{"id":28475,"date":"2012-06-11T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=28475"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:16:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T17:16:05","slug":"frequently-asked-campaign-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=28475","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Campaign Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the benefit of conservatives in the audience, I thought I&#8217;d give quick primer on how to answer questions you may commonly get from Democrats and &#8220;Indepdendents&#8221; as we ramp up for the Presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?attachment_id=28476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28476\" title=\"DoingFine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DoingFine.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DoingFine.gif 540w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DoingFine-300x232.gif 300w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DoingFine-386x300.gif 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;What do you think about Obama&#8217;s record in pursuing the War on Terror?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 It&#8217;s fine. \u00a0Are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;What about the &#8220;War on Women?&#8221; \u00a0Any comment?<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 There is none. \u00a0Are women better off economically now than they were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;What about George Zimmerman? \u00a0Doesn&#8217;t he speak to a larger racial issue in this country?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 It&#8217;s in the hands of the Florida courts, and none of us are parties to the case. \u00a0Are Afro-Americans better off than they were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;How about the corrupting influence of money on politics?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 Don&#8217;t know. \u00a0Are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t a new stimulus help us build more infrastructure?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 No. \u00a0Are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;So don&#8217;t you think conservatives are un-thrilled about Mitt Romney?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 Don&#8217;t care. \u00a0Are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;What about Medicare? \u00a0Won&#8217;t the Paul Ryan plan kill it?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 What&#8217;s more important &#8211; that seniors are cared for, or that a specific program survives? \u00a0Anyway &#8211; don&#8217;t care. \u00a0Are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;Didja see where Mitt Romney was allegedly a bully in high school?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 Are bullies doing better than they were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;Doesn&#8217;t Bain Capital destroy jobs?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 No more than does George Soros. \u00a0Now &#8211; are you better off than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Q: \u00a0&#8220;Would you like eggroll or wontons with that?&#8221;<br \/>\nA: \u00a0 Are you better off now than you were four years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Any questions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the benefit of conservatives in the audience, I thought I&#8217;d give quick primer on how to answer questions you may commonly get from Democrats and &#8220;Indepdendents&#8221; as we ramp up for the Presidential campaign. 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