Quote Originally Posted by FlashLackey View Post
There are always people on both sides of any controversial political subject that play dirty. However, in this case, Obama is pretending that that is ALL that Republicans have done. He cites the lowest common denominator in an attempt to dismiss all opposing voices, including the ones that have put forth legitimate arguments.
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Many have brought up relevant points. Complaining about the worst opposing arguments is not to address and debate the best ones.
I have to respectfully disagree with you.
Obama has been addressing the largest common denominator (and most vocal) in the opposition, not the least.

The fact that there may be a few islands of sanity within the sea of radical rightwing lunacy that the Republican party has become does not mean that he should ignore the vast majority of the opposition against him no matter how crazy you and I know them to be.
The only way to deal with such overwhelmingly public "lies and smears" is to confront them head-on.
To do anything else would only give them legitimacy in the eyes of the FOX faithful and breed even more ignorance and lies like roach eggs laid in the brains of the conservative masses by the likes of Hannity, Rush, and Beck.

If you want Obama to address the opposition that you think is rational and sane then you're going to have to convince your party to silence the current majority of craziness that is drowning it out and making you all look like a bunch of lunatics first.


On a side note....
I love how you named Sarah Palin, the candidate you voted for Vice President, the "craziest" voice in the opposition.


Unfortunately, a lot of Republican voters (probably yourself included) have a bumper sticker with her name still proudly stuck to their car. For them, she is the standard-bearer for your party, craziness and all.
Change that and you change the debate.