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malaise

(268,969 posts)
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:12 PM May 2012

No Seriously - are DUers watching Ed Shultz having a fit about the

speech the one percent are demanding from the President- a healing speech on class an inequality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/wall-street-obama_n_1471486.html
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One of the guests raised his hand; he knew how to solve the problem. The president had won plaudits for his speech on race during the last campaign, the guest noted. It was a soaring address that acknowledged white resentment and urged national unity. What if Obama gave a similarly healing speech about class and inequality? What if he urged an end to attacks on the rich? Around the table, some people shook their heads in disbelief.

I sort of don't understand why rich Wall Streeters can't just go visit the small apartments of normal New Yorkers to get a quick dose of feeling a lot better about themselves, but there you have it. Rich people be having their feelings all hurty! Over at the Plum Line, Greg Sargent has some disbelief to offload:

One wonders if there is anything Obama could say to make these people happy, short of declaring that rampant inequality is a good thing, in that it affirms the talent and industriousness of the deserving super rich.
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Bernie Sanders is on now

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No Seriously - are DUers watching Ed Shultz having a fit about the (Original Post) malaise May 2012 OP
No, I'm not watching Ed Shultz Ptah May 2012 #1
We should be talking about how to win the class war, not how to avoid it bluestateguy May 2012 #2
Spot on, but.. 99Forever May 2012 #7
I think we should have a weepy telethon for the 7 figure guy who didn't get a big enough bonus Warren DeMontague May 2012 #3
I hope they are wiped out in November malaise May 2012 #4
Wall Streeters don't give a shit about "small apartment" dwellers. RUMMYisFROSTED May 2012 #5
Screw the one percenters guitar man May 2012 #6

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
2. We should be talking about how to win the class war, not how to avoid it
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:13 PM
May 2012

And that goes for the president too.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
3. I think we should have a weepy telethon for the 7 figure guy who didn't get a big enough bonus
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:15 PM
May 2012

And was under threat of maybe not being able to afford his high rolling manhattan lifestyle.

guitar man

(15,996 posts)
6. Screw the one percenters
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:18 PM
May 2012

They can stick their demands in their ass. I've had quite enough of their shit over the last 3 decades. They can all go piss up a rope

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