GOP set to launch rebranding effort

CNN ^ | April 29, 2009 | John King

[calcowgirl]

Coming soon to a battleground state near you: a new effort to revive the image of the Republican Party and to counter President Obama's characterization of Republicans as "the party of 'no.'"

CNN has learned that the new initiative, called the National Council for a New America, will be announced Thursday.

It will involve an outreach by an interesting mix of GOP officials... [John McCain and Jeb Bush].

In addition to Sen. McCain and Gov. Bush, GOP sources familiar with the plans tell CNN others involved in the new group's "National Panel Of Experts" will include: [Barbour, Jindal and Romney]

It will report to GOP congressional leaders, and among those signing the announcement that will be made public Thursday are:...[Boehner, Cantor, Pence, McConnell, Kyl, Thune, and Alexander]

"However, this is not a Republican-only forum," reads the letter announcing the new effort, a copy of which was obtained by CNN from Republican sources involved in the effort. "While we will be guided by our principles of freedom and security, we will seek to include more than just our ideas.

"This forum will include a wide open policy debate that every American can feel free to participate in," the announcement letter reads. "We do this not just to offer an alternative point of view or to be disagreeable. Instead, we want to ask the American people what their hopes and dreams are. Since January, the President and the Democratic Majority in Congress have - rightfully so - put forward their plan for the future, now we must listen, learn and lead through an honest, open conversation with the American people that will result in building policy proposals that will yield the best results for our nation's long-term success."

[calcowgirl]

Why even bother posting anything from CNN? It’s all leftist agitprop, though some of it may appear to be right-wing agitprop.

Sheesh, I dunno. Maybe because some conservatives might be interested in knowing that our "Rebublican" leaders are meeting this Saturday?

Did you find the quotes from the announcement to be "agitprop"?

[matthew fuller]

The enemy of conservatives is the GOP. May the GOP RIP. And may John McCain go to Hell.

[Big_Monkey]

"She’ll come back in the primaries, smelling like a wild Alaskan rose. She is destined to become America’s Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher? Maybe not. Thatcher was educated at Oxford and had an IQ north of 150, a degree in chemistry and several other advanced degrees. Palin's a nice lady but she's not now and never will be Margaret Thatcher.

[calcowgirl]

McCain is determined to punish the GOP for not getting him elected.

The vengeful SOB is out to destroy every last bit of it.

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[Danae]

Ok, just trying to be funny here..... who gets the brand in the ass cheek?

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[matthew fuller]

"Isn’t that like rebranding Detroit with the Gremlin, Pinto, Chevette, Geo and Fiesta?"

I think that you forgot Maverick, Nova, Corvair, and last but not least-Edsal!

[rabscuttle385]

Look at this...McCain and Romney trying to “rebrand” the GOP.

[SoCalPol]

You must be impressed with Obama Harvard and Columbia education.
And unimressed with Lincoln’s two years of formal education

[HiTech RedNeck]

Humm, so that’s why those strange yellow fumes kept coming out of the basement windows at 10 Downing Street.

Saracuda will do great as an Iron Lady. And the First Gentleman will have real class.

[Arkinsaw]

Rebranding the GOP with these guys? Isn’t that like rebranding Detroit with the Gremlin, Pinto, Chevette, Geo and Fiesta?

They are all going to rebrand themselves with the Specter label.

[Reagan Man]

What we're witnessing today, are the early stages of America morphing into a third world nation with a large plurality of people promoting anti-white racism. All being g driven by big government liberals like Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, et al., pushing white guilt and hatred for traditional American values. Freedom and liberty being replaced by new world order, euro-socialism. No doubt, an ugly society in the making.

[dr_who]

Not really, since you didn’t really include any comments. Sorry, CNN just makes my blood boil.

[calcowgirl]

Ok, just trying to be funny here..... who gets the brand in the ass cheek?

I think several of them already carry the "RINO" brand.

[Big_Monkey]

"You must be impressed with Obama Harvard and Columbia education.

No. I'm impressed with Margaret Thatcher intellect, statecraft and nearly unequaled global experience. I was commenting on Palin being compared to Thatcher, which is laughable.

Thatcher's last book, Statecraft (which is NOT co-authored, by the way) is a master-class in world geopolitical strategy and diplomacy. I don't know if Palin has even written a recipe for her school bake sale.

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[calcowgirl]

Not really, since you didn’t really include any comments. Sorry, CNN just makes my blood boil.

I know how you feel. I edited out all of their less-than-complimentary adjectives used to describe those named. I tried to make it palatable! :-)

[SoCalPol]

and you have been elected Governor to which state.

[Big_Monkey]

"and you have been elected Governor to which state.

What a comeback. When a person can't argue their position on the merits, they resort to personal attacks.

Again, the discussion is about Sarah Palin's resume, capabilities and intellect compared, or contrasted with Margaret Thatcher. If you don't have anything interesting to say, don't say it at all.