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Obama Adviser Axelrod Calls on Media to Attack Romney

Oct. 4, 2012 3:46pm Mytheos Holt

Sensing blood in the water from his own candidate, Obama’s lead strategist David Axelrod called on reporters to act as watch dogs on Romney in the final days of the debate on a conference call today.

Axelrod characterized Romney’s performance as “devoid of honesty,” and “completely untethered from the truth.” Yet he admitted it was “vigorous” and for that reason, reportedly argued on a conference call with reporters that the media would need to hold Romney to account where the president could not [emphasis added]:

“And so today, as the day after, I think the question for you [the media], for the American people is really one of character and whether or not a candidacy that’s so fundamentally rooted in hiding the truth and the facts from the American people and deception is the basis of trust on which you assign the presidency to a person.

“So that is what we are going to focus on moving forward. We’re going to hold Governor Romney accountable for the things that he said last night and we’re going to make him justify those claims – as I hope you will make him justify those claims.

“Because we need an an honest and a genuine and realistic plan to move forward and not a bunch of lines designed to get you through a debate.”

Axelrod also suggested that Obama would be shifting strategy in the coming debates, though apparently not completely so.

“He made a choice last night to answer the questions that were asked and to talk to the American people about what we need to do to move forward and to not get into serial fact checking with Governor Romney, which can be an exhausting never ending pursuit,” Axelrod joked. “Obviously moving forward we’re going to take a hard look at this and we’re going to have to make some judgements as to where to draw the line in these debates and how to use our time.”

Observers may take these lines as an apparent concession by Axelrod that his team was caught flat footed by Romney’s dramatic shift, both in terms of confidence, and in terms of message. President Obama’s next chance to try and assail this juggernaut-in-hiding will be on October 16, when he and Romney will meet for a Town Hall style debate on Long Island.

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edie1945
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:06pm
Axelrod, now that is one evil dude. The Chicago connections run very deep. It is mind blowing to really see how they are all interconnected. The media lapdogs are already doing his bidding. How stupid they really are.

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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:15pm
  So now the media are watchdogs again? Interesting.
  
  So they take their orders from the O campaign. Got it now.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:18pm
  Poor widdle Axlerod and all the other minions at the WH and MSNBC….
  
  They sound just like trolls on The Blaze today. LMAO!!
  
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- cessna152
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:23pm
  In other words… Axelrod told the media to think up some REAL good lies to bury Romney. Keep digging your own holes you Marxist/Terrorists/Nazi sympathizers…..Unbelievable.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:30pm
  Axelrod is calling on his fellow, over-represented, Jewish colleagues in the media, to arms. Nothing new.
  
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- sscamaro1967
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:36pm
  I love Israel and I love the jewish people, but I cant’ stand a marxist jew
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:39pm
  well of course the Chicago machine gives the compliant media it’s instructions…attack Romney. And Axelrod does it without even blinking. Take this as a confirmation that the Obama campaign got really shaken up last night for Axelrod to come out today and tell the enemedia to set about attacking Romney for his boss.
  
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- Veteran Patriot
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:49pm
  The end is near and these weasels are sensing it. There are no “behind the scenes” conferences or coded marching orders anymore. This is all clear and out in the open. They have been comfortable in their arrogance but suddenly time is running out.
  Beware these cornered animals; they are now feeling the flames that are licking at their backsides and smelling burnt flesh. They now have nothing to lose. They will do ANYTHING to keep their cushy job and hold onto Power!!!
  
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- 65Mustang
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:10pm
  I thought that is what the media had been doing all along…attacking Romney.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:15pm
  65Mustang, you ain’t seen nut’en yet!
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:29pm
  These people never cease to amaze, do they? David Axelrod suggests we the people will have to question whether or not a man’s character and one whose so fundamentally rooted in hiding the truth and the facts from the American people and deception is the basis of trust on which to assign the presidency to a person..Using the word game here did he or did he not assign that basis to Obama? Obama is fundamentally rooted in hiding the truth (Obamacare behind closed doors, Fast and Furious, murder in an American embassy (our soil) and on and on but the next line makes sense if substituting President Obama for Governor Romney and we hold HIM accountable for the things he said. What a dip wad, we the people are fed up with them and the light was there last night. It was divine providence to hear an honest man.How sweet it was. Does anyone besides myself think Axelrod looks more like Hitler than Hitler does? Or do I just need glasses?
  
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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:30pm
  Axelrod is also a communist operative well connected to Chi-town & international commie party.
  
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- ishka4me
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:36pm
  Media beat axlerod, media has been lying and pushing commie obama propaganda for 5 years now, did they really need a conference call?
  
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- michael48
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:38pm
  He!! the only thing the MSM hasn’t done is shoot at him…dam ..axlegrease is clueless…
  
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- bigbro
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:59pm
  We are getting ready to see how the Chicago politics are done. Axlerod is a joke, he can’t stand the truth.
  
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- RiseLiberty
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:01pm
  Yea the biggest detriment to Obama turned out to be the very media that covered for him for 4 years. He was like a sheltered, spoiled mamma’s boy who was never allowed to go outside and play with the other kids. So thanks MSNBC, CBS CNN and ABC, for that deer-in-the-headlights look he had all night!
  
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- cayenne
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:45pm
  Mechanics call that “throwing an axlerod.”
  
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- db321
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:56pm
  Axlerod is digging deep into his bag of dirty tricks – keep it up David 75% of the American People alread know that Obama is a thug and a lair. Let’s go for 80%. The Media is being exposed on a daily basis and they are to stupid to see it.
  
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- dmerwin
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:58pm
  MSM already in the bag and Obama’s campaign should have to PAY for NBC’s coverage.
  
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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 7:40pm
  This axelsleaze is sleazier than SLEAZYHIPPO, he is desperate and AN ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE….Keep an eye on this douce wad commie, I wouldn’t put it past him to pull a false terror event to assist them to stay in power and he/they don’t care if american get hurt or maybe even KIA…This guy is a communist piece of ****! A true Alinskyite….
  
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- MEANS2RESIST
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 7:42pm
  I personally think Axelrod is a perfect candidate for a good tar & feathering then left to lie in a ditch somewhere
  
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- Grey Eagle
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 8:36pm
  Obama lost big time. Even Axel can not dress up an incompetent jerk as knowing what he is doing. He showed that last night.
  
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- BV FROM TX
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:02pm
  Yes, he is steeped in Communism and is as evil as they come. He destroyed Hermann Cain with the tramp that supposedly lived in his apartment. I would bet he knows a lot about the two gay guys in Chicago that were separately killed execution style with ties to the great one. Ask the mother who lost her son and couldn’t get anyone to investigate his death even though she worked for the department. I will always wonder how much Axelrod had to do with Andrew Breitbart.
  
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- pdw
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:12pm
  He seems to love the word Honest but his that would be an oxymoron. Outside of speaking the word he has no ideal what it means.
  
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- Southerner01
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:33pm
  You spelled it wrong. It’s a$$h0lerod.
  
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- Honestybefore truth
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 5:54am
  Axelrod sounds like a bad carney hypnotist or Johnny Knoxville trying to play Obie Wan Kenobi. Don’t look at the President or the Administration those are not the droids you seek, the white guy has them. The sad thing is the press is so full of weak minded fools they’ll fall for it.
  
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- Relax
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:32am
  Doesn’t China and Russia have state run media?
  
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- jerseyflash
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 2:36pm
  NEWS ALERT….NEWS ALERT….IN 30 PLUS DAYS…EVERYBODY FROM CHY-TOWN AND HARVARD WILL BE RECIEVING THIER ” PINK ” SLIPS….SO GET OUT THERE AND FIND YOUR BROWN BOX….
  
  Reemember to Vote…Nov 6th 2012…because Nov 7th you can tell them all to KISS your A$$
  
  If Urkel thought Nov 2010 was a SHELLACKING…Nov 7th will be a case of ” WHUP-A$$ ”
  
  Make a change America…VOTE NOV 6 2012
  
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Jackal7130
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:05pm
Just like “HOPE AND CHANGE”????????? You greasy F****G terrorist sc*M B*G, you and your boy go get your shine box!

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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:14pm
  Meltdown. Unhinged. Flustered.panicked. Awestruck.
  
  So axel rod says he needs to speak to us again.
  
  Just words just speeches. It’s over.
  
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Voter713
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:03pm
Some people you wish you could just meet in person just so you can slap em in the face for their own stupidity. I mean really people – he is completely delusional. Obamas LIE was thrown back in his face 3 TIMES in the first 20 mins of debating! What Axelrod to the rescue to keep Obamas LIES alive? Just needs a good SLAP in the face. Off subject – Ya know I really didnt understand the voucher system til last night…As a 30 yr old woman I think its a great idea that we can have the option to use medicare or use the money from medicare to choose insurance for ourselves. Its good to be able to choose for myself.

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- Jackal7130
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:18pm
  Yes I agree but even more so I’d like to slap the m0r0ns in the face that a-voted him in and b-the m0r0n communists that STILL BACK the scrawny little commie fake puppet.
  
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- jwpowers41
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:34pm
  you must be 65 to use medicare!!!!
  
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- rightdoe
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:35pm
  There is already a voucher system in place for medicare. My parents use it now. They have the choice of staying with medicare or getting a voucher for other insurance. They use their voucher and pay a bit extra out of their own pocket to get complete coverage because medicare is 80/20. Makes you wonder why Romney wouldn’t say that the voucher is already used in medicare.
  
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- Voter713
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:57pm
  @ JWpowers I know that. Romney said for the future of medicare – I am that future.
  
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- Voter713
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:01pm
  @ rightdoe – Makes me wonder, if that is fact, why Obama didnt say anything either. Where can I go to research it for myself. No offense but I am for knowing from the source.
  
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BBlanski
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:01pm
What more can he ask the MSM media do? That is like asking Mario Andretti to drive faster in a race, or asking Greg Louganis to dive better.

That is what they have been doing for a long time now, man.

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Ironmaan
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:01pm
Help me out with the last a in this acronym.
O our
B big
A american
M mistake
A ?

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- BBlanski
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:07pm
  Our Big Assed Mistake, America
  
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- DimmuBorgir
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:12pm
  A = Arrggghhhhh
  
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- kickagrandma
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:19pm
  The way I first saw it four years ago after the election was:
  o One
  b Big
  a Ass
  m Mistake
  a America
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:23pm
  A=Axelrod, the godfather of mean, corrupt Chicago thuggery. This is the nasty man who hurt Herman Cain with some madeup story about some cheap woman who lived in his Chicago building.
  
  Axelrod is the Evil person we need to look out for. He’s the one behind all evil that goes on in the Chicago area and Washington D.C. Stay awake, keep your eyes open and whatever evil thing happens, just remember who is behind it.
  
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- TerryJ70
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:25pm
  admission
  
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- JoMo
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:34pm
  Again????????
  
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landman1
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:00pm
Mr Axlerod does not have to remind the media to go after Romney, they have been having a war council ever since Mr Romney handed Obama his ass last evening. As soon as the fire in their collective **** has burned out they will be on the warpath. What will be interesting will be how far they will actually go to smear Romney now. I can see froth coming from some of their mouths now, Matthews, Shultz, even Sharpton (who can’t even spell debate) all are fired up and ready to pounce.

In flipping around the channels last night I saw Wolf Blitzer and John what’s his name over on CNN about to come unglued. They were trying to read the results of the CNN poll taken just after the debate. The results were 67% to 30% Romney. Wolf actually turned to John and asked are you sure about these numbers, better check again. ASmazing

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- Jackal7130
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:27pm
  Oh amd bashir who looks like a ghoul and kyrstal “ball” are spinning away right now. I would love to watch a couple 20 taliban gang slam both of em q is, which one would like it more?
  
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- BV FROM TX
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:10pm
  Beef up security, these people don’t just kill with words and lies, they leave dead bodies. Pray for Romney and his family and Ryan and his family.
  
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KickinBack
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:00pm
Wall-mart is hiring 50k jobs for the holidays. I suggest Mr. Axelrod apply as it seems he will be without a job come January.

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- cosette
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:24pm
  @ Kinckiback….. Wal Mart has standards.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:06pm
  Seriously KICKINBACK…would you want to be greeted by Herr Axelrod at Walmart? No one’s going to hire that funeral director to engage the public on a personal level.
  
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- mpoconnor7
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:57pm
  Like Valerie Jarrett, Axelrod will wind up at MSNBC or one of the other Soros satellite groups come January.
  
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Ironmaan
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:59pm
The media is now a weapon of the left. They are officially a propaganda only arm of the left. For four years they have overlooked and covered for this president as he destroyed and usurped the constitution and acted as a dictator signing over 900 exectutive orders. See Obama the destroyer http://guerillatics.com/?p=39885

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- johnjamison
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:04pm
  And if a Revolution happens we should make sure to hold all those who covered for politician as America was being destroyed are brought out in the streets along with those they were covering for.
  
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- Shasta
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:37pm
  The truth has become a gaping void, left open and unfilled by the left and the MSM. They try to fill it with lies and hate, with no success. This was the great opportunity that the Fox News Network could have taken advantage of, but instead abandoned. Sadly, Fox has gone the way of the progressives, becoming mainly a politically correct tool for the left. Thank God for internet media such as this.
  
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ShyLow
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:58pm
I wanted to hear how Obama’s mommy married a balck Muslim communist that was already married

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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:30pm
  It is obvious. He was drunk out of his mind. & she would *** with a snake
  
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- Swimming-with-the-Sharks
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:37pm
  I believe it was a drunken one night stand at first. But, either way you dice it Obama is a bastard literally and figuratively.
  
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:58pm
AXELROD?? You mean DAVID AXELROD??? The same Chicago man who worked with MICHELLE OBAMA in the “hospital Industry” that put OLD PEOPLE out on the Streets of Chicago because there was no other place for them to go, no more $? THAT DAVID AXELROD?
This group is of HORRIBLE PEOPLE, who hate AMERICA and who will say/do anything to carve USA up and seek profits but mainly POWER. Look up the Michelle Obama/Axelrod Hospital connection debacle on line.
He has a child who is seriously ill, and instead of it making him more receptive to GOD and GOODNESS, he is a bitter,hateful man. CAN you even imagine telling someone to TRY TO FIND
DIRT and ATTACK a candidate…. NOT: LET’S GET OUR MESSAGE of what we can do out there, not, push our accomplishments etc…but let’s try to bury the opponent. THESE little DEMMYS have taken political fighting to the lowest level ever. We know CARVILLE is a wordsmith, tongue in cheek, and Matthews is just nuts, but this guy is grubby EVIL. I would not put ANYTHING PAST HIM like one poster in another blog said: He’ll be in Chicago digging up blonde bimbos who will swear affairs with the opposition candidates… he is not above anything, which is why we must PRAY every day and put the FULL ARMOR of GOD on MITT, ANN, FAMILY, PAUL, JENNA, FAMILY and all surrounding them. THIS IS THE CLASSIC GOOD V. EVIL fight folks. GOD put us here at this time for a reason. FIGHT HARD/PRAY HARDER!
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- johnjamison
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:04pm
  You mean david assh0lerod
  
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- HKS
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:05pm
  Why don’t we hear this in Romney’s campaign? The media should be eating this stuff up.
  
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- Worriedboomer
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:11pm
  It struck me during the debate that the demeanor of both men seemed so atypical that it was almost as if “something” had come over both of them: to make Obama appear weak and defenseless and to make Romney look strong and Presidential. Then I recalled how many people have been praying so intently about this debate, that it would show America the truth. God does work in mysterious ways. Praise be to God.
  
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- coizinho
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:30pm
  I love you, Patty and when I hear you
  
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- HumbleMan
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:44pm
  Patty, you probably already know this … but Axelrod’s connection with Obama and Jarett is featured in Paul Kengor’s book. All three were mentored by a tight group of Chicago communists. They are all three experts on Alinsky tactics.
  
  http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/08/Trioka-Obama-Axelrod-Jarrett
  
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CMDR6
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:56pm
Why is it that liars always hear to “lies” in other people? how can this POS say that Obama is honest….increasing oil production??? on the surface yes, but nothing that he or his admin have done. 90 billion on green energy black hole….
Also, Obama is dividing again…he is going to work for Middle Class, but at whose expense? The poorest and the richest??? What a piece of work the Obumbler is….and Axelrod is a perfect teammate, both need to be flushed where all POSs go….

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Snuph
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:55pm
Marching orders to the

Ministry of Propaganda

“Go MOP this up for us!! Quickly!!

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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:55pm
When you are tempted to blame your problems on others—-turn to God

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kickagrandma
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:55pm
WHY?

Is “axlerod” a real name???

Come on, david! you and your sorry ilk have had a free ride at our expense for far tooooooooo long. your media has FAILED to do its job for 8-10 years. Seems to me the members of the media are throwing off the “magic spell” you distorted, sin-sick folks had cast over them.

`bout time if you ask me. `Course you didn’t. More’s the pity.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:54pm
Threats? So now he is calling for violence to occur against Romney? Here we go, they are getting so desperate its time for the ‘hyper-war’ across the board to begin.

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ShyLow
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:53pm
Obama didn’t talk enough about Mao and Ayres for my taste

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762x51
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:53pm
Like any school yard bully, Obama has to get his gang to beat up the kid that stood up to him.

HE IS A COWARD, PERIOD!

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riversong
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:53pm
Please please mr. Axelrod, Mitt Romney won fair and square!! Get use to it!! The American people have spoken: even according to the polls on CNN bias toward Democrats, 67% for Romney, 25% for Obama. Get use to it!!!

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milkah
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:53pm
Did he actually say that with a straight face?

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HKS
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:52pm
Attack Romney, Obama done got the “cool” knocked right off of him, now he looks more like “Leroy Brown”, if you remember the song. Media don’t like looser’s so who that going to bash now?

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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:46pm
  South side of Chicago, it’s the baddest part of town. If you go down there best be aware of a cat called LeRoy Brown. Bad bad LeRoy Brown baddest man in the whole damn town, badder than old King Kong and meaner than a junk yard dog. Jim Croce? Bobby Darin? Love that song. And Mack the Knife.
  
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NHwinter
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:52pm
You don’t have to call on them to attack Romney. They faithfully do that for Obama every day.

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floridareader
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:51pm
What kind of threats is he going to use this time?

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topperj
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:51pm
I guess Dave figured it worked with Gallup and so he’ll try the WH intimidation machine on his compliant media sycophants.

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- HKS
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:57pm
  Those lapdogs have been at it for months now, how can he “call them out”.
  
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MCON29
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:50pm
They already have been.

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SREGN
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:48pm
Call out the flying monkeys!!

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:12pm
  Sorry SREGN. Posted same thing on page3 before reading yours oops! Anyway here’s the scene and it’s a good fit….
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESI19h4wDo
  
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