And now...

...a passage from the Prairie Populist.

"...there is another reason why I quote scripture. When I quote Democratic authority, the Republicans attack my authority and they keep me so busy defending the men from whom I quote that I do not have time to do the work I want to do, but when I quote scripture and they attack my authority, I can let them fight it out with the Bible while I go about my business."

William Jennings Bryan,
Democrat

Something tells me ol' Bill coulda taught Frank Luntz a thing or two about message delivery. Might have a tip for Lakoff, too.

Obama seems to be among those who already knows this one.