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Frank Luntz / Arianna Huffington / Bill Maher

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BILL MAHER REAL TIME MAY 11TH 2007 - In which Bill immediately asks Frank Luntz what the sudden use of the prefix "DR." is all about. Dr. Luntz then tells Arianna Huffington that she is so angry, Bill tells comedian Paula Poundstone that he is still trying to get over the clown suit that she is wearing and Luntz convinces everyone that he is a stark raving lunatic.

Luntz produces an extensive yearly briefing book to be disseminated among members of the Republican Party to popularize the phrases Republicans should use to frame all debates, all discussions. These phrases can then be used by Republicans in their talking points.

Berkeley linguist George Lakoff has written at length and given speeches regarding the Republican use of language to sway the debate, and numerous liberal bloggers have used Lakoff's studies as a jumping-off point to compare Luntz's work to the Newspeak found in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. This comparison was brought out in an especially humorous manner in an interview by Samantha Bee of the Daily Show. Soon after commenting in voiceover that "Luntz has made a brilliant career spraying perfume on dog turds," she offers him a chance to tweak various words and phrases. "Drilling For Oil" becomes "Responsible Exploration For Energy." "Logging" becomes "Healthy Forests." "Manipulation" becomes "Explanation and Education." When offered the chance to redefine "Orwellian," Luntz, flummoxed, is unable to provide an answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz

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