Dobbs Exploits Fear
Posted November 19th, 2007by Veronica Albin
As George Lakoff has expertly stated, issue-defining frames are powerful. Dobbs has chosen to frame immigration along fear lines. The ‘criminals’ sneak across border lines and bring disease, such as leprosy, and corruption. With their forged documents and criminal minds they snatch jobs away from clean-living Americans. The children of these criminals are allowed a [...]
