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Title: Masterful Spin at LP
Source: LP and Captains Quarters
URL Source: http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=129152
Published: Feb 12, 2006
Author: Captains Quarters
Post Date: 2006-02-12 11:18:09 by avian virus
Keywords: Masterful, Spin
Views: 170
Comments: 32

As everyone knows, I am an aficionado of well executed spin and half truths.

I saw a masterful example this morning on LP at the following link:

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=129152

Note what the the article says:

Sometime in the early 1970s Carter spied on two Vietnamese - while they were overseas if my memory serves me correctly.

In 1977, the two men challenged the spying and Carter's actions were upheld for the specific case.

One year later, in 1978, Congress passed FISA to place standards and procedures on this sort of thing.

Bush ignored these standards and procedures.

The maxim that statute overrules precedent is ignored by the authors of the article. Completely ignored.

The article is written in a tortured, turgid style that leaves the casual reader with the impression that somewhere there has been a groundbreaking case that exonorates Bush.

There hasn't been.

Coldly calculated and deliberate propaganda at its finest.

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#2. To: avian virus (#0)

I see the usual suspects are spinning this.. I wonder how long ago this article was received to use as propaganda? And how many IDs these people have in order to post to their own articles to utilize the Delphi Technique?

Zipporah  posted on  2006-02-12   11:24:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#14. To: Zipporah (#2)

A popular tactic of facilitators, if a session is meeting with resistance, is to call a recess. During the recess, the facilitator and his spotters (people who observe the crowd during the course of a meeting) watch the crowd to see who congregates where, especially those who have offered resistance. If the resistors congregate in one place, a spotter will gravitate to that group and join in the conversation, reporting what was said to the facilitator. When the meeting resumes, the facilitator will steer clear of the resistors. Do not congregate. Instead gravitate to where the facilitators or spotters are. Stay away from your team members.

Good information - thank you for the linkage.

Lod  posted on  2006-02-12 12:37:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

How to Diffuse the Delphi Technique

Three steps can diffuse the Delphi Technique as facilitators attempt to steer a meeting in a specific direction.

1. Always be charming, courteous, and pleasant. Smile. Moderate your voice so as not to come across as belligerent or aggressive.

2. Stay focused. If possible, jot down your thoughts or questions. When facilitators are asked questions they don't want to answer, they often digress from the issue that was raised and try instead to put the questioner on the defensive. Do not fall for this tactic. Courteously bring the facilitator back to your original question. If he rephrases it so that it becomes an accusatory statement (a popular tactic), simply say, "That is not what I asked. What I asked was . . ." and repeat your question.

3. Be persistent. If putting you on the defensive doesn't work, facilitators often resort to long monologues that drag on for several minutes. During that time, the group usually forgets the question that was asked, which is the intent. Let the facilitator finish. Then with polite persistence state: "But you didn't answer my question. My question was . . ." and repeat your question.

Never become angry under any circumstances. Anger directed at the facilitator will immediately make the facilitator the victim. This defeats the purpose. The goal of facilitators is to make the majority of the group members like them, and to alienate anyone who might pose a threat to the realization of their agenda.

Very interesting link!

Diana  posted on  2006-02-12 19:22:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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