General Discussion

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

26. Scared of being called "liberal media," they allow these ReThugs to get away with all kinds of lies.

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:19 PM

Jan 2012

And that's what's so scary. People vote based on these lies! If the media would simply do its job, we would not have endured 8 years of "Dumbya" Bush!!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

72 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

***** GOP Debate: January 23rd - 9pm ET on NBC - Live Steam links below ***** PART TWO [View all] Tx4obama Jan 2012 OP

Thanks for starting the... one_voice Jan 2012 #1

You're welcome :) n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #3

Santorum seems cool with oil spills oberliner Jan 2012 #2

Newtie is showing his stripes powergirl Jan 2012 #4

"Greek Independence Day"???? That sounded really strange to me. I've never coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #6

From the Ottoman Empire oberliner Jan 2012 #8

Wow, learn something new every day. I was thinking the Greeks need to coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #13

Wikipedia link to info. There are festivals and parades in various cities: highplainsdem Jan 2012 #10

Thanks. Will check out later when debate is over. - n/t coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #25

I'm flashing back to the 1840s and the Know-Nothings (one of the coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #5

+1 klook Jan 2012 #67

Mitt seems weak and confused oberliner Jan 2012 #7

Self Deportation - Isn't that the set up we have now? powergirl Jan 2012 #9

Mittens is such a Phoney Thrill Jan 2012 #11

Question about sugar turns into "homes underwater" ?? oberliner Jan 2012 #12

I can't stand Willard's effing lies ..... Greywing Jan 2012 #18

Because the moderators are idiots? oberliner Jan 2012 #24

Scared of being called "liberal media," they allow these ReThugs to get away with all kinds of lies. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #26

Ain't that the truth n/t Greywing Jan 2012 #27

I wish that Politifact would host/moderate a debate and have them do their fact-checkinig 'during' Tx4obama Jan 2012 #31

Tampa Bay Times owns Politifact oberliner Jan 2012 #35

When did that happen? Politifact used to be St. Petersburg Times last time I noticed ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #37

The St. Petersburg Times is now the Tampa Bay Times oberliner Jan 2012 #41

Ah, okay. Thanks for the info :) n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #44

Real-time fact checking, with confrontation, would be the most awesome thing ever! NAO Jan 2012 #69

When he goes in after President Obama and how the president "has failed," he sounds Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #16

IMO it's channeling Bachmann. n/t BadgerKid Jan 2012 #22

Now is mitt's dump on PrezO moment. elleng Jan 2012 #14

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz powergirl Jan 2012 #15

With Bachmann, Cain, and Perry gone - it's not as crazy as it used to be :( n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #20

Not as crazy but still just as terrifying and horrifying (and coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #30

Interesting... one_voice Jan 2012 #17

Every debate helps Newt and hurts Mitt oberliner Jan 2012 #19

Newt just got another "important" endorsement powergirl Jan 2012 #23

He was big for a few weeks oberliner Jan 2012 #32

Self deportation? Is this guy fucking serious? Thrill Jan 2012 #21

Mittens gets major softball question in FL flamingdem Jan 2012 #28

Newt believes there should be "prizes" to get the space program going? oberliner Jan 2012 #29

of course Reticuli Jan 2012 #71

Great tax question - completely sidestepped by Newt. jannyk Jan 2012 #33

Big lie, Newt. The Bush tax cuts are a big reason the economy tanked. onehandle Jan 2012 #34

Very calculated answer oberliner Jan 2012 #36

I hope Newt takes the Florida primary Greywing Jan 2012 #46

I get the feeling he will oberliner Jan 2012 #47

Very true. nt onehandle Jan 2012 #68

They have a drug for people who make gang signs with their hand!? jberryhill Jan 2012 #38

What is the takeaway going to be from this debate? oberliner Jan 2012 #39

The only big time they cheered was for the death of Castro ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #42

Self-Deportation is going to sound silly to people, isn't it? oberliner Jan 2012 #45

Yeah, it sounds pretty dumb to me :) n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #53

I think you're correct Greywing Jan 2012 #54

I think it's another nail in the Mitt coffin oberliner Jan 2012 #63

Mitt should have said "I raised a family with one wife" he missed a golden op jannyk Jan 2012 #40

I think it would've hurt him if he went too far in that direction oberliner Jan 2012 #43

The End jannyk Jan 2012 #48

PolitiFact elleng Jan 2012 #49

The next GOP DEBATE will be Thursday - January 26, 2012 - 8pm ET on CNN Tx4obama Jan 2012 #50

Good lord - how many of these do we need? oberliner Jan 2012 #52

Actually the number of GOP debates is in the normal range Tx4obama Jan 2012 #55

No it's not oberliner Jan 2012 #59

Well, what I meant is that it's not much different than 2008. Tx4obama Jan 2012 #65

Yeah - the "new normal" oberliner Jan 2012 #66

Another in 3 days!? Good Lord. jannyk Jan 2012 #56

Spin: Newt is the front-runner oberliner Jan 2012 #51

Reports are that another $5M was donated to Newt's Super Pac today Greywing Jan 2012 #57

Looks like Adelson backed the right horse oberliner Jan 2012 #61

Winning our future just got $5 million sadbear Jan 2012 #58

Williams commenting on how "remarkably quickly" the audience left. Wonder why? highplainsdem Jan 2012 #60

Because it was boring as shit. LOL!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #62

Plz be "with Snootie", so his coatails don't drag down the entire GOP in Nov, lol sfpcjock Jan 2012 #64

Mitt Romney: self-decapitation ("self-deportation"), lol sfpcjock Jan 2012 #70

Republicans are children Mosaic Jan 2012 #72