"Narrative" again

[Jonathan Lighter]

A former Republican Congressman on CNN today:

"Blaming 'right-wing Republicans' [for debt/deficit/budget difficulties] is
a narrative that won't fly."

I.e., a propaganda move.

JL

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> In an article in today's NYTimes on the conviction of five New
> Orleans police offers of unjustified shooting of six citizens just
> after Hurricane Katrina, Campbell Robertson writes:
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>      "The trial was not only about these five officers but also
> about what exactly happened in the weeks after the hurricane, a sort
> of judgment on the initial widely held belief that the authorities
> were trying to control elements of a citizenry run rampant.
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>      ":In the years since, that narrative has been qualified. While
> some people did turn to crime and violence, it has become apparent
> that some of the bloodshed and chaos was brought about by members of
> the long-troubled Police Department."
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> Joel
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