Word: tactics
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...Kinsley missed the point. The "umbrage" is a product of a divided American public. A thoughtful look at the issue would explore how and why dividing the electorate has become the political tactic of choice. When sarcasm as literary device becomes good enough for publication in TIME, I begin to understand why pundits, shock jocks and political-action committees own the message. In an age when conflict passes for entertainment, we have come to expect journalism to point out the car crashes for us. Please excuse my complaint - who am I to disturb the sweet music of the lyre...
...outsider, attacking your opponents may seem like a natural impulse in politicians, born of the fiery passion or snap judgment of the candidate. In truth, the choice of words in each attack is heavily considered, vetted and frequently poll-tested. While "going negative" is a often a highly effective tactic, voters generally claim to dislike candidates who resort to such tactics. So hitting the right tone you want at the right time takes a fair amount of stealth and nuance...
...conviction of religious leader Warren Jeffs - self-proclaimed Prophet to the largest polygamist group in North America - was a victory for a new tactic being used by prosecutors in western states. The problem: polygamist churches that were marrying off young girls to older men, some brides as young as 14 and often closely related to their husbands. The proposed solution: go after the church leaders as accessories to rape...
...victim, Elissa Walls, now 21, who publicly revealed her identity on the last day of the trial, as "no shrinking violet" and her husband, first cousin Allen Steed as a "milquetoast," not a rapist. She had flirted and enticed her husband, Bugden said. It was an old, familiar tactic in rape cases. But prosecutor Brock Belnap won the day by arguing that what Jeffs did by urging the two to "go forth and multiply" was no different from sacrificing a young virgin for the harvest - a religious belief, but a criminal act. "This trial has not been about religion...
...G.O.P. candidates who have bothered to campaign in Florida's Hispanic communities have done so on a single-issue platform: keep the Cuban embargo in place. This tactic is a mistake, Gamarra contends, because not only are Cubans no longer the largest Hispanic group in Florida, but many younger Cubans don't have the same strong feelings about the embargo. "Voters are telling us that they don't really give a damn about what they say about Cuba," Gamarra said. "They care about immigration, health care, education and the Hispanic presence in Iraq...