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madokie

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19. I appreciate that you that do, do

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 09:27 AM

Jul 2015

and come back to let us know. That way I don't have to keep buying tvs to replace the one I throw a shoe or a coffee cup though

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That focus group on Morning Joe is the scariest shit I have seen in politics. [View all] kelliekat44 Jul 2015 OP

Who are they talking about? It cannot possibly be Trump: He inherited his fortune from daddy. DetlefK Jul 2015 #1

Facts, schmacts. Their opinions come from the gut, not the brain. valerief Jul 2015 #2

Everyone's opinions come from the gut AngryAmish Jul 2015 #3

"Everyone's opinions come from the gut." Emotions might, but opinions are SUPPOSED to be fact- WinkyDink Jul 2015 #4

That's not how it works in America any more . . . hatrack Jul 2015 #5

Unfortunately, our brains don't work like that. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #6

They may start in the gut, but they're supposed to be filtered through a brain.. whathehell Jul 2015 #12

LOL opinions are like assholes pocoloco Jul 2015 #15

I used that war to illustrate how democracy can lose and a rigid, highly regulated and CTyankee Jul 2015 #16

Reading that now. Excellent book! hifiguy Jul 2015 #35

I read it during the early days of the Iraq War and was thoroughly depressed... CTyankee Jul 2015 #38

And accumulated more wealth in the process of bankrupting FOUR businesses! Roland99 Jul 2015 #43

I used to think that republicans like these are just wannabes. That they think if they vote CTyankee Jul 2015 #7

Very thoughtful post. nt haikugal Jul 2015 #29

thanks. it's really all I can figure out about these people... CTyankee Jul 2015 #32

I think we've all been reduced to consumers who are 'sold'...it's all propaganda all the time. haikugal Jul 2015 #41

They didn't "make it" and they'll blame it on liberal policies bulloney Jul 2015 #42

In the 60s many farmers in Iowa thought they were THE rich. Not even realizing that they were jwirr Jul 2015 #47

"I want to be a billionaire too" C_U_L8R Jul 2015 #8

I hope the seniors in that group understand that Mr. Trump would make short shrift CTyankee Jul 2015 #9

OMG...Yes! whathehell Jul 2015 #10

That's how the Republicans get to 47 percent without even trying BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #11

^^^^ THIS. MH1 Jul 2015 #20

Well, since politicians fredamae Jul 2015 #13

I rec this but I don't watch cable tv madokie Jul 2015 #14

well, that's the thing. You have to know your enemy and MJ often shows them to us. CTyankee Jul 2015 #18

I appreciate that you that do, do madokie Jul 2015 #19

I got over that long ago. What I love now is how flummoxed Joe Scar is over this CTyankee Jul 2015 #21

I'm cool with that madokie Jul 2015 #24

I still like Howard Dean and Jonathan Capehart. They are regulars. CTyankee Jul 2015 #30

I found this place chasing after Dean madokie Jul 2015 #55

I stopped watching a year ago. Bad way to start the day. Laser102 Jul 2015 #17

Search diligently in such a focus group... Thespian2 Jul 2015 #22

Makes me think Plato was right. Democracies are a terrible way to run a country. Kablooie Jul 2015 #23

Just the twisted America version of democracy, others have got it much closer to right. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #28

I was only half paying attention to this focus group but Grammy23 Jul 2015 #25

but this is just a tiny slice of the voting public. CTyankee Jul 2015 #27

I agree that this group was only a tiny sliver of the population... Grammy23 Jul 2015 #34

I don't see Trump winning in the General but he's doing well in the republican CTyankee Jul 2015 #36

I'm surprised that they were from ann--- Jul 2015 #54

But the tiny slice can decide primaries. Kablooie Jul 2015 #46

Most of the media is also fascist, and so is pumping oxygen to any front running fascist, just Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #26

Those fools are so malleable. They voted for GWB because he was one NCjack Jul 2015 #31

I don't think they care. They admire rich people. They think they must be smart. CTyankee Jul 2015 #33

And if they doubt that The Donald is smart Grammy23 Jul 2015 #37

well, as I said, just wait til they hear him talk about Medicare and SS... CTyankee Jul 2015 #39

This is indistinguishable SheilaT Jul 2015 #40

John Steinbeck nailed it so many years ago rurallib Jul 2015 #44

Corporate news loves money. Corporate investors love money. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #45

holy crap, they actually said, 'Trump is one of us' JCMach1 Jul 2015 #48

Serious question: are we sure it was really a focus group and not winter is coming Jul 2015 #49

Who is MJ? ann--- Jul 2015 #51

Some of the members of this focus group are scary Gothmog Jul 2015 #50

First he was born into money. onecaliberal Jul 2015 #52

How many of "us" ann--- Jul 2015 #53

If the problem is the fact he "inherited" his money (he has made lots if the money himself) then it Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #56

It's the old Ann Richards line, "He was born on third base and he acts like he hit a triple." bulloney Jul 2015 #57

What about Bill and Linda Gates, Warren Buffett, Magic Johnson, Steve Jobs, and Bill and Hillary Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #58

As I said about the Waltons, Kochs and Trumps of the world - Don't act like it's all because of you. bulloney Jul 2015 #59

Sam Walton made Walmart, his children inherited but he worked really hard to get it going. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #61

Scarier than dead interns? Because it IS Joe "dead intern" Sacrbrough, after all. Erose999 Jul 2015 #60