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QuebecYank

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5. It all comes down to selective memory

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 04:08 PM

Nov 2014

The GOP seems to be suffering from short-term memory loss they remember Benghazi but forget the number of attacks on, and deaths of, US personnel during the GWB administration. Or, it could just be selective memory. Either way, the GOP/TP have a buffet-type approach when arguing Obama's plans, or defending their arguments.

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It's okay when the white guy does it, right? [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2014 OP

IOKIYAR Kalidurga Nov 2014 #1

+1,000,000 yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #6

The Republicans hate Obama mostly because he is black. End of story. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #10

Well it's different when sarisataka Nov 2014 #2

What did public opinion polls at the time say? Savannahmann Nov 2014 #3

Not whole heartdly but it wasn't sold that way to the public helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #11

But public opinion polls showed about a third of the population supporting the move. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #20

Didn't he have 840high Nov 2014 #4

congress ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #13

Thank you for the info. 840high Nov 2014 #19

It all comes down to selective memory QuebecYank Nov 2014 #5

Yep, 13 attacks awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #12

Thank you! QuebecYank Nov 2014 #16

I spent 3 weeks in Montreal awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #17

Montreal, is Green Bay North QuebecYank Nov 2014 #21

It's ALWAYS wrong for a dem to follow the path of a sacred republican HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #7

We can't have a black man making decisions for the whole country. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #8

To be honest, I don't remember most republicans being in favor of it then, either. n/t hughee99 Nov 2014 #9

Exactly. But it got through Congress due to horse trading. ManiacJoe Nov 2014 #23

Absolutely, but as most DUers know well, what a party passes for legislation hughee99 Nov 2014 #24

I was doing okay. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #14

He's also an Aquarius while Obama is a Leo. egduj Nov 2014 #15

How about a trigger wanring before putting Reagan's ugly mug on DU? FSogol Nov 2014 #18

CNN today cut together Obama's immigration speech with GW Bush's csziggy Nov 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Nov 2014 #25

Oh well. If Reagan did it, that makes it OK. Right? Joe Magarac Nov 2014 #26

Take a look at who are the Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #27

that certainly appears to be correct. spanone Nov 2014 #28

Actually, now that I think more about it, this may have been one of the dumbest arguments I've seen hughee99 Nov 2014 #29

In all fairness, I remember them hating this act by Reagan. Marr Nov 2014 #30