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JoePhilly

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12. Agree ... and I'd add this ...
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:49 PM
Jan 2012

There is an organized and intentional effort to discourage Democrats and depress their turnout.

If you watch the talking head shows, you'll often see a right wing pundit and a left wing pundit.

If the topic is economics ... the right wing pundit attacks Obama, claiming he is a socialist. Then the left wing pundit on the same show claims that the left is angry because Obama is actually a Corporate whore.

If the topic is terrorism ... the right wing pundit says Obama is an appeaser. Then the left wing pundit on the same show argues that Obama is destroyed civil liberties and likes to kill American citizens with drone strikes as a hobby.

Energize the right wing so they vote ... demoralize the left so they stay home ... keep the election close.

Obama should win in a landslide that would make Reagan's corpse crawl out of its grave and scream "WOW, now THAT is a landslide!!"

But the media is going to do its best to prevent any such thing. They get paid either way.

Kind of like Romney when he took over a business. No matter what happened, he made tons of money.

Newt Gingrich was born a liar. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #1
Where was John King when we really needed his ass??? FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #2
CNN in general is MIA as a news organization on domestic politics. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #3
It is despicable that Fact Check would dare to question Newt's claims!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #4
The article I linked is dated 1/20..... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #5
My theory ... JoePhilly Jan 2012 #7
My theory is similar..... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #11
Agree ... and I'd add this ... JoePhilly Jan 2012 #12
hours hallowell Jan 2012 #17
Hopefully Rev. Al Sharpton Has This Info... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #6
I did post it on Joe Madison's Black Eagle facebook page...... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #8
Martin Bashir Just Bashed A Teabagger... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #14
Yep...also Joe Madison was on Al Sharpton's show with the correct stats! FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #19
It doesn't matter Va Lefty Jan 2012 #9
And just how is that different from the Gingrinch's other claims? HopeHoops Jan 2012 #10
per Keith Olbermann: MurrayDelph Jan 2012 #13
It doesn't even matter whether or not it's true Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2012 #15
And not one debate commentator will CHALLENGE him on this.. why? Because K Gardner Jan 2012 #16
please just drop this. we don't gain anything from this argument. unblock Jan 2012 #18
I don't quite follow you..... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #20
gingrivitis' attack on obama is false today, but in a few months, it will be true. unblock Jan 2012 #21
Repeat the lie it becomes true. insaneTV Jan 2012 #22
Shrub had 14.7 million in 8 years, Obama had 14.2 million in 3 years krawhitham Jan 2012 #23
1/2 of Obama's were really due to Shrub's...... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #24
I don't think this is politically helpful, and this is why: woo me with science Jan 2012 #25
Well, when someone uses racists language to state that Black People should want jobs instead FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #26
Newt to show Blacks how to demand Pay-Checks Cigar11 Jan 2012 #27
Check out Gingrich's record on Politifact.... IFOWONCO Jan 2012 #28
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