We need a strategy to counteract the right wing media [View All]

[Nancy Waterman]

It is more powerful than ever. It is no longer simply an issue of better messaging. Democratic messaging and, for that matter, the truth get drowned out by outrageous distortions and outright lies. We have to figure out how to amplify our narrative enough to become a real counter message. It is too easy to blame Obama for not getting the messaging right, but we have been living in a new paradigm here regarding the overwhelming lies from the right and their grip on the electorate. It ishard even for Obama to be heard among the noise.

Watch what happens with Obama's trip. He goes over there to create trade agreements to create jobs in this country, and the Right will turn it into him purposefully outsourcing our jobs. How do we counter the crazies? Do we have think a few steps ahead and preempt these kinds of things? In this case, make a lot of noise about Obama working to create jobs before they get their message in gear? What else?