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kairos12

(12,858 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 12:42 AM Feb 2015

Turtle McConnell claims credit for improving economy

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obama-mocks-mitch-mcconnell

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President Barack Obama on Friday laughed off Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) recent suggestion that positive economic signs could be connected to the GOP's sweeping victory in the 2014 midterm election.

In further news, Mcturtle claims credit for: the sun coming up, tidal movement, discovery of the Beatles, creating the Ipod, and recommending Groucho Marx wear a grease paint mustache.

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Turtle McConnell claims credit for improving economy (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2015 OP
I'll bet he had a hand in inventing SmittynMo Feb 2015 #1
i would not be so quick drray23 Feb 2015 #2
Agree Cracklin Charlie Feb 2015 #3
Didn't the honorable Supreme Court rule that it is perfectly appropriate to lie regarding politics? world wide wally Feb 2015 #4

drray23

(7,627 posts)
2. i would not be so quick
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:04 AM
Feb 2015

To dismiss that. Many gop'ers will believe it. As a matter of fact I had people making that argument to me
Mc connel or any other gop politician do not need to worry about whether they tell the truth, only that it is good enough to be believed by their cohorts.

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