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NNN0LHI

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Thu Feb 23, 2012, 08:21 AM Feb 2012

Why did the crowd boo last night when the GOP clowns were asked about contraception? [View all]

Doesn't that seem like a question you wouldn't want to know exactly where your candidates stood on such an issue?

Anyone else find that real odd?

Don

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For the average Jane and Joe I would say that is correct Don madokie Feb 2012 #1
I know! I thought the crowd response was very odd. snappyturtle Feb 2012 #2
For the same reason they yelled out "Let them die!" lunatica Feb 2012 #3
It was one of them there liberal media "gotcha" questions, don't ya know ... winky winky. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #4
That's exactly it. They know contraception isn't a winner for them RZM Feb 2012 #17
I think the GOP candidates planned Newt's angry response ahead of time. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #21
This... Volaris Feb 2012 #30
Maybe the republican audience knew that democrats and independents were watching the debate on cable no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #5
I think you are right. I could just hear them saying "NO NO NO! Don't ask that question!" CTyankee Feb 2012 #18
I doubt that much of their audience is capable of thinking that far ahead. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #19
It's a little late to catch that bull Tsiyu Feb 2012 #6
Schadenfreude peace frog Feb 2012 #7
Indeed! Tsiyu Feb 2012 #8
it's an ignorant audience. ig. no. rant. spanone Feb 2012 #9
when you stack the audience with ringers of teh stupid, what do you expect? Javaman Feb 2012 #10
Exactly. I was trying to recall a debate of our's PotatoChip Feb 2012 #15
Simple. Even Republicans use contraception on the few times that they have sex. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #11
Because bringing up the question at all... ljm2002 Feb 2012 #12
I have a feeling these people are not going to be thanking ol' Darrell Issa Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #13
I believe that they feel the question inappropriate for some reason pokerfan Feb 2012 #14
Because this is a non-issue for most Republicans abowsh Feb 2012 #16
Because they are malaise Feb 2012 #20
4 decades of AM hate radio and TV misinformation will rot many a brain. Initech Feb 2012 #22
It goes against their frame of "religious freedom" CANDO Feb 2012 #23
That was my take. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #26
Maybe they're booing because they don't approve of contraception. Quantess Feb 2012 #24
Not odd at all. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #25
"Stop embarrassing us by making us answer questions." lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #28
I thought the boos were strange too, seems like the kind of question they like Raine Feb 2012 #27
because the anti-choice agenda to outlaw contraception is supposed to be a secret Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #29
Because the partisan crowd felt uneasy Jack Sprat Feb 2012 #31
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