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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 03:56 PM
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Why is it okay for Republicans to run trash ads and campaigns and
Dems get some media nut spewing some holier than thou guilt trip telling us how BAD the Dems are for stooping to such a level when Republicans are doing it almost everyday.

Wait, O Reilly and Hannity, make that everyday.

Such transparent money driven hypocrisy.

Whats equally interesting, when we run "trash" ads, atleast the information is valid and true, Republicans run trash and most of the time its either an out and out lie, or grossly misinterpreted or overblown, and they have the money and the media to play it over and over and over again.

Its not trash to fight back and its certainly not unfair, in fact its necessary if Dems are going to survive. The high road is cowardice in disguise. Im not saying we have to be Attila the Hun, and they have that down. What we do have to do is stand up and tell the truth.

And we as citizens must know information especially if its something that would affect the candidacy overall. Oral sex - next. Fraud - YES. That I would like to know. That could definitely affect our country.

It seems more than evident the media refused to inform California of more of the Enron situation than has yet to make it to mainstream media. And yet they arent held accountable for this suppression of truth, or information at the very least.

Fight back Dems, quit being such wimps

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elfwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 03:58 PM
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1. because they are cheaters
Lying filthy cheaters with no scruples. That is why they get away with it.
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Clete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:00 PM
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2. That's because the commie librul media doesn't
report unbiased news about the sainted Republicans. Oh, haven't you heard the latest? You can't criticize Bush because it's God's will when he screws up because he was appointed by God and that's what God wants.
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elfwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:04 PM
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4. not my God...
I don't know who his god is.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:02 PM
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3. Yep...I agree. What's been so amazing...
...the past few weeks is the whining I've heard frome Republicans
relating to the fact that "The Democratics have been so hard on Rush"

Well....ExCuuuuuuuuse us!! I guess the past ten years of Rush calling the Democrats low-life idiots and calling the
President's (Clinton) daughter a "Dog" was just in Fun....
...Yeah ....Sure..Pal..
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elfwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:05 PM
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5. they were just teasing?
Nah. they suck.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:09 PM
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6. Goebbels v2.0, the most powerful propaganda machine in human history
It has the power, as in Orwell's "1984" to launder any lie to promulgate any lie to erase history and rewrite "history" without any referent to actual reality.

Amazing. And the Party-Loyal Right-Wing Sub-Media (and the parasitized Corporate TV Pravda that lazily follow them around liek awestruck children) is but a part, a section (albeit a large one) of Goebbels v2.0.

The Busheviks have tied the Giant that is (was) the Old American Republic with a thousand tiny strings.

They mean to kill it in order to posess the wealth of the corpse.
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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:10 PM
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7. Democrats don't really like getting down in the dirt with the pugs but
some will do it because they are forced into it. When we do it they scream bloody murder because they know we have the goods on them and are speaking truth. Truth to a Republican is like Garlic to a Vampire
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donotpassgo Donating Member (867 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:20 PM
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8. I'd love to tussle with repugs. Fuck em. FUCK EM!!!!
n/t
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Classical_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:28 PM
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9. Could you give a for instance
Edited on Thu Oct-23-03 04:29 PM by Classical_Liberal
One) attacking over someones stances on a political issue is ALWAYS legitimate. Attacking over personal stuff is more dubious. If the repukes start it, it becomes fair game, but if not, I don't want it. I do mind when dems start it because these kind of campaigns are absolutely insulting to me as a voter. I want to hear about political issues that concern me, not personal shit.
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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 04:45 PM
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10. It depends on the personal stuff
If someone was removed from his job because of theft I would like to know that before I vote. Is that what you are talking about or just sexual stuff.
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