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kpete

(71,961 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 11:54 AM Jan 2012

"Dog Whistles" From TPM interviews of Newt supporters in Florida

From TPM interviews of Newt supporters in Florida:

“Everybody’s becoming dependent,” a retired manufacturing entrepreneur in Cocoa, FL told TPM
“Are the blacks going to vote for Newt or Romney? The Hispanics? The unions? The teachers? The only way to win is to get someone articulate who can turn out conservatives while the others stay home. But if everyone ends up being subsidized voters, we’re dead.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/conversations-with-the-gingrich-base.php

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"Dog Whistles" From TPM interviews of Newt supporters in Florida (Original Post) kpete Jan 2012 OP
Wow! I'm 53 now and.... FredStembottom Jan 2012 #1

FredStembottom

(2,928 posts)
1. Wow! I'm 53 now and....
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 12:36 PM
Jan 2012

.... apparently, the "welfare queen in a cadillac" construct that I have heard since childhood will outlive me.

That's the sand I hear under these two castles.

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