Lakoff on framing; Crusade in Iraq; Wrong drug war

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> Lakoff on framing; Crusade in Iraq; Wrong

> drug war

> Wed, 08 Sep 2004 03:00:00 -0700

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> A MAN OF HIS WORDS

> George Lakoff, AlterNet

> In this excerpt from his new book, " Don't Think of

> an

> Elephant! " George Lakoff talks about how

> transforming the

> language of politics can help win the good fight.

> http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19811/

> And in his introduction to Lakoff's book, AlterNet's

> executive editor Don Hazen acquaints us with the

> master

> of the art and science of political framing.

> http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19810/

>

> THE BUSH CRUSADE

> James Carroll, tomdispatch.com

> Now that the 1,000th U.S. soldier died in Iraq, it's

> worth asking: Are we reliving that dark, seething

> religious

> history of sacred violence that is the Crusades?

> http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/19785/

>

> WALK LIKE A MANNEQUIN

> Matt Taibbi, AlterNet

> The new Levi's ad campaign speaks to corporate

> America's

> secret wish to turn us all into dummies.

> http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/19809/

>

> FLIP-FLOPPER IN CHIEF

> David Brock, Jamison Foser, AlterNet

> George Bush's image as a strong and decisive leader

> is a

> creation of journalists too lazy to notice that the

> president has a long history of changing his

> positions to

> suit his political needs.

> http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19800/

>

> MOLE HUNT

> Jason Vest, Laura Rozen, The American Prospect An

> FBI

> investigation is uncovering links between an analyst

> in

> the office of Douglas Feith, the under secretary of

> defense

> for policy, and Israel.

> http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/19804/

>

> APPOINTMENT WITH DR. FEELSCARED

> Maia Szalavitz, Reason

> Why are millions of Americans being undertreated for

> pain?

> Because prescription painkillers have become the new

> frontline in the 'drug war.'

> http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/19802/

>

> GOP CONVENTION'S LOONEY TUNES

> Robert Scheer,

> The Republicans use Road Runner tactics to deflect

> serious

> criticism.

> http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/19808/

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