Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 > AlterNet > <alternetheadlines > New Book for AlterNet Supporters > Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:00:00 -0700 > > A Special Message from AlterNet > http://www.alternet.org > _______________________ > > Greetings, > > Before I explain why I'm writing, I'm hoping many of > you > can attend the vigils tonight that are being > organized all > around the country by MoveOn and the Win Without War > coalition. More than one thousand young Americans > have died > in Iraq, almost seven thousand have been maimed, and > tens of > thousands of Iraqis have died. The president won't > mourn our > dead, but many thousands will. This war was a > terrible > mistake and those who took us to Iraq must be held > accountable. > http://action.moveon.org/vigil/ > > I'm writing to you about George Lakoff's marvelous > new > book: " Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values > and > Frame the Debate. " We are very proud of this book. > Several > of the chapters originally appeared on AlterNet, and > I > wrote the book's introduction. > > We're hoping you will make a $25 contribution to > AlterNet, > and we'll send you the book for free. > https://www.alternet.org/donate/lakoff/ > > Below are endorsements by many people smarter than I > am. > But I especially like the book because it is > optimistic and > empowering. We have to be aggressive and passionate > to get > our country back. The right-wing fundamentalists are > not > misinformed nor misled. They are a movement intent > on > radically transforming society, and their beliefs > make > total sense to them. They are not confused. And, as > Lakoff > explains, they currently control the language. We > need to > frame our values and tell our stories so that many > Americans can understand what we care about. > Lakoff's book > is a very useful tool in our quest for a better > future. > > Again, please support AlterNet generously ... > whatever we > raise goes right into our editorial coverage. All of > us at > AlterNet appreciate your generosity. > > Best, > Don Hazen > > " ...you desperately need to read this book. Lakoff's > insights will not only send a chill of recognition > through > you. More importantly he shows us a way out of the > morass. > Lakoff will be one of the most influential thinkers > of the > progressive movement when the history of this > century is > written. " -- Howard Dean > > " Don't let anyone tell you that words don't make a > difference; they can evoke the best and the worst in > us. > Read this book and be part of transforming our > political > dialogue to support our highest ideals and speak to > the > hearts of Americans. " -- Wes Boyd and Joan Blades, > MoveOn.org > > " Ever wonder how the radical right has been able to > convince average Americans to repeatedly vote > against their > own interests? It's the framing stupid! " Don't Think > of an > Elephant " is a pithy and powerful primer on the > language of > American politics. " -- Arianna Huffington, > syndicated > columnist and author of " Fanatics and Fools " > > ==================================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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