For more on how Republicans want to frame this scandal, see this dailykos dairy:Abramoff: what's next and how you can help bring down the GOP
by dengre,Wed Jan 04, 2006

Here's an excerpt from that diary:

"I've been waiting for Abramoff to become a household name since 1998 when I first learned of his work to protect sweatshop on a US Territory in the Pacific. Almost all of my Diaries have been about the growing Abramoff scandal.

And after more than six years of following this guy I know that the real work is just about to begin:

The GOP will lie. They will cherry pick slices of data to support simple-minded myths like Everybody Does It and Abramoff gave money to Democrats.

The press will have a very hard time with this story, because the corruption is so one-sided. Their Balance Bias will lead them to stupid examples of balance, like treating Harry Reid's support from Native Americans as equivalent to DeLay's $1 Million from the Russians, $500,000 from the Chinese owners of sweatshops and God (and Jack) knows what other bribes.

The Public will get confused.

Fortunately I think that the Netroots are up to the task. It is time to take down 60 plus elected GOP officials and a host of their fellow travelers.

Here are the four things we need to do to move this forward:

1.Oppose and knock down the lies.
2.Demand a full and fair investigation.
3.Research. Research. Research.
4.Get out the truth and hold the GOP accountable in 2006.

I think we have a good start on these...

The first thing we need to do is rapidly respond to the main lies whenever and wherever they pop up. These lies will be repeated-over and over again. They are carefully crafted to fit into our Right-wing crafted view of Government--that it is the enemy. Of course everybody does it because all of government is corrupt. Everybody is in it for themselves. A dedication to the greater good does not exist. Blah, blah blah...

These GOP Talking Points are lies--everyone of them. Let's take the main one. I've read countless posts, comments, articles, etc. from Blogs to the MSM that state that Abramoff gave to both parties and that this is the way Washington works. Oy!

Here is all you need to know:

There are ZERO Democrats who took Abramoff money...

And please note: the real money behind this scandal came through off-the-book vehicles. The $2.5 million the WaPo reported coming to DeLay through his DeLay/Abramoff/Russian charity makes these mushed together reports of direct Abramoff donations and all donations from his clients smoke screens and red herrings.

And oddly Native Americans seem to be the only clients of Jack's to be included in these data cuts. Where is Tyco? The Russians? The sweatshop owners? The Pakistan military? And Jack's many other sources of cash?

Perhaps that's the only slice that includes any Democrats because of the Party's long-time support for Native American issues that go way beyond the small number of Tribes involved with Gambling..

If we are going to paint all donations separated from Abramoff by two degrees or less as corrupt, let's at least treat all of his clients the same way.

Cherry picking data is how the GOP will attack this scandal. No surprise there as it is how they do everything. Including that business in Iraq.

Do not buy into it. Do not get fooled again. Arm your self with facts and do not let any bizarre Balance Bias from the press or GOP Everybody Does It/Dems got Abramoff Money Too lie stand without a rapid attack..."

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