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BlueStreak

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5. The Obama campaign barely mentioned it. This is IB+MHO the biggest ***-up in this campaign
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:53 PM
Oct 2012

They never made Romney and Ryan own their position on this.

Over and over again, they let the bastards say "Oh there won't be any changed at all of people approaching retirement. We're only talking about killing the system for anybody that is 55 or younger today."

And the response from Obama and Biden was basically "Oh, well that's different then. Let's move on to the next question."

That really sucks. That leaves all us to assume that Obama is actually planning to sign on to the Ryan plan to Kill medicare for those 55 and younger.

If they would have given this any significant bandwidth, there wouldn't be a race today. Florida would be an easy win and we'd probably take Arizona too. There's the election right there. And there are plenty of people in the 40-55 age range in EVERY damned state. They have paid into the system for decades and we're going to pull the rug out from under them?

This has been on my mind all day sunnystarr Oct 2012 #1
Hope you get better---and hope Medicare is still there for you. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #3
People forget that Medicare keeps parents out of poverty and alive. SharonAnn Oct 2012 #20
The "stupid" in this country is pretty widespread, I think. Plus, much of the RKP5637 Oct 2012 #2
My daughter-in-laws grandparents are on medicare. They are voting for Romney because southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #6
People with attitudes such as theirs, for whatever their reason, are holding this nation RKP5637 Oct 2012 #9
Thanks you are speaking for me also. You can't change stupid no matter how hard you try. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #16
That is excellent!!! Ron White has a good skit on Stupid, yep, you just can't fix stupid. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #21
Really true. I am at the point I don't even try to talk to them because they believe facts southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #22
This whole election seems like an illusion sandyshoes17 Oct 2012 #4
The Obama campaign barely mentioned it. This is IB+MHO the biggest ***-up in this campaign BlueStreak Oct 2012 #5
I didn't know 40-55 years old LukeFL Oct 2012 #12
My point exactly. You don't understand. MILLIONS don't understand. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #13
You Never Know... mzteaze Oct 2012 #7
Let me put it to you this way RegieRocker Oct 2012 #8
They dont, so dont believe the bullshit...nt and-justice-for-all Oct 2012 #10
Has Romney flat out said he will abolish it? LukeFL Oct 2012 #11
Yes. He said it in the second debate and Obama didn't challenge it at all. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #14
Wording a question differently can get as much as a 50+ point shift in public opinion ShadowLiberal Oct 2012 #15
Obama has a good campaign, if I'm correct our PACS are suffering LeftInTX Oct 2012 #17
It's going to cost seniors some $600 if Romney trashes ACA flamingdem Oct 2012 #18
In the minds of the mushy undecided/swayable middle of the electorate... Silent3 Oct 2012 #19
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