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Fuck you Fuckabee (Original Post) malaise Jan 2014 OP
True, but it is better if we do not take the bait. Economic issues are more important Mass Jan 2014 #1
I hope Dems throw that meme in their faces with a simple malaise Jan 2014 #2
Totally agree with you. Mass Jan 2014 #3
couldn't have said it better myself. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #4

Mass

(27,315 posts)
1. True, but it is better if we do not take the bait. Economic issues are more important
Thu Jan 23, 2014, 03:11 PM
Jan 2014

This said, while Huckabee went way overboard, we have to be aware of the latest Republican meme, that is pervasive to their entire argument against Democrats:

"Democrats do not trust people. They think people only want handouts but people want personal responsibility".

Obviously, it is preposterous, but it is sometimes strangely compelling when some Democrats sound so tone deaf when they talk about what poor people want (rather than need).

malaise

(269,020 posts)
2. I hope Dems throw that meme in their faces with a simple
Thu Jan 23, 2014, 03:20 PM
Jan 2014

How do you trust people when one ReTHUG Governor is taking money for high end goods and another is so corrupt that it's all pay to play while people are stuck on the GWB.

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