Comments on: The Power of Frames http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/09/the-power-of-frames/ rants and ramblings of a political junkie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karoli http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/09/the-power-of-frames/comment-page-1/#comment-6188 Karoli Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:22:11 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/09/the-power-of-frames/#comment-6188 No argument from me. My point was to illustrate the absurdity of the framing. <br><br>What drives me craziest is how willing the press is to accept rather than mock them. No argument from me. My point was to illustrate the absurdity of the framing.

What drives me craziest is how willing the press is to accept rather than mock them.

]]> By: Carl S. http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/09/the-power-of-frames/comment-page-1/#comment-6187 Carl S. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:17:04 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/09/the-power-of-frames/#comment-6187 Let's not let "them" frame our conversation: we're comparing a presidential candidate with the opposing VP pick. She has been on display for two weeks, not two years. Any one who heard her stammer on about going to war with Russia over a pseudo NATO member, with the same tone and timbre with which she explained a bridge to nowhere, should have a grasp of who put the lipstick on what. Or is that sexist? <br><br>Then again, I didn't vote 'til I was 26, don't have a college education, should have had a DWI, and belonged to a group that advocated the secession of Northern Ireland from Britain. Let's not let “them” frame our conversation: we're comparing a presidential candidate with the opposing VP pick. She has been on display for two weeks, not two years. Any one who heard her stammer on about going to war with Russia over a pseudo NATO member, with the same tone and timbre with which she explained a bridge to nowhere, should have a grasp of who put the lipstick on what. Or is that sexist?

Then again, I didn't vote 'til I was 26, don't have a college education, should have had a DWI, and belonged to a group that advocated the secession of Northern Ireland from Britain.

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