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What's with the ridiculous Bush question??!!

Discussion in 'Elections & Campaigns' started by kk8, Oct 17, 2012.

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  1. kk8

    kk8 New Member Past Donor

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    This really really bothered me...who the hell asks a presidential candidate to compare themselves with the president that served previously....four years ago! Instead of the president standing right in the room with him competing for the same job?!!

    That's like asking Obama to ca pare himself to Clinton....it was stupid and it was a set-up.

    Romney did a great job....as best he could...the best line he used was.

    "different policies for different times". Perfect,

    What are your thoughts? Should this question have been allowed?
     
    kk8, Oct 17, 2012
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  2. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It was pertinent because that has been one of the Democrat talking points for this whole election cycle. Romney answered it very well as I expected.
     
    Hoosier8, Oct 17, 2012
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  3. REPUBLICRAT

    REPUBLICRAT Well-Known Member

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    Obama compares himself to Clinton without being asked to. lol
     
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    It's because he was comparing to party lines...

    Bush - Republican
    Obama - Democrat
    Romney - Republican

    Wouldn't really make much sense for someone to ask how a previous Republicans policies are going to be different from another Republicans policies if he was to address Obama....Obama is a democrat...
     
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    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Exactly. Which is why I thought it was crazy that Obama was given equal time to answer the question how are you different from Bush.

    Two of the dumbest questions last night were the one about Bush and the one about AK47s... although the second one did give Romney the chance to bring up F&F.

    The Equal Pay issue was another gimme for Obama. But he got paid back for sliding thru that one by getting hammered on Libya.
     
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    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Obama brought up the third rail of gun politics showing his true feelings about the second amendment. I hope they produce some advertisements about it. It sank the dems before and I expect no difference now.
     
    Hoosier8, Oct 17, 2012
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  7. Lee S

    Lee S Moderator Staff Member Past Donor

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    All Republicans are exactly alike. That is why the question is pertinent. What a steaming pant load. How did that question ever make it onto the air unless that fat pig Candy Crowley thought the question was true?
     
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    What exactly does "thought the question was true" mean?
     
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    Well because bush was the president for 8 (*)(*)(*)(*)ing years caused all this (*)(*)(*)(*) . I love how you pukes do it boosh never lived . Ronnine ray gun was the man lol the myth & the the loser .
     
    plant, Oct 18, 2012
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    Personally, I though the entire "debate" was ridiculous.

    The whole "town hall" format is a joke. It's perfectly fine while either/any candidate is out stumping, but in a serious one-on-one debate, it's simply distracting and a poor use of time.

    Another issue I had with the debate format, was the "undecided voter" premise. ~ There were more plants in that group, than in the nursery section @ Lowe's.

    Total bullchip, as was clearly evidenced.

    :thumbsdown:
     
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    Bill Clinton and his Administration's policies had more to do with the mortgage crisis than anyone.
     
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    it was a set up question by a biased moderator. I fault the republican party for agreeing to four debates with left wing moderators. Why did they agree to 2 against 1 debates?

    But having said that, the republicans won or tied even when outnumbered.
     
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    One of the few disappointing things Obama did during the debate was not mentioning that a majority of Romney's reelection team, as well as his economic policy and neocon foreign policy, came directly from Bush.
     
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    I think I'll start a competition on here to see who can deliver the most disinformation in the fewest words. So far, you're leading.
     
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    ragin cajun New Member

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    He cannot hold a candle to you. You have retired the disinformation award.
     
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    Bluesguy Well-Known Member Donor

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    There is a whole nother thread on it.
     
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  17. Bluesguy

    Bluesguy Well-Known Member Donor

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    Why should he? I think more telling would Romney mentioning that Obama voted AGAINST the last Bush/Republican budgets and the falling deficits down to a measly $161 billion but fully supported and voted for the Democrat budgets of 2008-2009 which increased the deficit by almost TEN FOLD and even SIGNED the 2009 budget as President. That he did NOT inherit them he was part and parcel to them.
     
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  18. Lee S

    Lee S Moderator Staff Member Past Donor

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    Forgive me for my use of imprecise language. I believe Candy Crowley thought the question had some validity to it because she believes that all Republicans are exactly alike or at least that Romney is a close approximation of George W. Bush. Bush = Romney, however Obama doesn't equal Carter.
     
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    Lee S Moderator Staff Member Past Donor

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    Do we really have to go through this every single week? Okay, if you insist! The sub-prime mortgage loan was encouraged under the Clinton Administration. The Clinton Administration and the Democrats wanted a greater number of Americans to own their homes, but existing mortgage laws prevented people from borrowing more than they could be reasonably expected to pay back. The Democrats arm twisted banks to allow sub-prime loans with little or nothing down. Banks complied to avoid the equivalent of bureaucratic and regulatory noogies from the Federal Government. Greater home ownership created an artificial scarcity of housing which caused home prices to rise. The system worked until it didn't. Home prices rose to a point where few could afford them and then market forces brought an inevitable decrease in home prices, which resulted in the crash. Just more short sighted social engineering.
     
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    "Different policies for different times"

    SERIOUSLY???????

    We have spent the last 3 years and 9 months climbing out of the hole Bush' policies dropped us in.

    "DIFFERENT TIMES?" It was 4 years ago, not 20, or 40, or 80. FOUR!.

    What did Bush do? What does Romney want to do?
    Cut taxes on the Wealthy. Cut taxes on the wealthy.
    Invade two Muslim countries Invade Syria and Iran
    Propose doing away with SS Do away with SS and Medicare
    Deregulate Deregulate

    The differences? Almost negligible.

    The question is valid because these are not "different times" and most of the policies pushed by Romney were pushed by Bush as well.
     
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    Not The Guardian Well-Known Member

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    I guess you have no proof of any of that, huh? And, yes, I've been through this for years in dealing with lil Mike on my forum. Unfortunately, he - and you - are wrong.

    http://www.factcheck.org/2008/10/who-caused-the-economic-crisis/
     
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    JP5 Former Moderator Past Donor

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    Yes, that was crazy. But typical of the liberal CNN Moderator to choose it. It was designed to "change the subject" away from Obama back to Bush. It was designed to bring back the "blame Bush for Obama's failed 4 years; not Obama" mantra of the Dems. Most people see right throught that, however.
     
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    Considering bush the failure and his policies and the fact that romney has not separated himself from those policies, it's a good question, a really good question and one that mittens FAILED to answer.
     
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    Considering the right wings meme over the last few years is that Obama is the same as bush, I think he should get equal time to answer it.
    You cons are just POed that romney couldn't answer it.
     
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    Oh yeah, it's all the medias fault....yeah, yeah thats it, the media.
     
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