The Rachel Maddow Show   |  January 30, 2013

Republicans learning how to talk

Rachel Maddow reports that in addition to lessons for Republicans on how to speak about Hispanics without being offensive, they're also learning how to speak (or whether to speak at all) about women's issues without repelling female voters.

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>>> there is a lot of really specific language instruction going on on the political right right now. there is, of course, the memo we talked about on last night's show, the memo instructing republicans on how to talk, or how not to talk about latinos and immigration. for example, consultants advising republican members of congress to not use favorite phrases like "send them all back", or "electric fence." huh, you think? but that is not the only language-specific instructions that republicans are giving each other right now. conservatives are not just telling each other not to call american children " anchor babies ." conservatives are also advising each other on how to talk about ladies. very specific advice. you know this is going to be good. that's