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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Thu Feb 23, 2012, 02:33 AM Feb 2012

To be fair

every time there is a GOP debate, which btw gets two hours of free airtime for the Republicans and an additional hour of analysis,
the Democrats should be given THREE hours (or at least two hours) of free airtime for rebuttal.

Not everyone is a political junkie and with all the GOPers constantly being in the news and on TV, I betcha if a reporter were to go out on a street corner and ask passersbyers who's running for president that at least half of them wouldn't even know that Obama is in the running!

Just my opinion.

p.s. Hell, a couple weeks ago there was an article regarding a huge percentage of folks in South Carolina do not even know who Biden is.

Here it is, I found it:

Report: Almost 1/3rd Of South Carolinians Have No Idea Who Vice President Joe Biden Is
http://www.mediaite.com/online/almost-13rd-of-south-carolinians-have-no-idea-who-joe-biden-is/

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To be fair (Original Post) Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP

I agree. When we are going "this is the end of" or "people will revolt when gateley Feb 2012 #1

K&R JDPriestly Feb 2012 #2

Let them keep slinging mud and crap at each other... 1620rock Feb 2012 #3

The sad thing is that there is only 'one' more GOP debate on the schedule Tx4obama Feb 2012 #4

When there's a GOP incumbent in the WH, we get the advantage. MADem Feb 2012 #5

Well, that's true. Tx4obama Feb 2012 #6

gateley

(62,683 posts)

1. I agree. When we are going "this is the end of" or "people will revolt when

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 02:35 AM

Feb 2012

they hear this" -- we think everyone is as tuned in as we are when, as you note, most people are totally unaware and uninterested. We have our own little universe.

ETA: Until I became interested (only after Bush "won" reelection) I never paid attention, never watched the debates, just waited for the Dems who were "into politics" to present a candidate and that's who would get my vote. Easy peasy. Life WAS simpler then.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 03:44 AM

Feb 2012

1620rock

(2,218 posts)

3. Let them keep slinging mud and crap at each other...

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 04:09 AM

Feb 2012

The public needs to be overexposed to these slimy asshats until they are sick to death of them and look upon them with nothing bui disgust.

Meanwhile Obama goes quietly about the peoples business with intelligence and dignity.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

4. The sad thing is that there is only 'one' more GOP debate on the schedule

Reply to 1620rock (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 04:19 AM

Feb 2012

I wish there were at least a dozen more GOP debates so that they would expose their misogamy, racism, extremist views, etc, even more than they have so far.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

5. When there's a GOP incumbent in the WH, we get the advantage.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 04:24 AM

Feb 2012

I'd rather have Clown Posse Republicans on TV -- that means we have the White House.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

6. Well, that's true.

Reply to MADem (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 04:32 AM

Feb 2012

I'm sure the GOP wasn't very happy in 2008 when Obama and Hillary were eating up all the airtime during the primaries,
but they did get their share when McCain forced PALIN onto us and the media couldn't get enough of her and then the TeaParty came along too.

Speaking of Palin, I remember late one night in 2008 when CNN covered Palin's plane landing in Alaska when she went home for a few days during the campaign - it was bizarre that they had their cameras focused on the runway waiting for her to arrive as if she were a president or something - hell the media doesn't even do that for a president unless he has passed away (think in of JFK here).

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