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kentuck

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17. I agree.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #14)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 04:01 PM

Jul 2012

Some are taking it too literal, in my opinion. He is not saying they are the same. He is saying that surely if we can spend all that time trying to get a birth certificate, we should certainly spend some time on a legitimate issue like the tax returns.

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Tax Returns are the new Birth Certificate - Ed Schultz Show [View all] flamingdem Jul 2012 OP

bad messaging arely staircase Jul 2012 #1

I'm guessing you mean it legitimizes going after Obama's BC? flamingdem Jul 2012 #2

or conversly arely staircase Jul 2012 #3

I think it's getting traction flamingdem Jul 2012 #5

o hope the issue is getting traction arely staircase Jul 2012 #21

That's reasonable, I think the point is to push for the returns flamingdem Jul 2012 #25

oh dont get me wrong arely staircase Jul 2012 #30

Bring the un-recs back, please. This is a stupid, stupid meme. pnwmom Jul 2012 #4

i know arely staircase Jul 2012 #6

Well some people can parse information and some cannot flamingdem Jul 2012 #10

so lets not draw arely staircase Jul 2012 #19

As Kentuck pointed out here the point is not equivalency but to make a comparison flamingdem Jul 2012 #22

But it doesn't make a comparison RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #27

Of course he should be hounded. And that's why this isn't similar to the birth certificate issue. pnwmom Jul 2012 #34

agree. Not a good meme. maddezmom Jul 2012 #7

I am not sure about that, I think it's a way to publicize how he's holding back on his taxes flamingdem Jul 2012 #8

Uh, no. This isn't a good message. n/t Avalux Jul 2012 #9

I have to show my tax return and disclose my bank accounts Downwinder Jul 2012 #11

I think that you're right, it's a no brainer that he should be transparent flamingdem Jul 2012 #13

But what do I know. I'm just one of those Downwinder Jul 2012 #35

nothing arely staircase Jul 2012 #20

Strongly disagree. CakeGrrl Jul 2012 #12

Thank you for understanding it's not a statement of equivalency flamingdem Jul 2012 #14

I agree. kentuck Jul 2012 #17

Thank-you for seeing that part - that this is a legitimate request flamingdem Jul 2012 #18

yes tax returns are relevant arely staircase Jul 2012 #23

Not hardly! RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #15

The association is not with his time at Bain it's about unreleased tax returns that could be damning flamingdem Jul 2012 #16

Whether it's about Bain has nothing to do with my point RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #24

I think we're concerned about different audiences consuming this info flamingdem Jul 2012 #26

im arely staircase Jul 2012 #28

Exactly! (nt) RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #31

Kinda hard to control who sees it RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #29

Now I understand you better flamingdem Jul 2012 #32

Meanwhile the number of "likes" on that post have doubled! flamingdem Jul 2012 #33