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JoePhilly

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96. You've touched on something I've described here many times in the past.

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:48 AM

Jul 2013

The goal is to shift public opinion. And in a fashion that helps the GOP and hurts Democrats.

The media (and then the blogosphere) sell two versions of outrage.

Outrage Version 1: Energize the RW ... these memes are along the lines of "Obama is a socialist commie from kenya who hates America" ... the intent of this meme is to anger the RW voter and get them energized to vote.

Outrage Version 2: Demoralize the LW ... these memes are along the lines of "Obama is a corporatist who hates the middle class" ... the intent of this meme is to frustrate those on the left, get them to be discouraged, and stay home come election time.

You see this play out here on DU every day. One article designed to demoralize the left will be posted in 4 OPs on DU.

You get lots of "Dems are the same as the GOP" OPs.

You get an endless stream of "Does anyone else feel like we're doomed" OPs.

And this occurs on issue after issue. Take Obama's recent statement on the Zimmerman trial.

RW says ... "How dare Obama mention race!"

Travis Smiley is brought on to say ... "Obama didn't say enough".

The goal is to energize the RW and demoralize the LW. Influence and shift turnout rates.

Because if you can shift voter turn out to favor the GOP some, and then add voter suppression techniques, the GOP to hold on a little longer.

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Number of major political discussion boards where Republicans get bashed [View all] geek tragedy Jul 2013 OP

do you have links? nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #1

Sure: geek tragedy Jul 2013 #3

That's not very probative. The links would have to number in the 10s or 100s of thousands cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #21

or derive a statistically significant sample and draw conclusions Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #41

motivation? Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #2

I expect the Republicans to be shitheads. djean111 Jul 2013 #4

number of Democrats who actually fight Republican policies - not enough of them hfojvt Jul 2013 #5

DLC is extinct. DLCer now is a meaningless term applied geek tragedy Jul 2013 #7

Sure it's extinct hfojvt Jul 2013 #17

+ a gazillion. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #19

Thanks for proving my point. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #22

no, it went out of business because it won hfojvt Jul 2013 #35

Obama was never a member of the DLC. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #37

And you are insulting Aerows Jul 2013 #47

Did you mean to respond to a different comment? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #48

Obama is DLC Aerows Jul 2013 #71

No, he was never DLC. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #73

Neither is Obama Aerows Jul 2013 #75

Big kick for you Aerows mick063 Jul 2013 #82

and wasn't that a clever strategy for the primaries? hfojvt Jul 2013 #60

Obama ran as a milquetoast mainstream Democrat who was hawkish geek tragedy Jul 2013 #63

except when, taking a page from my journal, hfojvt Jul 2013 #69

Clinton had a long record to attack. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #70

And don't forget AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #29

Which is more bullshit Aerows Jul 2013 #38

Can we also Aerows Jul 2013 #34

Sure, but there's a Gary Johnson voter going around trolling the site geek tragedy Jul 2013 #36

So that means we get to broadly Aerows Jul 2013 #42

No, just be sure to avoid assuming the charge is being used geek tragedy Jul 2013 #46

It is used in bad faith Aerows Jul 2013 #49

bad faith, unfair, and erroneous accusations are never good nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #51

But they get hurled around regularly Aerows Jul 2013 #53

Today I was accused of being a racist Zimmerman supporter. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #55

Well I guess that absolves you Aerows Jul 2013 #58

This is funny. Rex Jul 2013 #66

Assimilated Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #43

Nail meet hammerhead Aerows Jul 2013 #25

You've got to be kidding treestar Jul 2013 #45

we've talked about that before hfojvt Jul 2013 #64

Your not allowed to criticize the POTUS Rex Jul 2013 #68

or they may just see the glass as 75% full hfojvt Jul 2013 #72

Don't feel bad, mine don't either. Rex Jul 2013 #74

To an ideologue, the perfect is the enemy of the good. Progress must be in a straight line. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #6

Err, I think you have that backwards Aerows Jul 2013 #28

No, Kitty has that exactly right Recursion Jul 2013 #89

Average of good and bad zipplewrath Jul 2013 #76

Define "major political discussion board." morningfog Jul 2013 #8

When Bush was President, did the Republicans expend more energy geek tragedy Jul 2013 #10

I don't give a shit what repukes do. Never have, never will. morningfog Jul 2013 #77

When the Repukes do stuff that helps them win elections, I do pay geek tragedy Jul 2013 #78

None with "REPUBLICAN" in the name. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #9

How many Democrats were high officials in the Cheney regency? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #11

1-2 in each. Ray LaHood was a Republican in Obama's first geek tragedy Jul 2013 #12

Name those Democrats Bush had in cabinet level positions. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #50

Norman Mineta nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #61

Yep, Norman Mineta is correct! mrdmk Jul 2013 #80

Mineta plus two undersecs Recursion Jul 2013 #90

That's a great question. I'd love to know historically going back multiple Presidencies. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #14

Traditionally there are one or two Recursion Jul 2013 #91

I coulda sworn I had "bashed" on my trashed word list. Iggo Jul 2013 #13

So you're comparing DU to Free Reublic?? In what way does DU compare to the Freepers, other sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #15

It is why I just cut off discussion with the op. Waste of time.nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #20

Well, since Paulite trolls are posting their screeds and getting recommended heavily... KittyWampus Jul 2013 #27

The second you call someone a "Paulite" is the second Aerows Jul 2013 #30

I figure they use the term to promote the Pauls, who other Democrats know can't Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #54

+1...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #93

Lol, you'll rec anything whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #98

Not true... SidDithers Jul 2013 #99

Quite a claim whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #97

Democrats have always suffered from an inferiority complex. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #16

False assertion is false cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #18

You're wrong. End of discussion. Thank you for wasting my time (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #23

Where do Republicans get criticized more than Democrats these days? nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #26

This thread is a meta whine, because you're all upset that many Democrats have arrived muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #56

Such hostility. It doesn't strike you odd that John Boehner geek tragedy Jul 2013 #62

You're wrong. End of discussion. Thank you for wasting my time (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #65

a quick perusal of DU will find you empirically incorrect, I'm afraid geek tragedy Jul 2013 #67

I shit on Repubs and their garbage policies no matter WHAT party they say they're from. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #24

When you lie with dogs, you get fleas. Democrats_win Jul 2013 #31

YUP ... a DU thread about an Obama speech ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #32

There needs to be an aggressive pushback against that kind of cancer. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #39

Yep. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #84

+ a million. And yet, this thread is overflowing to the brim with people who somehow didn't see Number23 Jul 2013 #88

... SidDithers Jul 2013 #94

Simple. Democrats > Republicans. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #33

Actually,both Fark and Reddit regularly kick the sufrommich Jul 2013 #40

Nice RAH RAH OP. Rex Jul 2013 #44

Cheerleaders vs. Principles: Discuss. nt LWolf Jul 2013 #52

This is the NFL mick063 Jul 2013 #83

Well since our President invokes republican solutions, we take on that extra load for that. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #57

We travel to then beat of a different drummer Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2013 #59

Look at the comments section on your local paper and it will be clear that the right is systematical DonRedwood Jul 2013 #79

Where do you come up all those figures? You just gave me a headache. I don't worry about who sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #81

You've touched on something I've described here many times in the past. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #96

and I will keep bashing democrats until Race to the Top is repealed, along with a few other things. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #85

I'll rather speak my mind then fall into lock-step (nt) bigwillq Jul 2013 #86

.. Cha Jul 2013 #87

Nailed it...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #92

Proof? 99Forever Jul 2013 #95

Boink. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #100