The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to “save the country from trending toward socialism.”
The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising presentation, obtained by POLITICO, which also outlines how “ego-driven” wealthy donors can be tapped with offers of access and “tchochkes.”
The presentation was delivered by RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart to top donors and fundraisers at a party retreat in Boca Grande, Florida on February 18, a source at the gathering said.
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“What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House, or the Senate…?” it asks.The answer: “Save the country from trending toward Socialism!”
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The 72-page document was provided to POLITICO by a Democrat, who said a hard copy had been left in the hotel hosting the $2,500-a-head retreat, the Gasparilla Inn & Club. Sources at the event said the presentation was delivered by Bickhart and by the RNC Finance Chairman, Peter Terpeluk, a former ambassador to Luxembourg under President George W. Bush.
Aren’t the Republicans already doing this? Oh wait, I’m thinking of Fox News. Nothing like fresh ideas to invigorate a campaign though, eh?
Ha! Zombie fights. My favourite.
I think the next winning party will be the “Party of the AK47″
Nice distraction from the side that has control of the White House and Congress and still can’t accomplish their goals…. but of course it’s not their fault.
lets see…
They dont like..
Communism..
Socialism..
Nazism..
Nudism..
HOW about republicanism??
How about democracy??
I think these folks like MONEY. which is a Plutocracy. HE who has the most money WINS..
It was said that the TOP 20% pay more in taxes then the bottom 60%.. I think thats not correct. If you add all those people together and ADD UP all the cigarette and alcohol taxes from that BOTTOM 60%, I think we beat those TOP 20%..
Does anyone under 50 really fear Socialism?
Aren’t those the guys with decent safety nets, free education and health care for all?
Oooh, I’m shaking in by boots at the image.
I think the word/concept as a fear tactic has lost all sting.
Yes, I’ll keep off of your lawn gramps, now go listen to your Perry Como collection and leave us alone.
Got this in an e-mail the other day, but it’s related to what’s being discussed:
I’d be curious to know if someone is really bored enough to see if the stats are in fact true (not that the stats proves a causal relationship).
26,
Who are their federal representatives?
A town’s mayor does not control the federal government.
Follow up question for bonus points:
What does Lincoln say about corporations?
That quote is not from Lincoln.
I suspect that if you grabbed a pile of cities with current or recent Republican mayors the poverty numbers would be the same. And there are probably a number of cities with lower poverty numbers and Democratic mayors.
28, SmartAlix, http://tinyurl.com/a89rwq
29, Olo Baggins of Bywater, That’s a good catch…. I didn’t bother checking the Lincoln quote.
On the matter of grabbing a pile of cities with Republican mayors, I wouldn’t be surprised if you could find similar poverty figures. However, the list is supposedly about the top ten cities with the highest poverty rates (regardless of political affiliation)… cherry picking for Republican mayors COULD lead to similar but with lower figures (assuming the ranking was accurate to begin with).
This doesn’t make sense if you think that the democrats and republicans are going opposite directions. But that is wrong, they are going the same direction. They both have a certain outward persona but internally they are progressives. And soon the only people that think either of them are doing a good job will be the same folks who believe the moon landings were staged.
hmmm… higher taxes, higher energy prices, increased union power – especially for public service unions, horrendous government debt, printing money, crony capitalism, and government micromanagement of everything by people who have never managed ANYTHING.
And oh yes, virtually the entire press acting as a fan club for this.
What could America possibly be concerned about??
You know, maybe if you all at D.U. would take a second and quit patting yourselves on the back for how clever you think you are and look at some of this stuff in depth with more than an interest at how you can cheap shot things, you might, just maybe find that there is a lot of this you *should* be scarred of no matter what political direction it’s coming from.
Then again, maybe it’s time I took ANOTHER year off from reading D.U. if this is how you plan to continue.
Why would people give money to the Republicans just because Obama and his European style socialist friends are trying to get the United States into the same condition as Greece, Spain, etc.
Why would the idea of being a debtor nation having to grovel before China bother Americans?
What’s wrong with having to spend half of federal tax revenues on paying interest on the national dept?
Just because the health care bill pretty much sold out most voters and will leave them worse off rather than better off isn’t a reason to be hacked off is it?
I know it doesn’t seem to contain anything to contain the cost of tax care but if the Democrats did that the people they’ve been taking money from might stop giving them money.
Well it does massively reduce the amount of money for senior health care but goodness knows spending money on keeping seniors around has got to be a waste of money.
As a senior I must admit that I think two to the head would come out ahead of what I’m looking at but maybe that’s just me.
The really depressing thing is how many people now agree with me that the United States is going under.
You guys have a great day and may God bless and keep each of you especially you atheists. Most of you seem to be committed to making the government take over the role of God in your lives and if there is anything worse than worshiping nothing it’s counting on the government to love you and look out for your best interest. You are better off with an imaginary friend.
#26, cooollll
#28, ASK ABOUT THE CARPET BAGGERS after THE WAR AND HIS DEATH..
#29 PROVE IT..
#32 correct.. iDIOTS THAT PARTIED THROUGH SCHOOL, on a Business program…
They learned politics from OTHER idiots..
#33 rather pat on the back then a PAT on the butt… the problem isnt simple, as this has been happening over 40 years.. Things have added over and over..
#34 you are FALSELY name calling.. you are as STUPID as the rest of the idiots..Do you inder stand we are a REPUBLIC, AND DEMOCRATIC…Which means we WORK under any format needed, AND if enough vote for it..
Both parties use the same tactic. Where the Republicans have the advantage is they can do it by telling the truth.
well lets ask something
WHo is screaming TRANSPARENCY??
Not the demo..
NOT the repub’s..
Neither has installed TRANSPARENCY on their OWN sites, or even IN THEIR OWN GROUP..
ASK THE PEOPLE, not the corps..what they want.
#33 bbt,
I know what you mean but it’s not clever and it’s not pointless. It’s how it will be if the progressives get their way.
Here’s to digging a little deeper. There are lots of progressives on both sides. Seventy members of congress state that they belong to the DSA or Democratic Socialists of America. Here’s how their membership document starts:
“THE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA
PREAMBLE
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young and vibrant socialist movement anticipated decades of great advances on
the road to a world free from capitalist exploitation — a socialist society built on the enduring principles of equality,
justice and solidarity among peoples.”
Seventy members of congress say it openly. Seventy.
# 15 scadragon:
“[...] Demoncrats INVENTED using fear tactics. [...]“
Bah, Humbug! Fear tactics are older than humanity. Monkeys have been seen giving the signal for the approach of a predator to make a fellow monkey drop a particularly nice piece of food so it can be swiped. It’s part of our primate heritage.
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# 6 honeyman:
“…judging by this document the Republican’s regard their base as a bunch of morons.”
And that’s the real news value in this story.
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# 38 gooddebate:
“… Seventy members of congress state that they belong to the DSA or Democratic Socialists of America. [...]“
70? 56? 83? 76?
I am skeptical. I tried to look this up, but the only places that even mention this are Far Right sites (“Demoncrats want to Destroy America and Eat Your Babies!!!!!!!”) and they all disagree on the numbers (a strong sign of BS). Quite a few of them automatically assume that all members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are also card-carrying members of the DSA. Out of about fifty sites I looked at, only one non-Far Right site even mentioned Congressional members:
From http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Democratic_Socialists_of_America/
“Three DSA members are currently in the United States Congress: Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Danny Davis (D-IL), and Major Owens (D-NY).”
(And Major Owens is now retired from Congress.) I suppose it’s possible, but I doubt it.