Thursday, August 4, 2011

Darling debate highlights: "If you don't like what's happening, make a change in the next election." You know, sit down and shut up.

You know that old argument, "elections have consequences?" You'll hear Sen. Alberta Darling use it to describe her party's takeover of state government. Here's a little tip for Darling; it's not a great way to win over the crowd, since a "consequences" sounds more like a penalty.

Recall challenger Sandy Pasch has to remind Darling "that democracy doesn't end at elections."

You might also remember that elections in the past four years were tainted by the Republican ploy of avoiding the "lame stream" media, appearing instead in the echo chamber of conservative talk radio, without ever revealing their plans in office. So naturally, voters had no idea what was about to hit them, especially in 2010:

Darling: "I was elected in 2008 to do the job I'm doing. And I'm being recalled because I led the fight to do what you told us to do in 2010."
Who knew breaking up the unions, voter ID, dramatically cutting school funding and corporate welfare were all issues the public had on their "to do" list? Fox 6:

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