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Mithreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-26-10 03:15 PM
Response to Reply #34
44. The vitriol you may be sensing is the clash of ideas for the most part
From my pov, we are identifying the areas of the argument where pressure would most effectively be applied.
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  -Obama campaigns against spending freezes-"we need a Scalpel, not a Hatchet." freddie mertz  Jan-26-10 07:43 AM   #0 
  - OOPS I did it again?  freddie mertz   Jan-26-10 07:45 AM   #1 
  - It's a chess move. n/t  calico1   Jan-26-10 07:57 AM   #3 
  - but who's?  tomm2thumbs   Jan-26-10 08:55 AM   #11 
  - that doesn't work in a game of Battleship  lame54   Jan-26-10 12:14 PM   #16 
  - When he talks like a conservative, we all lose  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:17 PM   #18 
  - maybe it is just a scalpel the size of a hatchet?  tomm2thumbs   Jan-26-10 07:51 AM   #2 
  - Critics call Hatchet "Old School American Horror!"  freddie mertz   Jan-26-10 08:08 AM   #4 
     - is that republican or democratic blood I see - that is the question  tomm2thumbs   Jan-26-10 08:11 AM   #5 
        - Time will tell.  freddie mertz   Jan-26-10 08:49 AM   #9 
        - It is democratic blood for sure.  TheEuclideanOne   Jan-26-10 09:18 AM   #13 
  - Another inflamatory reactionary post...  ermasdaughter   Jan-26-10 08:20 AM   #6 
  - curious if you can point to the parts of the post that are inflammatory and reactionary  tomm2thumbs   Jan-26-10 08:42 AM   #7 
  - Re inflammatory...  ermasdaughter   Jan-26-10 09:09 AM   #12 
     - So you are saying, there are people saying it is identical?  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:16 PM   #17 
  - I wrote that it looks bad, but we will have to wait and see.  freddie mertz   Jan-26-10 08:47 AM   #8 
  - true  tomm2thumbs   Jan-26-10 08:51 AM   #10 
  - false  TheEuclideanOne   Jan-26-10 10:05 AM   #15 
  - Stop reinforcing the pony theme, please and thank you.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:31 PM   #20 
  - Right, McCain, across the board.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 09:36 AM   #14 
  - I wouldn't call it inflamatory, but I would call it FUD.  tridim   Jan-26-10 01:22 PM   #19 
     - No reason for anyone to have fear, uncertainty or doubt.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:34 PM   #21 
        - I'm broke and unemployed, and I'm about to lose my home.  tridim   Jan-26-10 01:40 PM   #22 
           - tridim, it was not only Bush. Unless you can properly identify  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:50 PM   #25 
              - I wouldn't be alright with me if it were true.  tridim   Jan-26-10 01:54 PM   #26 
              - It is not about R versus D. The Dems control the House, Senate and White House.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 02:06 PM   #29 
              - I agree.  ermasdaughter   Jan-26-10 02:29 PM   #34 
                 - The vitriol you may be sensing is the clash of ideas for the most part  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:15 PM   #44 
              - That started very early on  ihavenobias   Jan-26-10 02:04 PM   #28 
                 - Absolutely true and if Obama doesn't let the Bush bonuses die  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 02:12 PM   #30 
                    - Just 50% would be a huge step forward.  ihavenobias   Jan-26-10 02:22 PM   #32 
                    - Has the administration EVER said they're not going to let the Bush tax cuts expire?  tridim   Jan-26-10 02:25 PM   #33 
                       - Absolutely not without reason did I bring that up.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 02:40 PM   #37 
                          - Bwhahaha, that's awesome!  tridim   Jan-26-10 02:45 PM   #38 
                             - I know that. Have you contacted the media  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:11 PM   #42 
                                - My problem is that you're spreading FUD based on a freaking radio newscast.  tridim   Jan-26-10 03:15 PM   #45 
                                   - tridim, I made one IF STATEMENT and I have always done my best to represent  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:30 PM   #46 
  - This is not contrary to his "scalpel" approach to the current so called "freeze."  mzmolly   Jan-26-10 01:49 PM   #23 
  - People are growing weary of all the compromise talk  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 02:17 PM   #31 
     - But this was part of his campaign platform. I understand the desire to see Obama say  mzmolly   Jan-26-10 02:32 PM   #35 
        - I appreciate what you are saying, this may be a counter argument.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:00 PM   #39 
           - Some might say he's beating them at their own game?  mzmolly   Jan-26-10 03:06 PM   #41 
              - Agreed.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:12 PM   #43 
  - Please see this thread  Qutzupalotl   Jan-26-10 01:49 PM   #24 
  - True, but reinforcing conservative worldview is what Obama is doing.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 01:58 PM   #27 
     - Actually conservatives haven't balanced the budget. They "feign" a desire to do so.  mzmolly   Jan-26-10 02:33 PM   #36 
        - I absolutely agree. You must have misunderstood me, that's alright.  Mithreal   Jan-26-10 03:02 PM   #40 
  - Kicking.  freddie mertz   Jan-27-10 10:04 AM   #47 
 

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