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Proud Liberal Dem

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Reply to BarackTheVote (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:36 PM

Nov 2012

It's a BS meme made up by crazies and loons to scare people into voting against President Obama/Democrats. Socialism is the "new" Communism for them. Most people don't even have a real understanding of the word. They're just instinctively supposed to know or think that it's something "bad" and to be feared. That's the long and short of it.

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What exactly has Obama socialized? [View all] BarackTheVote Nov 2012 OP

Nada. Pisses me off. aquart Nov 2012 #1

Bankster losses... Blue Meany Nov 2012 #2

Yep Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #4

We footed the bill. progressoid Nov 2012 #10

Bingo. Scuba Nov 2012 #11

Nothing Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #3

Obama painted as Socialist. Wins twice. Hmm... n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #5

When you find one of the 'Obama's a socialist' folks that can tell you, let sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #6

The term ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #7

Don't think bleat Rambis Nov 2012 #8

they socialized the republican economic failures PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #9

Study it out! Barack_America Nov 2012 #12