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geckosfeet

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2. Of course it was. It's part of a whisper campaign.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 19, 2012, 07:51 AM

May 2012

The only random thing that happens in the RMoney campaign is his gaffes. Keeping (what they perceive to be) negatives in the minds of voters creates subliminal or subconscious feelings and thoughts.

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Was the Reverend Wright "leak" to the NY Times intentional ? [View all] kentuck May 2012 OP

I think you are on to something here madokie May 2012 #1

Of course it was. It's part of a whisper campaign. geckosfeet May 2012 #2

i thought so. also so mitt could 'repudiate' it and quash the mormon thingy spanone May 2012 #3

Yep.. kentuck May 2012 #4

If they were clever, Romney wouldn't look like such a total doofus. randome May 2012 #7

And a total doofus would not be able to make $250 million dollars... kentuck May 2012 #8

they can only control so much. spanone May 2012 #10

Nothing In Politics Is "Accidental"... KharmaTrain May 2012 #5

There are no coincidences in politics NNN0LHI May 2012 #6

That's a good point. This strategy would take care of so many other negative issues pacalo May 2012 #9

not a threat against religion but against using Bain, the Bain adds hurth them bad. You should have uponit7771 May 2012 #11

It'a the resurrection of the protect our future May 2012 #12

I don't think that is the primary reason... kentuck May 2012 #13

I was thinkin' scary scary white man protect our future May 2012 #20

Actually, kentuck, I am wondering why protect our future May 2012 #14

Basically, it is about the voters in the South. kentuck May 2012 #17

Hard not to suspect that. gulliver May 2012 #15

Romney was a high-placed official in the Mormon church hierarchy (a "Bishop," IIRC) up coalition_unwilling May 2012 #16

Honestly, I wondered if it was an extortionary move targeted more against Rahm Emmanual riderinthestorm May 2012 #18

Interesting. kentuck May 2012 #19

Interesting! protect our future May 2012 #21

The CNN reporter doing the story on CNN implied the GOP had gotten a lot of free applegrove May 2012 #22