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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 01:56 PM
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Poll question: When CNN needs one member of Congress for a soundbyte respose to an Obama policy, they'll go with:
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 01:57 PM
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1. guffaw!
trick question eh?
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 01:59 PM
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2. A Republican who sputters and makes assinine analogies while insulting Obama personally.
If a Republican ever gives a reasoned response, we'll never hear it.
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Beavker Donating Member (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 02:04 PM
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3. CNBC is a major culprit
But other stations as well seem to find every and any Repuke they can. They are in the minority, in exile, falling in the polls, and they still seem to dig these guys out of the woodwork and feel that they have something worthwhile to contribute.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 02:30 PM
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6. I've also noticed that they go to a Repub whenever they need a quck summary of a policy
Rather than having a neutral commentator give an overview, they ask Mitch McConnell to sum it up for us. Guaranteed to get an objective portrayal, I'm sure.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 02:07 PM
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4. Why bother going to a Republican when there's a plethora of rightwing Democrats available? n/t
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 02:09 PM
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5. T&A if they can get her. If not they'll assign a reporter with those attributes.
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