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A Con Artist By Any Other Name: Direct Criticism of Republicans' Rovian Tactics
The Dems suffer criticism for not responding convincingly enough to the plethora of lies emanating from the McCain-Palin camp. Rightly so. They're understandably nervous about calling the Republican tactics what they are. The label, "Con Artist, does seem too harsh for the independent voter and, perhaps, many reasonable journalists. And even if that term seemed entirely apt, it can seem suicidal for the Dems to use it. One can easily imagine the Republican countercharges winding up to hurrican proportions.
On the other, hand this direct calling-it-what-it is seems the very thing that the Right cannot defend. They can defend all the inuendos of lying, deceit, and corruptions, because they're launched piecemeal and sparsely, but they can't handle a direct hit. That's because the facts against them are too compelling.
The very least the Dems ought to do is to argue that Americans are being conned. This must be done in two forms, one as a general address with references to each of the gregious lies, deceits, and corrupt activities and a longer version with names, dates, etc.
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