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suzanner

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43. That's my experience, too...
Sun Feb 22, 2015, 10:30 AM
Feb 2015

although I see some relatively smart (or educated) people, e.g. doctors on down, who also subscribe to TB mentality. To put it mildly, they've been programmed and there's precious little rational media to say they're wrong. They don't seem to recognize the contradictions or consequences. That's where losing personalities like Stewart make a huge difference. Also, to be a RW hate spewer doesn't take a lot of brain work, kinda like we used to (in the music biz) chide musicians who went to CW because of the money. (that was nearly half a century ago, so don't take offense)

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"Tea Party News Network"?! KamaAina Feb 2015 #2
A lot of teahadists genuinely believe that Fox is "too liberal" nxylas Feb 2015 #22
... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #3
Yes, but Treant Feb 2015 #4
I miss the Top Ten Conservative Idiots column but I have to say... Skittles Feb 2015 #5
"Tea Party Sc*m" ... I thought that word was Buenaventura Feb 2015 #6
This sounds like a daisy chain teabagging. 47of74 Feb 2015 #7
What happens to these people when they wake up? DocMac Feb 2015 #8
St Peter bars the gate. n/t Martin Eden Feb 2015 #25
"The writers ... are regularly reminded that writers are cheap." drm604 Feb 2015 #9
It only matters when it's them getting hurt. Here's an accompaniment for their whining. freshwest Feb 2015 #18
Then again Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #27
Me too. Octoberfurst Feb 2015 #30
It IS maddening, isn't it? Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #36
That's my experience, too... suzanner Feb 2015 #43
Rught? That's Teabagger 101 right there! arcane1 Feb 2015 #31
Note to Todd: tosh Feb 2015 #10
Even if Sarah Palin said something like that into the faces of tea baggers... C Moon Feb 2015 #11
Yeah, MyOwnPeace Feb 2015 #34
The problem with being really stupid hifiguy Feb 2015 #12
stupid is as stupid does marym625 Feb 2015 #15
Exellent point! Octoberfurst Feb 2015 #29
It's sort of the flip side of the old adage hifiguy Feb 2015 #35
"..unsophisticated simpletons.." My my.. and OUCH. Unfortunately true.. this needs legs! Cha Feb 2015 #13
Worth the wait! marym625 Feb 2015 #14
Y'mean Teabagger leaders don't want to have a beer with y'all? AlbertCat Feb 2015 #16
Well... SoapBox Feb 2015 #17
More dirt: lovemydog Feb 2015 #19
"Most of the money was spent on promoting its own interests." Just another rightwing scam arcane1 Feb 2015 #32
Here's what's making me laugh..... MADem Feb 2015 #20
Obama was born on that farm awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #37
Ooooooh nooooo! On the one hand, they'd have the birth certificate...but on the other hand, he's MADem Feb 2015 #38
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K&R gademocrat7 Feb 2015 #24
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"opportunity to save the country" Hissyspit Feb 2015 #40
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Fascists, not patriots Marthe48 Feb 2015 #42
Got... czarjak Feb 2015 #44
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