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ladym55

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17. Oh, hey, this is a right-wing talking point

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:23 PM

Jul 2012

Just today I heard a right-wing caller AND read a LTTE. Both claimed that to fund "Obamacare" Medicare was being gutted of $500 million.

We have lots of folks (hello, Faux Noise) who are happily making sure the fearful and not so bright are totally and completely misinformed.

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A never ending supply of WTF. [View all] graywarrior Jul 2012 OP

Teh Stupid, it burns!!!! Avalux Jul 2012 #1

Yes. graywarrior Jul 2012 #2

I disagree, if stupid were that painful we'd have significantly less of it.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #5

The stupid don't usually suffer the pain JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #63

59.73 % of Floridians are as uninformed . russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #39

Uninformed is closer to the truth than misinformed... Larry Ogg Jul 2012 #50

The rest of the world cannot figure us out! It's all about the $Benjamins! Dustlawyer Jul 2012 #56

Yes, yes it does. progressoid Jul 2012 #44

+1000 valerief Jul 2012 #61

M'kay BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #3

I have always wanted to use this smiley... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #4

Thanks for letting us know about him. I think I'll be using it a whole lot. Booster Jul 2012 #22

Love all the smileys.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #28

I think this one's more appropriate: Initech Jul 2012 #29

Yes, thank you to the Admins for the extremely useful emoticon. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #31

I like that smiley, too! Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #6

Now that makes no sense what so ever. Dumb-asses! Little Star Jul 2012 #7

LOL WUT? n/t Aerows Jul 2012 #8

Here's one to cleanse the palate: NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #9

That's too much for some of them to read never mind comprehend! graywarrior Jul 2012 #10

Read? Hell, no. I though we could roll it into a tight and firm baseball bat size roll. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #11

Okay, I'm once again . . . speechless. madashelltoo Jul 2012 #12

I am stealing this picture Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #13

Let us know how many nod their heads in agreement with that sign ... Martin Eden Jul 2012 #47

Two comments. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #55

These people are simply cognitively unable to put 2 and 2 together. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #14

That picture show the problem SoutherDem Jul 2012 #15

*facedesk* sakabatou Jul 2012 #16

Oh, hey, this is a right-wing talking point ladym55 Jul 2012 #17

hydrogen and stupidity--the two most abundant substances in the universe... lastlib Jul 2012 #18

... Jamaal510 Jul 2012 #19

It should read OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #20

WHAT a DOLT! Plucketeer Jul 2012 #21

Yet remember, these idiots.... Catch2.2 Jul 2012 #23

No, they didn't. jeff47 Jul 2012 #30

True but... Catch2.2 Jul 2012 #35

Yes, they understand that you can use the primaries to swing the party jeff47 Jul 2012 #48

With the help of seasoned political operatives, a pile of money, and an in the tank mass media. TheKentuckian Jul 2012 #57

OMG Tsiyu Jul 2012 #24

Brain Damaged motherfuckers took this country over !!!! RagAss Jul 2012 #25

I am... Johnny Noshoes Jul 2012 #26

The morans stupid cup runneth over! liberal N proud Jul 2012 #27

hey, graywarrior! rateyes Jul 2012 #32

I crawl out from under occasionally..lol graywarrior Jul 2012 #33

ive been away for a couple of years. rateyes Jul 2012 #34

This makes sense to them. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #36

Anything having to do with that "negro" in the White House is bad, according to them graywarrior Jul 2012 #51

Most of them were asleep during the Bush Years Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #59

Ugh... FedUpWithIt All Jul 2012 #37

The answer to that is - Okay. I won't. Kablooie Jul 2012 #38

Okay PatSeg Jul 2012 #40

They probably think Medicare is a capitalist corporation. Amonester Jul 2012 #41

There ya go--Medicare is People! classof56 Jul 2012 #53

Ok, that's a keeper nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #42

yep PatrynXX Jul 2012 #43

Mind. Numbing. Stupidity. liberalmuse Jul 2012 #45

I'd like to give them all a visit from your signature kitty Warpy Jul 2012 #46

And this fool can vote! CanonRay Jul 2012 #49

If they were suppressed, Doc_Technical Jul 2012 #64

My guess is that these people don't perceive Medicare as "Socialized Medicine" because it is Tony_FLADEM Jul 2012 #52

That's funnier than "Get a Brain Morans" n/t Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #54

The two kinda go together don't they? L0oniX Jul 2012 #58

Another honored inductee for the Cognitive Dissonance Hall of Fame RufusTFirefly Jul 2012 #60

I would post this on my FB page AnnieK401 Jul 2012 #62