George Lakoff nails the frames of the Republican Convention

You may have heard of George Lakoff already. He's a linguist who's gotten quite a bit of media attention in the last year or so talking about the election race in terms of linguistics, particularly the concept of framing. Lakoff sat in on the Republican Convention and did a daily report on how the Reblicans are framing the issue in their speeches. Here is the report from Day One of the Republican Convention. Frame, v. 1. To shape, direct (one's thoughts, actions, powers, etc.) to a certain purpose. 2. To form or construct in the mind; to conceive, imagine. Selected definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary online.