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09-07-2012, 12:09 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
If you want to read a great article about the DNC go to The Wall Street Journal web site and read Peggy Noonan's article, "The Democrats' Soft Extremism." Don't know that much about her but she sure made sense!
http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html
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09-07-2012, 09:36 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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If you want to read a great article about the DNC go to The Wall Street Journal web site and read Peggy Noonan's article, "The Democrats' Soft Extremism." Don't know that much about her but she sure made sense!
http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html
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Peggy Noonan used to be a speech writer for Ronald Reagan.
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09-07-2012, 09:47 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Peggy Noonan used to be a speech writer for Ronald Reagan.
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She's good! Enjoyed reading her synopsis of the DNC. 
BT
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09-07-2012, 10:55 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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LIFE: Some days you're the dog and some days you're the hydrant!
I have ... Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia! The fear of long words.
"Prediction is very hard, especially about the future." - Yogi Berra
"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave in reflection." - Thomas Paine
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09-07-2012, 11:37 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Peggy Noonan used to be a speech writer for Ronald Reagan.
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Probably the most important and alarming part of Noonan's article was missed and it was this:
"So: was it a good convention? We'll know by the polls, by the famous bounce, or lack of it. A guess? Dead-cat bounce. Just like the Republicans got."
America is tired of BOTH parties.
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09-07-2012, 11:39 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
Four years ago Obama's theme was "Yes We Can!" .... " Yes We Can!" .... "Yes We Can!"
Last night it should have been "No We Didn't!" .... "No We Didn't!" .... "No We Didn't!"!!!!!!!
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"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave in reflection." - Thomas Paine
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09-07-2012, 11:41 AM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Four years ago Obama's theme was "Yes We Can!" .... " Yes We Can!" .... "Yes We Can!"
Last night it should have been "No We Didn't!" .... "No We Didn't!" .... "No We Didn't!"!!!!!!!
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They got a 1 pt bounce, after Convention, just like the Republicans received last week.
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09-07-2012, 12:01 PM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
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They got a 1 pt bounce, after Convention, just like the Republicans received last week.
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before or after axelrod put the strong arm on gallup ? musta been after
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09-07-2012, 01:37 PM
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before or after axelrod put the strong arm on gallup ? musta been after
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I doubt the fluctuating speculation at InTrade has anything to do with Gallup. Gallup will align itself toward the end to reflect the truth, as most polls do.
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09-07-2012, 06:07 PM
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Re: The 2012 Democratic National Convention
Regarding Bill Clinton's speech when he started wagging that boney finger at the camera all I could think of was the last time he did that was when he was lying about sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. Will people ever learn not to listen to liars?
Then with the Biden speech I had mixed emotions. I knew the Dems had to be happy he was sticking with the teleprompter so sounded lucid and sane for the first time in a long time. However when he said with a straight face that Romeny was "betting against Americans or America" (I forget which) I found that very educational as I have followed the Romney-Ryan campaign closely and I didn't know that they were betting against America. See you can learn something from even Joe Biden! (How Dems say the most absurd things with a straight face is beyond me).
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