Cantor: "It's Not A Rebranding Effort"
CNN reported last night the GOP was launching a new initiative, the "National Council for a New America," as a push to rebrand the party's image away and counter the label that the Democrats have put forward calling the Republicans the "Party of No."
However, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) appeared today on Fox News, and he said it is not a rebranding effort, but is instead an attempt to engage with the American people:
"Jane, it's not a rebranding effort," said Cantor. "What this is, is an attempt to engage and begin a conversation with the American people. what we're looking for on the National Council for a New America is to involve all the American people for wide-open policy debate about the issues confronting this nation, on the issues confronting the families and the communities across this country."
So did CNN read in too much, thinking that an effort to alter the party's image was tantamount to rebranding -- or is it that Cantor is walking the idea back?
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All the American people had a "wide-open policy debate about the issues confronting this nation, on the issues confronting the families and the communities across this country." Then we had a referendum on said issues. We won, you lost, suck it, Cantor.
April 30, 2009 2:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, we are "fake" American people and therefore not counted there in their mind...
April 30, 2009 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is the party of Norm Coleman. They'll keep re-doing the policy "debate" until they win.
April 30, 2009 5:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't blame Cantor one bit. This "marketing" lingo is patronizing and makes a lot of us cringe. I'll never forget how creeped out I was a few years ago when the NYTimes did a big article on Nancy Pelosi's interest in George Lakoff's book on "framing." It's just not something you can talk publicly about, unless you want to look like some string-holding mass political manipulator.
April 30, 2009 2:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Didn't we just have and opportunity "to involve all the American people for wide-open policy debate about the issues confronting this nation, on the issues confronting the families and the communities across this country"?
If memory serves, I think it wrapped up on November 4th.
April 30, 2009 2:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
P.S. It will be interesting to see if this new rebranding (or whatever) effort is the GOP's come to Jesus meeting or just New Coke.
April 30, 2009 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah. Bill Cosby's jump-the-shark moment.
April 30, 2009 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
If they're going to rebrand, I think they should get rid of the "GOP" moniker. A new "handle" could be the Southern White and Male Party, aka, the "SWaMP".
April 30, 2009 3:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
SWaMP. I like it. Think I'll join.
NOT
April 30, 2009 3:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
And all the SWAMPies 'll be right out there behind, (under, on top..etc.) of the Palin/Prejean ticket in 2012.
April 30, 2009 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is just another group set up to bash Obama and his policies. In time we will see quotes and ads from the NCNA - total BS.
April 30, 2009 3:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Embarrassing Eric, we *have* a "New America" now thanks to the President Obama and the Democrats spanking you and your ilk last November 4th. Your "America" failed us completely. And the idea that John McCain can be on a council for a "New America" is absolutely laugh-out loud-able!
April 30, 2009 3:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain is below the average age for a Grand OLD Party member, isn't he?
April 30, 2009 3:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Corpse: That's how I think of him!
May 1, 2009 9:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
If you have to deny that it's not a "rebranding" effort, you've already lost the battle.
How is this grand and glorious conversation with American People going to take place?
Evidently not via Twitter.
April 30, 2009 4:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just using The Google to see if NCNA was already taken as a domain name:
Welcome to the NCNA
Or, there's this:
Welcome to the . . .
April 30, 2009 4:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Numismatic? I had to look it up. Coin collecting. Now that's kind of appropriate somehow.
April 30, 2009 5:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nurses and coin collectors.
There's a joke in there, somewhere.
O/T: I wish you had left a link to the blog you posted because I couldn't find it when I went to look for it.
April 30, 2009 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
lol, it's my first real one. I posted it at night and it disappeared by early afternoon--I had no idea it would vanish so quickly in the flux... I kind of was of the thinking that posting a link was too, um, advertisement-like:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/matyra/2009/04/folks-we-have-a-three-party-sy.php
April 30, 2009 6:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Didn't we just finish an eight-year conversation with these ass-hats?
May 1, 2009 11:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
I recently emailed my horrible representative, Mr. Cantor, and asked if he condoned Michelle Bachmann's recent hateful diatribes or not. I received a form letter reply with the best part being "You may be assured that I will keep your views in mind should any related legislation come before me in the House of Representatives." LOL!!
BTW, I expect Eric will show up at a coming festival around town. If I see him I intend to directly ask him my same question re: Bachmann. I am sure he will give me his standard deer in the headlight look and stupid George Allen-like smile. Bet on it.
April 30, 2009 4:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
How about Council for an OLD America?
May 1, 2009 9:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
Begin a new conversation with the American people? We've been listening to what they have to say for the last 8 years. Now, it's time to talk with someone else!
May 1, 2009 10:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
The GOP is trying to make Shamwow from their Sham-meh. Not going to work.
May 1, 2009 10:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Cantor is one of the stupidest people in public life.
May 1, 2009 10:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
If they're not rebranding, someone should tell Michael Steele to stop wearing his hat backwards:
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2009/04/michael-steele-wears-his-gop-hat.html
May 1, 2009 11:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
When Ford produced the Edsel and it flopped, they didn't try to "rebrand" it and push it back on the public.
Until Republican learn to stop blaming everyone else for their sorry state and make significant policy changes, all the marketing in the world isn't going to help.
May 1, 2009 11:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
The question I have is how do people without health insurance, whose savings have been wiped out, who have lost their jobs do to Republican mismanagement have freedom and oppurtunity. This freedom and oppurtunity slogan is Orwellian in it's oppositeness.
May 1, 2009 7:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess I am going to be hearing this freedom and oppurtunity nonsense for three more years. Maybe the Republicans should supersize it. Super freedom and super oppurtunity.
May 2, 2009 12:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
National Council for a New Confederacy
May 1, 2009 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink