Frank Luntz
Frank Luntz
Frank I. Luntzis an American political consultant, pollster, and "public opinion guru" best known for developing talking points and other messaging for various Republican causes. His work has included assistance with messaging for Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, promotion of the terms death tax instead of estate tax and climate change instead of global warming, and public relations support for pro-Israel policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
CountryUnited States of America
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When it comes to taxes, nothing matters more to Democrats than the principle of 'fairness,' and when it comes to the Death Tax, Democrats and Republicans alike see it as absolutely unfair.
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Democrats don't want to hear about your church. If they really cared, they'd be Republicans.
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When I started in this business, everybody said the Democrats were the better communicators because they sounded like social workers, and Republicans were awful because they sounded like morticians. In some cases. they actually dressed like morticians.
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It's hard to believe that in just 12 years, Republicans could end up in the same situation that it took Democrats 40 years to get in.
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It can be done more wisely and effectively, or hey, not at all! We're okay with that too!
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How I say it has as much of an impact on what people think of me as what I say.
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In fact, in more cases than not, when we are rational, we're actually unhappy. Emotion is good; passion is good. Being into what we're into, provided that it's a healthy pursuit, it's a good thing.
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The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger.
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Words can sometimes be used to confuse, but it's up to the practitioners of the study of language to apply them for good and not for evil. It is just like fire; fire can heat your house or burn it down.
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There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty.
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There's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties.
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We decide based on how people look; we decide based on how people sound; we decide based on how people are dressed. We decide based on their passion.
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The language of America changed with the election of Bill Clinton, because with all due respect to my friends on the Republican side, Bill Clinton is the best communicator of the last 50 years. He felt your pain.
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We as Americans and as humans have very selective hearing and very selective memory. We only hear what we want to hear and disregard the rest.