It’s almost that time of the year again, when every Thanksgiving gathering will have at least one old uncle who’s a right wing blowhard. Old Uncle Ralph, after a few Budweisers, will no doubt spout the latest Fox talking points on “Obamacare,” Benghazi or something else. The good folks at Environmental Working Group have come up with some good talking points of their own regarding one of the conservatives’ pet issues, climate change.
EWG’s talking points are divided into three sections, each representing a couple of iconic conservative Thanksgiving dinner relatives, such as Dismissive Aunt Debbie. Then EWG provides different kinds of talking points, including basic facts and areas to which to steer the conversation, in order to respond to the right wing points. One example is:
America needs to rebuild. Did you know the clean energy sector creates 3 times as many jobs as the fossil fuel sector? We can’t afford to pass up those jobs.
This is a terrific effort from EWG. Messaging Matters will be on the lookout for more good Thanksgiving dinner talking points on different issues, as always.
