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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 01:00 PM
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Abuse of Power, Anger and Abortion Politics: Extremism Exposed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-swenson/abuse-of-power-anger-and_b_133872.html

A McCain supporter at a Friday rally said he was "scared of an Obama presidency", linking Obama "hanging around with Ayers" to "who he will choose for the Supreme Court." Two lies, about Ayers and about the Supreme Court, fueled by a Culture of Lies now fomenting rage.

McCain replied to the man saying Obama is "a good and decent person and you do not have to be sacred of him being President of the United States."

On Saturday Gov. Sarah Palin was proving that the huge crowds are mostly interested in extreme right-wing abortion politics by tossing the crowds some red meat, and more lies about abortion. Palin said a vote for Obama is "a vote for activist courts that will continue to smother the open and democratic debate that we deserve and that we need on this issue of life." She also misstated Obama's statements and positions on a range of abortion issues.

These are the lies that, because they connect to a core belief for so many, allow all the other lies to to take root and drive the anger and rage we now see on display.

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They have created a Culture of Lies designed to take over the Supreme Court and impose their narrow and extreme ideologies on every American, and their rage is growing as they for the first time realize that most Americans do not agree with their narrow values, that the Supreme Court is slipping from their grasp.

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Poseidan Donating Member (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 01:40 PM
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1. She's pro-life
Edited on Sat Oct-11-08 01:40 PM by Poseidan
I can picture Palin standing over a fresh moose kill with the caption, "I'm pro-life!".
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cyr330 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 02:56 PM
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2. Sarah Palin is ANTI-CHOICE--
There is absolutely NOTHING pro-life about her. . .
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kimmylavin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 04:43 PM
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3. WTF?
"a vote for activist courts that will continue to smother the open and democratic debate that we deserve and that we need on this issue of life."

Why are courts only "activist" when the Repubs say so?
And even SHE has to admit that smothering the open and democratic debate is EXACTLY what she'd like to do!
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