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2016 Postmortem

groundloop

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4. Well, I'm not sure "too lazy to fact check" is fair

Reply to nc4bo (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:58 AM

Oct 2012

You and I have time to know what's going on in politics. My two friends I'd talked to are very busy with their work, attending their kids sporting events, volunteering their time for youth sports, etc. They just don't really have the time to be political junkies, all the "news" they get is what comes across their television while they sit down to eat dinner in the evening. And because of this Faux news is critical to keeping the GOP relevant.

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Mitt's strategists are very smart - lies work [View all] groundloop Oct 2012 OP

..And people are just dumb boingboinh Oct 2012 #1

They count on the stupidity of the electorate. And they have no scruples. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #2

They called it the "Dumbing down of America" for a reason. Not so much lies work but nc4bo Oct 2012 #3

Well, I'm not sure "too lazy to fact check" is fair groundloop Oct 2012 #4

I have friends like this too but have to eke out a living salvaging metals, clipping the toenails nc4bo Oct 2012 #6

The people I'm talking about aren't Fox addicts, they're truly independent voters groundloop Oct 2012 #8

Don't Indies tend to either be blue or red leaning? nc4bo Oct 2012 #9

That's been my whole goal - to get them to THINK! woodsprite Oct 2012 #5

i have many classmates and friends who drink the fox koolaid. ellenfl Oct 2012 #7

Romney lies when everyone's watching and then sends out the minions... Gargoyle22 Oct 2012 #10