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In reply to the discussion: Rightward arrowgate [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)34. Some don't get the true meaning of the RED. It's been apparent for so long:
The real meaning there, with the two 'C's is that there are other 'C's being hidden from the public, such as Comrade, Communist, Collectivist. the ultimate insult is the Castro name. These have all been applied to HRC in the past by the RIGHT wing media, and will only intensify.
Rated as MIXTURE From Snopes:
Claim: List reproduces various "Marxist" statements made by Hillary Clinton.
Example: (Collected via e-mail, August 2007)
A little history lesson: If you don't know the answer make your best guess. Answer all the questions before looking at the answers. Who said it?
1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
A. Karl Marx
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. None of the above
2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity."
A. Lenin
B. Mussolini
C. Idi Amin
D. None of the Above
3) " We) ... can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people."
A. Nikita Khrushev
B. Josef Goebbels
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. None of the above
4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground."
A. Mao Tse Dung
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Kim Jong Il
D None of the above
5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Molotov
D. None of the above
6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched."
A. Pinochet
B. Milosevic
C. Saddam Hussein
D. None of the above
Answers:
(1) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004
(2) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007
(3) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(4) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(5) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(6) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005
Be afraid. Be very, very afraid and vote! Anybody (woman) that would vote for her just because they think it's time for a female president has got to be out of their lunatic mind!
All the explanations in context are at Snopes, but essentially, they are what Hillary Clinton actually said:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/marxist.asp
The RIGHT wing and RW media has not forgotten, as their website states:
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And the website,e after that statement, has added plenty of Rovian research for media swayed lefties and to rile up righties. Look to see them play out in following months. You saw them here first and will know the source.
Of course there will be plenty of examples of Segretti's technique. Working like a charm to depress the Democratic vote since 1972, every day of the year, and not just in election seasons. The GOP has been in permanent campaign mode since Nixon. I'm not giving Tricky Dick's acolytes any leeway. When you give ground to a Libertarian, or refuse to vote Democratic, these guys cheer:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110215862
BTW, and on the 'C.' Exactly what do these images say to you, Bain?
And this is Rush's worst nightmare, come back to haunt him. Muahahaha!
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A red arrow pointing right superseding a blue H is the perfect symbol for a "blue" candidate
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2015
#2
I think it's unfortunate, it's many problems suggest it wasn't vetted very carefully
HereSince1628
Apr 2015
#43
Only to those who would infer an inaccurate impression regardless of what the logo looked like.
LanternWaste
Apr 2015
#61
How much did this focus group cost and where can I apply for one of those jobs?
Fearless
Apr 2015
#8
My problem with it isn't that it has some secret illuminati bankster third way symbolism
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2015
#19
And the CTers said it was really about the Sun-God Ra! Obama is Ra! He's gonna take over the planet!
freshwest
Apr 2015
#38
URL: http://www.clker.com/cliparts/6/9/0/f/1194985598254428023arrow-right-red_benji_pa_01.svg.hi.png
blkmusclmachine
Apr 2015
#29
Yes, that red arrow is actually satan's tail! I can see it now! Or just plain or Communism. Not like
freshwest
Apr 2015
#39
I was thinking this morning the righteous right will surely find something satanic
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#55