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Offline formerlurker

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“It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t, but ......"
« on: September 02, 2010, 05:09:04 AM »
Tim Cahill lashes out at Deval Patrick over remarks on Glenn Beck
By Edward Mason  |   Thursday, September 2, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics

Independent gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill blasted Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday for appearing to suggest he wished America wasn’t as free so that last week’s Glenn Beck rally at the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke would never have happened.

“It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t, but . . . it’s a free country,” Patrick said on the “Jim & Margery Show” on WTKK-FM. “You know, you got to, you got to respect that freedom.”

The comment had Cahill lashing out at his liberal rival.

“It’s pretty unbelievable and typical of the far left,” Cahill told the Herald. “When they don’t like what the other side says, they want to close down free speech.”

http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20100902tim_cahill_lashes_out_at_deval_patrick_over_remarks_on_glenn_beck/srvc=home&position=1
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Re: “It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t, but ......"
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2010, 05:16:12 AM »
Uh-huh.....so what's new?
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2010, 05:49:09 AM »
I actually heard this live while delivering mail - it practically resulted in a 'spit-take'. Michael Graham comes on right after the Moonbat & Liberal Jim & Marjorie Show. Needless to say, that comment took up about half of Graham's four hours.

I expect it will go down as being a gaffe and nothing more, that Patrick was saying that he wished the rally wasn't held where it was - and it will be forgotten.

If it were Bush who said this... We would get to hear it again and again for the next few years, and it would be used in campaign commercials against him.
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2010, 10:48:46 AM »
It does sound like just an unfortunate and unintended turn of phrase, rather than an expression of evil intent, but hey, when the other side fumbles, you don't stand back and let them walk over to pick up the ball, either.
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2010, 08:19:35 PM »
This is the same piece of garbage that says if you go/vote against Lord Nothing, you are committing "treason".
I can't stand this communist neither! :bird: :bird: :censored:
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« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2010, 10:37:01 PM »
Deval Patrick is not "far left." Certainly not a "communist."
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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2010, 01:07:18 AM »
Quote from: Two Americas on September 07, 2010, 10:37:01 PM
Deval Patrick is not "far left." Certainly not a "communist."

Why?  Becuase you say so? 

If you're gonna come on here and kiss his Liberal/Socialist ass be prepared to back up your wild claims.
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« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2010, 05:47:09 AM »
Patrick is as far left as it gets without actually being labeled a Communist.

Wait until the 3% tax initiative. ( there is a ballot item to reduce state taxes to 3% effective January 2011 http://www.rollbacktaxes.com/wordpress/  ) At this point, it seems it will pass. Up until this past weekend, Patrick refused to commit to support this movement if it passes, and grudgingly said he would sign on after getting beaten up for days over it.

However - I fully expect Patrick and the legislature to override the will of the people, and Patrick to then blame the legislature for it..."I signed the initiative, then the legislature overwhelmingly passed a new tax bill raising taxes back to 6.25%. There was nothing I could do about it." 
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« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2010, 08:02:48 AM »
Quote from: Two Americas on September 07, 2010, 10:37:01 PM
Deval Patrick is not "far left." Certainly not a "communist."

Oh, please, for the love of Christ and all that is holy...explain how he EVER would be a "moderate" or "conservative" Democrat.

We're waiting.
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« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2010, 09:36:23 AM »
Quote from: Two Americas on September 07, 2010, 10:37:01 PM
Deval Patrick is not "far left." Certainly not a "communist."

And,......you FAIL! :lmao:
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« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2010, 09:54:59 AM »
Quote from: Two Americas on September 07, 2010, 10:37:01 PM
Deval Patrick is not "far left." Certainly not a "communist."

Would you prefer "hyper-statist" instead?  How about "liberal thug"?  Would "typical New England democrat dictator wanna-be" be more to your liking?
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« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2010, 04:38:29 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 08, 2010, 08:02:48 AM
Oh, please, for the love of Christ and all that is holy...explain how he EVER would be a "moderate" or "conservative" Democrat.

We're waiting.

HAHAHAHA,   I am waiting too.   This ought to be good.
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« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2010, 04:44:02 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on September 08, 2010, 04:38:29 PM
HAHAHAHA,   I am waiting too.   This ought to be good.

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« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2010, 04:57:22 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on September 08, 2010, 04:38:29 PM
HAHAHAHA,   I am waiting too.   This ought to be good.

You are going to be waiting for a long, long time.....

Deval Patrick..

is a 9/11 mosqueteer
has raised taxes 8 times.
has increased the size of Government.
rolled back every government spending cutback made by Romney after taking office.
increased the scope and scale of Romneycare, making a bad thing worse.
has broken every tax relief promise made.
supported pushing the gay marriage initiative through the courts instead of the voters.
blasted Arizona for its stance on illegal immigration.

..and this is just off the top of my head. Patrick is no moderate Dem.
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« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2010, 07:28:28 PM »
Quote from: miskie on September 08, 2010, 04:57:22 PM
You are going to be waiting for a long, long time.....

Deval Patrick..

is a 9/11 mosqueteer
has raised taxes 8 times.
has increased the size of Government.
rolled back every government spending cutback made by Romney after taking office.
increased the scope and scale of Romneycare, making a bad thing worse.
has broken every tax relief promise made.
supported pushing the gay marriage initiative through the courts instead of the voters.
blasted Arizona for its stance on illegal immigration.

..and this is just off the top of my head. Patrick is no moderate Dem.

And yet,.....MA is in the red BIG TIME!!!!! (I know, I live in MA as well Miskie.)
They even shut off street lights in some districts because the money isn't there. Also, In Norton, MA, if your home has been burglarized and you call the cops, they're not coming. 
See link;http://www.sott.net/articles/show/214224-Cutbacks-force-police-to-curtail-calls-for-some-crimes  No staff to go around. He's right up there will Obummer. :bird: :censored:
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« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2010, 02:56:43 AM »
Quote from: true_blood on September 08, 2010, 07:28:28 PM
And yet,.....MA is in the red BIG TIME!!!!! (I know, I live in MA as well Miskie.)
They even shut off street lights in some districts because the money isn't there. Also, In Norton, MA, if your home has been burglarized and you call the cops, they're not coming. 
See link;http://www.sott.net/articles/show/214224-Cutbacks-force-police-to-curtail-calls-for-some-crimes  No staff to go around. He's right up there will Obummer. :bird: :censored:

Oh I am well aware of the extremely poor decisions of the Patrick Administration.   

To claim Patrick is not a leftist makes me wonder if this poster is in fact Bernie Sanders......
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