US Dept of Tactics

US Department of Political Tactics -
Persuasion Through Diversion, Deflection, and Distraction

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Sept.26/13: Denigrate - refer to those who oppose administration as "terrorists" or "extremists". Avoid debate. Claim only. #GovTactics

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Oct.8/13: Confuse - make statements about willingness to compromise while making it clear that there will be no negotiation. #GovTactics

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Oct.5/13: Deflection - discuss race issues to distract from shut down. Flood discussion with issues. #defocus

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Sept.22/13: Mislead - use Navy Yard tragedy to support greater gun control, avoid fact that Navy Yard was a no gun zone. #obfuscation

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Sept.14/13: Omission - avoid reference to official walk-back on Syria chemicals surrender. State this was always the primary plan.

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Sept.14/13: Claim victory on Syria chemicals agreement. Avoid discussion on concessions to protect Russian asset or lack of House support.

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Sept. 20/13: Diversion: claim opposition is focused only on defeating administration instead of serving public - smear as self-serving.

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Aug. 7/13: Stay on Message: repeat until they believe. An endless parade of distractions, political posturing, and phony scandals ...

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July 30/13: Economy - deflect from issues (IRS, Benghazi), blame economy on Washington dysfunction. Position President as DC outsider.

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July 24/13: Class Politics - discuss inequality concerns, deflect blame to Washington. Position President as outsider to DC.

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Aug. 6/13: Talk shows - display "likeability". Introduce doubts about opposition with personal charisma.

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Aug. 2/13: Phony Scandals - stay on message. Debunk alternative views and repeat often. Assertion only. No facts necessary - stay vague.

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July 24/13: DOJ - sue Texas on voter ID laws to promote "racism" narrative.

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July 24/13: Pivot to economy, focus blame back on opposition for inaction due to "phony" politics. Deflect from IRS, DOJ, Benghazi.

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July 24/13: Pivot - a tactic to deflect from current scandals and to focus blame on opposition for ignoring pivot topics - see economy.

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July 24/13: Refute all issues (IRS, NSA, Benghazi) as political games by opposition. Claim distraction from real need to focus on governing.

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July 24/13: Economy deflection - divert from Benghazi, IRS hot issues. Blame opposition for wanting to focus on anything besides economics.

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April 23/13: IRS Tea Party - meet with IRS House Counsel to strategize delay in unfriendly political non-profit orgs. Delay & frustrate.

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July 23/13: Economic speech series - 50,000 foot approach to problems. Give appearance of addressing issues - avoid troublesome details.

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July 23/13: Economic speech - supply rhetoric on issues of weakness to appear to address problems. Avoid specifics. Hide in plain sight.