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elleng

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75. 'Loud megaphones' same thing,

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #47)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:10 PM

Jun 2012

same propaganda.

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Why exactly do poor and middle class Republicans hate "Obamacare"? [View all] kentuck Jun 2012 OP

Because they are part of the human subspecies homo nonsapiens hobbit709 Jun 2012 #1

Exactomundo! freshwest Jun 2012 #22

Exactly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jun 2012 #77

foxwatchiens!!! I love that! Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #79

They are told to hate it....and they obey well.... MindMover Jun 2012 #2

Wasn't it Rush Limbaugh who coined the phrase Obamacare? AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #8

If it still said "Romneycare" that would be fine. This is huge for our President, they monmouth Jun 2012 #3

It seems Scott goes after and supports or doesn't support those things RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

+1 nt Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #30

If I remember correctly, hughee99 Jun 2012 #40

Can only not setup Exchanges and reject the Medicaid changes davekriss Jun 2012 #78

Thanks for asking these questions. I've been wondering too. I find it RKP5637 Jun 2012 #4

Why are poor and middle class people Ron Green Jun 2012 #5

That's an excellent question. kentuck Jun 2012 #10

Because someday they will be RICH... hence we need to cut nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #15

Hence... kentuck Jun 2012 #17

You know what they say about math skills and the lottery... freshwest Jun 2012 #23

Lotteries... Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #28

Here we buy a ticket when it gets over a certain number nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #36

I used to play the lotteries Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #64

Of course they are nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #66

Because for a few minutes or hours they can dream Marrah_G Jun 2012 #59

The answer I get most from that question is "because my parents were Republicans". If you Booster Jun 2012 #29

Guns? LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #48

What they don't understand... davekriss Jun 2012 #81

I really don't like to say this, but more and more I'm becoming convinced RKP5637 Jun 2012 #11

The most depressing part is.... kentuck Jun 2012 #13

Yep, so true, so sad. I think Ron White, the comedian, did a skit on that RKP5637 Jun 2012 #19

There are stupid people everywhere, in every region of the globe. Quantess Jun 2012 #37

So true, the more stupid, the more respect it garners. Stupidity in the RKP5637 Jun 2012 #43

I get so sick of hearing that Americans are dumber than Quantess Jun 2012 #62

I've spent a lot of time in other parts of the world, I am well traveled and RKP5637 Jun 2012 #65

We still have a lot of intelligent people. Quantess Jun 2012 #68

A lot of intelligent folks are like Pavlov's dog... kentuck Jun 2012 #69

Sadly, that's what I've pretty much concluded. "We can look to history, and RKP5637 Jun 2012 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Jun 2012 #51

God, guns and fear EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2012 #34

Guns and abortion. That is why. Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #80

Because Rush Limbaugh and Fox News told them to hate it. high density Jun 2012 #6

There are scare ads running on some "Christian" channels EFerrari Jun 2012 #38

precisely - because their sources of information tell them they should be republicans arely staircase Jun 2012 #45

Actually, yes, I think they would. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #7

Why do they want the government to keep their hands off Medicare? Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #12

But it shows that the Republican leadership and hierarchy... kentuck Jun 2012 #14

mostly because they're republicans and they've been told to hate it. unblock Jun 2012 #16

Because it's been pissed on for three years, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day by wiggs Jun 2012 #18

Same here, waiting for the left to act like it realizes RKP5637 Jun 2012 #24

Very well said, people are finally coming out of denial flamingdem Jul 2012 #84

Not all poor and middle class Americans... vi5 Jun 2012 #20

The poor/working class Republicans listen to Rush, Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly, Savage, Fox & Friends Zen Democrat Jun 2012 #21

Is it easier for poor, middle-class Democrats to rationalize why they are Democrats? kentuck Jun 2012 #25

For no good reasons. elleng Jun 2012 #26

Or the loud megaphones now owned by corporate MSM. It will sadly probably RKP5637 Jun 2012 #47

'Loud megaphones' same thing, elleng Jun 2012 #75

The first three syllables BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #27

Mostly because the poor are too dumb to know what they are missing... Historic NY Jun 2012 #31

Mostly the name + millions of $ dogman Jun 2012 #32

With the poor and middle class it's.... Hotler Jun 2012 #33

If you were to do a poll...? kentuck Jun 2012 #35

And if that isn't enough, on top of that, their republican RW pastor will RKP5637 Jun 2012 #49

Don't think they Worried senior Jun 2012 #39

Obamacares is the plural of Obamacare. I think they should have hijacked the term long ago. AnnaLee Jun 2012 #41

This, is exactly some of the simple short PR the dems need. Somehow, RKP5637 Jun 2012 #50

HillaryCare became Obamacare- RW propagandist term ErikJ Jun 2012 #42

I'm guessing most people just don't know what it is 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #44

It is amazing how powerful Propaganda is. DearAbby Jun 2012 #46

Republicans tend to worship their "leaders" Time for change Jun 2012 #52

It's called "I've got mine so fuck you" syndrome. Initech Jun 2012 #53

The Death Panels emulatorloo Jun 2012 #54

they think whatever their dittomasters tell them to think Skittles Jun 2012 #55

#1 because it was Obama who signed it, and #2 because they believe LIES the RePuke media tells them. RBInMaine Jun 2012 #56

Poor and middle class republican have fallen for the propaganda Marrah_G Jun 2012 #57

Black President and fox noise madokie Jun 2012 #58

Pure partisan hackery. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #60

Yes, I am sure a TeaPubliKlan would have included a tax on the wealthy emulatorloo Jun 2012 #67

All of the Above. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #61

Because it's an evil Kenyan soshalist communist nazi plan kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #63

The No Party Strikes Again elbloggoZY27 Jun 2012 #70

Because they don't know what's in it, so they believe the lies about Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2012 #71

Don't forget Max Baucus, Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #85

Because propaganda works n/t n2doc Jun 2012 #72

Some of the replies in here are while we always have a uphill fight Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #73

For the same reason they think the U.S... Sarah Ibarruri Jun 2012 #76

Because they are constantly fed large doses of disinformation, which keeps them ignorant of facts. DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #82

Because a black family lives in the White House, and SoCalDem Jul 2012 #83

I'll try to give a real answer IndyPragmatist123 Jul 2012 #86

Because it was a Dem Aerows Jul 2012 #87