Most ridiculous thing EVER from a Republican

Catholic Sensation

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Wed Mar-31-04 04:52 PM
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Most ridiculous thing EVER from a Republican

I'm driving to NC State for class and work, and I'm listening to the local sports station. A commercial for one of the Republican candidates for NC's governor came on. The man, former congressman Bill Cobey I believe, was blasting a corporation for outsourcing, and blasting the Dem currently in office for providing corporate welfare. A REPUBLICAN TALKING ABOUT CORPORATE WELFARE. I've repeatedly been told by the right that corporate welfare is mythical, and here comes this right winger supported by the Jesse Helms political machine bitching about it. I nearly hit the person in front of me when he said this...

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tom_paine

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Wed Mar-31-04 04:53 PM
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1. Propaganda fueled Monsters have little need for consistency or the truth

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On the Road

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Wed Mar-31-04 04:54 PM
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2. He Might be Hypocricital

or he might be on the right side of this issue. True believers in free enterprise are against corporate welfare. There are as many variations within the GOP as there are on this side of the fence.

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rucky

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:05 PM
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6. true.... talk like that sounds more Cato Libertarian than Bush Repub.

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Catholic Sensation

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:06 PM
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7. the man isn't a cato libertarian

he's a helms republican

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Wickerman

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Wed Mar-31-04 04:59 PM
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3. King George I and Babs begat Incurious George - that is the most

ridiculous product of a Republican I can imagine. :shrug:

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camero

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:00 PM
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4. Groveling for votes

Edited on Wed Mar-31-04 05:36 PM by camero

If that guy gets in office he'll be the biggest Corporate Welfare junkie alive.

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Thrill

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:01 PM
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5. I heard that commercial

he is the same moron who is parading around with Jesse Helms on TV>

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SheepyMcSheepster

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:08 PM
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8. cobey commercials come on all the time during rush

Edited on Wed Mar-31-04 05:09 PM by SheepyMcSheepster

cobey makes it a point to suck up to bush, ie "bush thinks this and so do i"

i really enjoy how it is made to come across as a "radio show" and not an advertisement.

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grytpype

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:08 PM
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9. They lie, OK?

Republicans are crooked liars. It's all they know.

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Catherine Vincent

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Wed Mar-31-04 05:13 PM
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10. Propaganda 101.

Edited on Wed Mar-31-04 05:13 PM by cat_girl25

And 9 times out of 10, they'll believe it. Have you ever heard the saying Americans are stupid? Well, there ya go.

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