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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLimbaugh has given away the Republican strategy for the evening
When Obama says something about the 47% (and you know those libs can't want to say something about that)....
Tell them that no one but Obama has hurt the 47% more than he has with the high price of gas.
Seriously. Blame Obama for gas prices?!
Obama apparently needs to explain that he does not speculate on gas, but the friends and funders of the Republican party the Koch Brothers, not only introduced oil speculation on the stock market, they have been making a killing on it!
Their combined wealth of $50 billion is exceeded only by the Microsoft founders $59 billion fortune. Buoyed by aggressive speculative trading on volatile energy markets, the Koch brothers accumulated $15 billion in wealth since March 2010, a 43 percent increase.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/09/21/324969/forbes-koch-brothers-now-worth-50-billion/?mobile=nc

Next Up: Hammer home how Obama STOLE 700 Billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare!!!
(Oh he's really got a good one there, he's very excited about it)
I'm sure Obama will be stunned by the stupidity, try to be nice about it while he talks down the stupid, and the media will call him 'too forceful' or 'too timid', either way they will never discuss whether this claim came from outer space or mentally challenged basement dwelling morons.
And Last but not least- Hammer home how everything in the economy from the unemployment to the numbers on food stamps is ALL OBAMA's FAULT because he ran for president. He knew it was fucked up when he ran for office so he can't complain about it now.
Seriously. That is his argument.
It would simply take the media explaining that Joe Biden was right, that the debt was created by two wars on the credit card, not to mention two Big Government programs created by Bush (which violate the Constitution a lot more than Obamacare) HUGE Government spending (also a helluva lot more than Obamacare) put on the credit card while they gave themselves tax cuts!
Instead the Republicans and the liberal media will pretend that they have no idea how we got in this mess, it's all Obama's fault.
Romney wins the debate because he blamed Obama forcefully, and projected Republican issues on Democrats successfully.
Obama should not have to answer these ridiculous claims this evening.
If we had a functioning media, they wouldn't be able to behave so stupidly and lie so outrageously.
Vietnameravet
(1,085 posts)The part about Obama stealing 750 billion from Medicare is so outrageous it makes me sick!!
RepublicansRZombies
(982 posts)It is up to the rest of us to expose these people and protect society from them, certainly not allow them in the halls of power.
Thanks to the media they are running the nation with their absurd lies leading the dialogue.
global1
(26,507 posts)now I haven't been driving much lately as I'm acting as 24/7 caregiver for my ailing Mom. The last time I filled up here I paid $4.09/gal of regular gas. Today I filled up the first time in weeks and I paid $3.75/gal. I was surprised and pleased that it's going the right way - down.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)it`s around 3.85 out here and further west along the mississippi it`s 3.75
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Really?
You don't think that will be too complicated, tenuous and...well...kooky conspiracy for most undecided voters to swallow?
RepublicansRZombies
(982 posts)It is a fact that they introduced speculation.
But if they are going to blame him, that is much more kooky than Obama presenting the facts. Americans would love to hear the truth about oil speculation.
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)If Obama is serious about addressing the Citizens United ruling, he'll not only mention the Kochs, he'll center the entire evening around them.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Good thing, too, because most voters would not have followed it.
Ohio Joe
(21,898 posts)And hope lots of people believe them.
RepublicansRZombies
(982 posts)While you're left dumbfounded at their absurdity trying to think of how to respond nicely....they are onto the next 5 lies.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(44,498 posts)"President Obama wants to destroy Medicare!
Oh, yeah, and we hate big government programs.
But we have to save Medicare....By turning it into the Pennysaver circular...."
What hypocrites.
RepublicansRZombies
(982 posts)nt
spinbaby
(15,389 posts)My husband--registered Republican, NRA member, Obama voter--commented that the same NRA magazine that's now singing the praises of Romney was slamming him about his gun laws when he was governor. His comment was, "Do they think we're stupid?" Apparently they do.
MissMarple
(9,656 posts)My very gop brother in law was talking about gas prices a couple of weeks ago like that meant something about the state of the world, or whatever. It was just a bit out of context. So I assumed that it is a point being talked about in blogs, emails, talk radio, and that weird cable channel they like to watch. It sounded like the goppers are being set up for a point about gas prices. I think the media manipulators coordinate that more than we think, or as others of us suspect. Goppers can be like such lemmings that way.
Relatives these days!