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Originally posted by jibeho
reply to post by Jeremiah65
I am fully aware of the plundering. Which is why I support an effort to, at the very least, partially privatize social security. My account, my money, hands off!!.... It worked with great success in Chile...
Originally posted by AutOmatIc
I have seen and heard of these "fact-checkers" and have to laugh. Why? Because if you think that Romney doesn't have a team of his own "fact-checkers" who give him things to say that haven't been checked, double checked, re-checked, because they know that at this level of the game anything he says will be analyzed, checked, re-checked and torn apart then you are extremely naive. They know EXACTLY what they are doing...and for people to try to "fact-check" things he said at the debate is quite humorous and redundant to the point of ludicrousness. Common sense people...
Originally posted by Procession101
Originally posted by AutOmatIc
I have seen and heard of these "fact-checkers" and have to laugh. Why? Because if you think that Romney doesn't have a team of his own "fact-checkers" who give him things to say that haven't been checked, double checked, re-checked, because they know that at this level of the game anything he says will be analyzed, checked, re-checked and torn apart then you are extremely naive. They know EXACTLY what they are doing...and for people to try to "fact-check" things he said at the debate is quite humorous and redundant to the point of ludicrousness. Common sense people...
Oh ok, so lets just take everything he says as gospel then. His fact checkers already made sure he won't make a fool of himself on national television right? No thanks, as has been proven a lot of the information he used to "win" the debate was incorrect. Maybe his fact checkers aren't very good?
Originally posted by AutOmatIc
Originally posted by Procession101
Originally posted by AutOmatIc
I have seen and heard of these "fact-checkers" and have to laugh. Why? Because if you think that Romney doesn't have a team of his own "fact-checkers" who give him things to say that haven't been checked, double checked, re-checked, because they know that at this level of the game anything he says will be analyzed, checked, re-checked and torn apart then you are extremely naive. They know EXACTLY what they are doing...and for people to try to "fact-check" things he said at the debate is quite humorous and redundant to the point of ludicrousness. Common sense people...
Oh ok, so lets just take everything he says as gospel then. His fact checkers already made sure he won't make a fool of himself on national television right? No thanks, as has been proven a lot of the information he used to "win" the debate was incorrect. Maybe his fact checkers aren't very good?
Get your point, I'm sure both sides of the fence do have an army of people putting their points together for them. We still need to be vigilant on the information that is given to us. I don't trust either of these guys as far as I can throw them to be honest.
No I'm not saying that everything Romney said was "gospel"...but don't you think that he does indeed have many, many people behind the scenes, his own personal analysts, script writers, fact-checkers, and people who have meetings, make lists, and make sure that everything he brings up has merit? Of course politicians are not stupid enough to just blatantly go out before the world stage and spew a bunch of random uncheckable false facts. Everything they talk about has been strategically thought up, mulled over, talk-pointed to death in meetings behind the scenes...so if he did have his facts wrong or skewed then it's because of his "teams". Make sense? Don't think for a minute that these guys don't have tons of behind the scenes people doing just that.edit on 4-10-2012 by AutOmatIc because: random
Originally posted by Procession101
Get your point, I'm sure both sides of the fence do have an army of people putting their points together for them. We still need to be vigilant on the information that is given to us. I don't trust either of these guys as far as I can throw them to be honest.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by jtma508
The attack on PBS and Sesame street was absurd. Do neocons and the dimmer GOP base really get that worked up about the fraction of a fraction that people actually enjoy? You could cut a thousand similar american institutions and lose thousands of jobs and end programming that is a staple of American culture... or make one cut to military spending and be done cutting for the year.
Tell me.. why would he even mention this? Why bring up such a thing? To look all business?
Originally posted by campanionator
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by jtma508
The attack on PBS and Sesame street was absurd. Do neocons and the dimmer GOP base really get that worked up about the fraction of a fraction that people actually enjoy? You could cut a thousand similar american institutions and lose thousands of jobs and end programming that is a staple of American culture... or make one cut to military spending and be done cutting for the year.
Tell me.. why would he even mention this? Why bring up such a thing? To look all business?
PBS is the only f-ing thing that hasn't been corporatized
PBS exposes America to master works and some of the best art the world has to offer.
It is truly dumbfounding, without PBS America has sterilized entertainment
Originally posted by EvilSadamClone
It doesn't matter which one wins, America loses, period.
Neither of them cares about the little guy.
Originally posted by HostileApostle
reply to post by tkwasny
I did look through them and can post you other sites where the numbers are in the exact opposite direction in every case.
Then do it.
Less talk, more action.