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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 03:25 AM Mar 2013

Rachel Maddow: Why Do So Many Republicans Keep Forgetting What They Believe In?

this was a really good episode:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddow-why-do-so-many-republicans-keep-forgetting-what-they-believe-in/

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Rachel Maddow: Why Do So Many Republicans Keep Forgetting What They Believe In? (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 OP

They seem to 'forget' their most extreme views when they are in public forums like debates or pampango Mar 2013 #1

K&R! Saw this tonight! Just excellent! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #2

pampango

(24,692 posts)

1. They seem to 'forget' their most extreme views when they are in public forums like debates or

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 06:00 AM

Mar 2013

mainstream TV interviews, when it serves their interests to sound 'moderate'. Then they or their staff 'clarify' their 'misstatements' so that the base knows that the politician was just 'playing the game' with the media and 'independent' voters, so the far-right really has nothing to worry about.

Rhiannon12866

(204,847 posts)

2. K&R! Saw this tonight! Just excellent!

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 06:23 AM

Mar 2013

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