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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:21 PM
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Poll question: 605 days ago Obama announced his candidacy for president.
Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 06:48 PM by ColbertWatcher
It's been 1 year, 7 months, 27 days (including today) since February 10, 2007 when Obama announced his candidacy.

(EDITED TO ADD)
It's been 126 days since June 3rd when all the primaries were completed and Obama won enough delegates to be the presumptive nominee.

It's been 40 days since August 28th when Obama formally accepted the nomination.
(END EDIT)

Why has the GOP finally chosen today to start slinging poo mud?
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:27 PM
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1. I'd guess fear.
Seems that drives everything they do when greed isn't the option.
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:28 PM
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2. they fear Gareth Keenan ...
... and his invetigation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPkEW-DzE8
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:29 PM
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3. because they are playing to their racist base
and trying to say "SCARY BLACK MAN" to undecideds. Notice how Palin talks about "palling around with terrorists" but never specifies that the so-called "terrorist" was a white American. That's because they hope that dimwitted Americans will associate him with Muslim terrorists--and to these same people Muslim=brown or black.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:30 PM
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4. Good point.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4181065&mesg_id=4181065
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:31 PM
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5. plus: leverage - it's cheap and low and the M$M is sure to repeat the smears for free
... over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over ... :puke:
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:32 PM
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6. Good point. The GOP-controlled media will make a bundle off these "sudden" revelations. n/t
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Buck Rabbit Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:35 PM
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7. Poo works best towards the end of a campaign.
They would have loved to have done a Poo blitz in the last week, but they couldn't wait any longer as they are getting close to the point of no return.
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:35 PM
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8. I voted None
Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 06:36 PM by chknltl
IMO, they're trotting out the infamous 'Kitchen Stink Strategy' because it is all they have left. I predict that this 'proven strategy' will perform FOR Senator Obama exactly as it did before.
On edit: KnR
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:35 PM
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9. Dear ColbertWatcher: I K+R your post. I am a visitor from another world.
I come from GD-P.

I shall now return, having voted in your poll and left a recommendation.

Good bye!

:kick:
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:40 PM
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12. Thank you! n/t
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:19 PM
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16. kicking...nt
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:37 PM
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10. Because many people are finally paying attention to the election
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Pyrzqxgl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:39 PM
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11. Republicans Do Things that are Strange, Evil, Demented, Horrifying, Gag-provoking,
unbelievable, moronic, untruthful, unlawful, idiotic, asinine, hateful, judge mental, and just downright shitty to boot. And they start and stop all these
descriptive nouns at and given time without warning. It's poo time folks and all you can do is sit back and watch it hit the fan and splash back on them.
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Laura PourMeADrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:43 PM
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13. Hillary did the upfront work
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:47 PM
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14. But, why has the GOP decided to start the heavy crap today? n/t
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Laura PourMeADrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:17 PM
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15. waiting to see if he had a chance, I suppose.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:35 PM
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19. "To see if he had a chance?" I'm sorry I don't understand that. n/t
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:22 PM
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17. The Clinton/DLC machine did it all for them in the primaries.
Now all were getting is reruns of the same Bullshit that Mark Penn and Larry Piece of Shit Johnson were spreading back in March.

Maybe this means Moosealini finally read a newspaper, but apparently not a current one. Probably found one in the bathroom on the "Straight to Hell Express" :rofl:
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:34 PM
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18. So, I ask again. Why is the GOP doing it now?
If was done before, doesn't that make it an old issue? Already settled?
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 07:44 PM
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20. Gramps seems to be mostly AWOL these days.
Maybe somebody left Moosealini without preparation, she picked up somebody's I-POD thinking it was her Karl Rove listening device, and instead found herself listening to Sean Hannity podcasts from 6 months ago.

What else are they gonna do? They have no issues. The Repukes fucked up everything, both foreign and domestic. Nobody was buying McCrazy's "yeah, we're running AGAINST the Bush record. Honest, we're fucking MAVERICKS!!111!!!" crap anyway.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 08:22 PM
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21. "Sean Hannity podcasts from 6 months ago" LOL! Brilliant! n/t
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 10:18 PM
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22. Because John McCain did not spend 5 1/2 years as a POW
to lose an erection election now.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 10:20 PM
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23. How could I forget! Thank you for freeing my memory.
It's been in a tortured state for 7+ years.
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