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"If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from."
Posted by Carpy
on 4/18/12 at 8:18am (1 like)
"If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters," "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." Barack Obama 2008 DNC

Gotta love the irony.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/obama-2008-run-out-ideas-use-scare-tactics/482671

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Posted by Carpy
on 4/18/12 at 6:28pm

BUMP!
Posted by Carpy
on 4/18/12 at 6:34pm (1 like)

Obama has a history of this since his first run for IL senate
Posted by jaxTheMomm
on 4/18/12 at 6:38pm (2 likes)

Carpy, this could be applied to any politician. I don't know why you single Obama out (oh wait, I do); they all seem to have the same playbook.
Posted by Carpy
on 4/18/12 at 6:42pm

If you notice, this is QUOTING him saying it.
Quoting jaxTheMomm:

Carpy, this could be applied to any politician. I don't know why you single Obama out (oh wait, I do); they all seem to have the same playbook.
Posted by _Kissy_
on 4/18/12 at 7:04pm

Romney is not right for the average american family and will shit on the poorest and weakest in this country.
Posted by kailu1835
on 4/18/12 at 7:32pm (2 likes)

Obama's already doing that.

Quoting _Kissy_:

Romney is not right for the average american family and will shit on the poorest and weakest in this country.
Posted by pvtjokerus
on 4/18/12 at 7:44pm (1 like)

Ouch!

Quoting kailu1835:

Obama's already doing that.

Quoting _Kissy_:

Romney is not right for the average american family and will shit on the poorest and weakest in this country.
Posted by NancSBRN
on 4/18/12 at 8:08pm

hehehe they ALL Do it the GOP has used scare tatics for the last four years to drill in their point that they had no intention to work with this President. All they do is use it and Yes so does Every President, and anyone trying to get what they want in the GOVERNMENT. Your just now noticing this sort of thing Really?
Posted by kailu1835
on 4/18/12 at 10:00pm

As does the Democratic party as well.

Quoting NancSBRN:

hehehe they ALL Do it the GOP has used scare tatics for the last four years to drill in their point that they had no intention to work with this President. All they do is use it and Yes so does Every President, and anyone trying to get what they want in the GOVERNMENT. Your just now noticing this sort of thing Really?
Posted by jaxTheMomm
on 4/18/12 at 10:05pm

Was that some kind of crrrraazy newsflash for you? Do you think he's the only one? I doubt it.

Quoting Carpy:

If you notice, this is QUOTING him saying it.
Quoting jaxTheMomm:

Carpy, this could be applied to any politician. I don't know why you single Obama out (oh wait, I do); they all seem to have the same playbook.