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Reminiscent of communist China, Cuba, or Korea

#1 Post by BackInTex » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:52 pm

Take a group of those most innocent and least able to develop their own thoughts about important things, and make them your spokes people.

Pretty sad, really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW9b0xr06qA
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#2 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:59 pm

Yikes.
Well, then

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#3 Post by danielh41 » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:24 pm

BackInTex wrote:Take a group of those most innocent and least able to develop their own thoughts about important things, and make them your spokes people.

Pretty sad, really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW9b0xr06qA
That is rather sickening.

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#4 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:45 pm

Yeah, good thing no politician's ever exploited children for political gain before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVn9k6d1og

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/comm ... ging-world

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/comm ... the-threat

Or allowed kids to be brainwashed for political gain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cgvgjfw ... re=related

Spare me the mock horror. I've already read it, a thousand times over, on the blogs:

http://minx.cc/?post=274521



So spare me the talking points. Tell me something you honestly think, or feel, instead of reflecting someone else's manipulations. Talk to me about the race. Convince me I should support your candidate, whomever that may be. All this other stuff just sounds and feels like the worst kind of back fence gossip. Or the glurge my Mom still forwards to me in the email, expecting me to be horrified at the latest outrage.

Maybe my capacity for horror has just gotten worn out by the last eight years.
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#5 Post by Weyoun » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:14 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Yeah, good thing no politician's ever exploited children for political gain before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVn9k6d1og

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/comm ... ging-world

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/comm ... the-threat

Or allowed kids to be brainwashed for political gain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cgvgjfw ... re=related

Spare me the mock horror. I've already read it, a thousand times over, on the blogs:

http://minx.cc/?post=274521



So spare me the talking points. Tell me something you honestly think, or feel, instead of reflecting someone else's manipulations. Talk to me about the race. Convince me I should support your candidate, whomever that may be. All this other stuff just sounds and feels like the worst kind of back fence gossip. Or the glurge my Mom still forwards to me in the email, expecting me to be horrified at the latest outrage.

Maybe my capacity for horror has just gotten worn out by the last eight years.
Obama's not exploiting anyone here. But it is *creepy* and *weird* how fanatical some of his supporters are. If this was a video of Palin's kids acting in some church musical, Palin would be a laughingstock - yet this is somehow normal?

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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:32 pm

What flavor Kool-Aid do Republicans drink? Sour lemon?
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#7 Post by Weyoun » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:09 pm

Bob Juch wrote:What flavor Kool-Aid do Republicans drink? Sour lemon?
Why, are you out?

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#8 Post by BackInTex » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:33 am

Weyoun wrote: Obama's not exploiting anyone here. But it is *creepy* and *weird* how fanatical some of his supporters are. If this was a video of Palin's kids acting in some church musical, Palin would be a laughingstock - yet this is somehow normal?
Exactly.

I wasn't critisizing Obama or others supporting him or saying "Vote for McCain". I wasn't saying "These are the only people in the US doing this."

Nope, I didn't say anything like that. Just pointed out something that struck me as creepy and sad.

And before you go and post some video with small children singing "Jesus love me", I have no creepy fellings about small children singing about religious stuff, no matter the religion (unless they are singing "Death be to all infidels, strap a bomb on me")

That's what makes this so creepy and sad. These parents are worshiping Obama.
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#9 Post by BackInTex » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:36 am

Bob Juch wrote:What flavor Kool-Aid do Republicans drink? Sour lemon?
Better than the chicken broth you've been drinking. You are so scared of Pailin you'll do anything to try and discredit her. I've not seen a single thing you've posted saying why Biden is a reason to vote for Obama.

Yet, you have no shortage of reasons you believe we shouldn't vote for McCain because of Palin.

Your shorts are showing and they are soiled.
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#10 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:45 am

BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:What flavor Kool-Aid do Republicans drink? Sour lemon?
Better than the chicken broth you've been drinking. You are so scared of Pailin you'll do anything to try and discredit her. I've not seen a single thing you've posted saying why Biden is a reason to vote for Obama.

Yet, you have no shortage of reasons you believe we shouldn't vote for McCain because of Palin.

Your shorts are showing and they are soiled.
Biden isn't a reason to vote for Obama.

Palin isn't a reason to vote for McCain.

The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
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#11 Post by BackInTex » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:48 am

Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
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#12 Post by Rexer25 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:54 am

BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
You're just scared because Obama is different than you. He's one of "those" people. You hate the thought of "those" people coming up in the world. Obama scares you so much because he's
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a Democrat!
And you think "they" should never be in charge!
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

That'll be $10, please.

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#13 Post by BigDrawMan » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:10 am

BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.



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this is the best endorsement for Obama I have seen.he should use it in his ads:

Two-time Bush voter afraid of what Obama will do.


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#14 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:56 am

BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
I thought I would never say this in regard to one of BiT's posts, but

REC

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#15 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:06 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
I thought I would never say this in regard to one of BiT's posts, but

REC
Surprisingly enough, I think we already noticed that item of agreement between you two.

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#16 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:54 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
BackInTex wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:The thing I'm scared of is that Palin might become President.
Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
I thought I would never say this in regard to one of BiT's posts, but

REC
The difference is that he's afraid Obama will do what he's promised and you're afraid he won't.
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#17 Post by BackInTex » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:03 am

Bob Juch wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:
BackInTex wrote: Well, the thing I'm scared of is that Obama might become President.
I thought I would never say this in regard to one of BiT's posts, but

REC
The difference is that he's afraid Obama will do what he's promised and you're afraid he won't.
That is almost accruate. I also fear how he will do what he's promised. I think SSS is concerned about that as well. As should everyone else.
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