This part of an L.A. Times story leaped off the page:

But the outpouring of anger continued from those who see healthcare reform as misguided, even destructive to the country’s fabric.
“I think it is very hard because [Democrats] don’t have the message machine the Republicans do,” said George Lakoff, a UC Berkeley linguistics professor who has advised some Democrats on how to sharpen their message. “The Democrats still believe in Enlightenment reason: If you just tell people the truth, they will come to the right conclusion.”

Um, okay . . . Apparently this is how some influential Democrats actually think. Bear in mind, Lakoff hasn’t just advised “some Democrats” — as I recall (I’m travelling and don’t have a particular book with me to check), Pelosi was so enamored of Lakoff’s thoughts on political messaging she was giving away copies of his book on the subject to top Democrats.