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pa28

(6,145 posts)
14. Too bad. We'll be outspent 2:1 and we don't have the luxury of being weak.
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:05 AM
Jul 2012

Old habits die hard I guess.

Oh, spare me... targetpractice Jul 2012 #1
love it! renate Jul 2012 #35
Sure! The Pigman was cured from drugs by petting a pony. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #38
Yes, and those bank accounts in the Caymans? CoffeeCat Jul 2012 #41
Man, fuck that shit! sadbear Jul 2012 #2
So if Michelle Obama does an interview to say she's offended RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #3
Funny, the RNC has yet to apologize to Michelle Obama for all the racist bullshit. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #4
Look how the CONs treated Max Cleland and Tammy Duckworth. alp227 Jul 2012 #5
Agreed Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #51
They issued a Republican style "non-apology" apology. pa28 Jul 2012 #6
Yes, but they're taking the ad off the air....n/t whathehell Jul 2012 #9
Too bad. We'll be outspent 2:1 and we don't have the luxury of being weak. pa28 Jul 2012 #14
Agreed...It is too bad. n/t whathehell Jul 2012 #18
And the DNC needs to grow a pair..... radarluv Jul 2012 #20
Um, I think he already did Sedona Jul 2012 #34
Any coverage of this 'Republican style non-apology' Ineeda Jul 2012 #50
I know no one who can afford or advocates "dressage" dotymed Jul 2012 #59
But she wasn't on the horse evilhime Jul 2012 #7
Oh please...I hope they're not "caving again"...This is bullshit, you can't even whathehell Jul 2012 #8
Where the fuck is Howard Dean when we need him? tularetom Jul 2012 #10
I don't care that she uses it for therapy... Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #11
Tooth Paste is out of the tube...... Grassy Knoll Jul 2012 #12
Republicans...sheesh. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #13
She's using her illness as a reason for owning a horse that has a $70k-ish/year upkeep. pacalo Jul 2012 #15
Hell, strap her to the bullriding machine in any big Texas bar...she'd get a better workout, MADem Jul 2012 #37
LOL lillypaddle Jul 2012 #58
A choppy jetski ride gives a pretty good workout, too... pacalo Jul 2012 #77
Yep, and she puts that hammer down! nt MADem Jul 2012 #80
Don't forget that $70K maxrandb Jul 2012 #56
Isn't it disgusting? Charging us taxpayers for his horse's high-upkeep while he hides his money pacalo Jul 2012 #78
Amen, this is Bullshit treestar Jul 2012 #71
Horseback riding is good therapy for MS, but choosing such an expensive, pompous sport as dressage pacalo Jul 2012 #82
faux manufactured outrage Botany Jul 2012 #16
Isn't Ann Romney the one who admitted, on tape, her outrage about the housewife fiasco was phony? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #17
Spineless chickenshit DNCers. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #19
Long as they keep hammering at Mitt they can use this to show how sensitive they are. nolabear Jul 2012 #21
Why apologize to Ann? It's not even about her. SunSeeker Jul 2012 #22
Tongue in cheek "apology" Jessy169 Jul 2012 #23
this has to come back in a future ad... tk2kewl Jul 2012 #24
Targeted spending by a Super PAC would be outside the control of the DNC SkatmanRoth Jul 2012 #47
At least it got out there for a while! Colbert will keep it going .. nt flamingdem Jul 2012 #25
Ann needs no apology DBoon Jul 2012 #26
ROFLMAO! (nt) RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #29
MS therapy to torment horses until they behave unnaturally? alittlelark Jul 2012 #27
Geesh, did you notice how ABC spins it with their final paragraph? RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #28
I will not comment... DBoon Jul 2012 #32
I am quite surprised at all the claims that the wife that the wife is "off limits" karynnj Jul 2012 #79
it was a stupid ad anyways handmade34 Jul 2012 #30
Don't worry as zimmerman said Yeah Its Spin Jul 2012 #31
We don't need it. bluedigger Jul 2012 #33
That's OK--Dave Letterman will keep showing that stupid horse, day in, day out! nt MADem Jul 2012 #36
Okay, fine. Let a Superpac pick it up. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #39
It wasn't about Ann. It was about $77,000 horse prom! aquart Jul 2012 #40
Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #42
No fan of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC Chairwoman bigdarryl Jul 2012 #43
Why doesn't the DNC just sit down and write concession speeches? No apology was necessary. Scuba Jul 2012 #44
Yes, because one of the most Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #45
I live w/ someone w/ MS & she can not.. kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #46
The day was Sununu, "taking the gloves off" and "act American" and WE apologize? KurtNYC Jul 2012 #48
don't start back tracking now 2pooped2pop Jul 2012 #49
the DNC can afford to appear contrite on this pnwest Jul 2012 #52
Far more people heard the "apology" than saw the ad Jessy169 Jul 2012 #75
i am going to miss Rafalca Enrique Jul 2012 #53
disconnection daybranch Jul 2012 #54
It sounds ominous to me zeemike Jul 2012 #55
I'm guessing there was a mandate to not go after family members. randome Jul 2012 #57
Good point. They want wives safe from attack, so that was the correct thing to do flamingdem Jul 2012 #62
And that expends to the horse and hobbies? zeemike Jul 2012 #66
The democrats marsis Jul 2012 #60
You know how my wife gets "therapy" for her MS? Kelvin Mace Jul 2012 #61
KNow how a friend gets "therapy" for her MS? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #64
Does your wife's insurance plan cover dressage therapy? targetpractice Jul 2012 #65
Yes! The DNC should do an ad with your wife saying treestar Jul 2012 #72
Her HORSE is going to the Olympics, not her obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #63
Stop apologizing to these monsters Marrah_G Jul 2012 #67
But Rmoney is a horse's ass Sanity Claws Jul 2012 #68
This is the problem with the DNC. The Right would never apologize and always goes for sarcasmo Jul 2012 #69
Therapy my ass. TwilightGardener Jul 2012 #70
Yeah, I have a bad case of PoorAssItis--a pricey horsie I could sell would cure me, too! nt MADem Jul 2012 #81
Producing the ad, and then backing away from it . . . MrModerate Jul 2012 #73
telling ann romney to shut her let-them-eat-cake hole is part of my therapy.. frylock Jul 2012 #74
I would prefer that the DNC did not back down Gothmog Jul 2012 #76
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