MSNBC Host Calls Out Wasserman Schultz Over Romney Policy Critique: ‘You Just…Said Two Different Things’
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday was challenged by MSNBC’s Chuck Todd for making seemingly contradictory remarks regarding Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s foreign policy plans (or lack thereof).
“[W]e have to keep our eye on the ball,” Schultz said, referring to the Obama administration’s supposedly even-handed approach to foreign policy. “We have to keep focusing on making sure that we can protect America from those who would do us harm, not the backwoods ‘cowboy justice’ that Mitt Romney would drag us back to.”
“It’s so unclear what Mitt Romney would do differently than President Obama,” she added.
It’s “unclear” what Romney would do differently? Didn’t she just say the GOP candidate would drag us back to “backwoods cowboy justice” (or something)?
Even Todd found her contradictory statements confusing.
“Wait, I’m confused,” Todd said, “you just … said two different things. You said ‘cowboy’ foreign policy and then you said it’s not clear what he would do differently from President Obama. That’s two different things.”
“And that is the nature of Mitt Romney’s focus in foreign policy has been,” was the DNC chairwoman’s somewhat confounding response. “Who knows what, he hasn’t said what he would do differently. He has done a lot of bellicose chest-thumping that leads you to believe that instead of what President Obama — ”
“You think it will be a different foreign policy?” Todd pressed.
“I’m saying I have no idea,” Shultz responded, “because he has not made it clear, he has plenty of opportunity tonight to make it clear what he would do differently than President Obama.”
So, yes, the DNC chairwoman’s critique of the GOP candidate’s foreign policy plan can be summed up as follows: “We’re not sure what the Romney plan is, but it’s probably all ‘cowboy justice’ and stuff.”
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Joe Botz
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:47pmWe are in need of a black hand,,to coin a term..
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fastfacts
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:52pmHow about Allen West who has battled DWS for his whole political career. He gave an inspiring speech this weekend, a must watch for all Tea Partiers ( http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/oct/west_inspiring_speech.html )
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wordsofwisdom
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:09pmThis kind of double talk is what the devil sounds like “The Devils Song” http://www.twitmusic.com/cyou_in_song/songs/the-devils-song
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:25pmDebbie Wassersnot is a robot, programed to repeat dem talking points. Liberals are pathetic.
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JRook
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:42pmPerhaps a little tough to follow but one comment refers to Romney’s criticism of the PRESIDENT’s policy…. that being questioning what he would do differently. The other is a statement of what Romney is likely to do, that is to return us to a policy of either buying or pushing other sovereign countries around. While perhaps a new concept, the US needs to come to terms with countries who might legitimately disagree and refuse to follow policies that are dictated by Washington. The best foreign policy we could announce and embark on would be to focus our energies on investing in the US and leaving the world to fend for itself for a while. We have spent $ billions rebuilding Iraq from a worthless war, while our infrastructure, schools and technical advancements suffer. Let’s remember that the majority of the technical advances, including most computer technology was either directly or indirectly funded by the government. IBM, ATT, EDS all benefited from huge government contracts and technological advances associated with the military and NASA. So they didn’t build it ALL themselves. And much of what they built was driven by government specs and funded by the government.
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sillyfreshness
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:53pmDebbie Wasserman Schultz=leftist, progressive, “chosen person” propagandist of the Democratic Party (Communist Party).
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sillyfreshness
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:53pmDebbie Wasserman Schultz=leftist, progressive, “chosen person” propagandist of the Democratic Party (Communist Party)
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000degrees
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:56pmIf you want to know what a lib is up to just listen to what they accuse others of.
….hey rook, The schools around here are doing just fine, the roads and being improved just like they always seem to be and technology seems to be advancing as well…..you need some new talking points….
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ONLY4UANDME
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:29pmSince paying attention to politics i come to one firm conclusion….. Hell sure is going to be crowded.
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bdsconserv
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:46pmlook at all the obama signs behind them.bet they cleared the romney supporters out of there before filming. heaven forbid debbie get upset while being interviewed.
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ScottR63
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:56pmIs it just me, or does anyone else find woman hideous?
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13Lena
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:18pmGod she;s ugly.
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cosette
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:35pmO.M.G. That extensive makeover didn’t last long. This woman has reverted back to hideous rather quickly. It must have required too much effort to maintain the facade.
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Docroxall
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:48pmI think she has a cellular uplink, from the DNC talking points database, and they were updating when she was speaking! LOL
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DarkJello
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:53pmJust got done arguing with one of my guildies about this very topic. Thank God he is Canadian, and thus is fairly unlikely to vote here. ;) These people–progressives/liberals–have deluded themselves beyond belief!! He kept telling me how cerebral, fair, and peaceful Obama is with other countries. And then turns right around and celebrates the death of “tons” of terrorists everywhere thanks to drone strikes, cruise missiles, and elite teams.
I guarantee that Romney ordering the same strikes will be villified. Our “journalists” are very well paid hypocrites. If Romney uses economic sanctions, they will cry and whine and yell about poverty and suffering and homeless. Obama is messiah, Romney is just a man. Obama cannot err, Romney has romnesia.
90% of their argument is ad hominem, lies, or ad hominem lies! Makes me sick.
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WATER-THE-TREE
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:15pmJROOK you little DWS wannabe, AWW are you just not soooo cute with your little BS.
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D-Fence
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:43pmThose photos / glam shoot of DWS make me believe that this is not the same woman as was in that shoot. This woman is one ugly mama jama.
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BuzzardSays
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 5:49pmWasserman-Shultz,
I have been lauging at that bozo ever since she lambasted GOP’ers with the taunt that they probably don’t even drive American cars and then was caught moments later getting into her foreign car to drive off. She is a joke and should be laughed at in a way that she melts away into a sleazy, slimey witch-y sludge that can be wiped away with a used hanky and discarded like a used condom.
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DIR
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 7:40pm@13LENA
I can see where you’d think Wasserman Schultz is ugly, especially when constrasted with the picture that goes along with your Blaze moniker. More importantly she is as stupid as unattractive. If you look at her she has that I’m nutz “wide eyed blink’ like Nancy Pelosi She’s such a crappy lier she almost succeeds in being credible because she makes no sense. She confuses just about anyone who listens to her. The only people that seem to understand her are liberals and their arguments make about as much sense though some libs are much easier to follow.
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Porkchop_sw
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 7:56pm@Docroxall
thats exactly what it sounds like! Information Overload, from someone feeding her too many talking points at once… My favorite comment was “I’m saying I have no idea,” CUT AND PASTED from her comment. This Mutt is just a spin diversion factory used to dilute the facts. more spin the more the main stream “mudia” can dilute FACTS.
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Al J Zira
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:24pmJROOKIE: I love it when people say, if we would end the war we could use the money for infrastructure in this country. How do you justify this logic? There’s two different things at play here: A. you’re talking about a defense budget as compared to a general fund. You know, the general fund that LBJ allowed our social security to be included. B. Why is it that there are so many people that think because taxes have been collected that they belong to the government? That’s my money, your money and our kids future in their greedy hands. Just maybe when the war finally comes to an end, we should be able to keep more of our money. OH God!! The horror!!
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crayzlikethat
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:29pmCubans here in Florida hate Obama because he reminds them of a young Castro. What is this lady talking about?
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Want our country back
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:53pmThat picture hurt my eyes, her voice hurts my ears and her lying mouth makes me want to vote for ROMNEY… That picture is sure different than the one they had of her in Vogue…
ROMNEY/RYAN2012……………..RMONEY
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scarydave
Posted on October 23, 2012 at 12:10amFast Facts…
Allen West is the guy I wish had gone up against Obama for POTUS. He would have shown the world that Obama is nothing but a little boy in a mans suit!
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VigilantGuardShark
Posted on October 23, 2012 at 12:57amDWS is in need of a brain and stuff.
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Bill Rowland
Posted on October 23, 2012 at 6:12amDebbie gets her tongue over her eye teeth and can’t see what she’s saying. This ailment gets her in trouble all the time.
OMG Nov 6, 2012 (just 14 more days)
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dimonds2000
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:17pmWe have Karen Harrington running against Debbie and we can beat her and Debbie knows it so she is sweating it.
http://www.FIREDEBBIE.com
http://www.KarenForCongress.com — Please Spread the Word!
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Fitzzz
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:45pmCan you begin to imagine what it would be like to be married to that old shrew
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U.N.hater
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:55pmHow do these people get elected? sad.
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ItsDaPlumber
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:00pmYuk! That picture on the cover of Newsweek i think it was, had to be photoshoped!
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2spiders
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:31pmI don’t know…. I bet she gets a job in the porn industry after November, lots of calls for milfs like that.
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glckgrl
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:38pmyes, REGRET!
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WATER-THE-TREE
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:20pmIf youv’e seen the Wizard of OZ then you know that evil makes you UGLY.
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:44pmI think the Democrats should poll the term “cowboy justice”. They probably wouldn’t use it if they knew how popular it is.
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Female
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:43pmReagan-like thanks for the great word association to a very successful President!
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jima9426
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:44pmThe same was said about Reagan. So Romney’s response tonight should be the same as Reagan’s: Peace Through Strength and Trust But Verify.
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RightThinking1
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:17pmSi vis pacem, para bellum
“If you wish for peace, prepare for war”, or, if you prefer, “Peace through strength”
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Government_Goodies
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:54pm“Fortes fortuna adiuvat” Fortune favors the Brave.
I’d like for the US to become “Home of the Brave” again.
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00100111
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:27pmExactly right. “Don’t start nothing, won’t be nothing” works a lot better than “Please don’t hurt me, I’ll do whatever you want!”.
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coyote1hell
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:40pmDeb Was-A-Man-Schitz, is so far gone, she has to be a Democrat…sorry little girl….
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rolex1965
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:58pmThat is one UGLY sex change…..
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RayOne
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:39pmMadame Congresswoman is as clear as MUD.
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larman
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:46pmShe just makes me sick, she talks out of both sides of her mouth.
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JRGJR
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:52pmWhat an Idiot. Everytime she starts talking the audience starts to lose brain cells. She says alot about her party and the people who voted her in.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:04pmLARMAN: Thats not her mouth she’s talking out of.
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moreteaplease
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:39pmHer and Biden must be in a contest to see who can shove their foot in their mouth the most times in a month.
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Gonzo
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:02pmIt’s a good thing she was born beautiful.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:14pmPlease GONZO, some of us are still eating breakfast.
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Recceman90
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:48pmGonzo, go see an optometrist immediately!
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Daniel from TN
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:22pmNot just the most times, but also who can shove their foot the furthest in their mouth.
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America or obama on November 6th! You can’t vote for both!
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Budrow
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:35pmWell here ya go…let her defend all of this:
http://sohereandnow.wordpress.com/?s=don+fredrick
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spfoam1
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:01pmGood one!
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SITDOWNANDSHUTUP
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:27pmSorry, this is longer than a few sentences. No Democrat can read that much material at one time.
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mersey
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:34pmHmmm, backwoods cowboy justice or Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer? Really? Ride ‘em cowboy!
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Just_Bubba
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 6:23pmAround here we are getting ready for playing Bubbas and Commies after they lose big. Those who are like her and the random Encinominal types should provide endless hours of entertainment when they try to change the outcome of a landslide vote. The biggest problem I see is that they are such a huge minority that the fun will end as fast as it begins.
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JoeHvezda
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:34pmWho is it that keeps letting this woman out of the house unsupervised?
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Gearwrench
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:43pmI’m surprised she would leave her home…….out of fear a house would fall on her!
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SREGN
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:10pmOh, what a world, what a world…..
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Jenny Lind
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:21pmWhat has she got on a high up Dem or Pres? No way they would let her run amuck…….unless she had something on somebody?
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lynnissmart
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:33pmShe’s just giving an example of the spin you will hear tonight from the pos!
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Ironeagle
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:32pmShe reminds me of the old Bozo doll my brother once drug around … he would just pull the string and let the doll do all the talking…same crap repeated over and over and over again.
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Meyvn1
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:29pmI love backwoods, cowboy justice. However I am not so sure that is what Mitt is all about. These progressive liberals are chock full of canned, overused comments used to divide the ignorant.
It ain’t workin’ Schultz!
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drbage
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:36pmChuck, why are so confused by what Washerwoman Shoes was saying? You, if anyone, should be well aware that she always talks out of both sides of her mouth, spewing different stories from both. If you were further proof, look up “forked tongue” in your Funk & Wagnells and you will see a picture of her.
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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:38pmLet’s examine Obama Foreign Policy vs. ‘Cowboy Justice’…
Obama took care to properly bury Osama bin Laden at sea with honor according to Islamic law…
Clint Eastwood refused to bury the vigilantes who attempted to rape Shirley McClaine in “Two Mules for Sister Sarah”.
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Marine 1
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:40pmI think DWS and Pelosi must be using the same drugs.
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Kulcuda70
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:28pmEver since that magazine article about her and the totally made up look that changed but was not her, you know the professional make up, 8 hour **** style, plaster, body puddy filler and a very talented photo shopper she has been keeping those pictures in her briefcase and purse. I believe that prior to any interview and appearance she looks at what she wishes she could be and her mind is totally baffled. Unable to respond coherently, trying to remembering talking points, making vague assertiona and just wanting it all to end so that she could look at the pictures again so she can re-enter her make believe world.
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FightingBear
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:27pmThere is absolutely nothing wrong with “cowboy justice”. They hunted down the bad guys …and then picked out a tree to hang them from.
What is wrong with making the bad guys pay for being bad guys?
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rdjones
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:23pmI should have sent money to her opponent from “COWBOY”,
but I gave to WEST, so that is close.
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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:32pmYeah, since when was being a ‘Cowboy’ a bad thing? John Wayne played a tough cowboy who was tough on bad guys. What is wrong with that?
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barber2
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:14pmKONSERV: The image of a cowboy is only wrong to a Lefty as they hate all things American..from capitalism to traditional marriage…it’s all American to them. It’s all anathema to them. That is why they want to ” fundamentally change” America. Putin, Chavez, and Castro all agree with Obama ! Isn’t it UNBELIEVABLE that your fellow Americans but this Democrat garbage… Truman must be spinning….
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momrules
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:22pmI find this woman fascinating. She lies so easily, twisting and wriggling like a snake. Even when caught in a lie she tells another lie to escape or justify the lie she just told..
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orangetom1999
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:34pmI don’t think Debbie Wassermann Schultz is lying at all. I think she is genuinely not tuned into reality. She is in an altered state.
By this …I also think that it becomes obvious that the standards for government office or position are not as high as we have been lead or mislead to believe they are. This includes Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court seats and also the Presidency…..etc etc etc. You can also take this down to the state and local levels.
I also think the standards are dropping rapidly in this arena..across the board. I have been thinking this since back in Jimmy Carter’s time..but the last three presidents have made much of this clear. Debbie Wassermann Schultz also confirms this to be true as well.
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UNALIEN
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:44pmThis is “MODERN” liberalism, an ideology of demoralization. There is no critical thought, contextual discrimination and reason, all perception and reality is derived from adherence to an ideology. The information is used as an ideological confirmation bias aka anything that confirms the ideology is accepted and all that contradicts rejected.. information is NOT weighed in its context to draw a conclusion. For the “modern” liberal the conclusion is already known.
Simply, “modern” liberalism is a cult like ideology based on lies, deception and deceit with the goal of subverting the individual through a destruction of the process of critical thought, reasoning. and ultimately reality.
It is collective psychological slavery.
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orangetom1999
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:31pmUnAlien,
Yes..I know ..I’ve read some of Kant, Hume, Spinoza.and others who would rationalize light into darkness. Some of these are held up as the way to follow in public schools.
Mirror Image thinking..not reality.
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rickinpa
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:22pmI’m confused what message are the dems sending to Iraq if by “all options are on the table” you have the dem spokesperson acting like war won’t be on the table? SO SAD if OBama gets more than 30% of the vote.
A LEADER FINDS A WAY A LOSER FINDS AN EXCUSE – OBAMA IS FULL OF EXCUSES!!!
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Mike Benton
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:16pmThis was not on Monday morning. When she appeared on Morning Joe she was sporting a ****-do that looked like it was done by Tesla !!!
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LTinUT
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:15pmLiars contridict themselves although Ms. Debbie is one of the best there is. She can lie with no hesitation because she has no moral compass.
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Stelex
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:12pmCoyote Ugly……….nuff said.
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bdandsl
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:19pmspot on!
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barber2
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:08pmSTEL: you should be hearing from PETA soon…
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huey6367
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:11pmWhat a complete tool. Says one thing then contradicts herself with the next statement and doesn’t even realize she did. That tells you she is lying through her teeth.
She said it best herself “I’m saying I have no idea”. For once, I agree with her.
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kettererbg
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:10pmDebbie Wasaman-Shlutz has both of her brain halves fighting each other. She flip flops more than her boss, Owebowma, or a freshly caught catfish. The catfish would look better.
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huey6367
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:16pmTwo halves of nothing is still nothing.
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DimmuBorgir
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:10pmi’m actually a fan of cowboy justice. It’s kind of American
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barber2
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:04pmGuess that cowboy ( horrors to a Lefty as it is so very American ! ) style of justice is far different from the so-called social justice of the Obama/ Holder Justice Department. Zimmerman was a classic case of their so-called justice. Trial by media. Trial by witch hunt. And, of course, the NBPP with their night sticks at the polls another classic example….while billboards touting honesty at the polls get banned….Justice ?? Another ” fundamental change” by the Obama Administration…
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MontanaWarrior
Posted on October 23, 2012 at 2:41amAnd me living in Montana agrees comletely with you!!
Cowboys are some of the hardest working Americans
and do have a special justice..they know bull s**t
when they see it and say it like it is!~
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RedinDenver
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:10pmNo one who cares about the truth listens to anything she ever says anyway.
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Carpy1
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:14pmBingo. I’m surprised she hasn’t been kicked to the curb.
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BJC
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:17pmI’ve heard of speed readers, but this is the first time in my life I’ve ever witnessed a speed liar. Cutter can spit out lies faster than Bill Clinton drops his pants in the presence of interns.
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AmericanStrega
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:34pmIt’s the ones who don’t care that we have to worry about. There are so many people out there that have been conditioned into following what one faction or the other says is the truth. If each individual does not do their own research to find the truth, then we’re all doomed and America will just be a footnote in history. Don’t believe what a CNN or a FoxNews says. Don’t believe what a politician says. Don’t believe what your friends or family says, and follow blindly. Research for your self and make your own decision. If that means you vote for Obama, than so be it. If that means you vote for Romney, than so be it. But research and remember this: what sort of country would you like to live in? One where you have freedoms as the Constitution of The United States of America states? Or one where you’re dictated to as to what you will believe, where you will work, what you will eat, what healthcare you will recieve, etc. Each individual American must research to realize what they can live with. Hopefully, each will elect to believe in an America that believes and lives by the Constitution.
I’ve said my peace.
Good luck and God Bless.
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QuincySmith
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:06pmCarpy1;
Look for a change early next year!
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louise
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:26pmAmericastrega……………………
God bless. You are RIGHT ON
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