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sad sally

(2,627 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:57 PM Oct 2012

Why aren't President Obama and Vice President Biden using the names of who's really to blame?

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, by name, have been given a pass when it comes to reminding citizens why the economy took a dive that was so deep it couldn't be escaped from in 46 months.

Sure, we hear the POTUS and VPOTIS talk about inheriting a 'mess' but the names of the mess creators are seldom used, It was BUSH/CHENEY who got us into this looong mess and their names should be uttered every time either the President or Vice-President says R&R's names.

R&R have the same policies, even more severe, than Bush/Cheney - Americans need to remember this: Unpaid for (maybe even illegal) wars, tax cuts for millionaires & billionaires, disregard for survival of the Planet, okaying use of torture, non-competitive contracts, lost 600,000 private sector jobs in 8 years, in first 4 years grew Federal government jobs by 3,7%, began with a budget surplus and $5.8 trillion gross federal debt, which grew by $6.1 trillion to reach $11.9 trillion - an increase of 105 percent. If Americans want more of this, R&R are just the men to give it to you, and will be a redo of Bush/Cheney. These four names are linked, set in concrete, one in the same...

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Why aren't President Obama and Vice President Biden using the names of who's really to blame? (Original Post) sad sally Oct 2012 OP

since day one. robinlynne Oct 2012 #1

They aren't running for Office JI7 Oct 2012 #2

I get it that Bush/Cheney aren't running and R&R are, and that they (R&) want to distance sad sally Oct 2012 #3

Darth was mentioned in this ad BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #4

Thanks for the pointers on where to look, and you're right in your last sentence re. national ads. sad sally Oct 2012 #5

My guess is because every time somebody calls out Bush and Cheney, Jamaal510 Oct 2012 #6

robinlynne

(15,481 posts)

1. since day one.

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:04 PM

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JI7

(89,250 posts)

2. They aren't running for Office

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:05 PM

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there is a lot and maybe worse to use against romney and Ryan.

i can be used in ads maybe. but it can be used against them as blaming others rather than fixing the problem.

sad sally

(2,627 posts)

3. I get it that Bush/Cheney aren't running and R&R are, and that they (R&) want to distance

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:22 PM

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themselves from the guys who created the mess, but that shouldn't prevent Obama/Biden words or ads from reminding Americans about the not so distant past leaders - who they were and what they left.

IMHO, we're too quick to forget the past and examine why it happened and what can be learned from it - call it blame if you want - I call it hard lessons not to be repeated.

BumRushDaShow

(129,053 posts)

4. Darth was mentioned in this ad

Reply to sad sally (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:38 PM

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that had been posted on DU the past week -

You should take a look at the OFA Youtube channel. There are probably hundreds of videos and clips there that are either TV ads, Web ads, or other archived footage from the campaign. There are many many TV ads that are specifically targeted to certain markets, so although you may not have seen something where you are or even here on DU, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. This election cycle, there seems to be very few "national" ads from what I can tell...

sad sally

(2,627 posts)

5. Thanks for the pointers on where to look, and you're right in your last sentence re. national ads.

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:19 PM

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Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

6. My guess is because every time somebody calls out Bush and Cheney,

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:10 PM

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Republicans accuse you of "playing the blame game" and "not wanting to accept responsibility". It seems to me that they pretend that Bush has been out of office for 4 decades rather than 4 years, and that Obama has had all the time in the world to get the economy back in good shape again. Never mind the fact that it has been only 4 years, and Democrats only held a filibuster-proof majority for several weeks. And never mind the fact that the president has been unable to compromise with a Congressional majority that conspired to do all they could to ruin his re-election hopes.

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