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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 10:26 AM
Response to Reply #39
41. I don't find it mean spirited or petty to point out the
Edited on Thu Jan-12-06 10:27 AM by sfexpat2000
obvious and by now habitual machinations the GOP engages in.

It's also not "wild" or "insensitive" to notice the lengths they go to to win at any cost.

Pointing that out is not participation in their manipulations. It's simply observing the obvious.

/grammar
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  -Don't blame Mrs. Alito -- Blame the cynical handlers Armstead  Jan-12-06 09:13 AM   #0 
  - Sorry. The whole thing seemed staged  Proud_Lefty   Jan-12-06 09:17 AM   #1 
  - But the crying happened while a Republican was PRAISING him!  rucky   Jan-12-06 09:26 AM   #7 
     - Good point  Proud_Lefty   Jan-12-06 10:58 AM   #48 
  - She was a willing participant to the faked crying event  Walt Starr   Jan-12-06 09:18 AM   #2 
  - I blame her. It would be very difficult for those handlers  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:19 AM   #3 
  - Apparently Republicans thing it's okay to STAGE A FAKE BREAKDOWN  cryingshame   Jan-12-06 09:20 AM   #4 
  - How Low... Give me a Break  stepnw1f   Jan-12-06 09:23 AM   #5 
  - What? Is she not an adult. Don't ask me to be so patronizing.  mondo joe   Jan-12-06 09:24 AM   #6 
  - I recommend to anyone who doesn't believe it was staged to read this:  Cooley Hurd   Jan-12-06 09:29 AM   #8 
  - It that was real, I'll join you.  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:33 AM   #9 
  - If we had to rely on my brain for nourishment...  Cooley Hurd   Jan-12-06 09:50 AM   #25 
  - Yes it was staged, but you fell right into their trap.  rucky   Jan-12-06 12:02 PM   #49 
     - Lindsey Graham's statement was PART of the farce...  Cooley Hurd   Jan-12-06 01:13 PM   #50 
  - Thank you Armstead, and be prepared for irrational reasoning on  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:35 AM   #10 
  - Irrational reasoning?  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:38 AM   #12 
     - To somehow think that it matters...She isn't the one in the hot seat.  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:39 AM   #14 
        - Be them? I think we're talking at cross purposes.  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:42 AM   #18 
           - Only if you let it. I saw her as an emotional wife. Nothing more. And  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:44 AM   #20 
              - You must be watching a different drama. n/t  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:47 AM   #22 
                 - I must not care as much about every little thing, blow it out of  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:49 AM   #24 
                    - I wonder why you think it appropriate to minimize the  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:09 AM   #38 
  - I can't believe the reactions here  meganmonkey   Jan-12-06 09:37 AM   #11 
  - megan, you're not alone. Definitely not alone.  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:38 AM   #13 
  - Thanks  meganmonkey   Jan-12-06 09:40 AM   #16 
  - Sorry, megan. I find it neither inhuman nor insensitive  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:39 AM   #15 
  - You know what, DU participated in it too.  Skidmore   Jan-12-06 09:41 AM   #17 
  - This should be posted as a thread. sometimes a crying wife  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:43 AM   #19 
     - Do you honestly, honestly believe that if there were any chance  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:46 AM   #21 
        - Yes, I do. And in the realm of things, her tears, or her stoicism matter  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:47 AM   #23 
        - Her handlers wouldn't let her near the building  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:54 AM   #29 
        - Then write your media outlets.  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 10:01 AM   #34 
           - We have and we will. We'll also continue to discuss it here.  txindy   Jan-12-06 10:24 AM   #40 
        - It does matter - there's a HUGE amount of anecdotal evidence...  Cooley Hurd   Jan-12-06 09:56 AM   #30 
        - Apparently it does work very well with this some on this board.  Skidmore   Jan-12-06 09:51 AM   #26 
        - My thread last night was rapid response to bs,  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 09:57 AM   #31 
        - Some folks are projecting their own emotions and stories onto her  txindy   Jan-12-06 09:53 AM   #28 
           - "...projecting their own emotions and stories onto her"  Cooley Hurd   Jan-12-06 09:58 AM   #32 
           - No. She's the man's wife. That's all.  MrsGrumpy   Jan-12-06 09:59 AM   #33 
              - And the world isn't twisted? "Freedom is on the march" "Clean Air Act"  txindy   Jan-12-06 10:03 AM   #35 
  - I Do Not Think It Was Faked. But, If She Is Letting Herself Be Handled  DistressedAmerican   Jan-12-06 09:52 AM   #27 
  - If Hiliary Clinton had cried in public, they would be  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:03 AM   #36 
     - If Hillary or Theresa cried there'd be demands to know what they're hiding  txindy   Jan-12-06 10:05 AM   #37 
        - Remember when Teresa told that reporter to get  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:34 AM   #42 
  - Let's not "know" without knowing  Armstead   Jan-12-06 10:17 AM   #39 
  - I don't find it mean spirited or petty to point out the  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:26 AM   #41 
     - My philsophy is to go with what I know....  Armstead   Jan-12-06 10:38 AM   #44 
        - I honestly wish I could agree. And I hope the NAACP's  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:41 AM   #45 
           - I'll agree with you on that  Armstead   Jan-12-06 10:43 AM   #46 
              - Definitely. Amy Goodman is interviewing someone from  sfexpat2000   Jan-12-06 10:47 AM   #47 
  - She and his sister were there so he wouldn't seem so anti-women's rights  wishlist   Jan-12-06 10:36 AM   #43 
 

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