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62. I get so sick of hearing that Americans are dumber than

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 08:41 PM

Jun 2012

people in other countries. It is not true!! Go travel, and anyone will see that the people elsewhere comprise a variation of smart to dull, just like you see in the USA.

However, our reputation precedes us. And the dumb ones are hogging the whole stage. Somehow, the bonehead element has gained the upper hand. The idiots are slowly but surely choking the smarts out the national politics.

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Why exactly do poor and middle class Republicans hate "Obamacare"? [View all] kentuck Jun 2012 OP

Because they are part of the human subspecies homo nonsapiens hobbit709 Jun 2012 #1

Exactomundo! freshwest Jun 2012 #22

Exactly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jun 2012 #77

foxwatchiens!!! I love that! Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #79

They are told to hate it....and they obey well.... MindMover Jun 2012 #2

Wasn't it Rush Limbaugh who coined the phrase Obamacare? AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #8

If it still said "Romneycare" that would be fine. This is huge for our President, they monmouth Jun 2012 #3

It seems Scott goes after and supports or doesn't support those things RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

+1 nt Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #30

If I remember correctly, hughee99 Jun 2012 #40

Can only not setup Exchanges and reject the Medicaid changes davekriss Jun 2012 #78

Thanks for asking these questions. I've been wondering too. I find it RKP5637 Jun 2012 #4

Why are poor and middle class people Ron Green Jun 2012 #5

That's an excellent question. kentuck Jun 2012 #10

Because someday they will be RICH... hence we need to cut nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #15

Hence... kentuck Jun 2012 #17

You know what they say about math skills and the lottery... freshwest Jun 2012 #23

Lotteries... Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #28

Here we buy a ticket when it gets over a certain number nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #36

I used to play the lotteries Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #64

Of course they are nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #66

Because for a few minutes or hours they can dream Marrah_G Jun 2012 #59

The answer I get most from that question is "because my parents were Republicans". If you Booster Jun 2012 #29

Guns? LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #48

What they don't understand... davekriss Jun 2012 #81

I really don't like to say this, but more and more I'm becoming convinced RKP5637 Jun 2012 #11

The most depressing part is.... kentuck Jun 2012 #13

Yep, so true, so sad. I think Ron White, the comedian, did a skit on that RKP5637 Jun 2012 #19

There are stupid people everywhere, in every region of the globe. Quantess Jun 2012 #37

So true, the more stupid, the more respect it garners. Stupidity in the RKP5637 Jun 2012 #43

I get so sick of hearing that Americans are dumber than Quantess Jun 2012 #62

I've spent a lot of time in other parts of the world, I am well traveled and RKP5637 Jun 2012 #65

We still have a lot of intelligent people. Quantess Jun 2012 #68

A lot of intelligent folks are like Pavlov's dog... kentuck Jun 2012 #69

Sadly, that's what I've pretty much concluded. "We can look to history, and RKP5637 Jun 2012 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Jun 2012 #51

God, guns and fear EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2012 #34

Guns and abortion. That is why. Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #80

Because Rush Limbaugh and Fox News told them to hate it. high density Jun 2012 #6

There are scare ads running on some "Christian" channels EFerrari Jun 2012 #38

precisely - because their sources of information tell them they should be republicans arely staircase Jun 2012 #45

Actually, yes, I think they would. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #7

Why do they want the government to keep their hands off Medicare? Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #12

But it shows that the Republican leadership and hierarchy... kentuck Jun 2012 #14

mostly because they're republicans and they've been told to hate it. unblock Jun 2012 #16

Because it's been pissed on for three years, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day by wiggs Jun 2012 #18

Same here, waiting for the left to act like it realizes RKP5637 Jun 2012 #24

Very well said, people are finally coming out of denial flamingdem Jul 2012 #84

Not all poor and middle class Americans... vi5 Jun 2012 #20

The poor/working class Republicans listen to Rush, Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly, Savage, Fox & Friends Zen Democrat Jun 2012 #21

Is it easier for poor, middle-class Democrats to rationalize why they are Democrats? kentuck Jun 2012 #25

For no good reasons. elleng Jun 2012 #26

Or the loud megaphones now owned by corporate MSM. It will sadly probably RKP5637 Jun 2012 #47

'Loud megaphones' same thing, elleng Jun 2012 #75

The first three syllables BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #27

Mostly because the poor are too dumb to know what they are missing... Historic NY Jun 2012 #31

Mostly the name + millions of $ dogman Jun 2012 #32

With the poor and middle class it's.... Hotler Jun 2012 #33

If you were to do a poll...? kentuck Jun 2012 #35

And if that isn't enough, on top of that, their republican RW pastor will RKP5637 Jun 2012 #49

Don't think they Worried senior Jun 2012 #39

Obamacares is the plural of Obamacare. I think they should have hijacked the term long ago. AnnaLee Jun 2012 #41

This, is exactly some of the simple short PR the dems need. Somehow, RKP5637 Jun 2012 #50

HillaryCare became Obamacare- RW propagandist term ErikJ Jun 2012 #42

I'm guessing most people just don't know what it is 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #44

It is amazing how powerful Propaganda is. DearAbby Jun 2012 #46

Republicans tend to worship their "leaders" Time for change Jun 2012 #52

It's called "I've got mine so fuck you" syndrome. Initech Jun 2012 #53

The Death Panels emulatorloo Jun 2012 #54

they think whatever their dittomasters tell them to think Skittles Jun 2012 #55

#1 because it was Obama who signed it, and #2 because they believe LIES the RePuke media tells them. RBInMaine Jun 2012 #56

Poor and middle class republican have fallen for the propaganda Marrah_G Jun 2012 #57

Black President and fox noise madokie Jun 2012 #58

Pure partisan hackery. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #60

Yes, I am sure a TeaPubliKlan would have included a tax on the wealthy emulatorloo Jun 2012 #67

All of the Above. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #61

Because it's an evil Kenyan soshalist communist nazi plan kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #63

The No Party Strikes Again elbloggoZY27 Jun 2012 #70

Because they don't know what's in it, so they believe the lies about Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2012 #71

Don't forget Max Baucus, Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #85

Because propaganda works n/t n2doc Jun 2012 #72

Some of the replies in here are while we always have a uphill fight Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #73

For the same reason they think the U.S... Sarah Ibarruri Jun 2012 #76

Because they are constantly fed large doses of disinformation, which keeps them ignorant of facts. DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #82

Because a black family lives in the White House, and SoCalDem Jul 2012 #83

I'll try to give a real answer IndyPragmatist123 Jul 2012 #86

Because it was a Dem Aerows Jul 2012 #87