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Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:21 PM Oct 2012

Face it. The Facts do NOT matter to about 30% of Americans

And the ticket that is chock full of ideological demagogues will reach into that and stroke it.

You will know them by their incessant posting of biblical verses regarding the debate last night. The ones who are crying that big bad Joe was mean to poor liddle Paul. You know what folks? If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Joe handed them their ass last night--he took Ryan to the woodshed and did NOT let a lie stand without acknowledging it as such and the 30% of Americans are angry because Joe laughed.

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Face it. The Facts do NOT matter to about 30% of Americans (Original Post) Horse with no Name Oct 2012 OP

Hells bells, I can't figure out why the entire country isn't laughing at these guys. PDJane Oct 2012 #1

As depressing as it sounds, half of all Americans... Speck Tater Oct 2012 #2

yeah, what's up with the bible verses? NoMoreWarNow Oct 2012 #3

Invoking the half of all americans didnt work out so well for Romney, WHY EMULATE HIM? libguard Oct 2012 #4

My Republican neighbor who retired from the post office says. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #5

One idiot was trying to convince me that PBS and NPR were 5% of the federal budget, too Electric Monk Oct 2012 #7

I told him that he needs to turn off the talk radio and he mumbled and went back to painting. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #11

Ugh I hate the values voters - they're no better than the Taliban. Initech Oct 2012 #6

Only 30%? That's low, IMO. Guess how many Americans think the earth is 6000 years old? mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #8

Man that's scary raven42 Oct 2012 #9

Indeed. Romney thinks 47% are Obama's base---but it's just another projection mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #10

It's much higher than 30% It's well over 50%. Maybe 70%. johnlucas Oct 2012 #12

Worst, they resent the facts. They cant handle the truth. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #13

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

1. Hells bells, I can't figure out why the entire country isn't laughing at these guys.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:22 PM

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The whole world is laughing at them, except the 15%.

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

2. As depressing as it sounds, half of all Americans...

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:23 PM

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...have an I.Q. less than 100. And it's that half that will never understand why that statement must always be true.

NoMoreWarNow

(1,259 posts)

3. yeah, what's up with the bible verses?

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:26 PM

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a conservative cousin posted one on one of my posts on FB about the debate. Where are they coming from?

libguard

(40 posts)

4. Invoking the half of all americans didnt work out so well for Romney, WHY EMULATE HIM?

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Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:26 PM

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sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

5. My Republican neighbor who retired from the post office says.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:26 PM

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The Military budget is only 7%, lmfao. I said, where did you hear 7%? He says Limbaugh, lmfao

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

7. One idiot was trying to convince me that PBS and NPR were 5% of the federal budget, too

Reply to sarcasmo (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:33 PM

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instead of the real figure which is only tiny a fraction of 1% in actuality.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/are-big-birds-15-minutes-over-how-much-does-fed-give-pbs-and-other-questions-answered

I think he heard that on Rush as well

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

11. I told him that he needs to turn off the talk radio and he mumbled and went back to painting.

Reply to Electric Monk (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 06:02 PM

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Initech

(100,090 posts)

6. Ugh I hate the values voters - they're no better than the Taliban.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:31 PM

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mnhtnbb

(31,397 posts)

8. Only 30%? That's low, IMO. Guess how many Americans think the earth is 6000 years old?

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:34 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationism

raven42

(88 posts)

9. Man that's scary

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:45 PM

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And it probably won't be going down anytime soon, given the way republicans are gutting science education in so many states. These are the same people who don't believe in man-made climate change. To them it's all just a big conspiracy by those secular, elitist scientists who have some secret "socialist" agenda.

mnhtnbb

(31,397 posts)

10. Indeed. Romney thinks 47% are Obama's base---but it's just another projection

Reply to raven42 (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:58 PM

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of the ignorant who are Romney's base.

It is VERY scary.

johnlucas

(1,250 posts)

12. It's much higher than 30% It's well over 50%. Maybe 70%.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 06:10 PM

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Sometimes the ones who don't care about the facts vote on our side & sometimes they don't.
Then there is that REALLY hardcore contingent who always go against us. That number I would say is 40%.
The ones who go either way I say is maybe 30%.

That 30% I described goes where the wind blows or who makes the biggest impression on them.
That 40% I described is solidly adverse to the facts at all times.
The other 30% is us. We care about the facts. We care about truth.
And we're willing to use reason, intuition, logic to determine that truth.
We may have disagreements in our search for the truth but we are always looking for truth.

But trust me we're a minority & the majority are the people who don't care about the facts by far.
30% to 70%.
It's just that 30% of that 70% can be swayed from time to time.
That's why this country runs like this & why we have to fight for so many sensible policies.
Sometimes we win those weathervanes to our side & sometimes we don't.
And we ALWAYS have to fight that block who never sways.

It's WAY higher than 30%, Horse with no Name.
John Lucas

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

13. Worst, they resent the facts. They cant handle the truth. nm

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Fri Oct 12, 2012, 06:12 PM

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