The White House tried Sunday to win support for President Obama’s forthcoming budget, arguing the plan is a balanced approach to economic prosperity and warning Republicans about stonewalling negotiation and pushing a “rejected” Romney plan. Source: FOXNews.com
Posts Tagged: tactic
WaPo Turns on Obama’s ‘Tactic’ of Closing White House Tours
The Washington Post editorial page: Reopen the White House doors to tourists THE DECISION to drop White House tours always had a whiff of what’s known as Washington Monument syndrome. The ham-handed tactic is employed when government is faced with budget cuts and officials go after the services that are most visible and appreciated by… Read more »
Danger: Media Adopting Anonymous’s ‘Doxing’ Tactic
When the Westchester County newspaper the Journal News decided to publish the names and addresses of gun owners, they didn’t just create a firestorm of national controversy and attention; they also set a dangerous journalistic precedent by using a newspaper to adopt the intimidation tactic used by some members of the hackivist group Anonymous, called… Read more »
Soledad O’Brien To Axelrod: Democrats’ Strategy Is ‘Scare Tactic’ Aimed At Seniors On Medicare
Obama re-election campaign senior strategist David Axelrod appeared on Tuesday’s Starting Point, where host Soledad O’Brien asked him about the Democrats’ strategy where Medicare is concerned — basically, claiming that Medicare will “end as we know it.” O’Brien pointed out that the strategy amounts to, basically, a scare tactic aimed at seniors. Axelrod, for his… Read more »