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Borger: By contrast with "folksy" GOP Sen. Alexander, "you're hearing same old, same old" from "partisan" Dems

February 25, 2010 11:43 am ET

From CNN's February 25 live coverage of the health care summit:

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CNN's John King health care summit analysis: Pelosi is "polarizing"

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    • Author by soze169880 (February 25, 2010 11:46 am ET)
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      Whenever I hear "folksy", I think of Jesse Helms.
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    • Author by progressivevoicedaily (February 25, 2010 11:48 am ET)
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      Do we live in crazy land people??? Republicans think health care is a privelege, not a right. What more needs to be discussed??? They are not interested in working with anyone except insurance companys. Do this through reconsiliation just like the republicans would if they were calling the shots. Journalists need to be honest as well, quit feeding into this crap about how the American people are with the right wing on this. ITS SIMPLY NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    • Author by progressivevoicedaily (February 25, 2010 11:51 am ET)
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      Just like their more than happy to send your gay brother or lesbian daughter to die for them as long as they don't tell anyone about it. Because lets face it, through all the stress and hardship troops go through in combat the last thing they could handle would be knowing their fellow marine is gay. F**kin7 Unbelievable
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    • Author by marco21 (February 25, 2010 11:52 am ET)
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      Not that it needs to be repeated, but our media is so lazy and so compulsively stupid, it's staggering. They're in love with someone speaking in a "folksy" manner. Never mind if said folksy speaker is telling the truth or not. It just sounds so darn good.


      They love their lame, tired narratives. Dems are elitists snobs because they're educated. The GOP are hometown heroes because they're folksy and wear cowboy hats.
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      • Author by The_Cat (February 25, 2010 11:53 am ET)
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        The GOP are hometown heroes because they're folksy and wear cowboy hats.


        Yup, even when they are affecting bad Texas accents, were born in Connecticut, and are AWOL in time of war.
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      • Author by nerzog (February 25, 2010 12:03 pm ET)
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        And they drive pickup trucks... don't forget that.
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      • Author by nerzog (February 25, 2010 12:08 pm ET)
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        Lamar figured out years ago that the Troglodytes are easily fooled. Just wear a plaid shirt, drive a pickup truck and talk like a hick... and that's all they need to know about you.

        [http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2009-03-26-lamaralexander.jpg]
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    • Author by The_Cat (February 25, 2010 11:52 am ET)
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      Sorry, Borger, but the only partisans here are those representatives of the Party of No. They're trotting out the same tired talking points they've been lying about for the last year or so. Why? Because they have no shame, and they have no ideas, and Mr. Weiner was quite right: The GOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry.
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    • Author by Porkeater (February 25, 2010 12:01 pm ET)
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      Shame on CNN... this isn't even infotainment... the info is light and the tainment is lame.
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    • Author by nerzog (February 25, 2010 12:02 pm ET)
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      Apparently the "Liberal Media" were caught off guard when Obama made the Republicans look like toadies last time they met. They're ready this time with appropriate Corporate Spin.
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    • Author by shaggles (February 25, 2010 12:06 pm ET)
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      Alexander made a fool of himself. I loved when he and Obama were going back and forth on what the CBO report said. Obama told him exactly what it said and Alexander said something like 'I think you're wrong and I'll get back to you about why.' Obama said 'No. We'll settle this today. We've got plenty of time.' Pwned.
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