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In reply to the discussion: The most pro-gay president in history [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,454 posts)from true. I've come to the conclusion that a lot of the instant outrage we see generated here and at other progressive sites is merely instigation. The Repukes have promised to turn the president's strengths against him.
We saw the beginnings of that with Karl Rove's "celebrity" commercial. Because the president was widely admired in '08, they hope to trivialize that popularity & turn it against him. We saw another example over the weekend when Drudge posted that pic of a half empty stadium, even though people were still arriving. That's an attempt to turn the president's '08 ability to attract huge crowds against him. And finally, there's never been a candidate in history who used technology to such an advantage prior to Pres. Obama, the internet being chief among them. So sites like this are under constant surveillance, by the other side, and are being used to attack the president relentlessly. That's not by accident.