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19. AGREED!!!! I am sick and tired of the "we've gotta be nice" schtick.

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 01:51 PM

Aug 2012

Oh, we can't go there. Oh, it makes us just like them. Oh, clutch those pearls. Wring those hands.

SCREW IT! Politics is a dirty business and sometimes you have to get down into the mud. When we take the high road, it's always taken us straight over a cliff - and allows the bad guys to win.

WINNING. In politics and power, it's all that counts.

Once you WIN, THEN you can deal with the morality of everything.

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Obama makes 'dog-on-top-of-car' joke about Romney [View all] maddezmom Aug 2012 OP

Good for President Obama! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #1

Rimshot! Thanks, I'll be here all week! mac56 Aug 2012 #2

And Please... MrBuddyLee Aug 2012 #39

Let's hope it turns into a 4-year engagement. n/t Beartracks Aug 2012 #84

Obama doesn't mess around Enrique Aug 2012 #3

He clearly hates Romney. speedoo Aug 2012 #4

"you can't drive a car with a windmill on it." wtf Kalidurga Aug 2012 #5

"among the dumber things Romney has said" Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #9

Especially since that windmill actually could power a car. SunSeeker Aug 2012 #49

You can't drive a car with an oil derrick on it either, Willard. n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2012 #56

Yeah! mac56 Aug 2012 #65

THAT's funny! wordpix Aug 2012 #89

Righte-o!! AllyCat Aug 2012 #92

nice adamuu Aug 2012 #97

But he's right! You can't drive a car with a windmill on it.. demwing Aug 2012 #85

Sure you can! Here Windmill! Here boy! Good boy, good dog, Windmill... Z_I_Peevey Aug 2012 #96

LOL Someone tell Romney the sunroof is not a doggy door. nt Kalidurga Aug 2012 #100

I wish Obama didn't do that. I just feel he needs to be above that level of jabs. Romneyhood was Justice wanted Aug 2012 #6

Oh, puh-leez. mac56 Aug 2012 #10

totally o/t, but luv the troll pic :-) TDale313 Aug 2012 #26

Your post is factually correct because that picture does apply to the case at hand. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #40

LOL! Stealing it! nt SunSeeker Aug 2012 #50

OK Progressive dog Aug 2012 #76

They need four for a quorum. mac56 Aug 2012 #78

Whenever Democracts act like they're above this sort of thing lunatica Aug 2012 #11

+1 mac56 Aug 2012 #14

So true!!!!! And this time around, I feel Dems ARE fighting back. October Aug 2012 #68

Remind her of the incident reported recently on DU klook Aug 2012 #95

+1. No Marquess of Queensberry rules fighting GOP Tea Party terrorism. freshwest Aug 2012 #90

AGREED!!!! I am sick and tired of the "we've gotta be nice" schtick. calimary Aug 2012 #19

Exactly. mac56 Aug 2012 #23

Gore and Kerry were above fighting back... UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #34

And look where that got them! Dukakis, too. Peregrine Took Aug 2012 #61

It's really driving them nuts that Obama & Biden are tossing everything catbyte Aug 2012 #36

Absolutely! colorado_ufo Aug 2012 #48

It's a joke. I don't even think it merits any hand-wringing at all. RufusTFirefly Aug 2012 #67

My first take was that it was NOT about a dog. It was about people being tied on the top of the car. freshwest Aug 2012 #91

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #27

I understand what you mean by nice guys finishing last What I'm saying is don't go for the Justice wanted Aug 2012 #29

It was a quick and funny way cosmicone Aug 2012 #35

Excuse me for not having a sense of humor like you! I just felt romneyhood was a good jab the roof Justice wanted Aug 2012 #42

I think you missed something? Schema Thing Aug 2012 #45

I know Romney did that to his dog and I don't find any humor for what the bastard did to a Justice wanted Aug 2012 #52

You are an eloquent spokesperson for your position. mac56 Aug 2012 #64

Stop. I don't believe ANYONE here thinks cruelty is funny demwing Aug 2012 #86

Your Proper Outrage At Animal Cruelty...... Paladin Aug 2012 #103

Humor and getting people to laugh at your opponent is often just as brutal and devastating, NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #73

LOL snooper2 Aug 2012 #24

Insert the above mac56 pic here. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #28

huh? Justice wanted Aug 2012 #30

You don't get it? Are you new to the internet? kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #33

I smell the "coaxing more posts from dirty librul to see if at least one alert sticks" tactic. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #41

I know how to surf the net but I don't get into the TTF and BBF crap. Justice wanted Aug 2012 #44

Piss on that! Th1onein Aug 2012 #31

I thought it was appropriate. liberalmuse Aug 2012 #37

Kids who torture animals usually move on to people eridani Aug 2012 #94

Agreed... Enough About The Dog On The Car Stuff... liberallibral Aug 2012 #43

So? Strega Ribiera Aug 2012 #71

+1 mac56 Aug 2012 #80

Romney's Excuse Is He's An Out-of_touch Jackass... liberallibral Aug 2012 #98

Just so you know, there are many people who do care about this qanda Aug 2012 #47

I think it was sick what Romney did to the dog. I think he is an animal abuser and it shouldn't Justice wanted Aug 2012 #54

Give it time, we'll get to it Wednesdays Aug 2012 #58

I'm complaining because a animal's life is being chalked up to a joke and you want to say give it Justice wanted Aug 2012 #60

The joke is about Romney's lack of judgment, common sense, & compassion. pacalo Aug 2012 #75

I understand what you're saying and sort of agree with you qanda Aug 2012 #77

Explain, please, why it's a Cha Aug 2012 #59

Because as a dog owner I expected Obama to act better! Romney ABUSED AN ANIMAL! Justice wanted Aug 2012 #70

President Obama was pointing out a FACT. Cha Aug 2012 #72

He should be saying Romney/Ryan want to put granny and gramps on the car adigal Aug 2012 #69

It's the truth. We need to hammer them with the truth every chance we get steve2470 Aug 2012 #82

LOL! lunatica Aug 2012 #7

Besides, Fuddnik Aug 2012 #16

Meanwhile, in my local paper's editorial section: Posteritatis Aug 2012 #8

LOL! The dog on car meme is a permanent part of our culture now n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #13

Great cartoon! Romnopoly Aug 2012 #18

OH MY!!!!! calimary Aug 2012 #20

Bruce Mackinnon is in my wholly objective opinion the best editorial cartoonist alive. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #25

Obama will crush Mitt Botany Aug 2012 #12

*snort* FirstLight Aug 2012 #15

Dog on Roof, the gift that keeps giving Romnopoly Aug 2012 #17

Did you see this one, too? frazzled Aug 2012 #46

That's funny! Romnopoly Aug 2012 #102

Fantastic! colorado_ufo Aug 2012 #51

But seriously, how stupid does Romney think the people are? BlueStreak Aug 2012 #21

K&R Shows just How Out Of Touch Romney Is DianaForRussFeingold Aug 2012 #22

Hey, Willard: hedgehog Aug 2012 #32

Romney lied Mnpaul Aug 2012 #38

There are even more 'other things' R&R want on the roof: RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #53

He is pandering to coal state, while alienating Colorado and Iowa who have wind power julian09 Aug 2012 #55

Evidently Romney doesn't know Cha Aug 2012 #57

This entire election season has pretty much been a big joke, aside from this. Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #62

Okay, now someone has to start selling little toy windmills we can strap to the tops of our cars. tclambert Aug 2012 #63

Delicious. Keep it up, Team O. zonkers Aug 2012 #66

You can't drive a car with a windmill on it? Proles Aug 2012 #74

Good. No holds barred. MrSlayer Aug 2012 #79

Hammer them with the truth, every time we get a chance !!!!!! steve2470 Aug 2012 #81

Great joke!!!! nt valerief Aug 2012 #83

I heard that on the radio at work and I was LMAO! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #87

I love this! cheriemedium59 Aug 2012 #88

Romney would treat America like he treated that dog n/t JaxLeft Aug 2012 #93

Is that Shamus Romney? murphyj87 Aug 2012 #99

I think he should repeat this joke in a friendly manner whenever he feels like it. Fuck whatever patrice Aug 2012 #101