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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Sully- who wrote (78516)3/20/2010 1:09:03 AM
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Dems warned to "avoid discussion of the details" of Obamacare and CBO score, stick to talking points

UPDATE: Dems deny memo is genuine

By: Mark Tapscott
Editorial Page Editor
03/19/10 1:31 PM EDT

Among the most consistent features of the year-long national debate over Obamacare has been that as the public learned more about the various iterations of the proposal, the more opposition to it grew.

This reality must have been seared into the consciousness of one of the congressional Democrats' communications strategists. In a draft internal memo that somehow made its way over to Andrew Breitbart's Big Government site, the unnamed strategist encouraged Democrats to


<<< “Do not allow yourself (or your boss) to get into a discussion of the details of CBO scores and textual narrative. Instead, focus only on the deficit reduction and number of Americans covered… Do not give [opponents] ground by debating details….Again, instead focus only on the deficit reduction and number of Americans covered.” >>>

You can read the entire memo here.

UPDATE: Democrats question memo's authenticity

Politico is now reporting that Democrats are challenging the authenticity of the memo GOPers are claiming was circulated earlier today to Democratic members from a communications staff strategist.

Breitbart's Big Government, where the memo was originally posted, still has it up, with no reference to the Democrats' denial of its authenticity.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com
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