Northwest Indiana Discussion

I can't tell what is going through Paul Ryan's mind in those photos, but it's pretty evident where the original poster's mind is. Mr. Edge, do you prefer to be addressed as "Jerry", "Mr. Sandusky", or just "Chickenhawk"?

Remember how Sparks Hein used to invite people to the Hammond Civic Center to "go a few rounds"? Those three pictures must be Mr. Hein's idea of Heaven. You know he's locked in a dark room on "Bare-ing" Avenue with his pants around his ankles and his computer on while a frustrated Mrs. Sparks leafs through a sticky, gooey copy of Mother Jones on her twin bed down the hall.

Psychological projection or projection bias is a psychological defense mechanism where a person subconsciously denies his or her own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are then ascribed to the outside world, usually to other people. Thus, projection involves imagining or projecting the belief that others originate those feelings.

I see -={ARCLIGHT}=- is also projecting.

The Romney/Ryan ticket lost because too many black people voted? Not, say, because of the budget or health care? "I don't think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare - we clearly didn't lose it on those issues."

Clearly, huh? Here's Politico on election night:
Six in 10 voters nationwide say they think taxes should be increased, a welcome statistic for President Barack Obama and a sign that the president's attacks on Mitt Romney's proposed tax cuts for the wealthy may have been effective.

A survey commissioned by the [AFL-CIO] showed that by 64 to 17 percent, voters want to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits and address the deficit by increasing taxes on the rich, rather than address the deficit by cutting entitlements...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told Politico Republicans needed to "stop being the stupid party" and abandon "dumbed-down conservatism."