political rhetoric

http://newsok.com/president-obama-to-students-can-i-get-an-amen/article/feed/374351 "President Obama employed a little religious rhetoric today, speaking to students in North Carolina about his plan to lower interest rates for student loans. Obama told the...

http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/01/12/kansas-house-speaker-prays-for-obamas-death/ Pathetic. More like the "2nd amendment remedy",

Don't want folks to think that these caucases and primaries are skewed a bit to the right, but Newt just called Romney a "moderate" on CNN. It did not seem to be a compliment....

People say the terrorists hate our freedom. People say Republicans hate our freedom. People say Democrats hate our freedom. By 'our' I don't just mean Americans by the way. It's used as an "end all be all" argument, and I'm wondering what people really mean when they say this. This was...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110112/pl_nm/us_usa_shooting_palin cue damning response from the ADL in 3....2....1... looks like Palin is gonna try to profit from this tragedy. she is now as much a victim as Gifford. :o

The point of this thread is to try to think of terms and phrases that are used in politics such that being opposed to the policy the term advocates defines someone as bad. The classic example is the abortion issue since it has phrases for both side. If you're against pro-life, then you are...

Glenn Beck spoke out last month against churches that promote social justice. It appears that at least one of his loyal fans was listening. (But we do.) More

Just a question out of sheer curiousity: Some posters, such as Cicero and BAC for instance, seem to always call Obama POTUS. Why is that? I think most of us are aware that he is in fact President of the USA, som why the emphasis? It seems to me, correct me if I'm wrong, that they use in a...

Post your warmer lies, propaganda and exaggerations here folks Here's a couple to get things going. TWO government advertisements that use nursery rhymes to warn people of the dangers of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for exaggerating the...

Or did they not care? And if they didn't care, are they convinced their base is so malleable there is no need for an actual intelligent discussion? Just drill home the talking points message over and over like an Excedrin commercial? Was that really their conscious tactic today? There are...

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A small compilation of Glenn Beck and co's obsession with rape: MCY23hWWgRI Is this just a symptom of social conservatives' larger obsession with sex? Or are they trying to systematically convince their audiences that a democrat being in power is the worst thing in the world, and even threatens...

For anyone who's ever used that term, and believe me I'll be using the forum search function and calling you out. What is an "elitist"?

Yay or nay? Our GOP has brought us this latest tidbit, and we should discuss it as if they're not raving lunatics. Remember when it was treason to criticize the president? I suppose calling him an enemy of humanity might not be criticism... Edit: YT 7GKS--pkAl0

Just wondering. I've been hearing/reading it a lot lately, but typically used only by those on the political left. The political right likes to use the term "liberal" as a smear, although some on the left are proud to wear the label. Are there conservatives proud to be known as neocons?

Somone should put out a dictionary. "No blood for oil" = "I was peeved that Bush won the election" "support our troops" = "shut up and do as Bush says" "human sheilds" = "see, all the anti-war people are crazy hippees" "war on terror" = " If you disagree with Bush than you are a traitor"...