"Narrative" again

[Jonathan Lighter]

Former CIA analyst on the bombing plot (CNN):

"I think it is wrong for us to take the narrative that it was just
homegrown."

It would never even occur to me to use "narrative" in this context.
 Possibly "obtuse liberal propaganda" is implied, but I did not get that
impression. It seems to me that here it means "popular supposition."

In real time, of course.

JL


On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> CNN anchor: Does Rick Perry's performance in the last debate follow
> the narrative of his campaign?
>
> Political Scientist:  Unfortunately, the narrative about Rick Perry in
> this campaign is that he's not ready for prime time.
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> JL
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> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Subject:      Re: "Narrative" again
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> > 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
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> > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> >> Subject:      "Narrative" again
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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:
> >>
> >>      "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.
> >>
> >>      ":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."
> >>
> >> Joel
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