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Strong Frames Hold Weak Promises
Analysis of framing to win public support for policy that goes against public's interest.
Excerpt:
What happens when a Democratic governor and his spinmeisters use their PR skills
to undercut traditional Democratic values?
When their manipulations mimic rather than counter robber-baron redux and
back-to-the-future Social Darwinism?
Tennessee Democrats Mimic GOP ...
Except Best Part: Good Memory
Reminder why Phil Bredesen slinked into office ahead of Hilleary by less than 53,000 votes in 2002.
Excerpt:
How many shards of broken promises from a so-called Democratic governor are the
"label clinging" "party faithful" willing to walk through before the party bleeds both
the people it claims to represent and itself to death?
Phil Bredesen became governor in 2002 by less than 53,000 votes. As the following poll from
2002 shows, there is no doubt that an important factor in his slim win was because of his promise
to fix Tenncare. By Candidate Bredesen's own words (below) "fix" clearly meant
reforming program management and making MCO profiteers accountable.
Hilleary told the truth--said flat out he would cut 200,000-300,000 from TennCare. Bredesen got elected, waited a few years to let short-term memory kick in, and implemented Hilleary's plan.
Cover Tennessee: Uncovering the Numbers
New health care initiative does not add up.