Bush Plans a Media Blitz on Social Security

[Terre]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7170164

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush will spearhead an election-style public relations campaign early next year to try to convince Americans that Social Security is in urgent need of change but will keep dollar and cent details deliberately vague, analysts and officials say.

With Bush's political capital riding on a successful overhaul of the popular retirement program, the White House and its allies plan to bombard the public with presidential speeches, television and radio ads, newspaper op-ed articles and grass-roots rallies between now and early 2005.

"It's going to be a battle royal, very much like an election campaign but over an issue rather than a candidate," said Stephen Moore, executive director of Club for Growth, a Republican group that hopes to spend $15 million on a media campaign backing the White House.

"This is about winning, and Bush can't afford to lose."

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I remember reading in a post on another forum here, saying that their sister voted for B, and now has doubts because of what he wants to do with Social Security. Come again?? Where were you during the debates?

[AlinPA]

1. Then we'll hear all those assholes who watch Fox and CNN parroting

the same crap. Brianwashed 'Murcins.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. Will the Dems and 527 groups PLEASE counter effectively!!! nt

[madinmaryland]

3. Here we go again.

If * repeats something enough it will become fact. At least according to the msm.

:mad:

[tsuki]

4. One of the problems with his "political capital," is that there is no

"honeymoon period" with the media.

Social Security will not be the blitz that the Anti-Marriage amendment was.

It will be the "It's the 2 Trillion, Stupid."

[Lefty48197]

5. Social Security is solvent. We don't need Bush jeopardizing it.

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