J.E.D
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What kinds of examples do you have where one side of the political aisle seems to willfully misunderstand another?
Limbaugh's "I hope Obama fails" is one of them. That's taken as Limbaugh saying he hopes America fails, when it was never anything other than Limbaugh's statement that the thinks that Obama's policies would be wrong for America so he hopes Obama can't do what Limbaugh thinks would be hurtful.
Here's another one which I learned from the NPR site. So yea NPR. I'm not always saying "Yea NPR" but this was a good example.
Obama Chooses Republicans' Words Carefully To Say They're Playing Politics : The Two-Way : NPR
So that's another example where people are thinking about what is best for America and honestly believe that Obama's plans don't address it ... but the words were spun to say that they were putting politics ahead of accomplishing good things.
What other examples have you seen? Either direction ....
I disagree with your assessment of both of those quotes. Limbaugh saying he hopes Obama fails does equate to wanting the country to fail. maybe that's not what he meant, but it comes across that way. If Obama fails, then the country fails. Period.
Only if you're enough of a blind, partisan, worshipful freak to think that Obama = America. He doesn't. And given the kind of insane, harmful shit he wants to do, Obama failing in his plans for this country = America wins. Period.
Then there's the anonymous quote. Taking the whole quote in context doesn't help. Either way, the aid is saying that the GOP is not willing to help the Dems pass the bill. If they want to debate it, fine, but hat's not what the aid said.
I realize that you're none too literate, but people who understand English know that there's a whopping big difference between "This bill sucks, so why would we pass it?" and "Obama's bill is so magically wonderful, we MUST refuse to pass it so others won't realize he's the best President EVER!"
If you can't see the difference, I suggest you get Obama to put a peephole in his belly button so that colon-sniffers like you can get a better view.
It's not too hard to figure out the GOP's strategy. All one has to do is go back and read the quote from Mitch MConnell - "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
End of story.
It's NOT too hard to figure out the GOP strategy; it appears to be the motivation that has your peabrain stumped. Obama sucks, and you're goddamned right that the GOP - and anyone else who cares more about the nation than they do about their "hero" - wants him to have as little time as possible to destroy it.
Because I don't buy the right's version of the meaning of those quotes, I'm illiterate? We could have had a civil conversation, but, just like that other ass-hat who attacked me for no apparent reason, your first reaction is to insult me just because I have different views than you. You just lost what little credibility you had. Now you can go fuck yourself. I have no interest in whatever your dumb ass has to offer.