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markpkessinger

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2. If the poll that appears on the same page as the editorial is any indication . . .

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 07:48 PM

Sep 2013

. . . readers are not buying what the Post is trying to sell in this editorial. The poll, which can be found about halfway down the page on the right, asks who is to blame in the event of a shutdown. As of this moment, 5483 readers have responded, with 84% saying Republicans are to blame, 7% Democrats, and only 9% say it's both. And those percentages have remained pretty much unchanged throughout the day!

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WAPO's appalling editorial -- and my response [View all] markpkessinger Sep 2013 OP

fucking corporate whore of a newspaper gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

If the poll that appears on the same page as the editorial is any indication . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #2

Many still believe in "1 Party, With 2 Faces" blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #3

Excellent response Mark! Capt.Rocky300 Sep 2013 #4

Absolutely! ffr Sep 2013 #16

Government by extortion, the Bagger anthem. kairos12 Sep 2013 #5

Excellent. And the position was reiterated by the President today mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #6

You omitted the slash in the [/font] closing tag after the date in the first excerpt. ( n/t ) Make7 Sep 2013 #7

Thanks -- I just corrected it! n/t markpkessinger Sep 2013 #10

Absolutely spot on response. This isn't about pinning blame, this is about one party determined ... marble falls Sep 2013 #8

so is the guy from Amazon a bagger backer? rurallib Sep 2013 #9

Republicans should simply admit that they don't CARE what the public thinks. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #11

Great Response BobbyBoring Sep 2013 #12

Great response. eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #13

Great job! Outta the park w/the 1st sentence: Spare us any false equivalence in this discussion.nt MADem Sep 2013 #14

Totally Agree - False Equivalence Only Servces To Protect Republicans... TomCADem Sep 2013 #15

The WAPO has been in decline for a long time now... GetRidOfThem Sep 2013 #17

Excellent! K&R nt TBF Oct 2013 #18