Dean and the DNC: The semantics of the message
As a direct quote from the Associated Press article on Democrats being ready to choose Howard Dean as DNC Chairman. The semantics of the message definitely make the difference.
Dean told Democratic committee members Friday that it’s important to learn to be more comfortable discussing the party’s core values.
“The way I hope to deal with that problem, is not to abandon our core principles, but talk about them in a different way,” he said.
Democrats are not pro-abortion, but “we are the party in favor of allowing women to make up their own minds about their health care,” Dean, a physician, said.
Democrats are not for gay marriage, but “we are the party that has always believed in equal rights under the law for all people,” he said.
“We are the party of moral values,” Dean said. “There is nothing moral about cutting 300 million dollars that is used to feed starving children.”
That’s similar to the point I was making in my post referencing the message communicated by Ward Churchill vs those with the same message but different communication styles.
