The John Kerry Attack Matrix [1]
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton [2] on
In some respects, the real presidential debate will take place in cyberspace, reports Wired magazine. "The Bush campaign has launched a massive rapid-response effort called Debate Facts [3] to rebut challenger John Kerry's [4] assertions during the debates," writes Louise Witt. "The campaign will provide a live feed to about 5,000 conservative blogs that subscribe to its news alerts. Debate Facts is similar to the "war room" the Bush campaign and the Republican National Committee [5] set up in Boston during the Democratic convention - only much larger and more sophisticated." Staffed with a large team of policy, Internet and PR experts, Debate Facts will work closely with Republican luminaries including Karl Rove [6], Karen Hughes [7], Rudy Giuliani and John McCain [8]to spin the post-debate debate, using carefully crafted talking points that they have compiled into a 150-page book called The John Kerry Attack Matrix.