politicsoffear(revised).ppt

What we knew all along. Thanks to the folks at Salon.com and Politico, we see exactly how our friends at the GOP are using fear to help their fundraising efforts. To be fair (as the folks at Politico put it): "Manipulating donors with crude caricatures and playing on their fears is hardly unique to Republicans or to the RNC – Democrats raised millions off George W. Bush in similar terms – but rarely is it practiced in such cartoonish terms." Still, this is shocking to see. Common sense conservatism? Compassionate conservatism? Nah. How's about we go with cynical conservatism?