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Blue Meany

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9. My recollection is that Reagan lied a lot--or just made stuff up on the spur of the moment. I still

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:44 PM

Nov 2012

remember well his comment that trees were the major cause of smog. And he claimed that he didn't say things that he had said too. It drove me just as crazy at that time. But there was something different about it. It didn't seem as deliberate, conscious, or calcualted as with Romney. And he didn't treat everyone as though they were inferior to him or stupid.

Truth is, I am astonished that he came as close as he did. It seems as though people have lost the ability to see a persons character reflected in his or her actions.

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Read so many "why Romney lost" columns - (a Yahoo link below, for ex) - NONE stated the magic word. [View all] NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 OP

I agree that that was at least PART of what helped us, and that it has been way under-reported codjh9 Nov 2012 #1

Yes - it was not meant at all to belittle the strength and talents of president Obama, either. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #2

Amazing isn't it? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #3

Moreover, the tacit premise is that Obama didn't really WIN; it's just that Romney LOST. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4

yes indeedy. the victory was great - the reporting/surroundings stink. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #5

The final nail in the Romney/Ryan coffin Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #6

This is the post of the week in my book! GitRDun Nov 2012 #7

You're right, and sadly, I don't think Romney lost a lot of voters over it Hydra Nov 2012 #8

the lies that went unchallenged during the Bush years changed everything, I think. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #11

My recollection is that Reagan lied a lot--or just made stuff up on the spur of the moment. I still Blue Meany Nov 2012 #9

How many Why Kerry lost columns did people write? Why is the media so focused on McCain and Romney Johonny Nov 2012 #10

it is because the media sits firmly in the 1% bubble. "they" are not "us" NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #12

Not just lies, the biggest lie of all: his tax returns! What's he hiding? Initech Nov 2012 #13