Poll: Are Republicans getting desperate by bringing up Jeremiah Wright again?
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Thu May 17, 2012 7:39 PM EDT
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Absolutely the Republicans are desparate. One would think they would have tons of ammunition against the President since they think he is so imcompetent but evidently not. LOL!!!
The GOP will do anything to b- little Obama. That's all they can do. He can't win anyways Obama is to popular.Mitt is so out of touch with the American people to run this type of campaign is disgraceful.
They will say and do anything to win the election. People are not stupid, Let's stand up in November and vote Obama.
Not desperation, but their slow steady unveiling of value differences. They are not about maintaining a democracy. They are actively promoting a fascist plutocracy. It's too bad their followers don't know (and won't look up) what those two words really mean.
These are the value differences between the two candidates. With the GOP, it's about getting everything (money and power) that you can. With the Dems, it's about "do unto others...".
They aren't only gettin' desperate...these dopes are just flat DUMB!
i mean anybody can string together a couple of incendiary words and phrases!!!
i could call romney a ego-maniacal, hair-cutting dog abuser!
the difference between my words and the words in this article... my words are true and theirs are really just crazy!!!
Yes - The republicans are desperately afraid that the public will actually look at Mitt's economic plan to do them in!
yhe Republicans are so disappointed in Romney, seeing his many weaknesses that the will try anything. the problem is no Rev. Wright, the problem is the weakness of Mitt Romney.
This latest Repug tactic simply reveals that they live in the past...it is embarrassing.
somebody...please correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't romney just pretending to welcome the Obama campaign back to the most important issue of Our times...The Economy???
Pretending is the operative word.
I am closing my TD AMERITRADE account on 05/18/2010. This is why campaign contributions should be regulated and transparent.
Please start talking about Rev. Wright, Mr. Moneybags Daddy, that will open the door wide to questions and inquiry of the practices and doctrine of the Mormon cult.
Rev. Wright was the minister of the Trinity Church of Christ (protestant) who believes in the Black Liberation theology, originated from Catholic theologians in the 1950's. I find Rev. Wright overzealous in his descriptions and analogies, but that is all. His record as an American citizen is quite impressive. He has received awards from two Presidents, Johnson and Clinton.
How many Presidential awards have any of us been awarded?
Obama/Biden 2012
If the Repugnants want to talk about Rev. Wright, does this make Mormonism fair game? If so, how can the so called evangelicals who teach Mormonism is a CULT back Romney? Apparently these evangelicals and ultra right bigoted republicans would support the DEVIL rather than see a black man re-elected to the Presidency. They failed 4 years ago and they are really desperate this time.
davisq--you got it. It's fascinating and disgusting how those in the religious right are so eager to hurt the President by spreading ridiculous internet lies while claiming to be "Christians." They really make Christians look bad. Of course, they are not true Christians.
They also hate Mormans, but Mormans are mostly white. Sorry to say it but looks like those folks are just plain bigoted. But they are NOT true Christians.
I would rather vote for a man who believes in Mormonism then a man who believes in racism. Racism goes both ways.
AA--if you are insinuating that the President is racist you need to take off your dunce cap.
The President is bi-racial and was raised by his "white" mother and grandparents who he was devoted to. Why wouldn't he be, it was his family.
Rev. Wright is a Racist. As a Black man, I know that racism or bigotry exists in the Black community. Obama listened to that garbage for 20 years. He must have agreed with what Wright was saying for him to stay a viable member of that church.
AA---Do you think I'd be able to attend Mitt's Church this Sunday? If not do you know the reason why i just might get turned around at the gate? At least President Obama left Rev. Wright's Church, {Thank God} Mr. Romney still attends his racist organization. GLADLY, i might add.
AA How? What do you base the president being a racist on? The idea president obama is a racist on having acquaintances with someone who MAY be racist does not make him a racist. AA did you ever have a pastor, friend, fellow employee, or family member that was some kind of miscreant? You have, we all have. Face it this is nothing but desperation on Romney, the republicans, and you. You made a bad investment but are ashamed to admit it.
Viewer, Rev. Wright was more then an "Acquaintance" of President Obama..You can disown an acquaintance..According to our President..he could not "disown" Rev. Wright.
Birds of a feather often flock together.
Rachael, you are correct, President Obama did leave Rev. Wright's church when it was political expedient for him..He evolved ( flip flopped) on Gay marriage on the eve of a Hollywood fund raiser.
A man with priniciples especially when you are 50 and is the"smartest" President we ever had should stand on his Principles.
We knew his records 130 "present" votes.. Weak
AA---my point exactly---Now when is Mitt going to separate himself from an organization that believes if you marry a Black person, not only will you be kicked out of the cult, your behind is damned to "HELL" ----- Do you Think he would be able to consider me as a citizen worth fighting for-----I DON'T---Unlike the President of the United States, who has always fought for the rights of every-one. Gay, or straight. red, yellow, black, or white.
AA-Republican~~So do you think President Obama, should speak as Romney did, "I don't recall what I said, but I stand by what I said, whatever it was that I said." Do you think that is intelligent and exactly what is to be expected of the leader of the most powerful nation in the world? Or do you think President Obama should speak as Pastor Jeffress, "Mormonism is a cult. Romney is not a Christian, but if he gets the nomination, I will hold my nose and vote for him." Dr. Robert Jeffress is the senior pastor of the 10,000-member First Baptist Church of Dallas. All republicans are evil, greedy, corrupt, hypocrits. I will never vote for any republican! YUCK!
The bottom line is, Republicans will do ANYTHING to get in power. Since they can't eliminate President Obama, they have been trying to assassinate his character from the beginning.
They are jealous of him. And they are willing to go to any extreme to push him out. They know that he is from the middle class and that he is doing everything he can to support the middle class and they can't fight that legitimately.
So they turn to lies, and internet fiction made up to discredit him. The intelligence of the American people will be tested in this election. Since we know the only people who would benefit with Romney and the repubs is the wealthy and corporations, anybody who doesn't belong to that class and who votes republican, might as well jump off the cliff that repubs are pointing to.
Let me get this straight...Ed wants to know if the Republicans are desperate because they are bringing up a man that Obama listened too for 20+ years, but Ed doesn't wonder whether the Democrats are desperate for bringing up an incident that happened 50 years while Romney was in high school.
Thank you for giving me a really good laugh.
You go ahead and laugh and I will laugh at you on election day.
Storm....President Obama went to a Church of Christ that had over 8,000 members. Rev. Wright preached Christ as savior. His church did and does outreach to the poor, etc.
I happen to believe that Republicans damn America everyday with their constant bald face lies and refusal to raise taxes on the wealthiest people (corporations, my friend). The constant lies that the poor are the reason for the down turn in the economy is repulsive. When in fact, it is a direct consequence of our nation INVADING another country for OIL! Plain and simple.
Quit throwing trash on our site. Obama/Biden 2012
Great Point Storm..Ed is the biggest hypocrite on TV. Man. I hope you join me on this Board when Scott Walker beats the Recall..
All of us Republican will have a major Cyper Party On Ed's dime.
AA I see you are just an AA instead of a triple A (AAA), just like our credit rating under the republicans in congress.
Raise taxes on everyone...not just the wealthy. The Bush tax rates benefited everyone, so everyone should be required to help make up the amount.
Lizzy, you are 1/2 correct. The 1/2 that you are missing are the Dems in the Senate. Go back to your 3rd grade Civics class.
.Two houses makes up one Congress
Then raise the minimum wage and pay scale for middle class citizens if you want tax rates to go up across the board.
LOL...that is funny....nothing like throwing inflation into the mix even more...
No AA - I got it right. You missed it, just like we miss an A from our credit rating.
The Senate is controlled by the republicans and you know it. Can you say FILIBUSTER?
This country would be much further down the road to healing except for the travesty of a republican controlled Congress - House and Senate that has chosen to pledge allegiance to a Norquist Pledge and to he** with the Constitution!
Yea Storm, there is always an excuse to keep the wealthy protected!
Lizzy..Don't hate the players of the game..Hate the Game. Harry Reid, did not have the back bone to change the Filibuster rule because he knows that come January, 2012 He will be a member of the minority party in the Senate and then the Filibuster Rule will become his best strategic plan
Spineless. If you can't play the game..go home
Dem...if you benefitted from the reduced tax rates that put us into the hole we are in, why should you not have to pay higher rates to get us out?
The lower tax rates have cost us approx $1.4 trillion over the last 10 years. Obama is running a $1.4 trillion dollar deficit annually. It sure seems like there is a bigger problem than just the lower tax rates.
I notice AA is also name calling business. AA, please show us where DemElizabeth ever used or gave you permission to call her "Lizzy". Just another disrespectful right wing trouble maker.
Larry...will you please chastise Whom for me... I never gave him permission to call me Stormy. I know you will because you are so fair minded.
Harry Reid has admitted that the "Gentleman's agreement" was not upheld by any republican gentleman. (There aren't any in my opinion) So he has learned the hard way that, yes, the filibuster rule must be changed. Not one middle class person has benefited from the lower tax rate other than to be able to maintain. Everything costs so much more now than 3 years ago! Due to the high gas prices! No more oil men in office ever again.
We are in a hole because of the unpaid Iraqi War and tax cuts, combined. Raise taxes on the wealthiest - they have benefited the most by the skewed tax rates/loop holes, and the war has ended in Iraq- promise kept by President Obama.
We are also sending a lot of money to Pakistan for the War on Terror, or is it to keep the contractors in America getting government money? All of this privatization crap is just a ruse to get government money for themselves. Anyway......
President Obama is doing a good job of getting us back on track. Watch Ed and Rachel everyday, you will get lots of true FACTS.
Obama/Biden 2012
sorry to disappoint you Lizzy, but the "unfunded wars" and the lower tax rates have cost the US less than $3 trillion dollars over 10 years...or roughly the amount of two years of Obama's deficits.
Obama is the one pulling the strings now. at some point, he has to man up and start taking responsibility for his screw ups. He can't blame Bush forever.
Stormguy53~~Bushs' corrupt administration can not be erased. It is forever etched in history, that no one can re-write!!!! President Obama has been very busy, for almost 4 years, fixing Bushs' 8 years of intentional,corrupt,SCREW-UPS.
Well, President Obama deserves and will get 4 more years to complete cleaning up the gargantuan mess left by the republicans, that by the way............always leave a mess when they are in office, storm.
Good avoidance of the facts...whine about the war and then find out that Obama is the one killing the economy with his spending, but avoid it...nice liberal tactic
Romney said in his talk today that the POTUS can not say the things he has been saying about Romney character. So I ask:
If we can not talk about.
His early life
His school Days
His family
His religion
His days at Bain
His destroying companies, laying off people and keeping their pensions
His Billions
His money in off shore accounts
His tax returns
His flip flopping
His not giving News interviews
His days as governor
His health care plan
What can we talk about?
His lies!
Great post 34, They want to silence us .I hope everyone is seeing a pattern of behavior from them. Well orchestrate propaganda,Say it loud enough and long enough even they believe there lies. The real losers in all of this is the ones WHO follow and are just pawns in there game of power and greed.
Notice he didn't "repudiate" the issue, just the course of the canpaign. I took that to indicate he was in agreement with the "issue" it's self.
But then, he doesn't remember his earlier comment but stands by it and will check to see what he said. Give us a break. If I don't "remember" I'm not going to "stand by it" until I refresh my memory.
I am profoundly saddened - more and more each day - as the campaign unfolds as bigotry, fear and loathing keep raising their ugly heads.
Offensive ideas and attitudes I naively thought were "day before yesterday" are not only alive and well but seem to be thriving.
Someone please tell me where all this comes from and who is keeping this foul beast alive.
Desperate Republicans who want to control the country.
J .... The beast is Foxnews, the catalyst for the lying, exaggeration, deceit and constant bashing of democrats and liberals.
They support only republicans for office and are always slanted and biased - never fair and balanced. That is the great deceit. Many naive and well-meaning church going, Bible believing folks lap up their constant "Breaking News" which are mainly distorted lies fabricated about democrats.
If you believe that foxnews is fair/balanced then I have some land in Florida to sell you.
In short, it is a brain-washing cult with one agenda, republican rule for the wealthiest in America by using the self-destruction of the 'christian-right'.
I'm afraid it will get much uglier.
You think it's bad now? By the end of summer you won't recognize America. At least not the America we've always known. This is going to get down and really dirty and Mitty is going to disavow any knowledge of any of it. He'll blame it all on the SuperPacs. "I had no idea they were going to do that!" Yeah, right. He is such a slimeball!
Republicans bring up Wright because they live in the past; the present is the time to take the US back to the past cause the future terrifies them.
Hey Jeannie, the Republicans lives in the Past..Then I am sure you will agree that bringing up an incident that took place 47 years ago by a teen age boy did is living in Ancient History.
It proves that Romney was a bully and rich kid thinking he could get away with anything. It's highly relevant for someone who wants to be President.
The last thing we need is a damn bully who's a liar and a tax cheat for President.
As opposed to our current President..Barely went to Class the last two years of High School..Drunk Beer Heavily..Smoke Marijuana enthusiastically..Experimented with Blow" aka Crack enjoyably.
Sounds like more Fox Lies talking points. Also see no sources or links. Considering his teachers have a diffreant version.
AA_------Crack is whack-- Man So you never inhaled, MY, MY, MY I kinda feel sorry for you. {}NOT! -------Go Bo Go
Yes, I've never seen them more desperate..
They R running scared, so they're playing with a marked deck. Desperate & Exposed!
I don't know. We're seeing some pretty desperate ones on here spreading the hate and lies.
Lies Spreading from which direction, the left or the right?
It didn't work in 2008 it won't work in 2012 !! I guess this is all they've got..huh??
LOL !!