Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Your Weekly GOP Trunk: Politics of Distraction



Issue 28; September 21, 2009

Welcome to The Weekly Trunk – The Republican National Committee’s weekly email update on all the latest news and political happenings. The goal of The Weekly Trunk is to inform and arm you with the facts you need to spread our conservative message and refute the misstatements of the Democrats.

This week’s issue features…

Opposition Is Racism?

That’s what the Democrats say. But RNC Chairman Michael Steele makes it clear that opposing President Obama’s radical government-run experiments isn’t racism; it’s called being an American. (Michael Steele, “It’s Not Racism, It’s Being An American,” Politico, 9/17/2009)

Politics of Distraction

Instead of focusing on the issues, Democrats play the race card to change the subject from growing discontent for their government-run health care experiment. (Armstrong Williams, “The ‘Race-Chasers’ Strike Again,” The Washington Times, 9/16/09)

Health Care Half-Truth

Here’s how Obama’s government-run health care experiment will ration potentially life-saving treatments. (Amanda Carpenter, “Another Death Panel,” The Washington Times, 9/16/09)

Empty Rhetoric

USA Today poll shows Americans are not moved by President Obama’s most recent speech on health care. (“Poll: Speech Doesn’t Boost Obama,” USA Today, 9/14/09)

Not all of President Obama’s claims on health care add up. (Scott Harrington, “Fact-Checking the President on Health Insurance,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/14/09)

Sacrificing Seniors

Seniors have the most to lose under President Obama’s government-run health care experiment. (Marilyn Werber Serafini, “Universal Care At What Price?” National Journal, 9/12/09)

Ad Wars

The RNC gets an ad being run by the DNC pulled from half of the media markets it was being run in due to misinformation in the ad. (Andy Barr, “RNC Claims DNC Ads Pulled,” Politico, 9/11/09)

Meet The Czars

Republicans are demanding to see vetting documents on President Obama’s czars. (Neil King Jr. “Counting all Czars: Republicans Demand Vetting Files,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/15/2009)

Moving On Up

New polling shows Republican support in the 2010 election higher than ever. (Eric Zimmermann, “Poll: Dems, GOP Tied In Generic Ballot,” The Hill, 9/15/2009)

The Trillion Dollar Question

President Obama and Congressional Democrats are still failing to explain how they will pay for their government-run health care experiment. (“‘Public Option’ Unlimited But Paid For, Leaving Number-Crunchers Perplexed,” FOXNews.com, 9/10/2009)

Shifting The Blame

Democrats continue to blame Republicans for their inability to pass their government-run health care experiment. (Ramesh Ponnuru, “Obama’s False Witness,” National Review Online, 9/21/2009)

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