The narrative
Check out how "the narrative" is woven into this AP piece.
That's a long way from last year.
President Bush forced Congress to back down from deadlines in Iraq. On Thursday, he scheduled a news conference to talk about the unpopular war and the relentless violence.
That's a long way from last year.
posted by mikevotes at
8:40 AM
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But "the narrative" is true.
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-epm, at 10:12 AM
Yes. Certainly.
But it was also true a year ago during the 2006 election series, but we didn't see this sort of language then.
I'm often fascinated how all those little inclusions and descriptors act to change perception.
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mikevotes, at 11:38 AM
Good point.
I think the disaster known as the Military Commissions Act (is that what the torture and renunciation of habeas corpus act was called?) was billed as a win-win compromise between WH and congress, when in fact it was a capitulation ensconced in rhetorical -- but irrelevant -- fig leaves.
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-epm, at 12:26 PM
Definitely.
I wrote alot about that at the time because McCain (my her as you know) made this big front of standing up, but in the end conceded every point.
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mikevotes, at 1:28 PM
Yes. I remember now.
As my old man used to say: "I have a great memory... it's just short."
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-epm, at 2:56 PM
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