GOP: Learn to Communicate!

By William Pauwels / 18 January 2013 / 12 comments

MH900335572 (1) The Democrats are skillful when it comes to their use of words. They no longer promote themselves as Liberals or Socialists or Communists. Now they promote themselves as Progressives – as the Progressive Party – as the Forward (futuristic) Party. The Welfare State under today’s Democrats has become a concerned Society. Our Representative Republic is now a Democracy, (which it isn’t.) Dems use positive words, even if inaccurately, if it furthers their power and electability – if it perpetuates a positive image in the eyes of an uninformed electorate.

The Republicans on the other hand keep droning out the same less attractive language. Although “Conservative” has a positive connotation to traditional Republicans, who are already on our side, it is perceived as less favorable in the eyes of many Independents and many uninformed voters.

Instead of promoting Conservativism, we should consider promoting the traditional American-Way – or the traditional American Prosperity Machine. Instead of describing our government as a Democracy, which it is not; we should be talking about our Representative Republic. Instead of promoting Capitalism – we should be promoting Constitutional Free-Enterprise. We should be talking about producers versus takers. Instead of talking about the rich, we should be talking about the successful, the job creators, the economic leaders. Instead of talking about Obama’s Entitlement Society – we should be calling it what it is: Obama’s Welfare State.

Continuous, persistent repetition of the same effective words by the Republican American-Way Party, the American-Way Tea Party, and the Conservative American-Way Party – would make a great difference in the future prospects of the Republican American-Way Party.

Additionally, the leaders of the Republican Party in Congress should periodically hold joint press conferences to extol Republican principles and positions; and to answer President Obama’s ruthless criticism of Republicans in Congress; and to refute Obama’s deceptive representations of Republican positions?

Obama’s last press conference was atrocious. He says Republicans want to destroy Social Security and aid to the poor. These are out-and-out fabrications – lies. Obama lies with ruthless abandon, and the media fail to call him out on it. Worse yet, the Republican leadership allows Obama to get away with it.

Obama stands up for an hour in front of America’s press corps and berates his Republican opposition – depicting them as irresponsible, uncaring, favoring the rich and powerful, etc. – while expounding on the merits of his position. And the Republican response, if at all, is feeble at best: a brief statement by the House Speaker; a short speech from the Senate podium by the minority leader.

Republicans are politicking in the past. This is the age of mass media and instant communications. It’s time to orchestrate a 21st-century approach; an effective response to the stream of false accusations by Obama and his daily spokesman; a clear statement of Republican principles, values, causes and positions.

Why can’t the Republican leadership hold weekly press conferences? Why can’t they establish a Republican press spokesman to conduct daily briefings – to counter the one-sided distortions provided by Jay Carney?

Quite frankly, the Republican Party is so feeble in this day and age that I find myself wondering why I support such a frail and apparently leaderless organization. Time for the GOP to reverse this trend and to respond with energy, enthusiasm and courage.

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William A. Pauwels, Sr., born to a Belgian, immigrant, entrepreneurial family is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He's served in executive and/or leadership positions at Thomson Industries, Inc., Dow Corning, Loctite and Sherwin-Williams and is currently CIO of Pauwels Private Investment Practice. He's been commenting on matters political/economic/philosophical from 1980 to the present.

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sickofit

Republican leaders, with few exceptions, are the walking dead. They ought to have blood tests to see if they are on drugs. They are losing ground fast and the 2014 elections will see the end of their House majority. What happened to men who STOOD UP for their principles.
lovestoread

This article says exactly what I’ve been saying for years. Not only do they NOT get their voices heard, when they do, they ALWAYS talk as though they are in some boardroom. They never talk to the uninformed electorate intelligence level…..which Madison Avenue (the advertisers) say is about 7 years old.
- MARYANN33
  
  7 year olds should not vote….
VeeDub57

Mr. Whittle has the answers. http://youtu.be/lm1PdW3vs3o

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Dr. M.L. King
ansonheath

“Why can’t the Republican leadership hold weekly press conferences? Why can’t they establish a Republican press spokesman to conduct daily briefings – to counter the one-sided distortions provided by Jay Carney?”
Simple answer: They’re Republicans!
MARYANN33

I saw Karl Rove on Fox News last week. Why can’t he go and stay gone. He is a big problem for GOP…He needs to retire far away….
- parkLitchfield212
  
  Correct. He is the Godfather of Neo-Conservative, Big Government policies. But he has influence with all the Closet Bushies that are JUST this side of actual RINO terratory, that he won’t be shooed away.
  Get rid of all the GOP Career Pol’s and he’ll just slither into the sunset, I’ll bet.
  Nobody to charge for consultation fees.
  Instant Retirement.
parkLitchfield212

Because the Media focuses on the Career GOP, who either aren’t allowed to HAVE an opinion that isn’t approved, or are such out of touch loons that they can’t answer a question without embarassing themselves or the party. The rest actually consider US, the public, much too unwashed and unenlightened, and would we just leave the decisions to THEM, and just don’t cause anymore trouble, please. Of course, that’s when they aren’t justifying themselves voting like Democrats, demanding to be called conservative when they spend tax money like liberals, and voting themselves perks like 3rd world corruptocrats.
The Tea-party GOP can’t be interviewed too often, because exposure would just minimize the myth the MSM has established for them. If the public decided they WEREN’T a bunch of racist, homophobic, hyper-patriotic xenophobes, they might want to HEAR what they had to say. Couldn’t have THAT, could,we?
Chet

This is an outstanding article with an outstanding approach to our preservation. I have held these same beliefs for some time now and have been disappointed with our weak, if any, responses to invalid charges laid against our party. Two things we need to do are (1) start responding immediately to the false charges of the Leftists and start promoting our views, now. But, how do we do so when the media is overwhelmingly biased. Not only do they support liberalism but they run interference/cover for the Democrats. (2) We need other spokesmen, someone like Herman Cain who speaks well and is not full of uhs. ahs, and um’s. Perhaps even more effective would be to additionally solicit Hollywood as the other side does. For certain there aren’t many such who espouse Christian and Conservative views but there are a few highly effective speakers among them – Chuck Norris, Tom Selleck, for example.
tao54nyc

“Learning to communicate” is not the GOP’s problem. Having something worthy of communication is. As in, a true countervailing set of values and principles to what the Dems have been offering, and the integrity to make it stick. There has been a clear credibility gap between GOP rhetoric and performance over the past few decades, to the point where few believe there’s even a distinction any longer between what is a Democrat and what is a Republican. And those parties have a stranglehold on all political voices and activities, promoting the lie that their monopoly on Message is the only “choice” you should be allowed. The GOP had a chance last year to really shake things up and nominate Ron Paul, but they threw it – and the energetic hordes he brought to the tent – away. Romney was less than useless, but if it gives the GOP a chance to really clean house and shake things up, it might be a good thing. Start by purging the neocons and their toxicity.
gypsy314

Just up hold the oath would be a dam good start.
jerry1944

I think the commicate real good. Ant one can see and tell they have gone mod and left the conservatives, You dont have to be smart to hear what they are saying, From the conventon where they didnt let conservaive pertisate to bonehead kicking Tea Party memebers off leadership postions, The meet to figger out who to cave It easy to read these mod gops

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