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« on: April 15, 2011, 08:21:46 PM »
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110415/ts_yblog_theticket/obama-caught-on-audio-slamming-gop

At a fundraiser, so not exactly a Nixon tape, but still interesting.
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2011, 09:53:36 PM »
So did he actually forget to be a moderate hero?
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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2011, 09:56:01 PM »
Ah, the old "say things in private then intentionally leak them so you can make partisan attacks without being explicit about it" trick.
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« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 10:04:34 PM »
I didn't really see this as being that bad... not sure why people are making a deal about this.
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 09:03:11 AM »
Quote from: Lief on April 15, 2011, 09:56:01 PM
Ah, the old "say things in private then intentionally leak them so you can make partisan attacks without being explicit about it" trick.

Bingo. I'm pretty sure Fox News isn't going to cover this the way they'd cover a genuine Obama mix-up, because what he said makes him look strong and the Republicans look like, well, insert whatever word Sam Spade would use here.
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« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2011, 07:59:04 AM »
Yeah, this was definitely intended to be "leaked"; honestly though he should talk like this more often.
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 01:20:54 PM »
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Well said...
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 01:58:09 PM »
should have dropped an f-bomb or two to increase authenticity
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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2011, 11:38:27 PM »
Quote from: Boris on April 18, 2011, 01:58:09 PM
should have dropped an f-bomb or two to increase authenticity

A simple sarcastic parody voice when quoting Ryan would have been sufficient.
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2011, 11:57:04 AM »
Quote from: Assemblyman & Queen Mum Inks.LWC on April 15, 2011, 10:04:34 PM
I didn't really see this as being that bad... not sure why people are making a deal about this.

The only think I see bad is that he isnt saying this type of thing publicly enough.
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