November 21, 2005

"Word war muddles immigrant debate"

This article goes in to the use of loaded language to obscure the immigration "debate", something that you are probably familiar with, but if you aren't check it out. I note, however, the following:

George Lakoff, a Democratic political consultant and linguist at UC Berkeley, said anti-immigration groups so far appear to be winning the language war, and the word "amnesty" is their most powerful rhetorical weapon.

I hope that "linguist" is the one who used the term "anti-immigration".

Posted to Immigration2005b at November 21, 2005 02:35 PM

Comments

Listen to Lou Dobbs its for a reason, as far as the debate we only have the move by the mexican and our non government to let mexicans the U.S. Vote, you I mean all mexicans( Read: rats for drug dealers gang members,and murderers of little kids for hate ) can and will vote in our so called elections ( read: fixed for the drug dealers in washington like all mexican congressman from mexico and south so called America ).

its now in so called congress so lonewacko get real its all over this is not a nation but a places of one world mass murder.propaganda on propaganda, evil on evil lies on lies and someday mass murder and total genocide.
fight it or get into a reeducation camp now. I have my Guns do you?

Posted by: Fred Dawes at November 21, 2005 04:09 PM

Oh I am mad, the little low life rats are no the move what a &^%&&^&*&(*((_)_++. help!

now to get real watch what happens in the coming weeks. also watch china and GM.

WOULD YOU BUY A $10,000 SUV?

Posted by: Fred Dawes at November 21, 2005 04:12 PM