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Framing the Debate 
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 at 13:40:55 PM EDT
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Just a reminder that the TAP Book Club will welcome Mr. Frameshop himself, Jeffrey Feldman, to discuss his outstanding new book, Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections) tonight at 7pm. Jeffrey's book is an awesome how to for progressives and I can't wait to discuss his work with the TAP community. I hope you've read the book and, if you haven't, you should. Here's a taste from Amazon:
For decades, the powerful communications machine of the conservative movement has controlled our national political discourse. One of the biggest obstacles to progressive victory has been seeing what American political speech looks like when it is not "framed" by the Republican noise machine.
Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections) is about unleashing the power of communication in contemporary progressive politics. The book presents fifteen key speeches by American presidents-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George Bush-in order to define the big ideas and images-the "frames"-that each speech evokes to show how those framing techniques can be applied to today's political debate in order promote a progressive perspective.
An essential book in today's political climate, Framing the Debate will be instrumental in helping to reshape progressive political language and rhetoric.
See ya tonight!
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 at 13:55:11 PM EDT
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I'm very happy to announce that next Wednesday the TAP Book Club will meet again right here on the internets at 7pm. Our guest will be Mr Frameshop himself, Jeffrey Feldman. Jeffrey will join us to discuss his fantastic new book, Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections). I hope we can really get to the heart of what Jeffrey is trying to say in his book about building our own progressive frames whilst ignoring the frames of the right, though I'm sure there will be at least some discussion about what it feels like to be "Fairbanksed".
I know it's short notice and all, but Jeffrey's book is widely available now and I read it in one sitting on a flight to LA a couple of weeks back. I so hope tht you'll join us for the discussion of this great piece of work and the ideas therein.
From the publisher:
Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections) is about unleashing the power of communication in contemporary progressive politics. The book presents fifteen key speeches by American presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George Bush - in order to define the big ideas and images - the "frames" - that each speech evokes to show how those framing techniques can be applied to today's political debate in order promote a progressive perspective.
An essential book in today's political climate, Framing the Debate will be instrumental in helping to reshape progressive political language and rhetoric.
See ya Wednesday!
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