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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:32 PM
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Did anyone just see that CNN AC360 "report" on Florida?
Ever notice that when CNN goes out into the "field" (places like Ohio, they have done this before)...feature a bunch of people talking about how much Obama sucks, as if that provides a feel for the voting there...it all looks so staged. They just did a report on how close Obama and McCain are in Florida, and even the Obama supporters that they featured, of course, were not fully happy with Obama. They showed a bit about the McCain's Jewish outreach in Florida, and they were making HOMESCHOOLERS work the phones...and of course, featured an older man who always votes for a Democrat, but is voting for McCain this time because he thinks that "Obama is a neophyte, and he had never heard of the VP being the more experienced one." In the segment about the Jewish outreach for Obama in Florida, they show a supposed Obama supporter in the audience bitching about how Obama has not gotten specific enough, and then they talk to an old woman who said "I reallly DON'T like Obama...but it's what we have to do...if we don't want another Bush.." It just cracked me up, so typical of CNN. They conveniently never seem to find people on the ground who actually "like" Obama.
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:33 PM
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1. I hate Florida so much. It's unfortunate that we have to win that state.
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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:38 PM
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5. I hated Florida so much I just moved away...


....Sunday night to Tennessee...a lot of the people down their don't have a REAL CLUE what is happening...they are listing to to much Buffet I think.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:44 PM
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10. HEY! Just you wait - you are gonna' LOVE Florida come November 5th
Edited on Wed Sep-17-08 09:44 PM by FLDem5
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:13 PM
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12. Yeah? Well we hate you back. I'm sure YOUR state is perfect.
What an ignorant thing to say. Stereotype much?
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:25 PM
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17. I don't think there was a stereotype there
Just a statement of hate.

If I say I hate Fig Newtons, I'm not stereotyping them. I just don't like them.
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 01:52 AM
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24. Let's be honest 1corona4u, 9 out of 10 'weird' stories originate in Florida.
There's a reason Fark.com has a "Florida" category. Some weird ass shit goes on there. It's not really represenative of America as a whole that's for damn sure.
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protect our future Donating Member (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:36 PM
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2. It's an attempt to swing viewers to McCain.
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:36 PM
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3. The old guy hadn't heard of "the VP being the more experienced one"?
Edited on Wed Sep-17-08 10:21 PM by Ken Burch
Guess he forgot THIS ticket:

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Heather MC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:28 PM
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18. You don't have to go that far back, try these two
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 01:50 AM
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23. It's just that I keep trying to blot those two out of my mind.
But I'm not sure there's enough whiskey in the world to do that.:hangover:
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Heather MC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 08:03 AM
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27. Mix it with a little Vicotin, that's what I do.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:37 PM
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4. Thats John King for you.
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buff2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:39 PM
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6. They don't want to vote for Obama because
he is black.This country is FULL of racist homophobe bigots. And their stupidity and racism will probably give us another damn bu$h term. :grr:
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Liberal_Stalwart71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:21 PM
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16. BINGO!! And the media fuels the racists and gives them permission to feel that way.
This country is DOOMED!!! :puke::puke:
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:39 PM
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7. HEY, I LIVE in Florida....
I ain't happy about it BUT, I know more Obama supporters than I do the other guy.
Most people I have met are decidely liberal and HATE the Monkey.
Oh, and I'm going to see Seymour Hersh speak on Friday night at the Orlando Downtown library.


So, there.

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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:40 PM
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8. I had to laugh at that old man, did he ever hear about
Bush - Cheney. That was totally stupid. I like older people but that was an excuse.
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:42 PM
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9. I felt like maybe he was using that as an excuse for um, something else.
you would think that he would at least be able to come up with a better one.
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MichDem10 Donating Member (644 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 09:50 PM
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11. Thanks for the report...
It just made me donate AGAIN to the $39 million dollar Florida campaign for OBAMA!!
:beer:
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:16 PM
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13. He was in Delray Beach....
those "types" are not typical of the entire South Florida area. Delray Beach is a mix of yuppies, and elderly Jewish.
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:18 PM
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14. Wtf has been with CNN lately? They are becoming more like Fux everyday!
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Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:33 PM
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19. CNN has never liked Obama, especially Andersoon Cooper.
The pro-Hillary bias was very evident in the primaries, and the pro-McCain bias is even more evident.
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mscuedawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:21 PM
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15. What subject does that fall under for the homeschoolers?
:sarcasm:
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:38 PM
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20. They had to do something. Since their new polls don't look good for McCain
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 10:40 PM
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21. I tell everyone I know that CNN is corporate media slanted towards McCain.
What CNN doesn't realize is that Obama has contact information of 2 million people. How many people watch CNN? And most of those are Obama supporters. CNN is transparent, and they will live to regret it. Can't wait.
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d.amber Donating Member (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 11:23 PM
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22. Sorry...just dont' tell the Repub that they think CNN is pro Obama
I just had to laugh..I heard a talk show host today complaining about CNN's new polls and how they want Obama to win and how far left they are.

The piece wasn't bad. Hey..she said she would vote for him. I don't care the reason for it just so long as she votes for Obama. Every vote counts in FL.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 01:54 AM
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25. Florida this time does seem to be 50/50, I'm from Fl. and can't stand the place!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 02:00 AM
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26. It could be that democrats are working for their candidate or
are working for a living and don't have time to do a silly interview with CNN, or maybe they just don't want to waste their time with a douche bag from CNN...
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