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Stinky The Clown

(67,756 posts)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:20 PM Mar 2013

Think critically: Upon whom do you think the shit will stick?

Yes, high information liberals and left wing zealots think the repubicans are the bad guys, high information conservatives and right wing zealots think Democrats are the bad guys.

But out there in Average Personville, who will get the blame?

What do you think?

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The Magistrate

(95,241 posts)
2. People Like President Obama, Sir: People Detest Congress, And Republicans In Congress Particularly
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:24 PM
Mar 2013

Those whom people dislike, they blame....

librechik

(30,673 posts)
3. there's a fan. It'll go everywhere
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:27 PM
Mar 2013

and there are stooges paid to scoop it up and throw it on the people who didn't make the shit.

MH1

(17,573 posts)
5. If the economy tanks, Obama & Dems.
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:29 PM
Mar 2013

Giving the dire warnings that they have been, may deflect some of it, but still, when election time rolls around, if the economy sucks, the party in power will mostly be blamed. (This last election notwithstanding, because the opposition still has to run a credible candidate to benefit.)

If the economy drags, I think most people will blame republicans.

If the economy soars (fat chance of that), then there will be more calls for cuts, and lots of propaganda that dems are clueless about economics. But since that ain't gonna happen ...

madokie

(51,076 posts)
6. Anyone with two brain cells can see what the problem is here
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:33 PM
Mar 2013

and it ain't as it seems. The President is Black, thats their problem. Can't be having a black man come in and fix what they so badly fucked up so they'll stand in the way as long as one of them is alive. This is a game to the rich and powerful, the money worshipers and they don't give a shit who it hurts cause they know it won't be them. Thats all they care about.

Pukes are going down is the fact of the matter here.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
9. They kicked the can down the road thinking Mittens would win
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:48 PM
Mar 2013

They deliberately avoided anything that would have a positive effect on the country, see Reagan and Iran hostages. With Mitt in office, they would have quickly moved to fix this so his promised economic growth would proceed just as the CBO was predicting even without any changes to PBO's policies.

Because he's still in office, the RWNJs have to work overtime to tank the economy to salvage any possibility of proving that electing "That one" was a mistake, twice.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
11. I think the Party of No moniker has stuck.
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:13 PM
Mar 2013

The republicans are painting themselves into a corner with this constant negativity,I think we benefit from it.

FSogol

(45,428 posts)
12. The Republicans. Newt thought they would blame the Democrats when he shut down the Government.
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:14 PM
Mar 2013

Newt was (and always is) wrong. The repubs learned nothing and are repeating their old mistakes.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
13. The polling says everyone's clothes get dirty, but the r's are the ones spreading manure
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:17 PM
Mar 2013

Consequently, they are the ones who must make it look like the shit storm had a useful purpose.

And they've found that in promoting the non-defense spending cuts as necessary, as in "you miserable 47% need to eat your brocolli!"


Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,541 posts)
16. Given the 24-7 talk radio and sometimes TV shows
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:50 PM
Mar 2013

with a conservative 'all things democratic/liberal are bad' message the population of Average Personville views us as monsters..........

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