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Agnosticsherbet

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23. The Bully Pulpit is ineffective, because the people driving the Republican Party are not amenable to

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 04:40 PM

Nov 2012

public sentiment. All the Bully Pulpit will do is move public sentiment, and even that has limits.

They really don't care what the people think. Their view of America, their view of the world is such that it doesn't admit to error and sees everything else as evil.

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Obama not even sworn in yet... [View all] warrprayer Nov 2012 OP

The old white man's club MUST de-legitimize the black man SOMEHOW RomneyLies Nov 2012 #1

Why didn't they impeach him during his first term? slackmaster Nov 2012 #3

They believed that their obstructionism would lead to his defeat in 2012. RomneyLies Nov 2012 #12

They could not find a legitimate reason for doing so. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #18

Well then, maybe they won't be able to find a reason in his second term. slackmaster Nov 2012 #21

I don't believe they will. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #22

i don't think they'll actually impeach. unblock Nov 2012 #6

I hope not warrprayer Nov 2012 #10

They don't like him because he's black. They'd never try to de-legitimize a white Democrat. n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #19

I'll miss that guy. He passed away this year. slackmaster Nov 2012 #2

Great actor! n/t warrprayer Nov 2012 #9

...and the administration has still not explained their role in his death! jberryhill Nov 2012 #11

lmao n/t warrprayer Nov 2012 #14

No. It's about power. They hope to cripple his administration with crap in order to improve... Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #4

Now, more than ever, President Obama needs to slap those Rethugs down BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #16

The Bully Pulpit is ineffective, because the people driving the Republican Party are not amenable to Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #23

I know there isn't a cure for Rightwing Stupid, but BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #24

Usually I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #5

Actually, the more they open their mouth the more they seal their fate for decades. It is becoming still_one Nov 2012 #7

Great post warrprayer Nov 2012 #8

Well since the repukes refused the requested money for protection of embassy's Drale Nov 2012 #13

really doesn't quite compare warrprayer Nov 2012 #15

You know that they are going to try the impeachment path. They suck! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #17

it looks like they've settled on this as their Whitewater/Lewinsky for Obama yurbud Nov 2012 #20