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In the discussion thread: The Backfire Effect: why Obama didn't call out Romney. [View all]

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:30 AM

TreasonousBastard (21,070 posts)

82. Interesting take on it.

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91 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Backfire Effect: why Obama didn't call out Romney. [View all]	sofa king	Oct 2012	OP
K&R	dionysus	Oct 2012	#1
Maybe. We'll have to see. nt	Deep13	Oct 2012	#2
I'll endorse maybe, too	HereSince1628	Oct 2012	#76
another kick	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2012	#3
great angle	FirstLight	Oct 2012	#4
That's true	treestar	Oct 2012	#5
I don't watch the debates, but I don't consider myself apolitical	Harry Monroe	Oct 2012	#85
This is the best post since last night's Big Bird debate . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Oct 2012	#6
Actually he changed it a day or so before the debate.	dkf	Oct 2012	#7
Not to mention the fact that "Moderate Mitt" showed up at the debate	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2012	#8
That's exactly what I've been wondering about.	YellaDog1950	Oct 2012	#74
"Lying for the right"?	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2012	#83
A big bingo!	BumRushDaShow	Oct 2012	#9
It wasn't the conservatives who mattered last night.	Bake	Oct 2012	#10
Absolutely correct	Texin	Oct 2012	#41
This reminds me of the Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight	cmelo	Oct 2012	#81
. n/t	porphyrian	Oct 2012	#11
K&R	redqueen	Oct 2012	#12
Thank you for a better explanation then what I Could give	LynneSin	Oct 2012	#13
+1	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#16
Bookmarked! The "backfire effect". That's very interesting. VERY!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Oct 2012	#14
All DUers...Yahoo! News is having a field day with all the comments posted in favor of Romney. I've	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#15
I'm not buying this. Reagan's "Well there you go again" was a turning point....	groundloop	Oct 2012	#17
But Romney called the President a boy and a liar	fasttense	Oct 2012	#28
Kick and Recommend !	politicaljack78	Oct 2012	#18
This is a good perspective!!	hue	Oct 2012	#19
It sure would be nice if conservatives could think	Poiuyt	Oct 2012	#20
Then they wouldn't be conservatives	SecularMotion	Oct 2012	#32
Of course my local paper....	47of74	Oct 2012	#21
And the bitter tears they shed on Nov. 7 will taste sweet as nectar to me.	Ikonoklast	Oct 2012	#33
That was hilarious	agent46	Oct 2012	#65
The man couldn't spend his whole night refuting Mitts lies.	Ganja Ninja	Oct 2012	#22
Well written, well researched, cogent points. I agree with the thesis. Thank you for writing it.nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Oct 2012	#23
Outstanding post.	Skinner	Oct 2012	#24
K & R and bookmarking to remember. Great OP.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#25
The truth lies somewhere between the teeth-gnashing, garment rending and the N-dimensional chess.	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2012	#26
That was an excellent piece of writing	MrScorpio	Oct 2012	#27
great post, thank you nt	steve2470	Oct 2012	#29
Yes, Yes, Yes	defacto7	Oct 2012	#30
Correct on all points!	JNelson6563	Oct 2012	#31
Mitt appeared manic last night...	southern_belle	Oct 2012	#34
If that is the case -- Romney is somewhat bipolar -- then he will get wilder and wilder	JDPriestly	Oct 2012	#64
And if, God help us, he becomes President?	Harry Monroe	Oct 2012	#86
In short, be careful responding to lies in politics	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#35
Feel good post but	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#36
In regard to looking down..	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#37
He was just making notes on Romney's points because there were so many being	tblue37	Oct 2012	#50
Yes, I think you've got it	Tumbulu	Oct 2012	#38
rope a dope n/t	Knicks007	Oct 2012	#39
Obama used the right tactics in the debate.	penndragon69	Oct 2012	#40
playing possum?	dropboss11	Oct 2012	#42
I think this is complete and utter nonsense.	GumboYaYa	Oct 2012	#43
Obama is betting on the American People	DearAbby	Oct 2012	#89
Thanks, interesting take. I don't know how Mitt's leftward tack figures in exactly.	MatthewStLouis	Oct 2012	#44
So it's important to enable liars for our own gain? LOL	just1voice	Oct 2012	#45
So IOW, Romney really wasn't aiming for the swing voters last night?	DinahMoeHum	Oct 2012	#46
I thought that each of president Obama's un-staged looks of disbelief, were better than	Hubert Flottz	Oct 2012	#47
Refreshing take on last night! Obama stood incredulous next to Jello Man but if	FailureToCommunicate	Oct 2012	#48
one of the best analyses yet. thank you!	BlancheSplanchnik	Oct 2012	#49
It's an incredible post...until I got to the end of it..."Devil is in the Details" and	KoKo	Oct 2012	#51
Big K&R...for an Incredible Introspection about our President.	KoKo	Oct 2012	#52
Great analysis!	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Oct 2012	#53
TOTALLY on point, THANKS! nt	Raine	Oct 2012	#54
Well said and agreed. n/t	VespertineIconoclast	Oct 2012	#55
Excellent writing. Thank you.	rhiannon55	Oct 2012	#56
thought-provoking	shireen	Oct 2012	#57
K&R	Kurovski	Oct 2012	#58
Wow	Pamelajaynn	Oct 2012	#59
K&R for a well reasoned post and kudos for using the correct term "disinformation"	Turborama	Oct 2012	#60
Yes....I'm the token Liberal at work. My philosophy has been simple this election season...	RagAss	Oct 2012	#61
awesome! kind of a jujitsu strategy	NoMoreWarNow	Oct 2012	#75
Hmm...	flying rabbit	Oct 2012	#62
the evidence for your post that I saw	Kali	Oct 2012	#63
Great Article	Shuhered	Oct 2012	#66
So well articulated	emsimon33	Oct 2012	#67
This post is sofa king good.	King_Klonopin	Oct 2012	#68
Well see, sofa king.. Loved	Cha	Oct 2012	#69
paraphrase: "when a liberal refutes the lie, conservatives become more likely to believe the lie."	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#70
President Obama was "Napoleonic" at the debate-	stlsaxman	Oct 2012	#71
Interesting angle...	ermasdaughter	Oct 2012	#72
Thank you.	littlemissmartypants	Oct 2012	#73
Religious conservatives believe in a virgin birth, even though it's impossible.	mwb970	Oct 2012	#77
Mehh, Over Complicated Take	Iggy	Oct 2012	#78
Thank you....I also feel the debate was a bit of an ambush... All articulate lies..	nenagh	Oct 2012	#79
Interesting food for thought. n/t	deutsey	Oct 2012	#80
Interesting take on it.	TreasonousBastard	Oct 2012	#82
THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST	Tippy	Oct 2012	#84
Great analysis and loved the Franken quote	DLine	Oct 2012	#87
Huck A Buck	thelarge	Oct 2012	#88
i hope that's right. i felt that	ellenfl	Oct 2012	#90
The President needs to call Mitt out on his dishonesty, and he needs to do it in the debate.	Paddy Ryan	Oct 2012	#91

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