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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:08 PM
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We should not be overconfident on this election. Remember the media is NOT our friend
and not much has been done about voting irregularities

They haven't even started the real negative advertising, though sinclair/ABC has aired some

It is a very dangerous game

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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:09 PM
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1. Not sure the MSM will support secessionists
If they do the Nation has basically had it anyway.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:14 PM
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2. they've never supported pregnant teenagers
but they will now
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...of J.Temperance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:14 PM
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3. Another reason why the media isn't our friend and why we should be suspicious re. them busting Palin
I just posted the below in another thread, as it relates to the whore media and my DEEP suspicions regarding their motives for reporting the crap on Palin....I thought I'd repost said comments here:


We didn't need ALL of this about Palin coming out NOW.

This woman is such a light-weight politically it's not funny, she has next to no experience, also the political positions that she does have are of the Extreme Right variety.

The choice of Palin is the best for us, because with McCain's age and not so good health, this woman isn't qualified to become President.

We didn't need all of the crap on Palin coming out now, we needed it to appear mid-October, when it'd be too late for McCain to dump Palin and replace her with probably Ridge or Romney.

So WHY is this crap appearing NOW?

The mainstream media are not on our side, we've known that for years, the only reason why they're dismantling Palin, is I think to give McCain the opportunity to dump her and replace her with someone who's more qualified....they're helping McCain, obviously Palin and her baggage are a risk to McCain's chances....busting Palin THIS early, ONE WEEK after he chose her, gives him the opportunity to dump her.

Like the media kept quiet about ANY dirt on W, unless it was showing that Palin was HELPING McCain, the same media would have kept quiet about the dirt on Palin.

We NEED McCain to keep Palin, the McCain/Palin ticket should be the easiest ticket the GOP have served up since Dole/Kemp for us to smackdown.

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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:15 PM
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4. even the media is insulted by this choice
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...of J.Temperance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:18 PM
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5. They weren't insulted by ANYTHING W did the past eight years
How about from 2001-2004, W's actions making the United States bad words across three quarters of the globe.

W trashed The Constitution and made the majority of the world HATE the United States.

The whore media wasn't insulted by that though, did they say "hey, W's sent the place down the john, so lets help get Kerry into the White House"....did they say that, no.
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:44 PM
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6. Issues are being ignored, and that is what is wrong /nt
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D23MIURG23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 09:04 PM
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10. You can ask McGovern how well changing VPs worked for him.
McCain looks like he doesn't know what he is doing if he changes Veeps now.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:48 PM
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7. Despite the initial flurry
of skepticism re Palin -- they want a STORY for ratings.

Either of a Palin Bail for a week or so of intense interest -- AND/OR to slant to make it a horse race -- all for ratings, not for the best for America. Profits rule for the Corporate Media.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:55 PM
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8. Thank you, still-one.
I am concerned that no one is talking about voting machines yet. By the time they do, it will be too late to do anything about them.
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 08:56 PM
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9. You're so right.
Thanks for the moment of lucidity.
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qwlauren35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 09:05 PM
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11. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe it's just because it's the weekend.

And we'll all come to our senses and get back to business tomorrow.

I hope that's it.
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