Stupid neocons are getting desperate because they know McCain has no chance to win now, so they bringing up the same old dumb smear tactics of guilt by association. How long will they milk this Obama-Ayers thing? Will they bring back the Obama-Wright crap? They're repeating the same nonsense, haven't these dumb neocons figured out that all these smear tactics have backfired on them because campaigns are won by focusing on issues, not by running a negative smear campaign directly nor indirectly? Their smears work on those who are too stupid to look at facts like that old woman who thought Obama was an "Arab", is this how neocons want Americans to be like, people who believe in lies?

Bass. No point in trying to dumb down a population unless you can use it to your own advantage.

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This game is getting old and that's why the Republicans and all these old style politicians are getting voted out of office because of the same stuff, smear crap and subtle racism, sexism and straight up dirty politics. Now the younger generation sees these devils for the scum that they all are.

We can but hope. But I suppose you're right. Tammany Hall eventually came undone - was it Boss Tweed there? Anyway, crap politics eventually fails.

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but at what cost to the "people"?

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They're deperate because the American people are now enjoying the benefits of the Republican's vision of how they wanted the system NOT to work.

That technique of character assassinating the opposition worked repeatedly in precious elections.

They're going to keep doing it because it works on stupid people and there's a lot of stupid people who vote.

Yes, that's a fair point and my offhandedness was a bit crass.

But let's be positive. Before the Enlightenment were the Dark Ages in Europe. I'd put money on it that during the Dark Ages the folks didn't think anything was wrong. I mean they probably thought "hey that's the way things are around here". It took people of exceptional ability to tell them, well no, you're living mired in superstition and in thrall to despotic monarchs, life can be much better.

Maybe such a person is near.

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Seriously speaking, the Bass thinks its a case of the younger generation being smarter than those that came before them as well as new age technology with the internet, however, people who choose to believe in lies shall get their just reward just as those who propagated the lies. Its basically senseless to vote for an idiot who isn't going to improve health care and the financial crisis and vote for someone because of you're a racist, back in the woods hillbilly ignoramus who will believe the lies they say.

we (the american voters) have let "swift boaters" become the norm. it always amazes me the number of....i would say the majority of....american voters who dont have a clue what the issues really are or where their candidate stands...but just simply vote party. When both candidates clearly share in the stupidity of the past..both voting and supporting the bail outs...

we need a president who will unite this country. We have gone from being a solid country with one purpose (after 9/11) to being a damn cluster muck. Who the hell is in charge here? the mad hatter? What amazes me ..all the finger pointing at bush...lets remember the american people were firmly behind bush for how long? after all he did win relection. you can whine and moan and bitch but he won it...gore screwed himself by not carrying his home state of tn. he never should have let florida even come into play.

the democrats seem to like to "lose" elections by not following common sense and past things that work. i.e. no democrat has won without the south in how long? why do the democrats do all they can to alienate the south then?

look at the money both parties are spending? we are in an economic crisis and they are spending war chests that are so far beyond the reach or understanding of most americans...90 million dollars? I just cant believe the figures being tossed around...but then i see the ads on tv....daily...

but back to the president being a unitor..that is what we need most right now...someone to get this country motivated to work together....not partisans hacks....
obama protrays himself as being above this...while mccain and his cronies have gone full negative. Just over 3 weeks to the election...why isnt hillary doing more for obama...i have not seen her rallying her base around obama...seems she is more interested in controlling the party and too busy licking her wounds over the primary. hillary should come out attacking palin hard and heavy...she is just the woman to do that diry work.

i think americans are willing to gamble on the unknown at this point...but you never know when someone walks into the voting booth what will sway them that day... gas is coming down but are food prices....are people job scared? hell yes they are. You can see the economy slowing for more and more people. your daily working people are voicing their concerns as everything rises but their wages. as their jobs are lost..they are voicing their opinions..and are not really sure who to vote for. Do they trust the man who doesnt know how many houses he has? or the man who seems just too much like a car salesman?

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i am a white southern living in the woods hillbilly...and guess what....i dont feel the need to refer to myself in the 3rd person.

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What does it mean when people refer to themselves in the third person?
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I believe that first and foremost this is most likely an affectation. Possibly an attempt to get attention. Possibly they want someone to be concerned that they aren't well. If this is the case, I would talk to them at least in passing and ask why they say that. Another one could be that they have self-acknowledgement issues. Possibly guilt/shame/embarassment. Possibly low self-esteem. They may feel like an outsider as this would be a symbolic way to represent the self in a disasociated manner. People who do this may be coping with some issues that need to be brought into light. I would look at other aspects of their behavior. If it is deliberated towards some and not others, those who they direct this impersonal self-reference towards may be people who they feel neglected by. They may be sanely trying to say, in an oblique manner, "You don't acknowledge me, and so now neither do I." Possible Passive-aggressive tendacies? I would say these are most likely only because I have personally done this in my youth for reasons stated herein

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Well then thats you, the Bass also lives in the country and the Deep South and is more informed than the majority if not all the hillbillies down here. You have those stubborn goat type hillbillies who refuse change, but thats ok, they'll get the just reward that will come.

Somebody must feel offended, did the Bass trike a nerve? LOL!

last time i checked...no hills in mississippi.....flat very flat.

good try at protraying youself as someone who has multi cultural education and thinks outside the box...however you do not have or do either.

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no you have not struck a nerve, merely find it amusing.

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