Comments on: Tanked http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael R. Bernstein http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 Michael R. Bernstein Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:09:08 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/#comment-3208 'Increasingly'? Richard, the partisan function of think tanks and other ostensibly non-partisan organizations has been a cornerstone of Republican strategy for some time (Democrats use them too, but not at the same scale or as competently). Truly unaffiliated organizations don't get anywhere near as much funding. The 'Overton Window' theory describes how these organization's outputs are used to shape the political debate. ‘Increasingly’?

Richard, the partisan function of think tanks and other ostensibly non-partisan organizations has been a cornerstone of Republican strategy for some time (Democrats use them too, but not at the same scale or as competently). Truly unaffiliated organizations don’t get anywhere near as much funding.

The ‘Overton Window’ theory describes how these organization’s outputs are used to shape the political debate.

]]> By: Gary Dare http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Gary Dare Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:07:30 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/#comment-3207 Is it just me or do some of these think tanks provide employment for the party faithful? In Chicago, they put people into civil service jobs with the pretext of doing work for the public. At least the think tanks work off of private money ... Is it just me or do some of these think tanks provide employment for the party faithful? In Chicago, they put people into civil service jobs with the pretext of doing work for the public. At least the think tanks work off of private money …

]]> By: hayden fisher http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 hayden fisher Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:27:48 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/01/31/tanked/#comment-3206 Sounds like good 'ol Washington; our Mount Olympus. Sounds like good ‘ol Washington; our Mount Olympus.

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