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Martin Eden

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10. Are Rethug poliicians really TRUE BELIEVERS in the cult of hate they have nurtured against Obama?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 01:53 PM

Jan 2012

No doubt the teabagging masses truly believe all that crap, but I think all that crap is mostly cynical exploitation by politicians whose only true beliefs are their own political careers and the interests of the corporations that make their careers possible.

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The anti-Obama cult [View all] alp227 Jan 2012 OP

That's nothing on what the Paulies/Infowar crowd has said. I could post the links to the videos, but freshwest Jan 2012 #1

Great post!!! patrice Jan 2012 #2

I tend to think since Obama does not reflect the polarity within those on the right and the left, freshwest Jan 2012 #3

He's not limited to either-this-or-that thinking. More of a gestaltist, I think. patrice Jan 2012 #4

Freaky Bright Young Adults = The University of Chicago (nt) reACTIONary Jan 2012 #7

Truth be known, I think there's a wider distribution of high IQ than lots of people assume. IQ is patrice Jan 2012 #8

You are right. And one of those dimensions is... reACTIONary Jan 2012 #12

Re "barking": You're right. People HATE it when you disturb how they think. nt patrice Jan 2012 #5

! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #14

the chinese government = drama queens, they always talk like that lol nt msongs Jan 2012 #6

Interesting post and thread northoftheborder Jan 2012 #9

Are Rethug poliicians really TRUE BELIEVERS in the cult of hate they have nurtured against Obama? Martin Eden Jan 2012 #10

I agree about the 'cynical exploitation', but when/where does it end? When do they publicly babylonsister Jan 2012 #13

It's not a question of "coming to their senses" Martin Eden Jan 2012 #15

It's not just for Republicans, though Scootaloo Jan 2012 #11