they don’t pull their punches with us and they say all kinds of stuff all the
and they say all kinds of stuff all the
and they say all kinds of stuff all the time most of it is false so we got to
time most of it is false so we got to
time most of it is false so we got to take the fight right back to them hi I’m
take the fight right back to them hi I’m
take the fight right back to them hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with spin-doctor to the left Warren
with spin-doctor to the left Warren
with spin-doctor to the left Warren Kinsella about his book fight the right
Kinsella about his book fight the right
Kinsella about his book fight the right a manual for surviving the coming
a manual for surviving the coming
a manual for surviving the coming conservative apocalypse to get his top
conservative apocalypse to get his top
conservative apocalypse to get his top five tips for Democrats who want to win
five tips for Democrats who want to win
five tips for Democrats who want to win against Republicans because if we do
against Republicans because if we do
against Republicans because if we do that we won’t have to take the military
that we won’t have to take the military
that we won’t have to take the military action Bob let me just respond nothing
action Bob let me just respond nothing
action Bob let me just respond nothing Governor Romney just said is true the
Governor Romney just said is true the
Governor Romney just said is true the first thing would be communicating
first thing would be communicating
first thing would be communicating better conservatives have gotten
better conservatives have gotten
better conservatives have gotten particularly good at speaking in the
particularly good at speaking in the
particularly good at speaking in the language of regular folks Joe and Jane
language of regular folks Joe and Jane
language of regular folks Joe and Jane front porch and being understood and not
front porch and being understood and not
front porch and being understood and not talking down to people but connecting
talking down to people but connecting
talking down to people but connecting with them at the level of language so
with them at the level of language so
with them at the level of language so they’re really good at that you know
they’re really good at that you know
they’re really good at that you know going back to the early 60s with the
going back to the early 60s with the
going back to the early 60s with the Kennedy Nixon debate you know Nixon had
Kennedy Nixon debate you know Nixon had
Kennedy Nixon debate you know Nixon had been very dismissive of TV in that
been very dismissive of TV in that
been very dismissive of TV in that debate those two guys were tied going
debate those two guys were tied going
debate those two guys were tied going into it the last Gallup before the
into it the last Gallup before the
into it the last Gallup before the presidential debate and then you know
presidential debate and then you know
presidential debate and then you know you see this guy he’s really
you see this guy he’s really
you see this guy he’s really good-looking you know Kennedy and you
good-looking you know Kennedy and you
good-looking you know Kennedy and you see this older guy who is out sweating
see this older guy who is out sweating
see this older guy who is out sweating and looking great sneaky he learned from
and looking great sneaky he learned from
and looking great sneaky he learned from that sort of conservatives and they
that sort of conservatives and they
that sort of conservatives and they learned that they had to speak to your
learned that they had to speak to your
learned that they had to speak to your average citizen to capture them I was in
average citizen to capture them I was in
average citizen to capture them I was in Dayton Ohio and a woman grabbed my arm
Dayton Ohio and a woman grabbed my arm
Dayton Ohio and a woman grabbed my arm and she said I’ve been out of work since
and she said I’ve been out of work since
and she said I’ve been out of work since May can you help me remember to his
May can you help me remember to his
May can you help me remember to his progressives need to get better at
progressives need to get better at
progressives need to get better at talking to values so it’s like you know
talking to values so it’s like you know
talking to values so it’s like you know the stuff of life hopes and dreams and
the stuff of life hopes and dreams and
the stuff of life hopes and dreams and and fears and resentments sometimes Bush
and fears and resentments sometimes Bush
and fears and resentments sometimes Bush jr. you can still remember the things
jr. you can still remember the things
jr. you can still remember the things that he stood for you can’t remember
that he stood for you can’t remember
that he stood for you can’t remember what their opponent stood for America
what their opponent stood for America
what their opponent stood for America shows uncertainty or weakness in this
shows uncertainty or weakness in this
shows uncertainty or weakness in this decade the world would drift toward
decade the world would drift toward
decade the world would drift toward tragedy that’s not gonna happen so long
tragedy that’s not gonna happen so long
tragedy that’s not gonna happen so long as I’m your president and in the case of
as I’m your president and in the case of
as I’m your president and in the case of Bush he had Kerry I mean I challenge
Bush he had Kerry I mean I challenge
Bush he had Kerry I mean I challenge anybody can you think of anything that
anybody can you think of anything that
anybody can you think of anything that John Kerry represented in 2004 President
John Kerry represented in 2004 President
John Kerry represented in 2004 President Bush and I both love our country equally
Bush and I both love our country equally
Bush and I both love our country equally but we just have a different set of
but we just have a different set of
but we just have a different set of convictions about how you make America
convictions about how you make America
convictions about how you make America safe
safe
safe a third thing that we need to do is work
a third thing that we need to do is work
a third thing that we need to do is work together in this particularly the case
together in this particularly the case
together in this particularly the case in Canada
in Canada
in Canada you had liberals and New Democrats kind
you had liberals and New Democrats kind
you had liberals and New Democrats kind of fighting for the same piece of real
of fighting for the same piece of real
of fighting for the same piece of real estate and so what’s happening you’ve
estate and so what’s happening you’ve
estate and so what’s happening you’ve got this extraordinary situation where a
got this extraordinary situation where a
got this extraordinary situation where a guy he Harper is forming majority
guy he Harper is forming majority
guy he Harper is forming majority government on the basis of less than 40%
government on the basis of less than 40%
government on the basis of less than 40% support even with very little support in
support even with very little support in
support even with very little support in the province of Quebec something that’s
the province of Quebec something that’s
the province of Quebec something that’s never happened before
never happened before
never happened before so progressives New Democrats and
so progressives New Democrats and
so progressives New Democrats and liberals need to figure out something to
liberals need to figure out something to
liberals need to figure out something to address that problem a fourth thing is
address that problem a fourth thing is
address that problem a fourth thing is getting more aggressive politics is the
getting more aggressive politics is the
getting more aggressive politics is the tough game campaigns are tough to do and
tough game campaigns are tough to do and
tough game campaigns are tough to do and you know they’re not run by the Marquess
you know they’re not run by the Marquess
you know they’re not run by the Marquess of Queensbury rules you’ve got a you
of Queensbury rules you’ve got a you
of Queensbury rules you’ve got a you know get up in the grill of the other
know get up in the grill of the other
know get up in the grill of the other guy or gal and forcefully present your
guy or gal and forcefully present your
guy or gal and forcefully present your case you mentioned the Navy for example
case you mentioned the Navy for example
case you mentioned the Navy for example and then we have fewer ships than we did
and then we have fewer ships than we did
and then we have fewer ships than we did in 1916 well governor we also have fewer
in 1916 well governor we also have fewer
in 1916 well governor we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature
horses and bayonets because the nature
horses and bayonets because the nature of our military’s changed we have these
of our military’s changed we have these
of our military’s changed we have these things called aircraft carriers where
things called aircraft carriers where
things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them we have these ships
planes land on them we have these ships
planes land on them we have these ships that go underwater nuclear submarines
that go underwater nuclear submarines
that go underwater nuclear submarines you know I don’t think it’s ever
you know I don’t think it’s ever
you know I don’t think it’s ever negative to tell the truth about your
negative to tell the truth about your
negative to tell the truth about your opponent but the public record of your
opponent but the public record of your
opponent but the public record of your opponent people’s personal life should
opponent people’s personal life should
opponent people’s personal life should remain their personal lives but you know
remain their personal lives but you know
remain their personal lives but you know their votes and their quotes and the
their votes and their quotes and the
their votes and their quotes and the things that they’ve done with public
things that they’ve done with public
things that they’ve done with public money weren’t I don’t know that those
money weren’t I don’t know that those
money weren’t I don’t know that those things that talk about this is if they
things that talk about this is if they
things that talk about this is if they graduated in the top quarter of their
graduated in the top quarter of their
graduated in the top quarter of their class they got a four-year tuition free
class they got a four-year tuition free
class they got a four-year tuition free ride at any message is its public
ride at any message is its public
ride at any message is its public institution of higher ed happened got
institution of higher ed happened got
institution of higher ed happened got before you came into office that was
before you came into office that was
before you came into office that was it’s actually mine actually uh mr.
it’s actually mine actually uh mr.
it’s actually mine actually uh mr. president you got that detector honor
president you got that detector honor
president you got that detector honor and then the fifth thing would be a
and then the fifth thing would be a
and then the fifth thing would be a creativity I mean one of the great
creativity I mean one of the great
creativity I mean one of the great things about the Internet is it’s
things about the Internet is it’s
things about the Internet is it’s empowered so many people there’s
empowered so many people there’s
empowered so many people there’s billions of pages out there so that’s
billions of pages out there so that’s
billions of pages out there so that’s its strength its popular its weakness is
its strength its popular its weakness is
its strength its popular its weakness is that there’s billions of pages right so
that there’s billions of pages right so
that there’s billions of pages right so it’s hard to find stuff and so the thing
it’s hard to find stuff and so the thing
it’s hard to find stuff and so the thing that helps you break through all of that
that helps you break through all of that
that helps you break through all of that that data smog is creativity and making
that data smog is creativity and making
that data smog is creativity and making it interesting for people to listen to
it interesting for people to listen to
it interesting for people to listen to it or watch it or whatever and that’s
it or watch it or whatever and that’s
it or watch it or whatever and that’s something that conservatives are
something that conservatives are
something that conservatives are particularly good at and progressives
particularly good at and progressives
particularly good at and progressives need to get better
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