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"Forward" to the Past?

Svobodnik Wrote: Dec 20, 2012 2:56 AM

I don't know about "rigged" except for those ugly precincts in places like Philadelphia where he received 100% of the vote. He did lose voters from 2008, which is good. He did lose some of his momentum. But he kept enough of the dumb people who voted for him.....and dumb they are. One of the talk shows in Texas interviewed a woman - on every single issue her views did not correspond with those of Obama - BUT SHE VOTED FOR HIM ANYWAY.

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"Forward" to the Past?

The political slogan "Forward" served Barack Obama well during this year's election campaign. It said that he was for going forward, while Republicans were for "going back to the failed policies that got us into this mess in the first place."

It was great political rhetoric and great political theater. Moreover, the Republicans did virtually nothing to challenge its shaky assumptions with a few hard facts that could have made those assumptions collapse like a house of cards.

More is involved than this year's political battles. The word "forward" has been a political battle cry on the left for...

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