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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (12632)	7/31/2004 6:46:05 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

There's two kinds of spin (at least You did not mention the "orca spin", i.e. your determination that the democrats use "positive spin" and the republicans use "negative spin". That my friend, is spin - administered by Orca. Or, if you wish to split hairs - it is your opinion of how democrats and republican spin. When you are willing to admit that the democrats use both negative and positive spin, as do the republicans, then we can agree on something. Otherwise....

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (12632)	8/1/2004 12:47:39 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

The Shifty Swifties...that didn't serve with Kerry...saying he's unfit is negative spin. Sorry, but calling them "shifty swifties" isn't positive spin, orca. It's childish name calling. Now, your continuing claim that they "didn't serve with Kerry" isn't "spin" at all - it's simply a lie. Now, once again - can you produce anything concrete (i.e. not name-calling or outright lies) to discredit anything the SwiftVets have said about Kerry? . . . No? I didn't think so.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (12632)	8/2/2004 10:02:33 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

The Democrats are more prone to positive spin...the republicans are prone to negative spin. It's the nature of the dirty brush. are you so partisan that you actually believe things like that??? ROFL! On these boards alone the Democrats are as negative as any group of people on the planet when it comes to criticism of the administration. I'll agree they're masters of positive spin when it comes to finding some reason to elect Kerry. Of course,Kerry himself had trouble spelling out his qualifications in his acceptance speech. They boiled down to 3 votes in favor of Clinton objectives, which he did not spearhead (e.g., 100K cops, balanced budget, and one other thing), the POW/MIA Vietnam thing with McCain(for which I think he had ulterior motives), and his time in Vietnam. Aside from that, he grew up in Europe, was a boy scout, and rode a bike. I thought the speech was an implicit acknowledgement of an empty Senate career and an empty suit. And that was the best he could do to put a positive spin on his qualifications. If you disagree, please tell me what else he said by way of qualifications that should cause anyone to consider voting for him. And I'm not talking about pie in the sky ideas, just qualifications.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (12632)	8/2/2004 8:20:20 PM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 90947

ROFLMAO... Your own post is negative democrat spin that disproves your statement. It also constitutes that very "dirty brush" that you keep attributing to Republicans. Are you saying that the past 3-1/2 years of democrat spin about Bush's election over Gore, his economic policies, his alleged involvement and knowledge of 9/11, the monikers, "Dumbya," and "Shrub," etc., etc., are POSITIVE?? LOL !!!!!! It might be becoming clearer why business might not be as good as it used to be, Orky. Lost your edge, if you ever had one?