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Irony Defined
« on: June 13, 2012, 02:34:37 PM »
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-republicans-you-can-pretty-much-put-their-campaign-tweet_647146.html

Obama claims Republicans are so deviod of ideas that you could "pretty much" put their campaign on a tweet and have letters to spare.




He's quite right, I mean, "Hope and Change" is really a vapid campaign for the Republicans to run... wait, wasn't it someone else using that as their entire campaign?
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 02:38:53 PM »
So, let's try.  140 characters. IIRC.

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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 03:21:52 PM »
In psychology it's called "projection"  ;/
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2012, 03:36:26 PM »
"Hope and Change!"
"Yes we can!"
"Forward!"


Hmm .... at this rate I'm predicting the next slogan will be:
"Vote!"
followed by:
"(D)"
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2012, 04:09:45 PM »
Quote from: cordex on June 13, 2012, 03:36:26 PM
"Hope and Change!"
"Yes we can!"
"Forward!"


Hmm .... at this rate I'm predicting the next slogan will be:
"Vote!"
followed by:
"(D)"
You forgot "Early and often!"
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2012, 04:28:43 PM »
Quote from: HankB on June 13, 2012, 04:09:45 PM
You forgot "Early and often!"

And "pulse optional".
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2012, 05:30:17 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on June 13, 2012, 03:21:52 PM
In psychology it's called "projection"  ;/
Yes, a very very old Democrat strategy.  Accuse Repubs of it before Repubs lay it on you.
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2012, 12:00:56 PM »
"Not Obama" is a pretty good campaign strategy at this point.


"Better than Reagan" would be much better.....
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2012, 12:38:38 PM »
I am going to vote on "Hope and Change".  We can only hope that there is a change.

I find presidential politics really frustrating with all the half truths and some outright lies.  Obama can't run on his record or the truths about his record, but he can simply run against what the Republicans want to do.  The voters gave Obama a chance.  He failed.  There is very little hope right now.  In fact, in my lifetime, there is more pessimism about the economy and the future than I have ever observed overall.  If that is not a recipe for change, I don't know what would be.
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Re: Irony Defined
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2012, 08:59:22 AM »
http://nation.foxnews.com/barack-obama/2012/06/14/id-required-obama-speech-not-vote?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz1xp8tusNh


Obama, who opposes requiring ID for voting because it's racist, requires ID to get into his speech.

I guess Obama hates black people.
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