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DCBob

(24,689 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:16 AM Nov 2012

Joey Scar finally said something profound and correct.

"Turns out everything the Obama campaign was saying was correct and almost everything the Romney campaign said was false."

correction from RedSpartan: everything the Romney campaign said was "whistling past the graveyard".

even better!!

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Joey Scar finally said something profound and correct. (Original Post) DCBob Nov 2012 OP
Joe just now figured this out? csziggy Nov 2012 #1
I think he knew it but played along for the "horse race".. DCBob Nov 2012 #2
Could be csziggy Nov 2012 #6
Problem is, when it's all about the fight... Bibliovore Nov 2012 #9
Exactly - politics has turned into a sporting event csziggy Nov 2012 #10
I could do better than him!! Give me the show and the big $$$ adigal Nov 2012 #12
So Joe. What does that say about YOU? vanlassie Nov 2012 #3
Yup. He said everything the Romney campaign said was just "whistling past the graveyard." RedSpartan Nov 2012 #4
yes.. thats right. DCBob Nov 2012 #5
house of cards vs. political winds jimmy the one Nov 2012 #7
It is all just so very fun!!!! PsychProfessor Nov 2012 #8
early in the morning NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #11

csziggy

(34,137 posts)
6. Could be
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:22 AM
Nov 2012

Years ago my husband complained about pundits on political shows. He says they are just the kids standing around the edge of a brawl yelling "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Without those fights they would not have jobs.

Bibliovore

(185 posts)
9. Problem is, when it's all about the fight...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:33 AM
Nov 2012

...it's less about what's in the best interests of all involved. (And by all involved, I mean the whole electorate, not any one specific side/party.)

csziggy

(34,137 posts)
10. Exactly - politics has turned into a sporting event
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:43 AM
Nov 2012

Where winner takes all, not the serious consideration of what is best for the country and our people.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
5. yes.. thats right.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:22 AM
Nov 2012

I didnt have the words exactly correct but that was the general meaning. Thanks for the clarification.

jimmy the one

(2,708 posts)
7. house of cards vs. political winds
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:28 AM
Nov 2012

It's what happens when you put your faith into rightwing pollsters & spindoctors, modern day shamanism, rightwing mythology. Faced with reality, your house of cards collapses.

PsychProfessor

(204 posts)
8. It is all just so very fun!!!!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:32 AM
Nov 2012

Check this out:

http://www.rumproast.com/index.php/site/comments/quite_possibly_the_shortest-lived_hostage_to_fortune_ever/

Plus, apparently Joe had contributed a piece to www.natesilverwrong page. For some odd reason that page is "temporarily unavailable". BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
11. early in the morning
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:19 AM
Nov 2012

he called out the Romney campaign for the amount of dishonesty in their campaign.

He also said that when he grew up, Republicans knew how to win presidential elections, but always had trouble with the House. Now, he said, it's just the opposite.

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