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May 21, 2013

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Political memo:

When do two words spark an outrage? At the end of campaign season

We’ve reached the final weeks of the election — the time when campaigns (the competent ones, at least) gear up their scandal machines to amplify messages. That means voters can expect outrage, then outrage at the outrage, and then counter outrage about the outrage that was aimed at the original outrage. Clear yet? The bottom line is that much of the commotion is carefully coordinated by campaigns desperately fighting to win political office — and not necessarily an organic groundswell of upset voters. For instance, in the U.S. Senate debate at Las Vegas PBS studios last Thursday, Republican Sen. Dean ...

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  1. 'these people'... "Democrats had already put out statements from Hispanic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen, D-Las Vegas, condemning the phrase "these people." And they swiftly arranged a Friday morning press call with members of the Latino community.
    Jose Solorio, chair of the Si Se Puede Latino Democratic Caucus, said he was deeply offended and called on Heller to apologize."........
    This is one of those things where it's what you don't say or do that's most revealing. The Chameleons in the media and the Democrat Party had two full years of majority control in both houses and the Presidency to fix immigration one way or another...........
    It's revealing that the Chemelions are just exploiting Latino's while Jose and Ruben appear to be on a different planet. Good Grief, talk about naive.

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  3. Berkley - as Harrry Reid's hand picked candidate - has learned well from him.

    When you're deep down in the sewer, pick up both hands full off the bottom and throw it as hard as you can. Who knows - some of it might reach the top. But most of it will land back in your face as it did here.

    Do we really want Harry Reid II in the Senate? Can we survive another Harry Reid in the Senate?!?

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