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IDemo

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10. Agreed, but I think at least part of his intended audience is us

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 01:14 PM

Dec 2011

I've long held that repubs use malevolent rhetoric not only to stir up their base but to antagonize Dems/progressives/liberals to see what kind of response they can provoke.

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Do you think Gingrich would be saying all this crazy stuff if there wasn't an audience for it? [View all] NNN0LHI Dec 2011 OP

Yep. "Activist judges" have long been sufrommich Dec 2011 #1

No atreides1 Dec 2011 #2

I agree and the fact that he is smart (as evil as they come) but smart none the less teddy51 Dec 2011 #3

Or he could be be creating an audience proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #4

yes. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #5

I'll just go with Krugman-- Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #6

probably better to do that. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #8

Not that i have anything against your observations; Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #11

ewe betcha. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #12

Gingrich isn't deaf aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2011 #7

Like I said before, the scariest things aren't what these crazies say... Kalidurga Dec 2011 #9

Agreed, but I think at least part of his intended audience is us IDemo Dec 2011 #10