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Presidential Candidate Guide to "Gotcha" Questions
Townhall.com ^ | February 27, 2015 | Mark Davis

Posted on 02/27/2015 4:35:37 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 02/27/2015 4:35:37 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
REPORTER: Is Barack Obama a Christian?

YOU: Sure.

I don't know any Christians with the middle name Hussein.

2 posted on 02/27/2015 4:40:17 AM PST by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: Kaslin

The problem is not the answer or the question. The problem is the electorate. If gotcha questions like that actually work, it is the electorate that is the problem.


3 posted on 02/27/2015 4:44:06 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: petercooper

He claims so.


4 posted on 02/27/2015 4:45:29 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Kaslin

The evolution answer is wrong. The right answer is that creation and evolution are not mutually exclusive, there are many theories about our existence and I accept both creation and evolution.


5 posted on 02/27/2015 4:47:04 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: Kaslin

IS BHO a Christian? Answer: You would have to ask him.


6 posted on 02/27/2015 4:48:05 AM PST by yldstrk
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DemocRAT Shill: Do you believe in evolution?

YOU: “You’re an idiot.”

DemocRAT Shill: Do you believe President Obama loves America?

YOU: Is Obastard my opponent ?

Now the easy one:

DemocRAT Shill: Is Barack Obama a Christian?

YOU: Is Obastard my opponent ?

End.

There is no reason to engage them on their terms about questions that are already settled with empirical evidence.


7 posted on 02/27/2015 4:56:14 AM PST by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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DemocRAT Shill: Do you believe in evolution?

YOU: Do you believe in doing your job?

DemocRAT Shill: Do you believe President Obama loves America?

YOU: Do you love the sound of your own voice?

Now the easy one:

DemocRAT Shill: Is Barack Obama a Christian?

YOU: It’s a good thing for you that I am a Christian


8 posted on 02/27/2015 5:14:15 AM PST by zencycler
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To: Kaslin

Rule # 1: NEVER accept the premise of a statement or question from anyone. Example - “When did you stop beating your wife?”


9 posted on 02/27/2015 5:20:31 AM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: yldstrk

Exactly. I think our creation by God is beyond our understanding to logically rationalize.


10 posted on 02/27/2015 5:26:52 AM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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Or, one could take this approach: “ This country has a host of serious issues it is grappling with, which I’m certain all the candidates would like to address - a slow economy, porous borders, Iran rushing to weaponize nuclear technology, bad relations with our historical allies - issues that the audience here and watching on the television would like to hear our policies on. With the limited time for this debate, why are you wasting it and I might add, insulting the intelligence of the American people with silly and trite questions?”


11 posted on 02/27/2015 5:33:35 AM PST by Tench_Coxe (For every Allende, there is a Pinochet)
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“Barack Obama has demonstrated contempt for America on numerous occasions, from his vacillating foreign policy to his endorsement of an illegal invasion of our borders.”

“I am not running for chairman of the Biology Department, nor am I a scientist. Therefore, my views on evolution are irrelevant.”

“Barack Obama’s Christianity — or the lack thereof — is a matter for Barack Obama and his Creator. It’s none of my — or your — business.”


12 posted on 02/27/2015 5:52:27 AM PST by IronJack
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MSM and Dems are salivating that Walker screwed up — equating terrorists and hecklers/protesters.

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One would think it was as horrible as 57 states, a tornado that will 10,000 when it hit a town of 1,000 in wesk Kansas, etc.

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MSM and Dems finally got a Walker soundbite they are trying to make into a ‘macaca’ issue. They are wasting no time in spreading and smearing Walker’s comparison.


13 posted on 02/27/2015 6:01:53 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Kaslin

I totally disagree with this author.

ANYTHING you answer to these questions will be used against you.

It’s best to ridicule the questioner and impugn their motives. I’m totally serious.


14 posted on 02/27/2015 6:08:23 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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You got that right


15 posted on 02/27/2015 6:16:36 AM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: lormand

Or: “Governor Romney, do you believe that states have the right to ban contraception? Or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy?” Stephanopoulos asked the slightly bewildered-looking former Massachusetts governor.


16 posted on 02/27/2015 6:16:48 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: petercooper

I like Walker’s answers better. They were honest. These answers are politicalese.

Do you believe in evolution? Walker said “irrelevant.” This guy says “everyone believes what he believes.” Point: Walker.

Does Obama Love America? Walker: “I haven’t asked him.” This guy: wishy washy yes. Point: Walker.

Is Obama a Christian? Walker: “We haven’t discussed it.” This guy: yes. Point: Walker. (How does Walker know if Obama is a Christian??? Walker was honest.)


17 posted on 02/27/2015 6:48:51 AM PST by xzins (I Donated to the Freep-a-Thon - You Should, Too! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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A:”When did you stop beating your wife?”


18 posted on 02/27/2015 7:16:05 AM PST by Zathras
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I don't know any Christians with the middle name Hussein.

I've known Christians named Abdul and Mohammed. There's no law that says someone has to get a name change when they come to Christ.

19 posted on 02/27/2015 8:44:50 AM PST by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: xzins

Another non-answer that would be more pointed on both the “love american” and “is he Christian” questions -

“I’ll leave that up to the people observing Obama’s words and actions to determine whether they believe that.”


20 posted on 02/27/2015 8:46:34 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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