican Leaders, 3/3/05)

"Once The PRA Concept Is Explained With Even Minimal Detail ... 54% Bush's PRA's A Convincing Reason To Change Social Security ..." (David Winston, Memo To Republican Leaders, 3/3/05)

"The Survey Asked People To Choose Between Bush And The Democrats On A Series Of Trust Statements Concerning Social Security." By A Margin Of 51% To 33%, Americans Believe President Bush Is More "Willing To Work With Both Political Parties To Find A Solution." (David Winston, Memo To Republican Leaders, 3/3/05)

"Democrats' Plans For Social Security Reform? What Plans? The Democracy Corps Poll Found That 50% Of Americans Believe, 'The Democrats Are Opposing Bush's Social Security Plan Just To Stop Bush And The Republicans.'" (David Winston, Memo To Republican Leaders, 3/3/05)

President's Efforts Lead To Important Aid To Religious Charities

"President Bush... Awarded $2 Billion Dollars In Grants Last Year To Social Programs Operated By Churches, Synagogues, And Mosques." (Elisabeth Bumiller, "Bush Says $2 Billion Went To Religious Charities In '04," The New York Times, 3/2/05)

"A White House Official Said That Was Probably The Most Money The Federal Government Had Given In One Year To Religious Charities." (Elisabeth Bumiller, "Bush Says $2 Billion Went To Religious Charities In '04," The New York Times, 3/2/05)

Economy Continues Upward Climb:

. Construction Numbers Substantiate Economic "Strength," Allowing The Economy "To Continue" Its Expansion (David Dykes, "Economic Pace Good News For Upstate," The Greenville News, 3/2/05)

. "The Government Reported Tuesday That Construction Spending Rose A Strong 0.7 Percent In January As Low Mortgage Rates Continued To Bolster Home Building And Nonresidential Construction Climbed To The Highest Level In More Than Two Years." (David Dykes, "Economic Pace Good News For Upstate," The Greenville News, 3/2/05)

· "The Increase ... Pushed Total Construction Activity To A Record High Of $1.05 Trillion At A Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate And Followed An Even Larger 1.2 Percent Rise In December." (David Dykes, "Economic Pace Good News For Upstate," The Greenville News, 3/2/05)

. Employment Figures "Show Improvement In Labor Market Conditions." (Rex Nutting, "U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 1,000 To 310,000," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/3/05)

· "First-Time Claims For U.S. Unemployment Benefits Fell By 1,000 In The Latest Week To 310,000..." (Rex Nutting, "U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 1,000 To 310,000," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/3/05)

· "The Four-Week Average Of New Claims Dropped By 1,500 To 307,000, The Lowest Since October 2000." (Rex Nutting, "U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 1,000 To 310,000," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/3/05)

· "Layoffs, Represented By Initial Claims, Have Declined About 14 Percent Over The Past Year... Continuing Claims, Which Give A Flavor Of The Hiring Environment, Have Fallen About 15 Percent From 3.16 Million A Year Ago." (Rex Nutting, "U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 1,000 To 310,000," CBSMarketwatch.com, 3/3/05)

President Speaks At The Historic Swearing-In Ceremony Of Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff:

President Bush, Speaking At Secretary Chertoff's Swearing In Ceremony, Said "This Is The Third Time...That I've Asked Mike To Serve Our Nation. I Keep Asking Him Back For A Reason: He Is A Talented Public Servant, With An Outstanding Record Of Achievement And A Deep Commitment To The Cause Of Justice." (President George W. Bush, Remarks By The President At The Swearing-In Ceremony Of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Washington D.C., 3/3/05)

President Bush: "Mike Is The Right Person To Lead This Department In This Vital Work ...He Will Be An Outstanding Secretary Of Homeland Security." (President George W. Bush, Remarks By The President At The Swearing-In Ceremony Of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Washington D.C., 3/3/05)

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Great find! Watch the Sunday talk shows, we're sure to hear this and it'll be repeated all week long.

I'm bookmarking that site--invaluable!

http://www.ohiogop.org/News/details.aspx?ID=4

TALKING POINTS

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February 11, 2005
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February 8, 2005
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February 7, 2005
Talking Points: President Bush`s Plan to Preserve Social Security for Future Generations

February 6, 2005
President Bush`s Budget Calls for Larger Investment in Ohio Schools

It sounds dull, folks, but this is their mode d'emploi--and it works like a damn charm, as we've seen.

I'm gonna :kick: this one lots; it's very worthy of discussion, IMHO.

I'm game.

a little leery of adding any more groups, but if it picks up interest, we can give a fromal forum a go.

I think this is so important--we need to know what they are up to.

If we can't get an official group, we could just do something along the lines of a weekly thread. What we need to do would be make sure we have counters to their "talking points of the week" and then find ways to get them out there. These people are SO predictable, you would think we could actually come up with their spin before they do.

"anti-spin" or "spin-spin"? or "pre-emptive spin"?

I know.......it's called TRUTH!

:crazy: I'm getting dizzy just thinking about it!

I just nominated this thread. I hope every person who reads DU sees this thread. I think it is that important.

Seriously.

Moreover, I am really not an advocate for severe compartmentalization because,...well,...just because.

updates on Friday morning or Thursday night, we can just put up a thread with the latest.

Then it won't fall as quickly, and those of us who are interested can check there & find it.

But then, we'll want more people to know it's there... :shrug:

Do our leaders like Dean and Reid know about this? I know I once was reading Reid has a "war room" (for media) so maybe he can get this out to people. Anybody here able to contact him?

,...get a disease, specifically for them *LOL*, that causes their tongues and penises to shrink up and fall off.

It's a wonderful fantasy that I relish!!!!

but especially this. Check out the Feb. 11 talking points.

http://www.ohiogop.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=815

I've got to get up early in the morning. Now, I'll be pissed all night.

that's a handy lil' research reference, a lot of work obviously goes into it... I'm gonna hafta recommend it around...
It's so appalling to see it all gathered together like that; just one day, and what a rosy scenario; you'd think we were all living in TeletubbyLand...
Myself, I'm goin' nuts...
Hey, anyone up for a laugh?
I'm new to the boards, and I hope this is not out of line... but I just thought I'd invite any interested parties out there to come see a wee fun lil' graphic of

Dick Cheney's Head Exploding!

at
http://www.presidentevilonline.com/sn_explosion.html
(animated gif; no player required)
It's a new site; no advertising, no pop-ups... just a shot of dark mirth served up straight...
Enjoy, and a great weekend to all!

D X Stone
"Hey, I LOVE horror movies, man... I just don't want to live in one."

it's a straight copy and paste from gop.com!

p.s. welcome to DU :hi:

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

they put this stuff on the internet for everybody to read. Don't they think about someone finding this and spreading it around to fellow democrats? :shrug: Oh and welcome to the newbie! :hi: