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1. #101
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:29 pm, kentroyals5 said:

   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:20 pm, Truesoldier said:
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:11 pm, kentroyals5 said:
   You are so disengenious it is sad. So it is ok with you to dig through the lives of 23 foster kids (I would call that investigating as in investigative reporting), but no need to look into Obama’s past associations at all.

   I’m disengenious? You’re the one quoting some no-name blog poster on Fox Nation as the words Stephanopoulos used. How about you use the quotes from the story. Oh, that doesn’t support your narrative? Nevermind.

   You’re right, the media never covered Obama’s past associations. I never knew about Reverend Wright or Ayers or Rezko or any of those people. Crazy. Wait, they were covered. Those associations just didn’t stop enough people for voting for Obama.

2. #102
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, Truesoldier said:

   So you are saying that Stephanopoulos is not insinuiting that her foster children will not be investigated when he says that their privacy will be gone. So what you are saying that the media are going to be peeping toms? Get real, they are going to try to dig up dirt on her foster kids to try to destroy her, much the same way they poured over the Palin emails in a way to try to find dirt or the hundreds of reporters who descended on Alaska while ignoring Obama’s ties.

   Oh and when they looked at Rev Wright, Ayers, and Rezko they took Obama’s explanation that he sat in the pews for 20 years but never really heard what Wright said, Ayers was just some guy in the neighborhood, and Rezko was just some guy he had dealt with for real estate. They bought it and moved on. You know, whether you will admit it or not, that if it had been a Republican with all those ties they would have been front page stories for weeks.

   I am so sick and tired of liberals like you trying to gloss over Obama’s past and his current indiscretions, while making excuses for going after Conservatives with a vengenace.

3. #103
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:35 pm, letget said:

   I don’t think there has been anyone to my knowledge that has gotten their life gone over by the msm like the Palins have. NO one! Now Michele is going to be getting the same thing. bho, team, ‘spooky dude’, and every msm under ‘spooky dude’s’ money will be going full force after her and family.

   Doug, would it be possible to have an open thread? Thanks.
   L

4. #104
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:41 pm, Marshall_Will said:

   I’m a Democrat because it’s not my fault I’m overweight.

   I’m a Democrat because my parents are Republicans that have refused to fund my lifestyle any more?

   I’m a Democrat because my Master Plan of “toughing out” The Great Recession from the safety of a college campus has well.., frankly played out.

   Yeah I posted a great link from Bill Gross ( Pimco Bond Fund mgr. ) on what HE thought of all the recent grads. While a pretty darned liberal guy himself, clearly Bill was not impressed w/ this lot.

5. #105
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, Marshall_Will said:

   letget,

   Since they’re gonna’ anyway I say let the LSM have AT it! What will they find? Michele took away some skin mags from adolescent males..?

   Like ANY good mom would! The kids have ( perhaps unknowingly? ) adopted nasally annoying upper midwestern accents against their will?

   God, every time MB so much as finishes a -sentence- I can hear my mother. “Yuh.., you just try that little mister!”

6. #106
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:49 pm, kentroyals5 said:

   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:41 pm, Marshall_Will said:
   I’m a Democrat because it’s not my fault I’m overweight.

   I’m a Democrat because my parents are Republicans that have refused to fund my lifestyle any more?

   I’m a Democrat because my Master Plan of “toughing out” The Great Recession from the safety of a college campus has well.., frankly played out.

   Yeah I posted a great link from Bill Gross ( Pimco Bond Fund mgr. ) on what HE thought of all the recent grads. While a pretty darned liberal guy himself, clearly Bill was not impressed w/ this lot.

   Been to a Nascar race? Lots of fat conservatives

7. #107
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:53 pm, NotTheMama said:

   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, Truesoldier said:

   Remember who you are responding to. Kentroyal is a Chappy wanna-be and so parses your words and sets up straw men. Either that or he is ignoring the key words. Loss of privacy is spin for investigate.

   That said – if that’s the way Bachmann is going to answer questions she will not be around very long. She answered the questions like a lawyer. Very unimpressive.

8. #108
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:54 pm, kentroyals5 said:

   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, Marshall_Will said:
   letget,

   Since they’re gonna’ anyway I say let the LSM have AT it! What will they find? Michele took away some skin mags from adolescent males..?

   Like ANY good mom would! The kids have ( perhaps unknowingly? ) adopted nasally annoying upper midwestern accents against their will?

   God, every time MB so much as finishes a -sentence- I can hear my mother. “Yuh.., you just try that little mister!”

   I think Michelle Bachmann is a great woman who raised quite the family, and extended family.

   But Presidential material, she is not. Something about facts are hard for her to grasp.

9. #109
   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, Truesoldier said:

   On June 28th, 2011 at 12:54 pm, kentroyals5 said:
   But Presidential material, she is not. Something about facts are hard for her to grasp

   Oh…but Obama just grasps facts soooooooo well. I wonder if her ever got around to naming all 58 states?

10. #110
    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:53 pm, NotTheMama said:
    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, Truesoldier said:
    Remember who you are responding to. Kentroyal is a Chappy wanna-be and so parses your words and sets up straw men. Either that or he is ignoring the key words. Loss of privacy is spin for investigate.

    That said – if that’s the way Bachmann is going to answer questions she will not be around very long. She answered the questions like a lawyer. Very unimpressive.

    Loss of privacy is not the same as investigate. And you’re the one talking about parsing words?

    If your mom or dad ran for President, you’d lose privacy. Plain and simple. It’s not a threat.

11. #111
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, Truesoldier said:
    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:54 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    But Presidential material, she is not. Something about facts are hard for her to grasp
    Oh…but Obama just grasps facts soooooooo well. I wonder if her ever got around to naming all 58 states?

    There is a difference between gaffes and misstating facts. Her belief of the cost of Obama’s India trip ‘based off of internet reports’ or her claim that Nato operations killed 30,000 civilians is not a slip up of fact. It’s a gross and willful ignorance of the facts.

12. #112
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:01 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Not… really a Nascar kinda’ guy, but given you’re a long time reader I know you’ll recall an almost identical post MM did just a few moths back w/ shirtless, flabby 20-something guys clamoring for free health care? Something they were obviously incapable of providing for themselves.

    MM’s observations? Blech! As are mine. Difference being ( Nascar fans by and large pay their OWN way when it comes to HC and prefer others do as well )

13. #113
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:01 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    If your mom or dad ran for President, you’d lose privacy. Plain and simple. It’s not a threat.

    OK mister smarty pants, then explain how their privacy would be lost?

    I can’t wait to hear this one….

14. #114
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:03 pm, letget said:

    If the msm had ‘investigated’ bho about his life and past from birth as they should have, that slug would be no where near the wh! And as for bho and mo kids, WE were told THEY are off limits! Not so any other possible candidates kids, fair game it seems.
    L

15. #115
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:03 pm, rambler said:

    The media played their hand with Palin. Bachmann watched the whole thing and had time to prepare for it. Bachmann has the advantage of having a a more public track record, whereas Palin’s record was less well known and could be trounced better. What does the media hope to gain by going after a politician’s kids? I think the media should tread very carefully here. It is the job of the media to “vet” candidates and not rip them to shreds so a lesser candidate can squeek by without being vetted. bho should be very afraid at this point. Bachmann is well positioned to do some surprising things. The country elected bho to prove that the public would vote for a black for POTUS and now the country may well elect a woman to clean up the mess created by decades of corruption.

16. #116
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:01 pm, Truesoldier said:
    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    If your mom or dad ran for President, you’d lose privacy. Plain and simple. It’s not a threat.
    OK mister smarty pants, then explain how their privacy would be lost?

    I can’t wait to hear this one….

    There will be media requests for interviews. There may be pictures taken. They may want to know, as an adults, the impact Michelle Bachmann had as a foster parent on one’s life. Who knows, if she becomes the nominee the secret service will be utilized to provide security.

    Questions will be asked. SURPRISE, the media is interested in your family! If you can’t run a family, how can you run a country? However, investigations, not so much.

    I have a question about the farm subsidies Bachmann’s farm received. Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?

17. #117
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:10 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    WE were told THEY are off limits!

    And to ‘date’, they absolutely have been. Nothing like a level playing field I always say?

    Here’s a good one: I once asked Doug Powers what time he ran the Mile and Half in and Doug laughed! He said, I haven’t run the 1.5 since high school!

    I said, ok, well what did you run it in back then? Doug said, couldn’t tell ya’ ( I still haven’t finished it? )

18. #118
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:12 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:03 pm, letget said:
    If the msm had ‘investigated’ bho about his life and past from birth as they should have, that slug would be no where near the wh! And as for bho and mo kids, WE were told THEY are off limits! Not so any other possible candidates kids, fair game it seems.
    L

    Children should be off limits. While the Obama children were off limits, they lost privacy! It’s what happens when your parent is a contender for President. Beating a dead horse here, but loss of privacy does not mean investigate.

    The secondary question, which I can’t seem to find information on, is the age of the foster ‘kids’. Are some adults? If so, they can speak to the media if they desire.

19. #119
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:15 pm, rambler said:

    This next election will unmask all the parties involved. The media will expose their extreme bias and level of corruption. Liberal women will demonstrate how their own self hatred undermines women in general. The dems will expose just how far they will push intolerance towards non-libs. The GOP will expose the true feelings of the “elites” and how they conduct business. Time for more popcorn and a more sturdy lawn chair.

20. #120
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:16 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    rambler,

    Great post. They def. shot their LSM wad on Sarah. Oh… that doesn’t mean they won’t fire up the muck-o-matic for Michele, it’s just that dog won’t hunt.

    What they can’t seem to grasp is the old Chinese saying, “Sometimes when you go after vengence ( you have to dig (2) graves? )” Their complicity in the pursuit of One-Party Rule meant going all in.

21. #121
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:19 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    I have a question about the farm subsidies Bachmann’s farm received. Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?

    I have to explain that to someone that’s a “1099 Self-Employed”?

22. #122
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:22 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:19 pm, Marshall_Will said:
    I have a question about the farm subsidies Bachmann’s farm received. Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?
    I have to explain that to someone that’s a “1099 Self-Employed”?

    Can you square away her anti big government positions with her now documented evidence of accepting government subsidies.

23. #123
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:29 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    There will be media requests for interviews. There may be pictures taken. They may want to know, as an adults, the impact Michelle Bachmann had as a foster parent on one’s life.

    Gee that sounds like they are going to investigate to me. Here is the definition of investigate:

    in·ves·ti·gate (n-vst-gt)
    v. in·ves·ti·gat·ed, in·ves·ti·gat·ing, in·ves·ti·gates
    v.tr.
    To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically.
    v.intr.
    To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.

24. #124
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:31 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Than I shall reiterate:

    I have to explain that to someone that’s a “1099 Self-Employed”?

    Nothing need be ‘squared’. John Stossel has covered this topic extensively. So… you’re 1099, ‘right’? Do YOU file a Schedule C? Or do you forego all your -authorized- and legitimate business EXPENSES..?

    F-1 Filing Status has been around since Buffalo Springfield made steam powered tractors. Don’t buy everything the Prog agenda feeds you. On second thought, I -agree- w/ you. One ‘should’ enter into a business w/ no clue as to what their tax planning/position might be? Makes it more challenging!

25. #125
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:32 pm, NotTheMama said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    There will be media requests for interviews. There may be pictures taken. They may want to know, as an adults, the impact Michelle Bachmann had as a foster parent on one’s life. Who knows, if she becomes the nominee the secret service will be utilized to provide security.

    Your really that naive about what the left does on this?? What you mention is just the surface. They do ‘investigate’ to dig up anything they can find.

    Yes. ‘Loss of privacy’ IS ‘investigate’ in terms of the left.

26. #126
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:38 pm, John Deaux said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    I have a question about the farm subsidies Bachmann’s farm received. Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?

    Really? You have questions about Bachmann’s completely legal farm subsidies, but you don’t about Obama’s questionable Social Security number, passport, college transcripts, or past associations.

    There is nothing illegal about the farm subsidies. That’s all you need to know. Move On.

27. #127
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:51 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Really? You have questions about Bachmann’s completely legal farm subsidies, but you don’t about Obama’s questionable Social Security number, passport, college transcripts, or past associations.

    For that matter, what about Libya and the lack of Congressional approvement (even the hated Bush got approvement for Iraq and Afghanistan), what about the Chrysler Bond Holders, what about the New Black Panthers party case being dropped, what about Operation Gunrunner, etc., etc., etc….

    Oh that’s right Obama is a democrat…no reason to worry about that…../sarc

28. #128
    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:57 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    John Deaux,

    Isn’t it incredible how Prog’s think they are “making hay” with their big gotcha’ moment? My point is that he claimed to be self-employed but appears almost clueless when it comes to the most rudimentary aspects of IRC?

    The Code is.., a moving target. What was perfectly deductible ‘last’ year may not even show UP next! Hell, we waited until the IRS had to DELAY Refunds as Teh One putzed around w/ the BTC’s until the clock ran out.

    If you’ll recall, the IRS ramped up as if they were going to EXPIRE. Then didn’t have the correct Forms and Line Entries prepared? Nothing to see here folks, move along!

29. #129
    On June 28th, 2011 at 2:08 pm, John Deaux said:

    I just find it ironic that a Dem can keep their past a secret, commit illegal and/or immoral acts, yet a Republican does something that may look hypocritical and they are suddenly a pariah and unfit for public office.

30. #130
    On June 28th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    something that may look hypocritical

    Pffftt. ‘I’ claimed F-1 Status for years. We had an old Allis-Chalmers tractor ( which I later donated to the high school AG class for a nice deduction ) Of course making me ‘unfit’?

    See, back ‘then’ your Deduction was based off Kelly Blue Book. NOT what the charity SOLD it for! Later they changed it and I stopped doing that and just gave cash. Always made sure we had pictures if the vehicle’s condition ever came into question. ( I know, dumb huh? )

    We’re not talking ancient history here either. This all took place over the last few years.

31. #131
    On June 28th, 2011 at 3:31 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    They may want to know, as an adults, the impact Michelle Bachmann had as a foster parent on one’s life.

    Oh gee, maybe she burned the toast. Meanwhile, President Karl Marx has your grandkids in debt to pay for the dismantling of Capitalist America.

32. #132
    On June 28th, 2011 at 3:34 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Even now some reporter is moving in next door to Bachmann – for research purposes- “Drat, she closed the drapes again.”

33. #133
    On June 28th, 2011 at 6:16 pm, T-Bone said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm, kentroyals5 said:
    But Presidential material, she is not. Something about facts are hard for her to grasp
    There is a difference between gaffes and misstating facts.

    You mean like the fact that ATM’s have taken a lot of jobs from Americans or that its wise for Israel to return to pre 1967 borders that are indefensible?

    Yeah, one gaffe or misstatement of facts and liberals disqualify you from being President. Uh, unless you are a liberal, then they don’t care. So its really they just don’t agree with her politically. Why can’t they just say so? Why do they have to make up the lies and distort the truth? Afraid the truth may get out there and hurt the cause. Well the truth hurts sometimes. Too bad for you the truth gets out there.

    Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?

    Why does there need to be an explanation? Anyone want to explain why anyones takes their personal deduction and standard exemption on their tax return?

    Another strawman to deflect from the truth which is that Michelle Bachmann is every bit as qualified to be President as Obama was. Yeah, just deal with it. Campaign for your guy but you shouldn’t lower yourself to telling untruths and spinning distortions to do it. You are just building a house of cards that will soon come crashing down.

    Remember in November!

34. #134
    On June 28th, 2011 at 7:34 pm, rfbuckey said:

    I think that, regarding corruption trials, simply being governor of Illinois, or Mayor of Chicago, satisfies “burden of proof”.

35. #135
    On June 28th, 2011 at 10:41 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:11 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    Yes, even the Obama’s lost privacy.

    Yeah we all know Urkel gets locked out of the WH often enough to wonder if the staff is locking the door intentionally, and Mooochelle likes to scarf down fries while dictating that the rest of the country needs to eat healthier.

    Big woop. You must have missed the clip of Moochelle talking about getting help from the media.

36. #136
    On June 28th, 2011 at 11:00 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 12:54 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    But Presidential material, she is not. Something about facts are hard for her to grasp.

    This has been the mantra of the left for many years, even long after it is pointed out the better educational credentials of Republicans (GWB and his GPA, etc) against AlGores flunking out.

    Seems Urkel has had such trouble grasping facts since before he was anointed by Soros and the leftist media.

    Such as, who he presented the Medal of Honor to.

    Such as Presidents of the US do not bow to foreigners.

    Such as whining about ATM’s costing jobs while favoring robots to create jobs.

    Such as being unable to get the freaking date right when signing a guest book.

    Such as claiming 10,000 people were killed by a tornado when in fact only 12 were.

    Such as how a simple word like corpsman is pronounced.

    Quite the genius you leftists have saddled the country with, while you keep whining that any candidate on the right is dumb, without providing evidence.

    Care to compare notes? Post his college transcripts. From any of the 57 states he was in.

37. #137
    On June 28th, 2011 at 11:06 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    Any takers on explaining why she’s taking big government subsidies?

    I will most certainly respond to your challenge, after you post a credible link showing how much she received, what kind of partnership she was in with that farm, and over what period of time those payments were made.

    Do you know which big liberal media hack received $90,000 a year for his Chinchilla farm?

38. #138
    On June 28th, 2011 at 11:09 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 28th, 2011 at 1:12 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    Children should be off limits. While the Obama children were off limits, they lost privacy!

    When children of leftists are used as political props, yes, they will lose a certain amount of privacy.