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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
1. As much as I love Jimmy--that would be a waste of money
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:56 PM
May 2012

This is about Obama vs. Romney not Carter vs. Romney.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
3. I disagree. Willard's comments were over-the-top shameful, and he should be made to ...
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:59 PM
May 2012

answer for them. Any time he has to go off-message or speak extemporaneously he shits the bed. So let's give him plenty of chances.

madaboutharry

(40,190 posts)
2. I'm not sure reminding people of Jimmy Carter's presidency
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:58 PM
May 2012

is a good idea. He lost his re-election to Ronald Reagan, the economy was horrible with interest rates sky high and a housing market in the toilet, and he was viewed as a milquetoast.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
4. Except that he is still one of the finest people that we have on this planet today! He never
Tue May 1, 2012, 03:12 PM
May 2012

stops giving, and one certainly can't say that about any Republican.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
5. Why doesn't Romney go after Eisenhower?
Tue May 1, 2012, 03:21 PM
May 2012

Eisenhower "exploited" his defeat of Hitler including images of D-Day in his 1956 campaign. And rightfully so.





Obama should also be allowed to brag about his ability to coordinate and lead a great victory over Al Qaeda that not only got bin Laden but garnered intelligence that has allowed the U.S. to put a major hurt on an entire terrorist organization and their major and secondary leaders. I don't quite get why discussing the death of bin Laden should be considered taboo in a political ad.
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