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jeff47

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19. No, we are not better off

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 04:53 PM

May 2012

Because then we're out of office.

The way you end this kind of evil politics is to use it to utterly destroy the Republicans. Until it crushes them, they will keep using it.

You can ask Presidents Gore and Kerry about the wisdom of taking the high road.

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What do Repubs consider off-limits when attacking Obama? [View all] kentuck May 2012 OP

I do not expect ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #1

Repubs take pride in being the kings of negative attacks... kentuck May 2012 #2

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #17

By any means necessary. Bake May 2012 #3

fortunately Mittens is an easy target magical thyme May 2012 #4

After years of the republicans having no limits liberal N proud May 2012 #5

perhaps if the Democrats can beat them at their own game... kentuck May 2012 #7

I like the strategy of mirroring bigtree May 2012 #6

Everytime they throw a right jab.... kentuck May 2012 #8

remembering to keep our guard up bigtree May 2012 #9

In order of your questions: Nothing, nothing, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, nothing, no, and FUCK NO! 11 Bravo May 2012 #10

i have been getting racist hatefilled emails about obama ever since he became the front runner for dembotoz May 2012 #11

Do NOT bring a knife to a gunfight. mac56 May 2012 #12

Nothing, remember they impeached our next best POTUS Rex May 2012 #13

I say butterfly77 May 2012 #14

Are you kidding? Romney is a psychopathic bully. The only coalition_unwilling May 2012 #15

The difference is that Romney will have his surrogates attacking on those fronts... cynatnite May 2012 #16

I say it is time for the democrats to kick the republicans Angry Dragon May 2012 #18

No, we are not better off jeff47 May 2012 #19

To the ? in the title- Easy- not attacking is the only think off-limits. TexasProgresive May 2012 #20

"What do Repubs consider off-limits when attacking Obama?" Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #21

All of these 'we need to use soft mitts on Mitt' threads make me wonder who 'we' is supposed to be. Bluenorthwest May 2012 #22