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Old 08-26-2011, 07:49 PM
 
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I wasn't aware that Barney Frank was up for reelection in 2012.
You don't know that House members are up for reelection every two years? That's pretty basic knowledge.
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Old 08-26-2011, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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It is amazing the way the left will spin there own links....

Yes the link starts talking about GOP...

But what is the title of link posted?

AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress



Amazing...nothing more nothing less....

I guess they don't know there are two chambers in Congress.

This is just more of the MSM/Left trying to convince people that the GOP is in trouble. Of course, they are not. They will keep the House and win the Senate.....hopefully.
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Old 08-26-2011, 07:51 PM
 
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Calm down everyone. Bawney Fwanks' seat is safe.
Umm? You may want to reframe that last statement?
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Old 08-26-2011, 07:53 PM
 
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Umm? You may want to reframe that last statement?
He would know about Barney Frank's seat. He's got it covered.
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Old 08-26-2011, 07:56 PM
 
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With a bad economy and high unemployment, the House spent like a week talking about light bulbs. I think that may have people disapproving of what Congress is doing.

.......... Desperation sets in.

As with the Titanic, the captain of the ship will receive the blame and ire of the nation. THe policies of Obama and the democratic congress ruined the nation, under the "tuteledge" of Obama. The nation will not forgive him for his dismal failures and will be looking for "hope and change" in 2012.

Goodbye democratic senate and White House. The republican congress attempted to restore order in the budget debate, but was thwarted by leftist obstructionism. This will not be a barrier in 2013. Leftists are terrified, as Obama has delivered the end of the potential hopes for socialism in America. Liberalism is a dismal failure and is officially dead- killed by the incompetence of the leftist messiah.
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:21 PM
 
Location: St. Joseph Area
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Looks like the Tea Party has overreached, more than anything I ever imagined. Talk about a sobering reality. For the zealots who frequent this board, as well as their heroes, time to wake up and smell the coffee.

After the downgrade, a direct result of the tea party's manufactured crisis and absolute refusal to compromise, America holds them responsible for this mess. Furthermore, while the tea party screams about the "will of the people", the citizens of this country CLEARLY want something other than what they are selling, including raising taxes to deal with our fiscal issues.




More bad news for the GOP:





AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress - Yahoo! News

b-b-b-but the tea party represents real Americans and heartland values. It's not possible that most people wouldn't love them!

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GOP Congress, its split, House is Republicans, Senate is Democates on control, not a GOP Congress.
True, but who's the most vocal group in the congress? I'd say it's the tea party, and frankly, the drumbeat of polls showing disapproval of the GOP/Tea Party coalition is more than a fluke. It seems like a trend. Is it enough to defeat Obama? I don't know, but it looks just as bad for them as it does for the president next year.

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Disliked only by the leftists.
For clear-thinking people, there is nothing to dislike about a group whom believe that the government should not raise taxes, should not spend more than it receives in revenue and that is should respect the Constitution.
This is what tea partiers don't get. They say they're just regular folks who don't want to run deficits and adhere to the constitution. Most Americans would agree with that, yet the tea party is the most reviled political group in America today. Why? I think their belligerance during the debt ceiling fiasco, their narrow-minded outlook (If you're not with us, you're un-american) self righteousness, and bald faced hatred for the president and anyone else who agrees with them are a huge turn off.

Some polls might be biased, sure. I'll give the benefit of the doubt. But at some point you have to look at all of these polls and realize that it's not just some "liberal media conspiracy". Most level head people--even if they sympathize with you--don't want you in power, because they don't see you as you see yourselves. They see you as extreme. That's a huge disconnect that you're going to have to deal with without blaming the marxist president, the socialist news media "The establishment" and George Soros.
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:23 PM
 
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.......... Desperation sets in.

As with the Titanic, the captain of the ship will receive the blame and ire of the nation. THe policies of Obama and the democratic congress ruined the nation, under the "tuteledge" of Obama. The nation will not forgive him for his dismal failures and will be looking for "hope and change" in 2012.

Goodbye democratic senate and White House. The republican congress attempted to restore order in the budget debate, but was thwarted by leftist obstructionism. This will not be a barrier in 2013. Leftists are terrified, as Obama has delivered the end of the potential hopes for socialism in America. Liberalism is a dismal failure and is officially dead- killed by the incompetence of the leftist messiah.
So Obama is now responsible for the dumb legislation that the House GOP pursues?
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:25 PM
 
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Looks like the Tea Party has overreached, more than anything I ever imagined. Talk about a sobering reality. For the zealots who frequent this board, as well as their heroes, time to wake up and smell the coffee.

After the downgrade, a direct result of the tea party's manufactured crisis and absolute refusal to compromise, America holds them responsible for this mess. Furthermore, while the tea party screams about the "will of the people", the citizens of this country CLEARLY want something other than what they are selling, including raising taxes to deal with our fiscal issues.




More bad news for the GOP:





AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress - Yahoo! News
The reality is ... this is how they tell you what you think.

There is no party called the "tea party" .... the "tea party movement" was an offshoot of the Ron Paul Revolution, made up of concerned, thinking citizens that were fed up with the Republican-Democrat one party system of lies and deception. And the populist message of this movement was not being represented by either the democrats or republicans ... so the attack dogs were unleashed .... the charges of racism, bigotry, and anything else that would sour the drooling, easily manipulated public against such radical views as supporting the constitution ... ending the wars ... stopping the flow of Trillions of dollars to Billionaire bankers and sticking the public with the tab.

And, just like clockwork, the other side of the attack commenced ... with mainstream republican shills like Palin infiltrating the movement by offering it the national exposure needed to get the message out, and other opportunistic republicans riding the wave the tea party created, and it worked.

And here we are .... the imbecile public blaming the tea party for the financial disaster that was created in 1999-2000 under the Clinton administration when the Glass-Steagle act was repealed, and the true conservatives at that time PREDICTED EXACTLY what would happen within 10 years. And it did, just as they predicted.

Ooooh ... Tea Party Bad .... Bam Bam think Tea party is cause of global warming.

We'll never again see a free, constitutional government with a general public this stupid and so easily manipulated. Never. It's over.
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:35 PM
 
Location: St. Joseph Area
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And here we are .... the imbecile public blaming the tea party for the financial disaster that was created in 1999-2000 under the Clinton administration when the Glass-Steagle act was repealed, and the true conservatives at that time PREDICTED EXACTLY what would happen within 10 years. And it did, just as they predicted.

Ooooh ... Tea Party Bad .... Bam Bam think Tea party is cause of global warming.

We'll never again see a free, constitutional government with a general public this stupid and so easily manipulated. Never. It's over.
Again the "we're just misunderstood" argument. I'm sorry, but you have fox news and talk radio on your side. That's a HUGE section of the national media. And America is already a centre right country, yet most can't stand the tea party. Why?

You sure it's not because you call the public stupid imbiciles? Yeah, that'll win 'em over to you.
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:38 PM
 
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The tea party is the most disliked political group in the country.

So says the media.
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