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CTyankee

(63,914 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:12 AM Jul 2012

Handwringing and whining about use of the term "felony."

Mark Mackinnon joined the chorus this morning, intoning disapproval of "felony" to Stephanie Cutter. Boy, did she love it! She gets to explain what the term means in the Dems application to the Mittster.

I was cringing a bit for poor Mark. This pitiful bastard, like the rest of the republicans, sound like little whiny kids "why are you so mean?"

Ya gotta know when to stop but in the meantime, this is only getting the pukes in a deeper hole...

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spanone

(135,907 posts)
1. meanwhile they can call the President a socialist, kenyan, american hater, a dick (halperin)
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:15 AM
Jul 2012

fuck them

CTyankee

(63,914 posts)
6. I didn't hear that but I'll take your word for it...
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:30 AM
Jul 2012

but I did hear a nicely put explanation of how toxic the Ryan budget is (which Mitt has endorsed) from Steve Rattner and even Joe saying that the "closing loopholes" notion is largely a fantasy cuz the American people would revolt if they knew it was THEIR loopholes and not corporate jets that would be cut if Mitt got in office.

Rattner can be very, very good if he'd just shut up about Elizabeth Warren, whom he seems to be pissed by. I wonder why?

 

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)
3. The surrogates and jouranlists who attack this have tried to shift the issue by
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:23 AM
Jul 2012

accusing the Obama campaign of saying that Romney may have legal troubles. This tells me that they know he committed felonies but he won't be prosecuted because the statute of limitations has run out on most of these crimes and because under Obama the DOJ has adhered to its policy of timing prosecutions so that they don't affect elections.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
4. they think they can run any kind of low, dirty campaign against a democrat, but
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:26 AM
Jul 2012

when a Dem actually fights back with an agressive and not untruthful campaign then they, like typical, bullies cry for mama.

CTyankee

(63,914 posts)
7. You'd think they'd wake up and realize that they are playing into the Obama campaign's trap:
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:32 AM
Jul 2012

to allow the campaign to "explain" what it means, thereby NOT changing the subject...a pretty good strategy, if you ask me. At least, Ms. Cutter was enjoying every minute of it this morning...

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
8. Dem spokespeople should have a copy of the federal statute prohibiting lying on a federal form
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:32 AM
Jul 2012

with them at all times they appear.

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