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Obama tells Arizona crowd to focus on saving democracy
The Hill ^ | 11/03/2022 | Brad Dress

Posted on 11/03/2022 6:20:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Former President Obama on Wednesday warned against the rise of political violence across the U.S. and urged Americans to cast a vote in the midterm elections to save democracy.

Obama told rallygoers at a Phoenix event that the “only way to preserve our democracy is if we nurture and invest in it.”

“When true democracy goes away people get hurt,” Obama said. “It has real-life consequences, it’s not some abstract political science question. We are all affected. We take this for granted, and we can’t.”

“There’s a reason why generations of Americans fought and died for this idea of self-government and why we set up rules to make it work,” he added. “If you don’t get your way, you don’t throw a tantrum.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: arizona; democracy; mobrule; obama; saving
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To: Mark17

Barak - lightning
O - from
Bamah - the heights/heaven

Luke 10:18


41 posted on 11/03/2022 6:57:14 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: dfwgator
The Republicans could easily make ads showing all the times the Democrats used or threatened violence on Trump and Republicans, but they won’t do it.

None of the networks will show such an ad - ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, ESPN, HBO, etc. will never let this ad air, and neither will any social media channels. Perhaps you can run it on TBN and the 700 Club, but that is it. Only a few thousand will see it, mostly preaching to the choir.

42 posted on 11/03/2022 6:59:57 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: imabadboy99

He is the tin man without a brain.


43 posted on 11/03/2022 7:04:18 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Democracy = Communist Dictatorship


44 posted on 11/03/2022 7:05:10 AM PDT by bray (The Republic of Texas is available on Barnes and Noble )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That’s rich in light of the censorship imposed by the RATS…


45 posted on 11/03/2022 7:08:22 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The People's right to vote against a bad leader, that *is* democracy.

46 posted on 11/03/2022 7:13:19 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We are - that’s why we’re voting you scum out.


47 posted on 11/03/2022 7:18:15 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Boomer
"The best way to save the republic is to dissolve the democrat party of thieves, liars, cheats, and corruptocrats."

We can always try getting them through the RICO act. Same way we did with the mafia.


48 posted on 11/03/2022 7:19:16 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Now he is comparing woke snowflakes to the 29th Infantry storming the beaches of Normandy?


49 posted on 11/03/2022 7:19:19 AM PDT by RonnG ('')
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To: nwrep

I thought networks could not refuse political ads?


50 posted on 11/03/2022 7:30:05 AM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: mikelets456

Quote: “What does “saving democracy” [even] mean? To the tyrant, a patriot is an extremist”

I am glad you asked. See, to truly understand what a leftist is saying one must take a step back and understand that the left coopts language for their purposes. Up can mean down and so on.

In this case democracy means “obey.”

“Our Democracy” means obey us.

So yes, their opponents are definitely a threat to democracy as they have redefined it.


51 posted on 11/03/2022 7:34:50 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: ChicagoConservative27

American voters are about to save our Republic and send the RATs packing.


52 posted on 11/03/2022 7:35:07 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Freedom56v2

Of course they can. They simply call them disinformation and refuse them. They did it to Trump.


53 posted on 11/03/2022 7:39:07 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This isn’t “democracy” as we know it. It’s their new far leftwing DEMOCRAZY formerly known as Socialism/Communism. Ask Gretel Thunderbutt the Swedish Meatball. She’ll tell you.


54 posted on 11/03/2022 7:39:32 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Go Nanzi! Cough up the Hammergate security video!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They were probably already focusing on his ears while he was regurgitating Stalin.


55 posted on 11/03/2022 7:43:41 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Go Nanzi! Cough up the Hammergate security video!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No biggie. It was at a High School auditorium. He was heckled!


56 posted on 11/03/2022 7:51:18 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Disambiguator

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn!


57 posted on 11/03/2022 7:57:34 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We are Obama, the voters are advancing democracy. You just don’t like the results.


58 posted on 11/03/2022 8:04:26 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Vision

He needs to tell the college kids this same thing when conservatives come to speak there. Can someone tell the Dems one of their boobs fell out?


59 posted on 11/03/2022 8:09:51 AM PDT by Hipshot 6 (Hipshot 6, Out)
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To: FlipWilson

“Our Democracy” means obey us.”

Quick and to the point....thanks and you’re spot on.


60 posted on 11/03/2022 8:33:57 AM PDT by mikelets456
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