Liberal Laws for Handling the Opposition

Liberal Law #1: Don't Debate... Define and Dominate
Debating the opposition gives them a platform from which someone might listen to and, even worse, agree with them. If debate cannot be avoided then dominate by using the other Laws that address specific ploys designed to define the debate.

Liberal Law #2: Kitchen Sink Approach
If you need to stop a rapidly growing swell of opposition, throw out everything at once, including the Kitchen Sink. Examples of this would be the attacks against Republicans and Teabaggers.

Liberal Law #3: Coordinate Your Attacks
Sometimes when accusations are thrown out by many sources (media, elected officials, leaders liberal organizations etc.) it can overwhelm the opposition and put them on the defense instead of offense. Good tactic against both the very strong and the very weak.

Liberal Law #4: Exaggerate Everything
If you have an actual situation, quote or scandal to criticize, exaggerate it to the extreme and toss in as many additional accusations that fit the circumstances.

Liberal Law #5: Do the Twist
If a real situation or quote is not available or appropriate for your needs, then twist the circumstances or words to fit your needs.

Liberal Law #6: LIE
If you don't have anything to use against an opponent, just make something up. Remember, if you say a lie loud enough and long enough, it becomes accepted as truth. The best lie is one that many will assume is true. (Example: Rush said he hates Blacks.) If you have to toss out a lie on the spur of the moment, don't worry about it. The media and fellow liberals have your back. Even if Fox News and other conservative pundits provide proof that you lied, the Liberal Machine will find a way to excuse you and blame a conservative.

Liberal Law #7: Accuse Opposition of being Racist
Racism is a ploy that can be used against anyone criticizing the president or his policies. It is also a useful ploy that can be used to combat criticism of any Black liberal or program that is suppose to help the poor or minorities.

Liberal Law #8: Label Opposition as Extremists
Extremist can be used in most cases that racism might not be appropriate or it can be used in conjunction with racism ie. KKK.  The label extremist is most effective when a conservative celebrity, group or organization is gaining too much attention or influence. Many adjectives can be used along with the Extremist label such as: radical, far-right, fringe element, wackos, dangerous dissenters, angry mobs, Rush or Beck Followers, Teabaggers, gun-toters, etc.

Liberal Law #9: Call the Opposition Terrorists
This is a ploy to escalate accusations of extremism. It is brought into play by various methods. You can make a direct accusation or indirectly by implication and comparison.

Liberal Law #10: Turn the Tables
If you are accused or criticized, immediately 'turn the table' and accuse the opposition of doing the same thing, only worse and first. If it isn't true, see Liberal Law #6.

Liberal Law #11: Retribution & Threats
Use whatever you can that will inflict the most pain and suffering and make the opposition think twice about opposing Liberals. This could be a boycot, smear campaign, governmental agency attacks (licensing, regulators, IRS, background checks etc.) The threat of retribution is sometimes enough to prevent opposition.

Liberal Law #12: Shut the Opposition Up
If you are face to face with the opposition and none of the other ploys seem to be working then you may need to shut up the opposition by more unconventional means. Some possibilities: 

1. Drowning them out (shout louder, make loud noises; drumming, etc.) 
2. Don't allow the opposition a chance to speak (don't allow them in or remove them from meetings, don't interview or call on them, etc) 
3. Storm away in anger when in a situation you can't control... make sure to blame the opposition for being unfair, unreasonable and unacceptable.
   

Liberal Law #13: If All Else Fails: BLAME BUSH

Example of Liberal Law #1 being used by White House

Liberal Law # 1: Dont Debate... Dictate and Dominate

EXAMPLE OF USAGE: ABUSE OF POWER

President Obama and his administration has indicated their displeasure with Fox News in various ways from the occasional dig from the podium during news conferences by the president or daily news briefings by Robert Gibbs. There have also been comments and jokes directed at Fox News during a number of speeches or interviews with other networks.

“I’ve got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration,” Obama said in June, though he did not mention Fox by name. He added, “You’d be hard pressed if you watched the entire day to find a positive story about me on that front.”

At the White House Correspondents Dinner in May, Obama even mocked the media for supporting him. "Most of you covered me; all of you voted for me," Obama said, spurring laughter and applause from the assembled journalists. "Apologies to the Fox table."

However, now the gloves are off and the White House has declared open warfare on Fox News Network by publicly declaring that they consider Fox News to be the opposition and not a legitimate news outlet. Anita Dunn, the White House communications director said, “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent. As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave.”

Additionally, not only is the president refusing any interview with or appearances on Fox News, all officials in the administration have likewise been instructed to boycott Fox News.
While animosity between a president and the media is nothing new, directing the animosity toward a specific news outlet is quite uncommon. Even Nixon's war with the New York Times was waged in private. What has never been done (to my knowledge) is the abuse of power being so openly conducted by this White House.

Most political pundits attest to the fact that conducting a feud with the press is ill-advised and rarely successful and many of them have commented as such.

David Gergen, who has worked for President Bill Clinton and three Republican presidents, questioned the propriety of the White House declaring war on a news organization.
"It's a very risky strategy. It's not one that I would advocate," Gergen said on CNN. "If you're going to get very personal against the media, you're going to find that the animosities are just going to deepen. And you're going to find that you sort of almost draw viewers and readers to the people you're attacking. You build them up in some ways, you give them stature." He added: "The press always has the last barrel of ink."

Tony Blankley, who once served as press secretary to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
"Going after a news organization, in my experience, is always a loser," Blankley said on CNN. "They have a big audience. And Fox has an audience of not just conservatives -- they've got liberals and moderates who watch too. They've got Obama supporters who are watching. So it's a temptation for a politician, but it needs to be resisted."

John Dickerson of Slate.com said, "It can look a little petty and a little small as it sort of . . . punches down at a cable network, And so they have to make sure that if they're going to take on Fox News, that they don't seem overly obsessed by it."

In recent weeks, the White House has begun using its government blog to directly attack what it called "Fox lies." I call using taxpayer money to hire someone whose only job is to watch and respond to Fox News an abuse of power.