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Old 05-17-2012, 05:39 AM
 
Location: North America
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Seems the Tea Party isn't above playing dirty when it comes to politics. read on.

Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party

Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - The Daily Beast

"...The race against Republican Peter Roskam was hard. “It was so nasty, and so full of lies,” she says. Duckworth, whose mother is Thai-Chinese, recalls seeing an image of herself, her eyes Photoshopped into slits, “standing on the border handing out money to illegal immigrants.” After the election, she says, “I just thought, I’m done. I will find other ways to serve.”
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:06 AM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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lol. This is a piece from the writer who just recently compared Ann Romney to Hitler and Stalin, over Ann Romney's mothers' day column. Now the writer turns around and complains about complains about a nasty photoshop image against a dem candidate? And btw if you're going to bring up a nasty campaign tactic, there really should be attribution so that the reader knows who was responsible. Was it the opposing candidate? If so shame on him for doing it, but if not, shame on Duckworth and/or Goldberg for trying to leave the impression that it was the opponent, without having proof of that.
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:10 AM
 
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lol. This is a piece from the writer who just recently compared Ann Romney to Hitler and Stalin, over Ann Romney's mothers' day column. Now the writer turns around and complains about complains about a nasty photoshop image against a dem candidate? And btw if you're going to bring up a nasty campaign tactic, there really should be attribution so that the reader knows who was responsible. Was it the opposing candidate? If so shame on him for doing it, but if not, shame on Duckworth and/or Goldberg for trying to leave the impression that it was the opponent, without having proof of that.
The phrase:

her eyes Photoshopped into slits

Speaks volumes. How about reading the piece instead of knee-jerk slamming the author.
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:16 AM
 
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Seems the Tea Party isn't above playing dirty when it comes to politics. read on.

Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party

Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - The Daily Beast

"...The race against Republican Peter Roskam was hard. “It was so nasty, and so full of lies,” she says. Duckworth, whose mother is Thai-Chinese, recalls seeing an image of herself, her eyes Photoshopped into slits, “standing on the border handing out money to illegal immigrants.” After the election, she says, “I just thought, I’m done. I will find other ways to serve.”

The tea party are downright filthy animals that will stoop to any low, even making racist attacks against a veteran and war hero that was severely injured serving her country.

The best part is Tammy is running against that "family values" teabagger that owes over $100,000 in back child support he was dodging.
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:19 AM
 
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The tea party are downright filthy animals that will steep to any low, even making racist attacks against a veteran and war hero that was severely injured serving her country.

The best part is Tammy is running against that "family values" teabagger that owes thousands in back child support he was dodging.

I freaking loved the irony in that part.
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:24 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Seems the Tea Party isn't above playing dirty when it comes to politics. read on.

Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party

Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - The Daily Beast

"...The race against Republican Peter Roskam was hard. “It was so nasty, and so full of lies,” she says. Duckworth, whose mother is Thai-Chinese, recalls seeing an image of herself, her eyes Photoshopped into slits, “standing on the border handing out money to illegal immigrants.” After the election, she says, “I just thought, I’m done. I will find other ways to serve.”



Which Tea Party?

There are many, now. Not just one, like in 2008.
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Old 05-17-2012, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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The phrase:

her eyes Photoshopped into slits

Speaks volumes. How about reading the piece instead of knee-jerk slamming the author.
I read the piece. How about responding to my comment instead of practicing mental telepathy w/o a license?

Again, the piece does not supply any attribution for the photoshop job, leaving the reader to guess/assume who was responsible. Was it the opponent? Was it some kid in his mom's basement? Was it the candidate herself? Putting out a sleazy attack against oneself in order to draw sympathy is a fairly old political trick.

Don't you agree that if a sleazy attack is referenced, it should be done with proper attribution so that the reader knows exactly who is responsible?
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Old 05-17-2012, 08:15 AM
 
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Isn't this the same teabagger (tea partier for the useful idiots out there) who is a deadbeat father who refused to pay thousands of dollars in child support?

Isn't this the same vet who lost her leg during the war?

For their sake, I hope the tea party doesn't run on character
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Old 05-17-2012, 08:42 AM
 
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Isn't this the same teabagger (tea partier for the useful idiots out there) who is a deadbeat father who refused to pay thousands of dollars in child support?

Isn't this the same vet who lost her leg during the war?

For their sake, I hope the tea party doesn't run on character

If they did, rick Scott wouldn't be Governor of Florida.
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Old 05-17-2012, 06:59 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Seems the Tea Party isn't above playing dirty when it comes to politics. read on.

Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party

Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - The Daily Beast

"...The race against Republican Peter Roskam was hard. “It was so nasty, and so full of lies,” she says. Duckworth, whose mother is Thai-Chinese, recalls seeing an image of herself, her eyes Photoshopped into slits, “standing on the border handing out money to illegal immigrants.” After the election, she says, “I just thought, I’m done. I will find other ways to serve.”
More tea party racism on full display. Yet the media and everyone just sits back and let Germany 1929 continue
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