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		<title>By: Sean D. Martin</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186134</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean D. Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Enlightened Liberal: &lt;i&gt;Wow, Dennis posts on FOUR blogs daily?&lt;/i&gt;

Relevance?  There some limit to the number of blogs one is allowed to post to and still be taken seriously?

I object to the things he does say.  Not how many places he says them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enlightened Liberal: <i>Wow, Dennis posts on FOUR blogs daily?</i></p>
<p>Relevance?  There some limit to the number of blogs one is allowed to post to and still be taken seriously?</p>
<p>I object to the things he does say.  Not how many places he says them.</p>
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		<title>By: Tater Salad</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186119</link>
		<dc:creator>Tater Salad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know what poll who are getting but the public option will not pass.....period.  Who needs another Post Office type of Healthcare, Am-Tracl, Fannie &amp; Freddie, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.  Single payer will not get off the ground.  Democratic Senators and Rep.s will not get voted back into office if this is pushed. Watch!  Just saying my thoughts!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know what poll who are getting but the public option will not pass&#8230;..period.  Who needs another Post Office type of Healthcare, Am-Tracl, Fannie &amp; Freddie, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.  Single payer will not get off the ground.  Democratic Senators and Rep.s will not get voted back into office if this is pushed. Watch!  Just saying my thoughts!</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186091</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Indeed,

Before you came back under a new ID, I thought you had just gone the way of CSS, News Reference and now, Jaim; that you had jumped the shark of insanity like they did, and realized too that you couldn&#039;t take the daily pounding to your credibility, your very reason for posting here.  

I admire the fact that after a period of three full months away sulking, you got right back on your donkey and came back for more.  Changing names was a bit weak and dishonest, but the coming back part is a credit to your lack of resolve in the face of adversity; that being knocked down, embarrassed, ridiculed and rendered impotent by anyone taking the time to pay the least bit of attention to you, was not reason enough for you to stop trying.

Anita Dunn would be proud of you.  So would Mao and Mother Theresa.  And apparently, but not confirmed, Lee Atwater.

You chose your path and you trudge along.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indeed,</p>
<p>Before you came back under a new ID, I thought you had just gone the way of CSS, News Reference and now, Jaim; that you had jumped the shark of insanity like they did, and realized too that you couldn&#8217;t take the daily pounding to your credibility, your very reason for posting here.  </p>
<p>I admire the fact that after a period of three full months away sulking, you got right back on your donkey and came back for more.  Changing names was a bit weak and dishonest, but the coming back part is a credit to your lack of resolve in the face of adversity; that being knocked down, embarrassed, ridiculed and rendered impotent by anyone taking the time to pay the least bit of attention to you, was not reason enough for you to stop trying.</p>
<p>Anita Dunn would be proud of you.  So would Mao and Mother Theresa.  And apparently, but not confirmed, Lee Atwater.</p>
<p>You chose your path and you trudge along.</p>
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		<title>By: Indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186087</link>
		<dc:creator>Indeed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;My job isn’t as linearly structured as your is, I’ll wager.&lt;/i&gt; 

A safe bet, considering that Ol&#039; Rushie might need to have his balls licked any time of day or night. 

http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/07/31/rush-limbaughs-premature-galt/#comment-167636</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>My job isn’t as linearly structured as your is, I’ll wager.</i> </p>
<p>A safe bet, considering that Ol&#8217; Rushie might need to have his balls licked any time of day or night. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/07/31/rush-limbaughs-premature-galt/#comment-167636" rel="nofollow">http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/07/31/rush-limbaughs-premature-galt/#comment-167636</a></p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186070</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Had a very busy, very productive morning and a very slow afternoon, EL.  

My job isn&#039;t as linearly structured as your is, I&#039;ll wager.

My job doesn&#039;t end on the 5:00 whistle, either.  But thatnks for your interest in me.  I&#039;ll give you an addie to my friends list if you&#039;d like.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Had a very busy, very productive morning and a very slow afternoon, EL.  </p>
<p>My job isn&#8217;t as linearly structured as your is, I&#8217;ll wager.</p>
<p>My job doesn&#8217;t end on the 5:00 whistle, either.  But thatnks for your interest in me.  I&#8217;ll give you an addie to my friends list if you&#8217;d like.</p>
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		<title>By: Enlightened Liberal</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186066</link>
		<dc:creator>Enlightened Liberal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, Dennis posts on FOUR blogs daily?  And still claims to hold a job?  Maybe his job is the old &quot;$10/post&quot; deal from the RNC.  If so he&#039;ll have enough to retire soon and we&#039;ll be rid of him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, Dennis posts on FOUR blogs daily?  And still claims to hold a job?  Maybe his job is the old &#8220;$10/post&#8221; deal from the RNC.  If so he&#8217;ll have enough to retire soon and we&#8217;ll be rid of him.</p>
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		<title>By: Sean D. Martin</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186054</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean D. Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let me see if I can predict Frank&#039;s answer.

&quot;Can&#039;t hear you.  Hum.  Hummmm hummmmmm.  La la.&quot;

Let&#039;s watch and see what happens.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me see if I can predict Frank&#8217;s answer.</p>
<p>&#8220;Can&#8217;t hear you.  Hum.  Hummmm hummmmmm.  La la.&#8221;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s watch and see what happens.</p>
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		<title>By: Zython</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186041</link>
		<dc:creator>Zython</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-19956-Long-Island-New-Moms-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Fat-baby-denied-health-insurance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Four&lt;/A&gt;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a HREF="http://www.examiner.com/x-19956-Long-Island-New-Moms-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Fat-baby-denied-health-insurance" rel="nofollow">Four</a>?</p>
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		<title>By: Zython</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-186040</link>
		<dc:creator>Zython</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;One incident is not a trend.&lt;/i&gt;

How about &lt;a HREF=&quot;http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/10/insurance-company-get-sterilized-and-well-cover-you.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two&lt;/A&gt;?

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/14/when-getting-beaten-by-yo_n_286029.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Three&lt;/A&gt;?

What number turns this into a trend?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>One incident is not a trend.</i></p>
<p>How about <a HREF="http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/10/insurance-company-get-sterilized-and-well-cover-you.html" rel="nofollow">two</a>?</p>
<p><a HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/14/when-getting-beaten-by-yo_n_286029.html" rel="nofollow">Three</a>?</p>
<p>What number turns this into a trend?</p>
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		<title>By: Frank DiSalle</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185994</link>
		<dc:creator>Frank DiSalle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Translation: “I don’t wish to express my views on the story, as it makes me feel uncomfortable.”&lt;/i&gt;
Translation: One incident is not a trend.
Repeating it three times doesn&#039;t mean it happened three times.
Repeating it three times doesn&#039;t mean it happened three times.
Repeating it three times doesn&#039;t mean it happened three times.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Translation: “I don’t wish to express my views on the story, as it makes me feel uncomfortable.”</i><br />
Translation: One incident is not a trend.<br />
Repeating it three times doesn&#8217;t mean it happened three times.<br />
Repeating it three times doesn&#8217;t mean it happened three times.<br />
Repeating it three times doesn&#8217;t mean it happened three times.</p>
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		<title>By: Zython</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185985</link>
		<dc:creator>Zython</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Zython: Stop beating that horse. It is dead. D-E-A-D.&lt;/i&gt;

Translation: &quot;I don&#039;t wish to express my views on the story, as it makes me feel uncomfortable.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Zython: Stop beating that horse. It is dead. D-E-A-D.</i></p>
<p>Translation: &#8220;I don&#8217;t wish to express my views on the story, as it makes me feel uncomfortable.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Sean D. Martin</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185968</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean D. Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dennis: &lt;i&gt;Sorry, Sean, I’ve been on like four different blogs today commenting. I can’t answer everyone. What was it you wanted me to address?&lt;/i&gt;

I didn&#039;t specify anything.  Just noting that, at the time I posted, you&#039;d posted around half a dozen comments which, in one way or another, complained about the &quot;Harvard is free&quot; line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dennis: <i>Sorry, Sean, I’ve been on like four different blogs today commenting. I can’t answer everyone. What was it you wanted me to address?</i></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t specify anything.  Just noting that, at the time I posted, you&#8217;d posted around half a dozen comments which, in one way or another, complained about the &#8220;Harvard is free&#8221; line.</p>
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		<title>By: Indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185956</link>
		<dc:creator>Indeed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey look, another poll. Let&#039;s see what this one says,
&lt;blockquote&gt;New Poll: 48% Of Republicans Say Obama Does Not Love America -- 27% Say He Does 

More than half of Republicans either say President Obama doesn&#039;t love America or say they aren&#039;t sure of his feelings toward the country he leads.

That&#039;s according to a new national poll due out tomorrow from Public Policy Polling. The firm gave TPMDC an early look this afternoon.

PPP polled 766 registered voters nationwide. &lt;b&gt;Of the GOP respondents, 27% agreed that Obama &quot;loves America,&quot; 48% disagreed and 25% said they weren&#039;t sure.&lt;/b&gt;

&quot;It was the first time we asked that question,&quot; PPP&#039;s Tom Jensen told TPMDC. &quot;But &lt;b&gt;it&#039;s very similar to the birther numbers we&#039;ve seen before&lt;/b&gt;.&quot;

&quot;It&#039;s just more confirmation that Obama&#039;s opponents will say anything,&quot; he added.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey look, another poll. Let&#8217;s see what this one says,</p>
<blockquote><p>New Poll: 48% Of Republicans Say Obama Does Not Love America &#8212; 27% Say He Does </p>
<p>More than half of Republicans either say President Obama doesn&#8217;t love America or say they aren&#8217;t sure of his feelings toward the country he leads.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s according to a new national poll due out tomorrow from Public Policy Polling. The firm gave TPMDC an early look this afternoon.</p>
<p>PPP polled 766 registered voters nationwide. <b>Of the GOP respondents, 27% agreed that Obama &#8220;loves America,&#8221; 48% disagreed and 25% said they weren&#8217;t sure.</b></p>
<p>&#8220;It was the first time we asked that question,&#8221; PPP&#8217;s Tom Jensen told TPMDC. &#8220;But <b>it&#8217;s very similar to the birther numbers we&#8217;ve seen before</b>.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just more confirmation that Obama&#8217;s opponents will say anything,&#8221; he added.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185908</link>
		<dc:creator>Indeed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;What was it you wanted me to address?&lt;/i&gt;

What
are
the
&quot;tenets
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the 
Laffer
Curve&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>What was it you wanted me to address?</i></p>
<p>What<br />
are<br />
the<br />
&#8220;tenets<br />
of<br />
the<br />
Laffer<br />
Curve&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185907</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;And by constantly tying back to your one statement and calling others out on not repudiating it to a level I’m satisfied with, I can also ignore any legitimate points anyone else makes.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Sorry, Sean, I&#039;ve been on like four different blogs today commenting.  I can&#039;t answer everyone.  What was it you wanted me to address?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>And by constantly tying back to your one statement and calling others out on not repudiating it to a level I’m satisfied with, I can also ignore any legitimate points anyone else makes.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sorry, Sean, I&#8217;ve been on like four different blogs today commenting.  I can&#8217;t answer everyone.  What was it you wanted me to address?</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185905</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;/blockquote&gt;I think you were saying something about acting like a smartass, kiddo?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Pollack, best to quit and just hit the log off button after you&#039;ve been embarrassed like you were with the &quot;Harvard is free&quot; taunt.  You just make it worse.  

Wait till you have something really good and then pounce.  Patience is a virtue.

No charge for the advice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you were saying something about acting like a smartass, kiddo?</p>
<p>Pollack, best to quit and just hit the log off button after you&#8217;ve been embarrassed like you were with the &#8220;Harvard is free&#8221; taunt.  You just make it worse.  </p>
<p>Wait till you have something really good and then pounce.  Patience is a virtue.</p>
<p>No charge for the advice.</p>
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		<title>By: Sean D. Martin</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185904</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean D. Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dennis: &lt;i&gt;Weasel. You said “Harvard was free.” You didn’t stip what income level, you thought everyone who got in got their tuition paid for by the Harvard endowment.

You’re a weasel and a buffoon, Pollak. Not because you didn’t know that, because you tried to act like a smart-ass and were wrong.&lt;/i&gt;

And therefore, Dennis silently continued, because you overstated things with one brief sentence nothing else you say has any validity.  All I have to do is keep picking on one point over and over and that way I can ignore any other points you make.  And by constantly tying back to your one statement and calling others out on not repudiating it to a level I&#039;m satisfied with, I can also ignore any legitimate points anyone else makes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dennis: <i>Weasel. You said “Harvard was free.” You didn’t stip what income level, you thought everyone who got in got their tuition paid for by the Harvard endowment.</p>
<p>You’re a weasel and a buffoon, Pollak. Not because you didn’t know that, because you tried to act like a smart-ass and were wrong.</i></p>
<p>And therefore, Dennis silently continued, because you overstated things with one brief sentence nothing else you say has any validity.  All I have to do is keep picking on one point over and over and that way I can ignore any other points you make.  And by constantly tying back to your one statement and calling others out on not repudiating it to a level I&#8217;m satisfied with, I can also ignore any legitimate points anyone else makes.</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185902</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I asked you once, quite a while back, whether the ends justify the means – whether it was permissible to lie and distort and inflame in order to defeat health care reform measures. As I recall, you never answered me.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

No.  I don&#039;t buy that that&#039;s the case though, mambo.  Both side have mechanisms to get out their messages.  Both sides distort, or mainly present their side of the issue.  Most people can filter through the noise and there are a myriad of filtering devices and truth detector organizations that can set the record straight.  Most of the time, when someone lies or gets it completely wrong, the implications are that the embarrassment is more damaging than the gain the original lie would&#039;ve produced.

For instance, I don&#039;t give a rat&#039;s ass that Limbaugh didn&#039;t get his shitty sports franchise, but the lies that liberal blogs and Indeed and Sharpton and some sports writers used to achieve that end worked for their intended goal.  I am of the belief that that will end up hurting the perpetuators of the lies more that whatever gain they think they achieved.  We&#039;ll see.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I asked you once, quite a while back, whether the ends justify the means – whether it was permissible to lie and distort and inflame in order to defeat health care reform measures. As I recall, you never answered me.</p></blockquote>
<p>No.  I don&#8217;t buy that that&#8217;s the case though, mambo.  Both side have mechanisms to get out their messages.  Both sides distort, or mainly present their side of the issue.  Most people can filter through the noise and there are a myriad of filtering devices and truth detector organizations that can set the record straight.  Most of the time, when someone lies or gets it completely wrong, the implications are that the embarrassment is more damaging than the gain the original lie would&#8217;ve produced.</p>
<p>For instance, I don&#8217;t give a rat&#8217;s ass that Limbaugh didn&#8217;t get his shitty sports franchise, but the lies that liberal blogs and Indeed and Sharpton and some sports writers used to achieve that end worked for their intended goal.  I am of the belief that that will end up hurting the perpetuators of the lies more that whatever gain they think they achieved.  We&#8217;ll see.</p>
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		<title>By: August J. Pollak</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/10/19/majority-supports-public-option-in-new-poll/#comment-185899</link>
		<dc:creator>August J. Pollak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;A 20 percentage point drop in one month for the public option, and you guys are whooping it up?&lt;/i&gt;

Heh. Weasels indeed.  In that same thread, you picked a different poll with a different methodology and different results to show that support for Obama&#039;s health care reform was worse.  Now you&#039;re doing the same thing to fake some kind of taunt that it was better back then.  Of course, accurately comparing the WaPo poll to itself shows a steady increase in support since August, declining only in mid-July following the teabagger coverage... I think you were saying something about acting like a smartass, kiddo?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>A 20 percentage point drop in one month for the public option, and you guys are whooping it up?</i></p>
<p>Heh. Weasels indeed.  In that same thread, you picked a different poll with a different methodology and different results to show that support for Obama&#8217;s health care reform was worse.  Now you&#8217;re doing the same thing to fake some kind of taunt that it was better back then.  Of course, accurately comparing the WaPo poll to itself shows a steady increase in support since August, declining only in mid-July following the teabagger coverage&#8230; I think you were saying something about acting like a smartass, kiddo?</p>
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		<title>By: mambochicken23</title>
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		<dc:creator>mambochicken23</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Assuming that there’s been a precipitous drop, why do you think that it’s happened, Dennis? Could it have anything to do with the lies and misinformation that the media, especially Fox News, has been feeding the public?&lt;/i&gt;

I should add - if this drop is due to, in significant measure, the lies and distortions of right-wing fuckwits, then the fact that the majority still want it to pass is a testament to how fucked up the current system is and how badly it needs to be reformed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Assuming that there’s been a precipitous drop, why do you think that it’s happened, Dennis? Could it have anything to do with the lies and misinformation that the media, especially Fox News, has been feeding the public?</i></p>
<p>I should add &#8211; if this drop is due to, in significant measure, the lies and distortions of right-wing fuckwits, then the fact that the majority still want it to pass is a testament to how fucked up the current system is and how badly it needs to be reformed.</p>
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