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Fri Oct-01-10 09:00 PM
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| 25. They make Mitch McConnell seem sane in comparison |
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There is defintely an argument that the right promotes people like Ann Coulter with extreme arguments so they can make the "mainstream pols" seem "moderate" while still holding right-wing views.
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| -Do Right-Wingers deliberately choose people like Palin, O'Donnell, etc |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 10:11 AM |
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I think it's ignorance. |
no_hypocrisy |
Oct-01-10 10:18 AM |
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I agree with you, ignorance must play a role with the majority of |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 01:59 PM |
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It's the old "I'll vote with someone I'd want to have a beer with" thing, no? nt |
scrubthedata |
Oct-01-10 09:03 PM |
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RW "leaders" aren't chosen by the rank & file. They're manufactured by organizers behind the scenes. |
baldguy |
Oct-01-10 10:19 AM |
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True, and why were they chosen? The "kingmakers" must |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 02:02 PM |
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Hell, this goes back to Reagan. He was an idiot and buffoon, too. |
arbusto_baboso |
Oct-01-10 10:20 AM |
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Correct, the driving power behind the Neocons has always been |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 02:06 PM |
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they are too stupid to be leaders - they're just megaphones |
RainDog |
Oct-01-10 10:22 AM |
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The late Irving Kristol, Bill's father, one of the Neocons' founding |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 03:35 PM |
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They are fronts, or window dressings |
treestar |
Oct-01-10 05:02 PM |
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Corporate executives, very likely. But then these executives |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 05:24 PM |
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They are chosen to be distractions |
Wickerman |
Oct-01-10 10:34 AM |
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That sure could be one of reasons. The Neocons don't or choose not |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 06:36 PM |
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Stupid people want one of their own, |
Bravo Zulu |
Oct-01-10 10:47 AM |
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Stupid people are easily fooled by criminals in high positions.. Yes! |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 07:10 PM |
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I think there's a method to their madness. |
DevonRex |
Oct-01-10 02:15 PM |
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Unfortunately, the higher-up Neocons seem to be able to |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 08:54 PM |
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In many ways I feel like I have lost my family. I go see them but |
DevonRex |
Oct-02-10 12:30 PM |
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Am sorry to hear that. One way to make things easier is to have your own |
Cal33 |
Oct-02-10 02:43 PM |
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Yes, because they identify with their arrogance that stems from |
ladjf |
Oct-01-10 02:24 PM |
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I think you are correct. Also I believe that the right-wingers have |
Cal33 |
Oct-02-10 08:56 AM |
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Those who own 90% of the media are not among the profoundly |
ladjf |
Oct-02-10 11:15 AM |
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Yes, the middle-class form the majority in numbers, and they |
Cal33 |
Oct-02-10 12:45 PM |
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Yes, the middle-class form the majority in numbers, and they |
Cal33 |
Oct-02-10 12:45 PM |
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Monied-class republicans have HAD to go to the fringiest of the fringe |
SoCalDem |
Oct-01-10 02:28 PM |
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Nope. They got Nothing. And Nobody. |
librechik |
Oct-01-10 02:30 PM |
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Yes they do. It's because they're assholes. |
EstimatedProphet |
Oct-01-10 02:31 PM |
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The rank and file Republicans are stupid, so they adore the nuts. |
MilesColtrane |
Oct-01-10 02:36 PM |
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I've read some time ago that 90% of the Ivy League college |
Cal33 |
Oct-01-10 03:59 PM |
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"We'll stick an empty suit at the front desk and do our dirty work offsite" |
struggle4progress |
Oct-01-10 05:22 PM |
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It's just a sideshow/distraction to give the illusion that we have a democracy. |
begin_within |
Oct-01-10 08:56 PM |
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The number one task of the middle class is to reverse the trend |
ladjf |
Oct-02-10 11:18 AM |
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They make Mitch McConnell seem sane in comparison |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Oct-01-10 09:00 PM |
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They are perfect puppets. n/t |
JSK |
Oct-02-10 09:09 AM |
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They are deliberately chosen so they can be easily controlled and manipulated. |
Tatiana |
Oct-02-10 11:16 AM |
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Yes, that does make sense, although Dubya had more help |
Cal33 |
Oct-02-10 07:11 PM |
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