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		<title>By: Michael</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208640</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t find the quote, but I remember reading an article about Obama during the 2008 election.  He was talking about what it takes to get elected.  The story was about debating some point with Mike Gravel on a Sunday talk show that was just too early in the morning.  He said that he was thinking, &quot;Do I really have to say this stuff?&quot; meaning that he had to make absurd exaggerations as part of the nature of political theater.  It was the most honest thing I&#039;ve ever heard from a politician, a confession that lying and exaggeration are a necessary part of their job.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t find the quote, but I remember reading an article about Obama during the 2008 election.  He was talking about what it takes to get elected.  The story was about debating some point with Mike Gravel on a Sunday talk show that was just too early in the morning.  He said that he was thinking, &#8220;Do I really have to say this stuff?&#8221; meaning that he had to make absurd exaggerations as part of the nature of political theater.  It was the most honest thing I&#8217;ve ever heard from a politician, a confession that lying and exaggeration are a necessary part of their job.</p>
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		<title>By: Iron Knee</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208629</link>
		<dc:creator>Iron Knee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hassan, I welcome your viewpoint and don&#039;t mean to chase you away. But when you make statements that imply that we think Dems are never wrong, you sound like a troll.

I will admit that my viewpoint is that politics in general, and especially how it is practiced in this country, means that politicians (all politicians) will do things that I don&#039;t like in order to get elected. That definitely includes Obama.  But Republicans seem to have taken this to new extremes.

Am I more willing to forgive Obama for some of the things he does in order to get elected? Perhaps, since I am a pragmatist and a politician who agreed with me on everything probably could not get elected. Even Obama said that perfect should not be the enemy of the good.

But I definitely do not agree with the idea that having liberal thoughts makes one biased -- believing in evolution or global man-made climate change is not a bias, since it is strongly supported by scientific evidence.  If that is a bias, then there is no such thing as an unbiased opinion.

At the same time, I don&#039;t think anyone contributing comments in here would automatically agree with everything Obama does (or think that Democrats are never wrong).  We aren&#039;t that stupid.

So stop trying to create a false equivalence, and I&#039;ll stop giving you shit!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hassan, I welcome your viewpoint and don&#8217;t mean to chase you away. But when you make statements that imply that we think Dems are never wrong, you sound like a troll.</p>
<p>I will admit that my viewpoint is that politics in general, and especially how it is practiced in this country, means that politicians (all politicians) will do things that I don&#8217;t like in order to get elected. That definitely includes Obama.  But Republicans seem to have taken this to new extremes.</p>
<p>Am I more willing to forgive Obama for some of the things he does in order to get elected? Perhaps, since I am a pragmatist and a politician who agreed with me on everything probably could not get elected. Even Obama said that perfect should not be the enemy of the good.</p>
<p>But I definitely do not agree with the idea that having liberal thoughts makes one biased &#8212; believing in evolution or global man-made climate change is not a bias, since it is strongly supported by scientific evidence.  If that is a bias, then there is no such thing as an unbiased opinion.</p>
<p>At the same time, I don&#8217;t think anyone contributing comments in here would automatically agree with everything Obama does (or think that Democrats are never wrong).  We aren&#8217;t that stupid.</p>
<p>So stop trying to create a false equivalence, and I&#8217;ll stop giving you shit!</p>
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		<title>By: Hassan</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208626</link>
		<dc:creator>Hassan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, that was harsh. I would stop.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that was harsh. I would stop.</p>
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		<title>By: Iron Knee</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208621</link>
		<dc:creator>Iron Knee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sigh. Hassan, are you simply unwilling to have a rational argument?  You asked for examples of Soledad O&#039;Brien asking hard questions of Democrats, and we gave them to you. Now you make a very silly statement.  At this point, I&#039;m ready to write you off as a troll.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sigh. Hassan, are you simply unwilling to have a rational argument?  You asked for examples of Soledad O&#8217;Brien asking hard questions of Democrats, and we gave them to you. Now you make a very silly statement.  At this point, I&#8217;m ready to write you off as a troll.</p>
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		<title>By: Hassan</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208620</link>
		<dc:creator>Hassan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I guess only logical conclusion is that democrats are never wrong...??]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I guess only logical conclusion is that democrats are never wrong&#8230;??</p>
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		<title>By: ThatGuy</title>
		<link>http://politicalirony.com/2012/08/19/soledad-obrien-on-a-roll/#comment-208589</link>
		<dc:creator>ThatGuy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little edit to my last:

If there&#039;s a wrong side (based on facts), they shouldn&#039;t be telling us that one. 

Or they should point out that it&#039;s wrong.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little edit to my last:</p>
<p>If there&#8217;s a wrong side (based on facts), they shouldn&#8217;t be telling us that one. </p>
<p>Or they should point out that it&#8217;s wrong.</p>
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		<title>By: TENTHIRTYTWO</title>
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		<dc:creator>TENTHIRTYTWO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seconded!

Hassan, the problem is that there is no bias in asking someone to explain their position, nor is there bias in pointing out that they are dodging the question.  That is JOURNALISM.  Can I start saying she is a racist because she is grilling a white guy?  A sexist because she is questioning a man?

If you want to see bias, take a look at your own posts where you decide prior to receiving information that she must be biased, and then demand proof to the contrary.  THAT is bias.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seconded!</p>
<p>Hassan, the problem is that there is no bias in asking someone to explain their position, nor is there bias in pointing out that they are dodging the question.  That is JOURNALISM.  Can I start saying she is a racist because she is grilling a white guy?  A sexist because she is questioning a man?</p>
<p>If you want to see bias, take a look at your own posts where you decide prior to receiving information that she must be biased, and then demand proof to the contrary.  THAT is bias.</p>
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		<title>By: Iron Knee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Iron Knee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ThatGuy -- great comment.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ThatGuy &#8212; great comment.</p>
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