Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Bushco's Ingenious New Damage Control Method

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU
 
smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 11:18 AM
Original message
Bushco's Ingenious New Damage Control Method
It's the fingers-in-ears, neener-neener-neener, I-can't-hear-you effect. Every time a scandal erupts--some incontrovertible evidence of your utter corruption, incompetence, ineptitude or idiocy, just spin the crap out of it for a few days until a new scandal rears its ugly head and distracts the press. Such scandals are inevitable, give the fact that you've loaded every major government agency with cronies, ass-lickers and ideologues with no idea how to do their actual jobs, what those jobs are or why they're important. Eventually the public will develop "scandal fatigue" and simply stop listening, because the truth will be too grim for them to bear thinking about. Brilliant!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
rwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 11:20 AM
Response to Original message
1. He also never takes questions
when there is fresh scandal.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 11:22 AM
Response to Reply #1
3. Because there's on on-going investigation.
With which he's fully cooperating. Wink wink.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 11:21 AM
Response to Original message
2. "scandal fatigue" --I think has already happened.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
nruth Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 11:27 AM
Response to Original message
4. Damage control
Amen! An outrage a day and after awhile...no-one seems to notice. I think they could decide to drop a bomb on us and the average person would think it would be just fine. They know they can get away with anything and no-one will stop them.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Fri May 03rd 2024, 12:32 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC