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I think all politicians say some pretty stupid things to rile up their base

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I think in this respect Republicans deserve a thread of their own

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Originally posted by kpo:
This thread probably should have been started a while ago (around the time of the GOP primaries!), but better late than never, I'll get the ball rolling:


Bobby Jindal - "I suspect that many in the Obama administration really don't believe in private enterprise. At best, they see business as something to be endured so that it can provide tax money for government programs."


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By the way this isn't supposed to be just a thread of 'stupid things conservatives/liberals say', I'm interested in the idea of politicians specifically taking absurd positions to gain popularity with their base. Romney touched on this quite honestly during the GOP primary when he talked about the pressure to make outrageous attacks on Obama and make himself shoot up in the polls. He said: "I'm not willing to light my hair on fire to try and get support." This is a thread of politicians lighting their hair on fire.

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Barry became pro gay marriage to gain popularity with his base.

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Originally posted by ANTHONYT:

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Barry became pro gay marriage to gain popularity with his base.

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Hello,

Possibly, but that's an example of saying something *smart.*

--Anthony

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Originally posted by ANTHONYT:

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Barry became pro gay marriage to gain popularity with his base.

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Hello,

Possibly, but that's an example of saying something *smart.*

--Anthony


So *smart* it likely cost him to whole south east.





Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
Hey Zit!

What's popping?

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So *smart* it likely cost him the whole south east.

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Originally posted by Niki2:

Then there's Romney's love of "sport", rather than "sports": "In addition to my disappointment over their effort to get more American kids into sport, I chafed at the dollars going to the USOC as part of our joint marketing agreement."

"Ted Williams famously said that the hardest thing to do in sport is hit a baseball…"

"He explained that in Norway, it was against national law to serve alcohol in sport venues. The logic was that they did not wish youth to associate alcohol with sport."

"Don had a long history in sport."

"We were seeking approval for seven new sport events including women's bobsled and men's and women's skeleton. "

Is "sport" something only rich people say? Or something like the missing "the" in Brits and Aussies saying "Mom went to hospital", or the Irish "Mom went in hospital"? Now Idon't know what "men's and women's skeleton" is...could someone educated me? Or am I just too lower-middle-class to get it?

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So *smart* it likely cost him the whole south east.

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Hello,

Saying you believe in equal rights for minorities is always saying something smart. It's choosing to back the winning idea.

It's too bad that there are many Americans hungry for the destruction of personal liberty to such an extent that they want to tell you who a competent adult should be allowed to marry.

--Anthony

HELLO!! It cost him the whole south east and likely alot of the mid and north west!


Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

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HELLO!! It cost him the whole south east! And who knows how much of the mid west.

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