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M$M is doing number 2 to no end, they loose all credibility uponit7771 Dec 2012 #1
"Number 2" is a perfect descriptor for what they do. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #2
LOL SunSeeker Dec 2012 #24
When they claim to be "independent" voters... Orrex Dec 2012 #3
Yes, my "independent voter" friends always vote Republican. Interesting! SharonAnn Dec 2012 #17
I used to work with a guy like that NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #18
Don't give independents a bad name just because the ones who talk to you are republican. iiibbb Dec 2012 #28
To be fair, *ALL* of the independents that I have talked to are Republican Orrex Dec 2012 #29
"Who did you vote for in the last four national elections, house, senate, and president?" Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #4
i've called lot's of people on the both sides do it drivel samsingh Dec 2012 #5
Or they'll say something totally irrelevant like... QED Dec 2012 #6
You are about where I am. I don't talk to anyone that yells about illegals or bluestate10 Dec 2012 #44
Mostly they flail around and go down a ditto list Warpy Dec 2012 #7
Big time. They try to sound smart but you can tell they're very unread and ignorant Populist_Prole Dec 2012 #27
I met a man who insisted that the government could read our minds. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #45
Conservatives were the kids who cheated in high school Tsiyu Dec 2012 #8
"For all their claims to be such rugged individualists" bluestate10 Dec 2012 #46
Mine resort to namecalling Glitterati Dec 2012 #9
Yes, namecalling is the sign they've lost the argument. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #25
Can you tell me what a "conservative friend" is....? Bigmack Dec 2012 #10
Gah! I hated the "it's the extreme from both parties" canard. progressoid Dec 2012 #11
One not-too-crazy conservative I work with points to Obama's DirkGently Dec 2012 #12
#2 is used way too often by today's media Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #13
"I vote for the person, not the party." mac56 Dec 2012 #14
The wrongsiders are fond of false equivalency and backlash projection. ananda Dec 2012 #15
When Third Way "liberals" are losing a political discussion on a message board OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #16
I would like to know what people think "Third" refers to, please and thanks. nt patrice Dec 2012 #31
Your post is misguided. nt bluestate10 Dec 2012 #47
Lots of people,on both sides, do #1. beyurslf Dec 2012 #19
Another one I heard a lot this election cycle EileenFB Dec 2012 #20
"I'm really more of a Libertarian." vanlassie Dec 2012 #21
I like to hear that one, because it's an excuse to talk about freedom & how it differs from LiberTea patrice Dec 2012 #33
Don't forget: sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #22
"so common" that that's also what we hear from emo progs, which fact I'd be willing to live patrice Dec 2012 #23
Good question. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #30
that's an opportunity Enrique Dec 2012 #26
Bingo! "irreconncilable" The oppressor wants us to think there 2 and only 2 things possible & anyone patrice Dec 2012 #32
What I always seem to get is "wellll... I don't know... " calimary Dec 2012 #34
nice! SHRED Dec 2012 #49
After 20 seconds: "Oh, I don't really know that much." Festivito Dec 2012 #35
As much as Ben Afleck & Matt Damon want to pretend otherwise: there ARE BAD PEOPLE in the world. patrice Dec 2012 #36
A little memorizing the Pentagon report and no one could say: Festivito Dec 2012 #37
TIME is a crucial factor in all of this. How do we preserve as much value as we can patrice Dec 2012 #38
Our understanding, wants, desires, ... are limited by time. Festivito Dec 2012 #39
I honestly do think that's possible. That's why some of what we're seeing is so frustrating. patrice Dec 2012 #40
We have made major voting mistakes as a country. Festivito Dec 2012 #42
Happy New Year, Festivito! patrice Dec 2012 #43
Happy New Year back at you, Patrice. Festivito Dec 2012 #48
i said this before , i see this shit all the time , go online to non political forums JI7 Dec 2012 #41
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