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In reply to the discussion: An Unbelievable conversation at the tire place this afternoon [View all]ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)27. I Would Think "Tire People" Would Love Obama
Given the fact that Obama kept many American tire manufacturers in business with his "getting tough on China" that Rmoney claims he didn't do. Today on Ed Schultz, a woman from Freeport, IL called in to say that right down the road from Sensata, there was a tire plant that was saved because of Obama's actions, so she said she thought it would be a good idea for Obama to come to Freeport and show a real-life example of his policies (that saved the tire plant and all the jobs in it) versus Mitt's (that is forcing American workers to train their Chinese replacements).
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Second that. I was at a Mexican restaurant here in rural IOWA and the old guy at the next table said
Vincardog
Oct 2012
#68
I don't know, from my experience kids usually parrot what their parents believe. nt
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#30
Great story. Romney must look like a pair of brown shoes in a world of tuxedos.
TheCowsCameHome
Oct 2012
#12
I'm starting to think the pollsters might come out of this with egg all over their faces
Fumesucker
Oct 2012
#13
That's so cool!!! 36 people haha, most of them probably staffers. nt
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#29
I was staffing our Democratic Party headquarters last week here in this 9 to 1 virulently...
northoftheborder
Oct 2012
#21
Yep. They have been so anti-progress for so long that it's starting to bury them...
Volaris
Oct 2012
#44
That's awesome! I've had many of those WTH? conversations lately, too.
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#28
Romney has insulted everyone in the country so that includes the 21% who are still Republicans
KurtNYC
Oct 2012
#37
One thing about farm country folk, their bullshit detectors work fine once activated.
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
#39
99% of us are too broke to afford to pay attention 1/2 the time, so that is part of it.
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
#54
Small businessmen, even former Republicans (unless blinded by hate), see that the GOP is screwing...
Faryn Balyncd
Oct 2012
#53
The right has done a great job convinving everyone that being a dem=being a liberal =being something
pasto76
Oct 2012
#57
Amen, Appalachian working folk don't like northeastern Plutocrats much
carolinayellowdog
Oct 2012
#71