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Akoto

(4,266 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:31 PM Aug 2012

Wow. They're running Welfare Queen attack ads in Florida.

I'm a Dem living in Florida, which can sometimes feel quite solitary. I did get my crippled self outta bed the other day to vote against Allen West, which was quite a pleasure. With signs for him everywhere, I know it's futile, but at least I tried.

As I write this, I'm watching the local evening news on CBS. I've gotten into the habit of muting the TV during commercial breaks, because they're now wall-to-wall attack ads. A new one caught my eye today, and I couldn't believe it. They're back to the Welfare Queen thing. Let me excerpt the text of the commercial:

"Obama guts welfare reform. You wouldn't have to work. You wouldn't have to train for a job. They'll just send you a check."

That's not even getting into the audio. Sometimes, I wish I could get outta this state.

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Wow. They're running Welfare Queen attack ads in Florida. (Original Post) Akoto Aug 2012 OP

I thought for a minute the Dems had fredamae Aug 2012 #1

yep. that's the controversial ad. But we knew Romney would go for race-baiting when he got Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #2

I think that's exactly what's going on. Akoto Aug 2012 #4

So much for the "truce" voteobama2012 Aug 2012 #3

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

1. I thought for a minute the Dems had

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:35 PM

Aug 2012

finally run an Ad depicting the Real Welfare Queens-Romney, Kochs, Wall Street and Many, many other real and true examples...

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

2. yep. that's the controversial ad. But we knew Romney would go for race-baiting when he got

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:37 PM

Aug 2012

desperate.

Akoto

(4,266 posts)

4. I think that's exactly what's going on.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 07:02 PM

Aug 2012

Times are bad for his campaign, so he's pointing a finger at minorities and the poor in hopes of locking up the 'I've got mine' voters.

voteobama2012

(2 posts)

3. So much for the "truce"

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:42 PM

Aug 2012

Their word was good for a couple of minutes.

Heard an interesting rumor from a fellow Democrat. Heard that Romney did MUCH more than impersonate a police officer in college, in fact they say he raped several coeds. Someone needs to ask Phillip Maxwell and others that knew Romney then.

Phillip Maxwell, a prep school buddy, told the New Republic in 2008 that Romney had pulled over students from a girls school next door to Cranbrook while wearing a police uniform as a prank. Other former classmates described Mitt as a “happy-go-lucky guy known less for his achievements and more for his pranks.”

[link:http://www.nationalmemo.com/did-young-mitt-romney-impersonate-a-police-officer-another-witness-says-yes/|

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