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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
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House Republican leaders are calling on their supporters to send money after last week's extraordinary Q&A session with President Obama. Their recollection of the meeting, as described in the fundraising letters? We stuck it to Obama, so give us some money.
In a fundraising email sent out to the NRCC list today, House Minority Leader John Boehner argued the GOP came out on top in the session "[Obama] finally acknowledged that we'd been offering solutions -- Democrats just haven't listened," Boehner wrote. "You see, we're not just fighting to put the brakes on their jobs-killing agenda - we're showing what a new Republican-led Congress would do differently."
Reports today indicate that Boehner's not the only Republican to see the Q&A as a fundraising opportunity. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) -- the man whose take on the budget Obama called "factually inaccurate" during the session -- said his performance at the Q&A merits some campaign donations, too.
Media Matters picked up the Hensarling fundraiser, which was sent to the readers of the right-wing Patriot Update blog. In the email asking for money, Hensarling responded to Obama's "factually inaccurate" line.
"I worked hard to become an eagle scout, and I consider myself a man of honor. When I am wrong, I will be the first to admit it," Hensarling writes. "But I am not wrong."
Neutral observers who fact-checked Hensarling disagreed. Politifact.com rated his statements about the deficit in the question he asked Obama "false." Yet Hensarling seems proud enough of the back-and-forth with the question to call on conservatives everywhere to fill his coffers.
The GOP take on the event evident in both fundraising appeals differs somewhat from the popular take on the meeting last week. The White House has been eager to trumpet the meeting, calling it a win for Obama, and pollster Scott Rasmussen told me the other day that public perception of Obama's performance at the GOP meeting could be part of the reason Obama's poll numbers have been on the rise lately.
Nevertheless, Boehner told supporters in the email today that the meeting made it clear the Republicans are ready to lead. He wrote that it was time to dig deep to help the GOP take back the House. "Thank you in advance for your help," he wrote "I hope you will also forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you in showing your support."
Late Update: In addition to the fundraising appeal, the NRCC made video of the session available on its website. In a release, the group said the video would "dispel any accusations by Democrats that the GOP has failed to offer ideas to get the country back on track."
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CT Voter
February 3, 2010 4:01 PM
Oh, it was a win for Obama. I was struck by the fact that most of the Republican questions started out with a complaint about how Obama wasn't listening to them. And Jeb Hensarling said afterward "I don't know if Obama even knows me, but I know and like him", or words to that effect, and all I could think was that the Republicans feelings had been hurt, all this time.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 4:26 PM in reply to CT Voter
See, this is the thing. That is our impression. The repukes in their echo chamber and the right wing media think that they took obama to the woodshed. That's why they are able to raise money off of it. Spin, lie and distort. That is the name of the game for repukes.
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frsbdg
February 3, 2010 4:33 PM in reply to Michael A
And that should work just fine on the ones who were watching Fox News. These guys know their audience, that's for sure.
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rwc
February 3, 2010 6:42 PM in reply to frsbdg
If the Repukes really believe that, then they'll be eager to have more rounds with Obama. When they do that, they I'll believe they really think they won. I'm sure the WH will be willing to do as many forums as the GOP wants; indeed they should be demanding them and calling the Repukes cowards if they refuse.
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CT Voter
February 3, 2010 4:47 PM in reply to Michael A
Well, sure. Nothing has changed.
But Republicans are soliciting money from a dwindling group of people. They may HATE Obama and want him impeached, but they are a definite minority, and getting more so. So it doesn't bother me that much, actually.
They look like morons, MichaelA. The base, that is.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 5:10 PM in reply to CT Voter
True they look like morons, but they are clearly winning the narrative. That's the problem.
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 5:18 PM in reply to CT Voter
Republicans are winning the narrative on this? LMAO! Not according to every news outlet. When Fox cuts away, you know it's bad.
You spend all day pissing yourself saying "Oh, my, the Republicans are gonna say bad things about us!" Your only concern is how the Republicans will spin it.
They have backbones on sale at Target. Pick up one.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 5:26 PM in reply to FreeRider
Yep. You are blind as always. Maybe you should pay attention and check out some news stations. Sesame Street isn't news.
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 6:58 PM in reply to Michael A
I was watching C-SPAN last Friday and saw the event myself. You were either watching Sesame Street or had the covers pulled up over your head because you were crying like a little girl that Obama was making a big mistake--without even watching it.
Wuss.
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 7:04 PM in reply to Michael A
I was watching C-SPAN last Friday and saw the event myself. You were either watching Sesame Street or had the covers pulled up over your head because you were crying like a little girl that Obama was making a big mistake--without even watching it.
Wuss.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 7:10 PM in reply to FreeRider
You and five people were watching c-span. The vast majority of the populace get the news from the right-wing media, which did not spin it like it was an obama smackdown. MSNBC was pretty lame and their supposedly lefty.
Dream on. Luckily you aren't involved in the dem party marketing or we would have 10 dems in the house, 5 in the senate and president rambo of the great northwest.
Go play your video games little boy. Or did your mommy take them away from you.
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 8:29 PM in reply to Michael A
Yeah, right. That's why Obama's approval rating went up 4 points.
Keep shivering in your bed with the covers pulled up tight over your head. The Republicans are saying bad things. Pussy.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 10:08 PM in reply to FreeRider
Wow, that's awesome. And there are over 7 senate seats, if not ten that could flip. And dems could easily lose the house. Awesome.
At least obama's approval rating went up 4 points.
You really are a foul mouthed, juvenile fool. Keep burying your head in the sand.
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Donald from Hawaii
February 4, 2010 12:38 AM in reply to Michael A
Okay, you two, quitcherbitchin, or John Boehner will take you both out back behind the tanning salon ...
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FreeRider
February 4, 2010 9:30 AM in reply to Michael A
Way to change the subject, weenieboy! You claimed that the Republicans were winning the PR war on the Q & A. When I point out that Obama's rating has gone up 4 points since Friday your response is "we've got 7 Senate seats at stake." Huh?
Typical tactic--when your original contention is shown to be nothing more than your usual bedwetting, you pretend you were discussing something else all along.
Transparent much? Pathetic much?
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Michael A
February 4, 2010 2:09 PM in reply to FreeRider
Can't read or comprehend either. How old are you? 5. What a joke.
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FreeRider
February 4, 2010 2:30 PM in reply to Michael A
I don't blame you for trying to change the subject since your contention that the republicans won the PR war on the Q&A have been decimated by someone you claim is a 5 year-old!
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barbara63
February 3, 2010 5:01 PM in reply to Michael A
TPM is often part of the echo chamber. This headline, for instance, doesn't really question the GOP's claims. It just repeats them. Why not a banner more critical of the Republican efforts? Maybe "GOP Again Claiming Down Is Up"
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Elizabeth2
February 3, 2010 5:42 PM in reply to barbara63
That wouldn't be critical of the Republican efforts -- that would be reporting the situation accurately. Of course, the Republicans know that they can count on most of their audience to never *think* of checking out things for themselves, so they can say whatever the heck they want. Karl Rove lives on ....
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CT Voter
February 3, 2010 6:04 PM in reply to barbara63
A thousand amens to this!
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Model271
February 3, 2010 5:22 PM in reply to Michael A
It's not just 'our' impression. Objectively, he hosed them down good
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Just Keep It Simple Stupid
February 3, 2010 5:24 PM in reply to CT Voter
It was like sleeping with a woman named Ann but you keep calling her Jan.....
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OhioGuy
February 3, 2010 4:19 PM
Is there anything politicians won't try to raise money off?
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Xantar
February 3, 2010 4:56 PM in reply to OhioGuy
Republicans can spin all they want, but the American public will make up its own mind. If you had watched the coverage and punditry after each of the 2008 Presidential debates, you would have thought that Obama and McCain essentially fought to a draw. But instead, polls showed the public overwhelmingly thought Obama had won each time. It's the same thing here. If Hensarling claims, "I faced down Obama and I won!" there's going to be a lot of Americans saying, "Really? That's not what I see..."
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 5:21 PM in reply to Xantar
So true. Even the Republicans aren't claiming they won this round. When Fox News cuts away and Republican aids say "it was a mistake to let the cameras in" it's game, set, match for Obama.
Obama's approval rating in the Gallup poll has gone up 4 points since Friday. So, nobody is buying into the Republicans alternate reality.
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Overreach THIS!
February 3, 2010 6:50 PM in reply to FreeRider
That's not true they're not claiming this. Obama was forced to admit, according to their bald lie unconnected to reality, that they have real solutions to the nations problems.
They cornered him, and he had no place to go so he had to admit the truth.
This the Big Lie. And yes they certainly are claiming it.
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 6:55 PM in reply to Overreach THIS!
I'm not talking about what the cretins in that room are saying. But you can't find a Republican strategist/analyst who's calling it a draw.
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Overreach THIS!
February 3, 2010 7:00 PM in reply to FreeRider
Is that true? I didn't know.
Americans generally seem very impressed and Obama's numbers are rising.
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Measure for Measure
February 3, 2010 5:06 PM in reply to OhioGuy
Is there anything politicians won't try to raise money off?
Or bankers? Or businessmen? Or anybody else?
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PeachesNYC
February 3, 2010 4:24 PM
This is precisely why any regular "Question Time" should be refused. The GOP will just use them as opportunities to score points. So even if Obama bitch slaps them on a regular basis, if he misspeaks even once, the GOP and the media will only play that up to no end.
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Powkat
February 3, 2010 4:51 PM in reply to PeachesNYC
Au contraire. This is why it should happen often and be televised - I remember JFK's live press conferences and how his wit and charm won people over. Obama can do the same - and as long as he keeps publicly asking the R's to cooperate and they keep saying 'no' he wins. At some point he shakes his head sadly and says, "Well, I truly tried, but now, for the good of the nation, we need to move one without their support."
The folks who believe that Obama was schooled are the same ones in Kos's poll. They believe Obama is a foreign born, terrorist loving, socialistic, white people hating racist. They are the party's base, so of course they will support Boner and Co.
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davcbr
February 4, 2010 7:30 AM in reply to PeachesNYC
I would point ou that if this was repeated on a mnonthly basis, for say four months, and the repubs continually came out with stories like this, the disconnect would be so obvious that you'd have ordinary [as apposed to political junkies] people making jokes about these fools. And nobody votes for people they joke about.
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Observerinvancouver
February 4, 2010 1:53 PM in reply to davcbr
Frankly, my dear, on the basis of the evidence available you give a large chunk of the American people too much credit.
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Darrius
February 3, 2010 4:24 PM
President's Question Time was definetly a win for Obama and you would have crazy not to see it.
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 4:31 PM in reply to Darrius
Did you see that poll from kos regarding the repuke base beliefs? They are crazy.
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TBender
February 3, 2010 4:39 PM in reply to Michael A
And they didn't see it. That's the problem.
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calbearinillinois
February 3, 2010 4:24 PM
We have ideas, really we do. Just because that scary man points out our ideas are stupid and unworkable doesn't mean we don't have them.
They still don't get that the "party of no" theme sticks because they keep voting no on everything and not compromising on anything, not because they have their own ideas they'd implement if they hadn't lost the last 2 election cycles.
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chimpale
February 3, 2010 4:25 PM
I can't say I'm surprised. They've committed themselves to speaking pure bullshit as loudly and as often as they can. The GOP is not going to waver from this until it either puts them back in power or completely removes them from every seat in government.
As long as the Republican party is still drawing breath, it will be living in the Bizarro World. You can beat them to a bloody pulp and they'll still be trying to convince everyone that they're the winners.
I would encourage Obama to use his bully pulpit, even if Fox and MSNBC cut away, to point out how far removed the GOP is from reality, and to keep doing so until most people just see them for the buffoons that they are.
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kunda311
February 3, 2010 6:20 PM in reply to chimpale
The GOP represents everything that's ever been wrong with the entire human race: the bigotry, the ignorance, the hypocrisy, the greed and the cowardice. Democrats are often an infuriatingly feckless bunch, but Republicans are utterly worthless and totally corrupt to boot. Hopefully America will continue siding with the lesser of these two evils, as the latest poll shows (the one that shows only four solidly Republican states left).
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bdh
February 3, 2010 4:27 PM
Whatever, Politifact.com. How hard did you work to become an eagle scout?
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DF
February 3, 2010 5:45 PM in reply to bdh
LOL
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Long Memory
February 3, 2010 4:32 PM
Don't believe your lyin' eyes. Give us money for beating up on Obama!
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Long Memory
February 3, 2010 4:43 PM
Whatever, bdh. My son is working hard to become an Eagle Scout (upper-lower case is the way it should be characterized). But believing someone will never tell a lie just for that reason is like those Christians who invest all their money with some guy at church because they believe he'll never do them wrong. He might. He might not. As Ronald Reagan ('member him?) said: "Trust, but Verify."
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bdh
February 3, 2010 5:33 PM in reply to Long Memory
I was being sarcastic. I find Hensarling's achievements in that arena even less relevant than the particulars of the NESA style guide.
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PASC
February 3, 2010 4:47 PM
It's all very sad--and horrible for the country. But there's no end in sight. Frank Lutz's recommendation to the Republicans is to "Just Lie," a reflection on how lazy we have become in how we absorb the world around us. They know we're too lazy to pay attention to the details, much less find out who is telling the truth.
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twirling fartknocker
February 3, 2010 4:59 PM
and when I was 15 I studied really hard for my driver's license exam. before that I worked really hard to get my Webelos badges (I understood even then I was about to retire as a Scout because Eagle Scouts were amongst the dorkiest of teenage dorks). when I was in elementary school, I got good marks for posture.
the shit they'll say
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Signalman
February 3, 2010 5:28 PM in reply to twirling fartknocker
+1
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calbearinillinois
February 3, 2010 7:23 PM in reply to twirling fartknocker
I really have to start making my Eagle Scout status much more a part of my resume. I always thought it made me a) a dork and b) marginally more likely to be able to survive in the woods, but apparently it vouches for my honesty for all time and in all things forevermore.
If only I had known - I would have been getting away with a lot more crap.
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twirling fartknocker
February 3, 2010 8:05 PM in reply to calbearinillinois
I forgot to add that my good posture in elementary school means that I am an upstanding citizen decades later. right?
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dougom
February 3, 2010 5:04 PM
The question that always comes to my mind when I see Republicans making statements like this--statements that are completely contradicted by the facts available--is, "Are these people lying, or deluded?" Neither is a good option from someone who is supposed to be creating legislation, but I don't see a third choice, do you?
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Michael A
February 3, 2010 5:08 PM in reply to dougom
Answer: Depends on who it is in the repuke war machine. Some are definitely lying and some are deluded. Problem is their whole game plan is to not create legislation, other than cut taxes, which is easy legislation to create. Based on that game plan, they are spinning splendidly and accomplishing their mission.
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Jack of All Tirades
February 3, 2010 5:08 PM
It's ironic that they're against healthcare - they were the victims of a pretty horrific beat-down.
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DanF
February 3, 2010 5:10 PM
Great! Maybe they'll want to make it a regular thing.
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cassady
February 3, 2010 5:12 PM
I love how whenever Homer Simpson remembers back to incidents where he's behaving badly he's always this erudite, charming fellow wearing a top hat and tails.
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Just Keep It Simple Stupid
February 3, 2010 5:23 PM
LMAO!!!!!
GOP asking for donation for really giving it President Obama last Friday....
Their Voter should be asking for a refund with a note attach Titled: What have you done for me lately.
How have the Republican Politicians helped to improve your lives...? Please give examples....
• How have the Republican Politicians helped in keeping America safe
• How have the Republican Politicians helped in lowering your Healthcare Cost
• How have the Republican Politicians helped in creating jobs
• How have the Republican Politicians helped in preventing Corporation from funding their campaigns
• How has the Republican Politicians helped?
The Worthless Republican Party; they provide no type of quality service; this is nothing but a job where you get Quality Healthcare Coverage and a Free Pay Check worth over $155,000 for doing absolutely nothing……
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Rich in NJ
February 3, 2010 5:46 PM
I knew that sunlamps could have deleterious consequences for your skin, but I didn't know that they could affect your brain.
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Jim H
February 3, 2010 5:51 PM
Who's not listening John? Yeah, the President said you had ideas - he also said most of them were full of shit.
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roxsteady
February 3, 2010 6:03 PM
They claim they did well but, right after Friday's event, Luke Russert said that GOP officials told him off the record that it was a mistake to televise it. Why? Because they looked too good. I'm sure some of the sheep who watch fox did the same thing I did today when MSNBC cut away from the President speaking to Democrats. I turned to CNN and watched it there. If fox viewers did what I did, they likely saw what we and fox did briefly, which was Obama schooling every one of the ignorant morons in the room. If there are even 10 sane people who watched fox up until Friday, that's a good thing.
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AirBoss
February 3, 2010 6:04 PM
Same old, same old. Cheat and retreat. And beg the Base.
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roxsteady
February 3, 2010 6:05 PM
By the way HOW DID THE CBO SCORE THE REPUBLICAN'S PLAN? ANYBODY? ANYBODY? The CBO hasn't scored it because there are no numbers in their healthcare plan as Rachel Maddow pointed out last week!
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lousgirl84
February 3, 2010 6:16 PM
MUST SEE TV. I know it's blasphemy to post a huffo article, but this is the best.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/watch-must-see-videos-fro_n_446460.html#postComment
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FreeRider
February 3, 2010 7:06 PM in reply to lousgirl84
Thanks, Lousgirl. I watched that and really enjoyed it.
By the way, have you ever seen "On Board Air Force One" on National Geographic channel? Most of it features Bush but they bring Obama in after he wins the election. It's amazing to see what goes into protecting the president and moving him around. Try to catch it if you can.
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ETSpoon
February 3, 2010 6:29 PM
The difference between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats are lawyers and systems managers and Republicans are used care salesmen.
Like used car salesmen when Republicans sense the buyer, the voters, are in the market for a new model they ass kiss and lie to make the sale.
Look at the recent special election in Massachusetts. Democrat Coakley was a perfect example of a competent systems manager and piss poor political candidate.
Scott "Centerfold" Brown, like a sleazy used car salesman, sucked up to his marks, the tea baggers, by playing up his driving a pick up truck. You know, the regular beer-drinking guy from a broken home routine. Then on Sunday on ABC "This Week" "Centerfold" threw the tea baggers under the bus: " Well, you're making an assumption that the Tea Party movement was influential, and I have to respectfully disagree."
If Republicans aren't sleazy used car salesmen I don't have any other explanation for how professional politicians can recast themselves as Washington outsiders every couple of years.
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Partisancheese
February 3, 2010 7:25 PM
Of course "the Tea Partiers" aren't influential. Neither are is the far left. The majority of Americans are stuck in the middle looking for some financial relief. Apparently that's impossible for much of the Republican party to understand.
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USgreentech
February 3, 2010 9:01 PM
Getting this dude out of the dialectic is not easy to describe.
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Iris
February 4, 2010 9:20 AM
While the term "retard" has become like the n-word, it has a different meaning as a verb.
v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards. v.tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.
No surprise that the Obstructionist party is slow to recognize when a quick-witted rival has passed them in the other lane.
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