How Democrats & Progressives Can Win: George Lakoff

HOW DEMOCRATS & PROGRESSIVES CAN WIN: Solutions from George Lakoff DVD is a tool for political change. George Lakoff is the author of the bestseller, DON'T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate. This 25 minute DVD outlines Lakoff's key ideas and reveals what the mainstream media doesn't provide in understanding modern politics. Featuring a lively interview with Professor Lakoff, TV news clip, illustrative graphics, this is a media tool to assist people working for political change. This focused, concise program will help improve communication skills of those working for change.
Each DVD includes a wallet-size summary card of key points. The program covers" How the conservatives gained power", "How Democrats can influence swing voters", "How to debate a conservative", "What is framing?" "What are values and why are they crucial for voters to understand"," What are the progressive values" and much more. Organizations such as Democracy for America, Sierra Club, National Resource Defense Council, Mother Jones, The Nation, Latinos for Democracy, Tennessee Alliance for Progress, New Jersey for Democracy, have all made use of this DVD. www.winwithlanguage.com

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[shellunit]

Most corporations don't pay any taxes. I would probably count them as the rich! There is an article at ABC new called: "Most Companies in US Avoid Federal Income Taxes". Do a search on it. Don't believe everything rich people tell you. And certainly don't believe Rush Limbaugh, he lies all the time everyday.

[Tuppington]

tax relief is a loaded word.

relief means there is burden

therefore those who want to raise them are oppressors.

john kerry fell into this trap, using all the loaded words.

hillary clinton is now too, just as her husband did, even though the republican party was beginning to get its language back into politics.

the republican party is a honed operation now, but you can only lie for so long until you are caught.

go obama!

[humanbeing524]

Don't think of an elephant. Tax "relief" !!! Give me a break. Relief for whom? The multi-millionaires in their gated communities surrounded by guard dogs afraid of their gardeners and housekeepes?

(Of course, the conservatives claim that don't have power. They always play the victim. Blame media, protesters, etc. )

Thanks George - this is excellent.

[Sjoc78]

Funny he mentions taking over the media, cause that is something that Liberals always have held a stranglehold on. So they have done what he is accusing conservatives of trying to do. Oh and Liberals don't need more loaded words look at all of them that flash in that intermediate scene. This guy is not a genius he is just a stooge.

[piebaldify]

This guy is an absolute genius, if you haven't read his book "Don't Think of an Elephant" and you care at all about progressive politics, you MUST read it.

[mike23984]

@ucannotescape The Gov seems to run the Army's health care just fine.

[morality101]

Another problem is when Democrats move one step to the right to look more centered, the Republicans jump two steps right, then use re-framing, exaggerated labeling, and outright lying to make Dems look too far left. This is because Republicans get emboldened by seeing how well manipulation works, so they double or triple their next attempt to make Dems look too far to the left in order to keep them moving right.

What if when Repubs call Dems socialist, Dems call Repubs racist fascist Nazis?

[blaziermissy]

Both parties are "framing" the debates, thus neither will never gain real progress because our socio-economic system is obsolete and corrupt. Even in this video the "framing" of your perceptions advocates fighting for a buzz word, which is redundant

The people need to unite & recognize this system throws crumbs to both dems and repubs while a tiny % control.

Thezeitgeistmovement (dot) com Go to the Q and A and allow yourself to realize the way to true progress..the world we ALL deserve.

[railwaybob1886]

Using Lakoff's analysis, the word "propaganda" invokes visions of Hitler, Goebbels, and Nazi Germany. Using the word "propaganda" invokes the vision of dictators, oppressors. Not a good "picture frame", eh!? We need a better word that will frame the idea of refuting what the right wing is saying without including the word "not" in the word. Remember - Nixon said he wasn't a crook. Which immediately "framed" him as a crook.

How about "Here's the truth - ..."

[ucannotescape]

You Progressive Democrats can speak in Greek, Latin, or any other language you want. I don't know one educated person in California that is going to vote for another Democrat after you assholes jammed though a piece of shit health bill that is going to bankrupt the Country against the will of the people. All these Progressive want is big Government and big taxes. The Government can't even run a one car parade let alone USPO, Amtrack, Medicare, Medicaid, their all bankrupt! Throw these bums out!

[Wilone328]

Barak Obama's Health Care Attempt.... Can it improve american voters? US opinion's are important!! Goto my youtube profile page and learn how

[GriseCharles]

That's a very interesting point, sir. I assume that by sacred document you mean the Constitution. Well, as far as I know the sacred document is against the the kind of terror that you're threatening to use. And by the way: Since Barack Obama won the election, it seems to me that progressives were not mistaken after all. They actually did frame the debate, claimed the sacred document, and won.

That really sucks, huh...