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Rand Paul Wins: Changing of the Guard?
washingtonpost.com ^ | March 7, 2013 | Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 03/07/2013 1:17:52 PM PST by BarnacleCenturion

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To: Moorings
It's funny how hostile people become when faced with the slightest criticism of their idols, reminds me of the teenagers who get all up in arms when their favorite pop star is ridiculed. I've seen Palin being hyped as the great white hope of conservatism since 2008, and I've seen very little of substance to back this up. I've seen and heard a lot of feel-good, folksy-sounding empty slogans and cliches from her, but very little in the way of substantive ideas or concrete fiscal policy proposals.

She's the GOP's version of "hope" and "change", a telegenic cheerleader, and nothing more. None of your name-calling (I don't know and don't care to know what a PDSer is) is going to change that.

81 posted on 03/08/2013 10:16:06 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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To: Steely Tom
In a sense, what I did was similar (or at least a cousin to) a mondegreen which is another thing I've learned about recently. A mondegreen (if you've not heard of it) is when one hears "there's a bathroom on the right" as the singer is singing "there's a bad moon on the rise."

I was not previously familiar with the word; so I looked it up.

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, it means "a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung <“very close veins” is a mondegreen for “varicose veins”>."

In other words, just about exactly what you said...

82 posted on 03/08/2013 5:24:17 PM PST by AmericanExceptionalist (Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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To: AmericanExceptionalist

Another one is “sixty-five roses” for “cystic fibrosis.”


83 posted on 03/08/2013 5:35:08 PM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: ek_hornbeck
Its funny you complain about hostility to criticism about Palin, and then you claim you don't know what PDS means

slightest criticism

You dish out one of the main talking points of libs, the quitter meme. When you are called out for that, you do the usual PDSer tactic, play the victim and claim that you are just providing a bit of honest criticism. "Oh Noooes, those meanie Palinistas are attacking poor ole me for criticizing Palin."

Who is your idol? Karl Rove? It seems like he does not like the people we support either.

84 posted on 03/08/2013 5:56:20 PM PST by Moorings
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To: Jemian
In passive voice, the subject is what is acted upon by the verb. In active voice, the direct object is what receives the action. While some disdain the use of passive voice, especially in formal reports such as theses, passive voice is a good tool when desiring to keep a certain subject as the primary focus of the writing.

Passive voice is awesome; just consider the Second Amendment:
A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Look at how it fares with your zombies-test:
"A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed by zombies."

85 posted on 03/08/2013 6:04:54 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: BarnacleCenturion

Time for a Coup, take over the GOP......... PRONTO (latino pandering).


86 posted on 03/10/2013 9:41:30 AM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: dforest

“Palin needs to come out now and break from McCain.”

Palin is done as a major political power. The media, with the aid of McC, sliced her up, fed her entrails to the pigs and hung her out to dry.


87 posted on 03/10/2013 9:52:30 AM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (It only takes one to start hostilities. It takes two to agree to end them.)
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To: dforest

“Palin needs to come out now and break from McCain.”

Palin is done as a major political power. The media, with the aid of McC, sliced her up, fed her entrails to the pigs and hung her out to dry.


88 posted on 03/10/2013 10:45:09 AM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (It only takes one to start hostilities. It takes two to agree to end them.)
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