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The Conservatives’ Obama Delusion
Commentary Magazine ^ | 11.07.2012 | Jonathan S. Tobin

Posted on 11/07/2012 10:00:33 PM PST by Kevmo

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To: Little Pig

Here is where they went, 2,186,986 strong and vowed to not vote for Mitt, so they had rather have Satan. Here are the numbers you are looking for.
http://www.votingforjesus.com/


21 posted on 11/07/2012 11:17:05 PM PST by annieokie
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To: FlipWilson

Well, forming a PAC sounds like a good idea. I agree with you that the MSM has slipped the bounds of bias and has gone straight into outright advocacy.

I do not understand why there aren’t some rich dude conservatives who see this as a huge opportunity. Warren Buffett already saw it as an opportunity & bought up a bunch of media outlets & newspapers and will prop them up for liberalism. With so many failing newspapers, a conservative could pick them up for pennies on the dollar and have his own conservative network. There’s a ready made market for it.


22 posted on 11/07/2012 11:22:53 PM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: Kevmo

This still doesn’t explain how Romney got 2 million fewer votes than McCain did in ‘08.

That’s what is really puzzling to me.


23 posted on 11/07/2012 11:24:24 PM PST by cydcharisse (`)
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To: Kevmo

it is a good idea to buy more media outlets. But in the meantme, it must be scorched earth war against the liberal media. Their personal lives, their families personal lives, their friends personal lives, everything and anything must be exposed with these people. They must be subjected to the same horrid treatment that they give all our voters and candidates.


24 posted on 11/07/2012 11:26:41 PM PST by FlipWilson
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To: cydcharisse

It wasn’t just 2M, it was 6M votes he lost.

Vote totals:

2008:
OBama 69,297,997
McCain: 59,597,520

2012:
Obama: 54,773,837
Romney 53,716,689

Looks like a whole lot of voters stayed home.

Obama -15M
Romney -6M

So, Romney got 6M votes LESS than McLame did, in a poor economy. Was McLame was a better candidate? No Freepin’ Way. Palin was the one who propped up McLame. If she were the candidate she wouldn’t have had a gender gap & would have sent the bass turd packing.

This election was about turning out the base. Bronc0bama turned out his; Romney didn’t. What exactly was Romney’s base, since he was never a conservative? He was trying to steal independents, middle-of-the-road liberals, stupid people, etc. from 0bama. He was trying to be a big tent republican. From my home page:

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I’m a big tent republican.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1821435/posts?page=18455
Here’s an analogy to work with. Take a small box and fill it with some rocks. Then add some rice, filling it to the top. Now take all the same stuff, but in a different order. Put in the rice first, then add the rocks. What you’ll find is that if you put in the big stuff first, the small stuff will fit around it. But if you put in the small stuff first, the big stuff won’t have room. The republican tent is the box. The Big issues are the socon issues, to be put in first. The little issues are things that can be accommodated around the bigger stuff. A candidate who tries to focus on the smaller issues first and leave out the bigger issues has no way of getting all of us into the tent. He splits the party. The candidate who gets the big stuff right and as much of the little stuff that will fit, he can fit more into the tent. We’re often amazed at how much rice can keep fitting in. Folks such as Rudy or Romney flunk some of the big issues, and on some of the little issues it looks to me like anyone else’s rice would do just as well. All that remains for us to agree on is which are the bedrock principles and which are not. Why would there be so much invective aimed at rudy or romney from the right? Because there are some bedrock principles that he is leaving out. Bad move. I see rudybot and romneybot postings all the time saying that they would vote for Hunter or Palin, and I see socon postings that say they would not vote for rudy or romney. That’s a BIG indicator of a few bedrock principles that are being left outside the tent in order to let in some rice.

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25 posted on 11/07/2012 11:28:48 PM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: Kevmo

“The only politician like that today is Palin. She drives the media into a frenzy, generating her own free press and accessing middle americans who see her as one of themselves, so “what’s the problem”?”

Palin is only Fox News.
The MSM goes way beyond the news. Watch a typical TV show and they’ll throw in a subtle dig against republicans. They turned Palin into a joke. Again, I’m talking about regular TV shows and not news.


26 posted on 11/07/2012 11:29:20 PM PST by ari-freedom (Election Day should be after Thanksgiving, not right after Halloween)
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To: annieokie

“Here is where they went, 2,186,986 strong and vowed to not vote for Mitt, so they had rather have Satan. Here are the numbers you are looking for.”

I guess they can pay for Sandra Fluke’s abortions.


27 posted on 11/07/2012 11:31:51 PM PST by ari-freedom (Election Day should be after Thanksgiving, not right after Halloween)
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To: ari-freedom

Again, I’m talking about regular TV shows and not news.
***I know. The only way to combat that is with your own media outlets. Rush Limbaugh regularly lambastes those kind of blatant digs, but he’s just one man. Rich socon dudes need to step up.


28 posted on 11/07/2012 11:32:47 PM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: BerryDingle
And massive voter fraud.

Wow, this is the first time I have read this old and tired shibboleth. Do you have any proof or are you just one of those "stabbed in the back" wing-nuts?

If you continue to use this as an excuse for not assessing what went wrong and making the necessary adjustments, you better get used to losing.

29 posted on 11/07/2012 11:37:16 PM PST by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Using profanity gives people who don't want information from you an excuse not to listen.)
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To: Kevmo

Hey Kevmo, I just googled it; latest popular vote for Romney is 57,468,000.


30 posted on 11/07/2012 11:41:31 PM PST by cydcharisse (`)
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To: ari-freedom
Guess so. Insanity isn't it, what were they thinking?

But, gotta give it to them, "THEY VOTED THEIR VALUES", and nothing was going to stop them from making their point, yep atta way to go for sure, voted their principles down the drain.

Strong wrong minded people/s

31 posted on 11/07/2012 11:52:55 PM PST by annieokie
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To: cydcharisse
Clink on the link in post #21 to find your 2M.

2M vowed to vote for Jesus. BECAUSE they did not want either Satan. Check it out, there is your answer. Insanity? Yes, but they "voted their values, but voted their principles down the drain"

32 posted on 11/07/2012 11:58:29 PM PST by annieokie
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To: cydcharisse

Ok, I just pulled the numbers from Townhall.com for 2012

2008:
OBama 69,297,997
McCain: 59,597,520

2012:
Obama: 60,602,406
Romney 57,777,139


33 posted on 11/08/2012 12:25:15 AM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: annieokie

If Jesus got that many votes this election, maybe He can qualify for federal matching funds ;-)


34 posted on 11/08/2012 12:26:49 AM PST by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: GeronL

Hitler was an historic figure. Stalin was an historic figure. Why should Obama be any less?


35 posted on 11/08/2012 12:38:56 AM PST by jimfree (In Nov 2012 my 12 y/o granddaughter has more relevant&quality executive experience than Barack Obama)
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To: jimfree

Speaking of Hitler, I was sure bumbed out last night when Ohio’s results came in. I was so looking forward to a “Hitler finds out he lost the election” video.


36 posted on 11/08/2012 12:41:50 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: jimfree

*bummed


37 posted on 11/08/2012 12:42:16 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: Kevmo

Having an historic president and five bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks.


38 posted on 11/08/2012 12:45:22 AM PST by RichInOC (Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: FlipWilson
No, you misunderstand my point entirely. The media of today is different than any other we have seen. They have reached the final destination. It is no longer “bias” that is their problem. Now it is far more. It is activism, it is influence. They are ruling the country de facto.

Trying to find a candidate or person who fits their paradigm is impossible. There is NO Republican who can survive within their world. They must be destroyed, killed, pulverized by any and all means necessary. They have betrayed this country. I am really considering forming a PAC that does nothing but advertise against the MSM and is in permanent campaign mode. Kill the media and the democrats lose 5% of the vote, easily.

Post of the day! Probably quite a bit more than 5 percent. The entire "Republican war on women" was made up of whole cloth. The Obama campaign was all lies and deception, and the MSM aided and strengthened it.

39 posted on 11/08/2012 1:01:29 AM PST by marktwain
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To: Kevmo

bump


40 posted on 11/08/2012 1:02:42 AM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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