Jon Stewart got into some questions of linguistics on last night's show, since the Republican Party has decided that "messaging" is its problem.
With the NHL's lockout dragging on for months and little movement from either side, fans are starting to lose it. Since the NHL knew they were losing the publicity battle, they got GOP strategist Frank Luntz to help win back fans and get leverage in the negotiations.
GOP pollster Frank Luntz has advice for Republicans on how to talk about Occupy Wall Street: don't use the word "capitalism," shift the class war conversation to one on "hardworking taxpayers" and never use the word "bonus" to talk about executive bonuses.
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