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In reply to the discussion: Do you remember a prez candidate ever openly demeaning another prez? [View all]kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)41. I have no arguments with drawing contrasts
I'd love to hear some Democratic candidates draw contrasts between themselves and their party versus the Reagan Bush status quo, which has strangled this country for the past 30+ years.
That is, if they think they can.
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Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
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I was just thinking the same thing! This guy is a powder keg ready to
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#5
I agree with you that this was scripted. It is still, however, a gratuitous insult to Carter.
SalviaBlue
May 2012
#28
It is, but it is more a linking of Obama to Carter - with the hope that the Carter image
karynnj
May 2012
#43
Fucking Reagan blamed the recession that began 2 years into his first term on President Carter
NNN0LHI
May 2012
#2
But even that could be considered fair game in politics. It's the mocking way Romney spoke
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#8
I came of age during the first Earth Days & loved Carter's message of conservation.
CrispyQ
May 2012
#25
A group of Special Froces operatives had bin laden in their scope sights in Tora Bora.
bluestate10
May 2012
#34
plus there was always that theory that the Bin Laden family negotiated with Bush Sr...saying
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#36
Chuck's grilling Senor now, RMs aide. Senor said "RM meant that Carter was ineffectual in matters
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#15
wow JP that's cool. can anyone just walk around in the senate building? or did you have
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#21
thanks for all the info....gonna save this. I actually paid a deposit on an apartment for
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#24
We rented a vrbo ... around 11th and K I think it was ... just north of the Natural history museum.
JoePhilly
May 2012
#31
well, if it helps, Jan 20th falls on a Sunday, so, don't kids get off on that Monday, the real
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#38
I'll need to check ... my kids are in "year round" school. Still ... going to see the Prez ...
JoePhilly
May 2012
#45
that's what I keep waiting for, to see MR and the President side by side. Obama is such a genuinely
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#18
Yes. The earliest example I recall was reagan. His Presidency threw out all the rules and signaled
Egalitarian Thug
May 2012
#30
"while America’s feckless president, Jimmy Carter, fretted in the White House"...what
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2012
#49