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Turn CO Blue

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Sun Mar-26-06 11:46 AM
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Poll question: Campaign philosophy question:

Question:

Where are you on the mud-slinging scale when it comes to campaign messaging and tactics for 2006 and 2008?

Please give your explanation below.

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tcb

I will post my own thoughts downthread.

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sam sarrha

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Sun Mar-26-06 11:49 AM
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1. kerry would have won if he had filed charges on the Swift boat Liars and

Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 11:50 AM by sam sarrha

had an injunction placed on their ads.. that would have set the stage and inhibited Rove form getting so out of control..

we just gave them the RIGHT TO LIE.. they knew they could break the law and the pansy Democrats would just crawl in their holes and wimper

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oneold1-4u

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Sun Mar-26-06 12:20 PM
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2. Truth and lies

All of the "truths" about this administration are a big pile of mud, so the republicans will continue to use hundreds of more lies to cover it deep in flowery contrivances.
IT AIN'T OVER YET! Expect more and even worse before November! If they can conquer this one more election, even with more death, this country is DOOMED!

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LeFleur1

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Sun Mar-26-06 12:32 PM
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3. Lies and Truths

The Democrats can tell the truth. They have enough ammunition concerning crooked dealings and damage to this country done by Republicans now in office. The Republicans will lie and truth twist as they have always done. Most people believe that no listens to liars, or that people in high office are above lying. Some voters are finally beginning to realize that this administration has based their winning of elections and pushing of programs on lies. Democrats must point out their lies but we must never ever stoop to the lowlife scum level of lying and twisting truths where the Republicans dwell and from which they campaign.

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Breeze54

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Sun Mar-26-06 01:32 PM
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4. It's our JOB as the opposition party

Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 01:33 PM by Breeze54

to throw rocks at them!!

Let the rock throwing begin!!!

But it is only telling the truth, isn't it?? :shrug:
The repigs are a bunch of liars so it shouldn't be that difficult! imho!
They have given us a lot to work with!!

New mantra from the Dems to the populace:

"HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH YET??"

as heard on MTP this morning.

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Totally Committed

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Sun Mar-26-06 01:48 PM
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5. Anyone who doesn't see this as a

steel-cage death-match, and is not willing to fight it that way is WRONG. This Party and this country are one loss away from annihilation. It's 2008 or die, so time to take the gloves off, kids. We nee dto nominate someone who can win, and take back all the marbles, or we lose it ALL.

TC

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Hosnon

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Sun Mar-26-06 03:50 PM
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6. Do what is necessary and practical. Play dirty as long as there's no

backlash.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sun Mar-26-06 05:35 PM
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7. I think it was Adlai Stevenson who said...

"If the Republicans promise to stop telling lies about us, we will promise to stop telling the truth about them."

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blondeatlast

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Sun Mar-26-06 06:45 PM
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8. Words--hell, yes. Dirty Rovian tricks? No thanks.

I voted in the middle.

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Stinky The Clown

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Sun Mar-26-06 06:59 PM
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9. I'm closer to the 'ends justify the mean's crowd ... with a big qualifier.

When the 'mud' you're slinging is based on complete truth, you're doing the right thing.

I want those fuckers called out for every lie they tell and I want to see law suits and arrests if needed.

Kerry should have sued the shitboaters when they first tried that crap.

Gore did right to stay to the end in that court fight. Too bad he didn't have a better pit bull as his lawyer.

Kerry just gave up.

Never again.

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MrSlayer

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Sun Mar-26-06 10:10 PM
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10. I've long thought we should do as they do.

When you are in a fight with pigs you have to get down into the mud. Fuck the high road, all that does it get you rolled over as we've seen many, many times. We have the truth on our side, we should use it in as vituperative a manner as possible and if you have to lie sometimes as they do, then so what? Do it. Nice guys finish last.

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Doctor_J

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Sun Mar-26-06 10:25 PM
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11. It is the time of audacity

* is the most audacious public figure in history. He stood in WV the other day and blamed the enormous national debt on Dems. This is so far removed from the truth that even the stoopidest of the Limbeciles should laugh at it. Toss bombs, big ones, early and often.

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Doctor_J

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Sun Mar-26-06 10:27 PM
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12. They still refuse to call * a liar

and I can't understand this. The lists of his lies take up dozens of pages. Call him a liar. Say it, it's easy. Liar. Liar. Liar.

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Telly Savalas

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Mon Mar-27-06 12:03 AM
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13. Honesty is the answer.

Given the track record of the GOP though, pretty much any truthful statement about them is negative.

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snowbear

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Mon Mar-27-06 01:25 AM
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14. We tried nice last time......

It's time to DROP THE FK'N GLOVES!!!

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