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I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« on: September 10, 2009, 11:41:07 AM »
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Mayberry Machiavelli  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Sep-10-09 12:27 PM
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I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speech of media coverage.
   

The idea being that 80-90 percent of the media coverage will be "look at what this hoser did" instead of "this is what President Obama said about why health care reform is so important at this time in our history".

The speech was released in advance, the idea that this was some kind of spontaneous deal is laughable.

Now if you are a simple, venal creature like that which apparently populate the GOP High Command these days then I suppose the positive points of that strategy appeal to you.

However there are also clear negatives. The main one of which is that you put your party on display as embracing the worst kind of redneckery. No more plausible deniability, "spontaneous citizen anger at townhalls" etc.

You are doing something that is pretty well unprecedented in this country's history (the caning of Sen. Sumner etc. nonwithstanding, we are talking about the President here), this is not even mentioning the rest of them carrying stupid signs/pamphlets. The GOP made a conscious decision to essentially turn the Congress into a Teabag event.

Right Wingers will continue to support the GOP and stay riled up. Those on the left will continue to loathe the GOP.

How is this kind of move supposed to appeal to anyone on the fence or in the middle at all? Or convince those that recently bailed on the GOP to come back into the fold?

Are the Joe Wilsons of Congress going to start showing up to SOTU addresses in shirtsleeves, overalls and suspenders? Bring guns or an overseer's whip into Congress? Would ANYTHING really surprise me anymore? Are they going to turn their backs on the President during his speech?

Does anyone think the positives of this conscious strategy by the GOP outweigh the negatives, for them? I'd be curious to hear discussion.


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tekisui  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Sep-10-09 12:31 PM
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2. I don't think so.   Updated at 11:54 AM
   
It was a loudmouth asshole exposing himself. The speech served its purposed. Obama laid out his objectives, answered critics and set the frame. Wilson strengthen the frame Obama set with his immature behavior. Anyone who watched the speech was reached just the same. The focus on Wilson is a loss for he repukes and a win for the Dems. Now, Obama is knocking heads behind closed doors, getting the job done, while WIlson is sweating under the lights.

Yep he sure showed us the error of our ways. All the facts he used ohh wait he just called us liars and said we were spreading misinformation.  :whatever:
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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2009, 11:49:11 AM »
Quote from: Freeper on September 10, 2009, 11:41:07 AM
Yep he sure showed us the error of our ways. All the facts he used ohh wait he just called us liars and said we were spreading misinformation.  :whatever:
Indeed.

"Nuh-uh!" is hardly a rebuttal.
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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 11:57:34 AM »
Hmmmm.....Obama calls the general public liars and it's ok?

I'm gettin' really sick and tired of being called a "liar"... :censored:
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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 11:58:50 AM »
Quote from: debk on September 10, 2009, 11:57:34 AM
Hmmmm.....Obama calls the general public liars and it's ok?

I'm gettin' really sick and tired of being called a "liar"... :censored:

Heck he already told us to sit down and shut up.  :-)
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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2009, 02:21:50 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on September 10, 2009, 11:58:50 AM
Heck he already told us to sit down and shut up.  :-)


yeah, we are racist homophobic liars. 

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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2009, 03:11:26 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on September 10, 2009, 11:58:50 AM
Heck he already told us to sit down and shut up.  :-)



I'm a redhead.....I don't take kindly to being told to shut up any better than I take bein' called a liar....
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Re: I'm assuming Wilson's outburst was a planned event designed to rob Obama's speec
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2009, 03:41:52 PM »
When will that Obama character be admitting he is sorry?  A sorry ass.
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