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aint_no_life_nowhere

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20. I wouldn't put it past the Reshits to plan another October surprise
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:41 PM
Jun 2012

but this time involving the economy. They did it in 1968 when the Nixon campaign secretly contacted the South Vietnamese government before the U.S. election to try to get them to refuse to attend the Paris peace talks until after the election to damage the Dem candidate. We found out about that last year with the release of new tapes and the refusal of Lyndon Johnson to go public with it to keep from forever damaging the office of the President. The Reagan Administration quite possibly tried to get the Iranians to hold onto the U.S. hostages until after the election, to ruin Carter's chances. This was sworn to by Yassir Arafat before he died and he was to be involved in the arms for hostages deal with Reagan and Iran.

It wouldn't surprise me if Romney and Rove were in contact with a number of U.S. businesses, making all kinds of post election promises regarding taxes, regulations, oil leases on federal lands and the like if only they will hold off on new hiring and investments.

If anyone is trying to hurt the economy it's the Reshits. But then they always accuse others of the very same things they themselves do.

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"If there were no Fox News, the people would al think Obama was doing a great job." WingDinger Jun 2012 #1
Some watching Fox Propaganda will be fooled all the time..nt Stuart G Jun 2012 #3
Vaccination a la cognitive dissonance? L. Coyote Jun 2012 #2
This is a basic rule in advertising. obxhead Jun 2012 #14
Jackass Savannahmann Jun 2012 #4
About Jackasses.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #7
This is so idiotic. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #5
Why does Mitt Rmoney hate America! Gregorian Jun 2012 #6
I'm guessing this was all over Fox and right wing radio AnnieK401 Jun 2012 #8
They always want to get out there and say it first 2pooped2pop Jun 2012 #9
And if people believe that "both sides do it," then the voters just throw their hands up Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2012 #33
yep 2pooped2pop Jun 2012 #34
That has to be the greatest incidence laundry_queen Jun 2012 #10
Actually, there is some truth in it ashling Jun 2012 #11
Gee he makes the dumbest person in the world look pretty smart PatrynXX Jun 2012 #12
Fake new equals to Nazi news Iliyah Jun 2012 #13
Wait A Minute DallasNE Jun 2012 #15
Facts don't matter these days. Just throw shit against the wall and hope it sticks Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #18
but but it was in a book. mopinko Jun 2012 #27
Only if Dick Morris had a hand in it Roland99 Jun 2012 #29
or a toe in the water. mopinko Jun 2012 #30
"...I think the President’s responsibility is to put people back to work." Volaris Jun 2012 #16
I think we just found out what the repukes Swift Boat strategy is this time groundloop Jun 2012 #17
Time to pull out an oldie but goodie (pic) sakabatou Jun 2012 #19
I wouldn't put it past the Reshits to plan another October surprise aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #20
Classic Republican Projection emulatorloo Jun 2012 #21
The Republicans use the "big lie" all the time.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #22
+1 Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #31
How low can he go? liberal N proud Jun 2012 #23
I suspect that Romney did not understand what he read. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #24
As Stephen Colbert would put it -- LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2012 #25
wait what? ibegurpard Jun 2012 #26
Lame accusation is a double-edge sword that cuts both ways badly slackmaster Jun 2012 #28
F**k it! Go ahead, America, elect that idiot and see if the nation ever comes sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #32
Pfft. That's an entire pile of horseshit. As if. AtomicKitten Jun 2012 #35
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