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Re: Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:13 -0400

Fixed. Thanks.

— RTB

Re: Quick Hits

mdougyr — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:38:37 -0400

Let me clarify my previous post. The link in the bullet point about Adams does work but it links to an article about the tax protest rally that happened yesterday.

Re: Quick Hits

mdougyr — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:30 -0400

The link about Merritt and Odom endorsing Adams doesn't work. Also, I think you might want to mention that Odom was the 2008 Republican nominee for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner. The general election race for the position was relatively close.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

PaulTerrell — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:37:53 -0400

profbam and the left is represented by those anti 1st Amendment thugs at UNC-Chapel Hill, that ex SNL comedian Gralafalo or something, and the writers on the Huffington post and Democratic underground blogs that were hoping that W's mother die during he heart valve surgery. Oh and I need to add the African-American lady at the raleigh tea party that was driving by calling us rednecks (racist term used against whites) while I was standing next to two African-American tea party supporters.

I just presented you with examples of hate from the left. All you can do is offer generalities and racists stereotypes of whites. grow up.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

lifesimplemind — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:35:31 -0400

yeah, just like fruitcake thats been passed around for a "few" X-Mases.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

henrye — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:40:46 -0400

After reading some of these comments, It looks like we need a civil war to settle the differences, Hate , hate, hate

Re: Joe vs. Joe

Taxpayer2008 — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:06:42 -0400

"This is the face of the Republican party: white, male, divorced (usually multiply divorced as in Newt and Rush), ignorant and homophobic racists."

(Yawn..again) Joe, Sam or whatever he wants to call himself is an Independant with conservative values.

Sarah Palin is not male...Condi Rice is not white...Divorced? John Edwards and the 'super hero' Clinton's should be ...ignorant...homophobe...racist....blah...blah...blah. All liberal terms of endearment when they offer nothing of value.

The fact is the last Republican Admin. hired more minorities than all the prior Democratic administrations put together but they're not white guilters. We're in a war now because of the rabid Islamofacists who hate us and the majority of dems in Congress who voted for it.

So stick with his tax message. Whatever it might be..try something new...listening...'haters'. (such a worn out term) Now the dems want to borrow the country out of debt with their 'give away and make whitey pay' mentality. Great policy. We should just forget about paying China back anything.

BTW haters: I'm not a registered rep. either.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

chance1627 — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:54:43 -0400

The guy's an idiot, but hardly a fraud for going by his middle name. He never said he was a plumber, he said a plumbing business.

The personal attack is the leakage of state information to the tabloid media, not calling him an idiot, he is an idiot.

You shouldn't believe everything you hear on MSLSD...

Joe vs. Sam

RonB — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:31:41 -0400

His name is Sam. Not Joe.

In Right Wing World, the above statement is a "personal attack"? Wow.

Here in reality, that is fraud, plain and simple.
Declaring yourself a plumber without certification is also fraud.

It is sad that Sam is what passes for celebrity in the GOP. It does highlight their push to promote branding over substance. Which is why they are trying to rebrand "telling the truth" as "personal attacks."

If Americans for minority rule have ideas, and not just soundbites like "don't raise taxes", we're more than willing to listen. But call them on that and they just yell their script louder.

Rush and Joe the Plumber - the GOP is back!

Real_Americans_Think — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:56:50 -0400

Who says the GOP is dead? Between Rush and Joe the Plumber, we can all be awed by the intellectual horsepower they bring to bear on any issue. What a bunch of idiots.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

Guitarman51 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:47:32 -0400

Amen to that. Republicans live in this fantasy world of their own construction where somehow lower taxes magically erase budget deficits without any sacrifices required from anybody. If you want services, roads, schools, parks etc., then you have to pay for them. Taxes are how that happens.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

Taxpayer2008 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:47:26 -0400

"How is calling out someone on his bigotry—especially someone who is so actively seeking the public eye—a "personal attack"?

Any bigotry/ignorant/racist...blah...blah...blah terms etc. (yawn) are initiated from the left as personal attacks. The guy has issues with taxes as we all should.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

Isaac136 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:31:42 -0400

Chance,

Don't mistake being amused for being riled.

Somehow, I don't think the laughter the fake plumber provokes lends credibility to him or whatever his message might be. (He had a message?)

Re: Joe vs. Joe

chance1627 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:26:30 -0400

Yeah, Joe's tired but the way he raises the blood pressure of libby's you'd think he was actually saying something important.

Your reviling lends credibility to his message even though he may not deserve it.

He should've said that he wouldn't let liberals near his kids, they may brainwash them.

Re: Joe vs. Joe

melted — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:16:28 -0400

It is high time these legislators be revealed for the idiots they are - taking away the lives of state citizens and going merrily on their way spending like the doodoo birds they are without a brain.