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Chris Matthews Slams Obama Campaign’s Big Bird Attack Ad: ‘This, I Think, Is Mickey Mouse’

Oct. 9, 2012 8:11pm Jason Howerton

Chris Matthews (MSNBC)

It is no secret that MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is a supporter of President Barack Obama. In fact, the host even admitted that he is “known as an Obama supporter” on his show last week — and that’s why it’s newsworthy anytime Matthews criticizes the president, which is rare.

On Tuesday, Matthews hosted a panel to discuss the Obama campaign’s new “Big Bird” attack ad that criticizes GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s pledge to cut funding for PBS made during last week’s presidential debate.

“You would think the Obama campaign would want to start looking forward toward the V.P. debate this week and the two remaining presidential debates. Today, the Obama camp released this ad, again going back to Romney’s line in the debate about Big Bird,” Matthews said.

“This, I think, is Mickey Mouse,” he added before playing the ad.

The attack ad mocks Romney by sarcastically claiming the Republican is willing to go after America’s real enemies, meaning Big Bird. Even Matthews found the attack childish and ineffective.

“Please god just for a minute… be independent minded and answer this question: Is that the right way to go in this crucial last month to be focusing on Big Bird?” Matthews asked Democratic strategist Bob Shrum.

“No, it’s not,” Shrum replied. “We should be talking about who is going to save Medicare not who is going to save Big Bird.”

“One of the few times I will say Ditto,” former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said.

While Matthews admitted “there is a way through really good sarcasm to make fun of the other side,” he said the Obama campaign was not successful with the Big Bird attack.

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capitalismrocks
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:10pm
Maybe it was the fact that PBS has over $379 million in cash and assets that makes it hard for anyone to even remotely take this whole big bird crap seriously:

http://www-tc.pbs.org/about/media/about/cms_page_media/29/PBS%20Financial%20Report%202011.pdf

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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:19pm
  Unreal……..
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:00pm
  .
  Is someone keeping a suicide watch on Matthews?
  He looks unhinged.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:02pm
  .
  “‘This I Think Is Mickey Mouse’”
  No, Chris, Mickey Mouse is Disney / ABC, and you’re NBC.
  Big Bird is PBS, try to keep them separate.
  Tomorrow, decaf.
  
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- Cemoto78
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:24pm
  My God did Matthews hit his head or something? For once he makes some sense.
  
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- Gold Coin & Economic News
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:19pm
  In light of the Big Bird ad and Chris Matthews even coming out and not liking it, we have a good idea what Obama will be doing when he’s no longer in the White House:
  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=120314444786376
  
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- ambrosia
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:43pm
  @ TURDBALL with Chris Matthews-
  
  What no sense of humor ?
  The War on Puppets
  is about the only card your Boy-King hasn’t played, until NOW,
  
  The Big Turd is ganging up with Big Bird
  to bully Romney & America into submission-
  damn, if we dare to withhold OUR taxpayers money.
  
  Wah, Wah,
  just like Solyndra-
  it’s only a mere pittance,
  they whine, it’s only a few hundred million dollars…no big deal !
  
  Here’s the DEAL-
  America needs to CUT the fat, just as Romney said.
  PBS, the Puppet Blubber Society should graciously withdraw
  their request for federal handout….OUR handout.
  
  If they were smart, they would do it, in a Sesame Street minute.
  Lord knows, maybe by taking that action
  & developing a softer, less begging & manipulative stance,
  they’d find a friendlier response from potential donors.
  
  If this whole ordeal doesn’t prove what an incompetent boob,
  this prez is, then NOTHING will.
  Can you imagine what Putin, Iran & China are thinking ?
  They’re laughing their butts off.
  
  Sad to say,
  Big Bird & Elmo would probably be tougher on our radical enemies,
  than the bowing twinkle-toes, we have in office now.
  
  Jerk Matthews has been asleep at the wheel-
  all the sudden, it takes a few feathers & fuzz
  to get him to snap out of it.
  
  The DNC should just send Jill Biden
  to replace Bazooka Joe-
  she’s easier-on-the-eyes & saves us from listening to that
  political lumberjack husband of hers with the petrified face.
  
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- BYEBYEBIRDIE
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:12am
  Check this out – Awesome!
  Show your support for Romney and put a Big Bird Target sign in your front yard.
  http://www.cafepress.com/bigbirdtarget
  Here is a picture of it
  http://pinterest.com/pin/298293175288690034/
  
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- GETLIFE
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 4:06am
  Something about this makes me uneasy. Since the beginning of his presidency he seems to be totally assured of his re-election. Openly bullying everyone with Obamacare, regulations, executive orders, trying to block states from cleaning out their voter registration lists…..
  
  As for foreign policy–why not meet with Middle Eastern leaders?
  Israel’s enemies are giddy with their sharia successes. They can taste the power they have gained under Obama’s presidency. My intuition is that our president could not risk being seen with one of these giddy Arab leaders being all chummy just before the elections.
  
  And the brazen lies about Libya. Here I fear the lying has passed a red line– that is, they are now lying (about a video’s responsibility, about their cover-up) knowing full well much of the public KNOWS they are lying. Calculated lies, worthy of dictators.
  
  Now this ridiculous waste of campaign donations.
  Can’t help but feel he is thumbing his nose at the people as a whole,
  somehow assured his own re-election….
  
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- GETLIFE
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 4:19am
  Matthews demeanor reminds me of the cave allegory (Plato?)– when those who have been chained in a dark cave come out into the light, they are blinded, they actually see less at first , and it HURTS– so they are not inclined to want to open their eyes….
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:49am
  The Big Bird thingie is making me angry, and when I woke up this morning the little song kept running through my head was: BYE BYE BLACKBIRD……….Is this an Omen?
  
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- calebjim
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:51am
  PBS should fund the programs they run. They are in a constant fund raising mode. As for “Big Bird”, it sucks from the start. Chris wants to call it a Mickey Mouse program and I agree and his program is in second place. Pitiful TV reporter and I use reporter in a conservative way.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:55am
  They keep saying Romney brought it up………..FINE, many things are brought up in debates, that’s why they call it debate. It the obama team who are making a BFD out of it and trying to smear Romney with something that makes no sense.
  
  Four men, that we know about, have been killed in an uprising encompassing the world and our WH is making games instead of taking care of business??? obama, it’s 3 a.m. get the phone.
  
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RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:10pm
Gee, Mr. Preezy. They tried for shock and awe but got schlock and bore. How sad —- not!

Yet another EPIC FAIL brought to you by the committee to re-elect Preezy Barry O.

See ya in the unemployment line in January, L’il BO.
. * * *

A random memory just came to the forefront. Didn’t President Clinton have a chocolate Labrador retriever named Bo? Strangely prophetic? Maybe the gist for a good conspiracy theory? :-)

NOBAMA
**2012**
The end of an errOr.

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TeaPartyanimal
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:05pm
well tickle me fancy

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ddg7
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:04pm
And no one is a better expert on Mickey Mouse than a rat like Matthews.

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- CatB
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:18pm
  Obama the Mickey Mouse President works for me
  
  … sorry Mickey I would be offended also!
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 7:44am
  Speaking of rats, Biden is going to have to defend Obamacare tonight, and the devastating impact it will have on removing $785 billion, and transferring it to Medicaid. In recent years, the Medicaid rolls have been increasing rapidly. Seniors are going to be paying more on their Part D premiums; upwards of $6,000 more per year. Get ready for a crap sandwich smothered in ketchup from Biden. Somehow, he will try to convey that Republicans want to gut Medicare.
  
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Metallicat
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:01pm
since the Liar charge didnt stick,I’m expecting the Obama campaign to switch to race as a tactic against Romney. Im sure the MSM will soon ask,”is America ready for another RICH WHITE President?” I’ve already seen hints of this in the MSM,the story contends without affirmative action,only whites would govern America. I wasnt aware affirmative action played a role in choosing candidates for elections. Im sure its only a silly liberal dizzy from all the spinning.

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crusaderx9
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:55pm
And now even the most shameful obama supporters are realizing how desperate the obama regime has become…

Big Bird is pure distraction. The obama regime have taken us beyond stupid – we are now dangerously distracted as the lawless obama regime struggles to survive as America wakes up to the ugly truth over the next four weeks…

-Terrorist killing of US Ambassador along with 3 other Americans on 9/11 with obama regime lying to American Public
-Gas prices hit new high
-Mid-East about ready to go nuclear with Iran v. Israel
-US Embassies flying Al Qaeda flags on 9/11
-America $16 Trillion in the hole with over $1 trillion deficit EVERY year under obama
-Record Food Stamp recipients
-U6 at over 14%
-Record run of U3 over 8%
-Growth under 2%
-Family net worth down
-Family income down
-Inexpensive energy available but vilified and denied
-“green” energy costing taxpayers millions only to predictably fail
-socialized medicine with death panels
-PLUS obama scandal after obama scandal to include a dead American law enforcement officer as well as Mexicans that leads to executive privilege on a matter “holder and obama had nothing to do with”

AND the list goes on and on…

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:02pm
  an you done pissed of the master
  
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- california_red
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:17am
  Your wrong crusader.
  
  Green energy has cost us billions.
  
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- crusaderx9
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:23am
  *billions
  
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BODYBAG
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:52pm
This photo says everything you need to know about Matthews:
http://stneotscitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/********-dog.jpg

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:19pm
  Hi BODYBAG,
  
  The link is broken….
  
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- Wango
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:39am
  BUDDY BAG . . . Excellence in posting! Actually it’s a link to all of Romney’s truthful statements.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:12am
  WangDang
  I hope one day Crissy Matthews says suffering succotash in your general direction. Stay up in your shots wangDang.
  
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Metallicat
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:51pm
Its funny that this DB is upset hes talking about big bird when the left are the ones who keep bringing it up,to use as a weapon for their benefit. liberals are so pathetic and childish.

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RayOne
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:51pm
Just wait til’ Christmas, the Big Bird dolls will be flying off the shelves. The CTW tie-in must have a kick-back deal.

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- Taquoshi
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:18pm
  I wouldn’t be so sure of that. I suspect that there are parents out there that are now questioning the already liberal slant of $esame $treet. If Big Bird is tied to B.O., well, that could pull quite a few feather$ out of his tail.
  
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vic138
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:47pm
I think we’re being set up and something big is coming… JMHO.

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LowTax
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:43pm
CHRISSYFIT is dead on, BHO looked small today trying to hit romney with sesame street attacks. It’s just not a serious strategy at this point and makes you wonder, THATS WHAT THEY ARE GOING WITH, BIG BIRD, REALLY? The left is becoming unhinged and it is fun right now !

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- RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:18pm
  In autumn an even better smell than that of fallen leaves is the smell of Democrat fear and desperation. Really makes my day.
  
  NOBAMA
  **2012**
  The end of an errOr.
  
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pantokrator
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:37pm
Hmm, let me check… Yup, hell just froze over.

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RGB
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:34pm
What’s the over/under for Biden saying Big Bird on Thursday?

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possom
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:33pm
I’m already sick of big bird, this is going to be like king obies speach on pushing the car out of the ditch. It’ll go on and on and on and on and on until we can’t stand it anymore.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:40pm
  Thanksgiving is coming and it is hunting season. But, BB might be a bit tough considering how old he is.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:33pm
This is what happens when you have NOTHING to run on.

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pissantno.10
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:31pm
its sad when obama and his crew have droped to a leavel that crissy boy has to blink twice. but it just shows how big of a bunch childish people are running this country. after obama loses it will be spanky spanky time for them.

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FEMALL
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:29pm
Oops Chrissy! Looks like you’re next for an IRS audit.

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soybomb315_II
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:27pm
I am willing to bet that the democrats are holding their fire and will be calling Romney a flip-flopper the last few weeks of the campaign. Sort of how Bush put down Kerry

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:34pm
  you are up to late soy bean night night
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:39pm
  You probably have a point there. Very likely right after the last debate the airwaves will be filled with a number of nasty ads from the 0bama campaign, and some will be on your subject matter.
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:34pm
  SOY: You forgot the sarcasm. Are you serious…holding their fire? I might be mistaken but isn’t calling someone a liar the same as flip-flopper? Unless you mean they will say it every sentence since my gosh, I’ve heard a million times this past week.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:45pm
  @inlightofthings
  yes, holding their fire (relatively). There is a lot of stuff to attack romney on that they havent even tried yet (most of it we pointed out to you in the primary)
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:04pm
  SOY: Yes, I recall the things mentioned; many I would agree with. I thinks it’s safe to say after much of the recent news, that Romney is no McCain, and certainly is no Obama. It would warm my heart to hear you agree with that sentiment at least.
  
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Gary_K
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:26pm
I would like to give barry soetoro a big BIRD, well, more than one, ok, ok many Big birds.

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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:34pm
  O M G, I think I’m gonna have a heart attack. Did Chris Matthews honestly make a negative remark about his lover boy who puts a thrill up his leg?
  Chris, enjoy it, because this might be the only time I agree with you.
  
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stotlaat
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:26pm
The Big Bird strategy works when the intent is to reach voters who go by “flavor”, having done no homework of their own to decide who gets their vote. It leaves a bad taste for one candidate. there are voters who qualify to be influenced in this manner.

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Princetondan
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:23pm
It is a great day in America when a comitted letist like Chris Matthews slams the Obama campaign.

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- Slayer
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:41pm
  Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
  
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justangry
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:19pm
Another fine issue to judge this beauty contest on. Our rights… Not so much.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:29pm
  yea its funny that Romney had the courage to talk about PBS funding but he doesnt have the courage to talk about how Obama has taken away our civil liberties. That would be a slam dunk with the american people – but the Romney campaign refuses to do it….WHY?
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:35pm
  There are still two presidential debates left. You never know.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:48pm
  Three candidates on all fifty states’ ballots.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:58pm
  Ok SOY… you,too JUST.. i want your 10 pence, as well.. riddle me this….
  
  We (the 3 of us) probably agree that Reagan was a well meaning- old man that evolved into a progressive deuche…
  Would you vote for Reagan right now? ..would you vote for Clinton right now? or either -over the current choices?… including Goode or Johnson?
  
  For real…. actual scenario?
  
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- resme
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:58pm
  Here’s the debate that should be had.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc&feature=youtu.be
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:09pm
  You, too RESME. You’ve got skin in the game.. where do you stand on my question?
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:15pm
  PS:…@SOY…
  
  That would be a slam dunk with the american people – but the Romney campaign refuses to do it….WHY?
  
  C’mon SOY, why would anyone on the virtual cusp of becoming “Benevolent Dictator of Planet Earth” ever want to REDUCE the amount of power they inherit? Has any President ever forfeited power? Ever? Ever? Ever?
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:27pm
  @East
  Exactly right – he can almost taste the power (lord of the rings anyone?). Kudos on your insight
  
  To answer your Reagan question….Yes, i am pretty sure i would. I was not around in his hay-day but from what i understand he was fighting the establishment the entire time with a pro-freedom message. Once he got power he started to turn to the dark side just like other patriots like Thomas Jefferson. But we should at least have people who turn into deuches AFTER they become president, RIGHT???
  
  Ive said this many times – i am not an ideologue. I would definitely have voted for a herman cain/bachmann and probably even a perry/santorum. Romney crosses a progressive line that i cannot stand for. And in regards to his business background – i do not see it as a benefit for reasons we can talk about some other time
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 10:55pm
  SOY… I would vote for either Reagan or Clinton…. I want stability i guess…. Would vote for Cain/ Perry but not Bachman/ Santorum. (those two a little faith-centric for me)
  
  Looking forward to the conf when you tell me your skepticism of Romney’s economic druthers though.
  He steal someone in your industry’s parking spot or something like that?
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:03pm
  @East
  Here is a start – i dont want to get you too excited before bedtime
  http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/romney-capitalism/
  
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- resme
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:11pm
  “We (the 3 of us) probably agree that Reagan was a well meaning- old man that evolved into a progressive deuche…
  Would you vote for Reagan right now? ..would you vote for Clinton right now? or either -over the current choices?… including Goode or Johnson?”
  
  As of right now, I’m voting for goode. Johnson is good. I just can’t bring myself to vote for someone who is pro-choice. I’d take Reagan over Goode in a heartbeat. Reagan had a semi-sane foreign policy. (Sadly, Reagan wouldn’t have a chance with the new rules of the RNC) Clinton, No, Just no. Clinton and his evil evil wife disgust me beyond belief. ( Watch this video east,soy,and just) http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/122392.html
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:21pm
  Hi Soybom315,
  “At the end of “Pretty Woman,” Richard Gere not only gets the girl but also saves the shipbuilding company.”
  
  So are you saying Romney will change like Gere did?
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:31pm
  @Monk
  He already is changing….
  http://news.yahoo.com/romney-promises-no-abortion-legislation-004508435–election.html
  http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-etch-a-sketch-moment/
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 11:41pm
  Hi Resme,
  
  Thanks for the link. I sent it to The Blaze.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:11am
  All 5 of you will want to see this….
  
  http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/obamas-ring-there-is-no-god-but-allah/
  
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- resme
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:53am
  @themonk, Going to send to my friend in Egypt for his translation. Personally, It’s not the fact so much that he is a muslim. It’s the saying hes christian and acting christian that irks me the wrong way. Thanks for the link, The-Monk.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:11am
  MONK, SOY, RESME..
  
  Great links, all of you.
  
  Thanks
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:13pm
  EAST:
  I’m disappointed. I thought you knew history!
  
  Washington himself refused power. Between the time the Declaration was written and the Bill of Rights were adopted, many wanted to form a monarchy, or at least have Washington become a permanent president (no difference). He was clear that was not the intention of the sacrifices made and to what the country would ultimately evolve if he he did not restrict his power. Granted, it was long ago and that example is long since forgotten and often never used as the example. Sorry to chime in on your discussion but Washington ultimately left the power in the hands of the people, and we’ve failed miserably.
  
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Rob
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:18pm
Do you remember the movie Spartacus… where the old evil farts were forced to fight each other to the death? I would have Matthews doing that asap with Maddow. Two men fighting to the death… I would pay to see that.

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- firefiteco
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:16pm
  I’ll put ten on marrow.
  
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damon_k
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:18pm
The media is sooo disappointed in the annointed one, they just can’t understand why he isn’t the guy they themselves created. Read more insights at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/

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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:17pm
Those are big words from a guy who Goofy openly mocks and Popeye can’t understand.

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