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rulemylife -> RE: Whites, Independents Deserting Obama... (7/22/2010 8:35:39 AM)
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ORIGINAL: RacerJim
I vote based upon what I believe about a candidate...a belief/disbelief developed by paying attention to what a candidate says/does during their campaign AND researching what they have said/done in their past. "If you have no record to run on, you paint your opponent as some to run from." -- Barack Hussein Obama, 2008 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech. That one statement should have told every objective thinking person that Obama himself didn't believe he could win on own record.
What in the fuck is going on that conservatives and Republicans consistently take things out of context to try to prove their points?
Are you that weak-minded that you cannot come up with legitimate reasons to criticize Obama but have to resort to this nonsense?
The full quote you are misleadingly referring to:
Transcript - Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech - Text - NYTimes.com
But this, too, is part of America's promise, the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.
I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk. They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer, and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values.
And that's to be expected, because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare voters.
If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things.
And you know what? It's worked before, because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. When Washington doesn't work, all its promises seem empty. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping and settle for what you already know.
If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things.
And that's to be expected, because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare voters.
And you know what? It's worked before, because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. When Washington doesn't work, all its promises seem empty. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping and settle for what you already know.
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