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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:32 PM Jun 2012

Today Obama said Gaffes will be made in this election season. He needed to admit he made a gaffe

when he said the private sector is doing fine. I still think he needs to be more specific. Takes the wind out of Romney's sails too.

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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
4. That's why it was a short clip. Not a gaffe if you hear the whole thing. But saying we need more...
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:18 PM
Jun 2012

Public workers is Heresy on USATV.

They'll resurrect a clip of the rest of the talk to prove he's a socialist.

He can't win on M$M, you know. Sigh.

blue neen

(12,319 posts)
2. The Republicans have had their multiple orgaffems over this.
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:59 PM
Jun 2012

It's time for them to get to work on something productive...like maybe a plan for, hmm, jobs or something? How about their plan for healthcare? Increasing revenues by stopping the Bush tax cuts for millionaires?

Anything?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. They know 'the media is the massage' and our brains are putty in their evil hands...
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:21 PM
Jun 2012

The smears have a cumulative effect, so much so, Democrats believe them, too.

JustAnotherGen

(31,818 posts)
8. I've watched the entire thing
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 05:40 AM
Jun 2012

I can't see how he made a gaffe or admitted to making one.

He did point out what the Republican PACs will say in their ads . . . Let the media discuss that. Because he is correct.

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