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Is it ABC's Fault that Dems looked Bad?
New York Times ^ | April 17th, 2008 | David Brooks

Posted on 04/17/2008 9:29:41 AM PDT by The_Republican

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1 posted on 04/17/2008 9:29:41 AM PDT by The_Republican
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To: The_Republican

No.


2 posted on 04/17/2008 9:31:08 AM PDT by JPJones (Cry havoc and let loose the Freepers!)
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To: The_Republican
Rush just told the Dems that the time has come to find a third candidate—calling Algore.
3 posted on 04/17/2008 9:31:14 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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Obama's honeymoon over, and it shows
4 posted on 04/17/2008 9:31:35 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: The_Republican

Charlie Gibson wearing his glasses the way he does only confirms he is a dottering old fool.


5 posted on 04/17/2008 9:39:07 AM PDT by cubreporter
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Is it ABC's Fault that Dems looked Bad?

Why yes, it sure is.

6 posted on 04/17/2008 9:40:31 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Miss Didi

Dem Guns are directed at each other right now. They will turn them on McCain and the FURY and VICIOUSNESS that we will see would shock even the most innocent viewer.

If Hildabeast pulls the nomination out (Oh Dear God No), then she would HAVE to bring the Black Voters back in the fold. Only way Klintons know how to do that is to SCARE them and make them HATE Republicans by portraying Republicans as racist. They will find PLENTY of anecdotal evidence to make black anger focus on Republicans.

If Obama gets the nomination and if he looks like he is going to slide in polls, then McCain and Republicans would be portrayed as mysoginysts, wife beaters, polygamists, abusers or whatever. Abortion alone would be enough to bring dykes back into the fold.

War has not even begun yet. No reason to uncork the champagne.


7 posted on 04/17/2008 9:41:23 AM PDT by The_Republican (Ovaries of the World Unite! Rush, Laura, Ann, Greta - Time for the Ovulation!)
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To: cubreporter
he is a dottering old fool.

That would be doddering, for all the old fools playing along at home.

8 posted on 04/17/2008 9:42:19 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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Remember how George H.W. Bush toured flag factories to expose Michael Dukakis.

I dont remember that. Flag factories?


9 posted on 04/17/2008 9:42:35 AM PDT by Ender Wiggin
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To: Miss Didi

Obama has a glass jaw, just like Kerry.


10 posted on 04/17/2008 9:47:25 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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If our soldiers are not dying in Iraq and there is a relative peace then Would they also argue for pulling the troops from South Korea? Pulling the Troops from Okinawa, Pulling the Troops from Ramstein? They simply do not understand the complexity of world issues and the rationale of military deployments.... In addition how many Generals will have to be replaced and as the drum beat of a failed lost war rings how will they possibly keep morale?..... Obama to soldiers here I will redeploy you to Afghanistan and if Al-Qaida regroups in Iraq and comes to fight and kill you in Afghanistan I will just say it could not be foresee.... Obama is a loon.


11 posted on 04/17/2008 9:48:10 AM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Prepare to do your time as Corvee labor on the Plantation of Barack and Michell Obama.)
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OMG. So liberal Tom Shales thinks that just because this was an actual debate with tough questions that ABC is the loser. Tom Shales is a loser.


12 posted on 04/17/2008 9:48:53 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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Both promised to not raise taxes on those making less than $200,000 or $250,000 a year. Returning the rich to their Clinton-era tax rates will yield, at best, $40 billion a year in revenue. It’s impossible to fund a health care plan, let alone anything else, with that kind of money.

The Clinton-era marginal tax rates are only part of the increases. Obama will raise Social Security taxes, by removing the $97.5K cap for those making $200K. That's a humongous amount of revenue.

13 posted on 04/17/2008 9:54:01 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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Your scenario is scary indeed. And I am already turning to prayer instead of bubbly. Rush is saying that the genie is out of the bottle and “hating America” is the message...the Drive-Bys’ only hope is to revert to the Obama Messiah message. Also, half of the country already hates Mrs. C. RUSH: The Dems cannot win with either of these two candidates.
14 posted on 04/17/2008 9:55:27 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Typical_Whitey

Hillary is a bigger loon. She talked about Commanders on ground yesterday like they were cleaning ladies or janitors. The tone was sickeninig. Yeah Military officers are there but in the end I have to decide what goes on and I am going to withdraw troops. So much so that two moderators were actually shocked and asked her if she was going to IGNORE the advice of military personnel. She softened the tone slightly but not much.

Second, Klintons will do ANYTHING for money. They have committed treason before for money and now that China is exteremely active in espionage, they still have Klintons’ number in their roller deck. Klintons would SELL anything to ANYONE.


15 posted on 04/17/2008 9:56:32 AM PDT by The_Republican (Ovaries of the World Unite! Rush, Laura, Ann, Greta - Time for the Ovulation!)
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If our soldiers are not dying in Iraq and there is a relative peace then Would they also argue for pulling the troops from South Korea? Pulling the Troops from Okinawa, Pulling the Troops from Ramstein? They simply do not understand the complexity of world issues and the rationale of military deployments

This is exactly the argument McCain will use in the debates to make them look stupid.

16 posted on 04/17/2008 10:01:57 AM PDT by MNnice (Da ma Dakota)
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Dem Guns are directed at each other right now. They will turn them on McCain and the FURY and VICIOUSNESS that we will see would shock even the most innocent viewer.

But, for reasons we conservatives cannot fathom, the American People really seem to like McCain. They think he's a good guy.

So while it's possible the people's minds will be changed, it's more likely that they will simply look unkindly on any politician who makes such attacks on the guy they like so much.

17 posted on 04/17/2008 10:06:28 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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Both promised to not raise taxes on those making less than $200,000 or $250,000 a year

Isn't it true that letting the Bush tax cuts expire is going to hit single earners earning as little as $31K and marrieds earning as little as $60K? Both of them voted to let those expire. So, they can say they're not going to raise taxes on the "middle class" because they already have. Hang on to your wallets, America.

18 posted on 04/17/2008 10:10:05 AM PDT by Hoffer Rand (0'bambi: the audacity of hype)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

American people liked Dole to. About 10 months before the election he was leading Klinton by 15 points. Then they reduced him to bumbling borderline senile old bigot and abuser.

McCain’s camp are bit better though. They too seemed to have mastered the art of getting offended! Quick responses and demands for apology......they may do a better job of defelecting those attacks.

However, just like Dems made a big deal out of Dole divorcing and beating his first wife and upgrading to newer hotter model, they would do the same for McCain.

McCain tried to pre-empt the bigot rhetoric by actually going on MLK day to where he was assasinated and giving a tremendous speech. However, the fact remains he was at one time opposed to MLK Holiday. He apologized, but Dems would use anecdotes like that and fabricate some more.

Finally, AGE + tying him to Bush would be their ultimate ammo. They reduced the Dole-Kemp ticket and this time they would run against McCain-Bush.


19 posted on 04/17/2008 10:11:11 AM PDT by The_Republican (Ovaries of the World Unite! Rush, Laura, Ann, Greta - Time for the Ovulation!)
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My wife and I both agree that if Senator McCain is in the lead at the end of October, the major networks will all say he is dying of cancer or some other terminal illness the weekend before the election. It will be broadcast repeatedly, over and over, to throw the election to the dem.

Anfd O’reilly, rush and the rest of the conservative media will be golfing or whatever, leaving the entire medium to the commies.


20 posted on 04/17/2008 10:30:57 AM PDT by right turn at the light
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