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Why I didn't listen... [View all] ddeclue Jan 2012 OP
I agree! Why doesn't the President ever go to the Bully Pulpit? Oh, wait... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #1
. SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #9
Oh, snap! n/t Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #33
Agreed! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #52
Hahahaha redqueen Jan 2012 #59
+1 treestar Jan 2012 #151
I miss the unrec liberal N proud Jan 2012 #2
me too SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #6
Me three. renie408 Jan 2012 #26
Me four! Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #37
For real alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #147
A whole essay on what he wasn't going to take the time to listen about? Sheepshank Jan 2012 #157
And just when you think that the essay on why he wasn't going to listen to the SOTU Number23 Jan 2012 #180
Oh yeah? Did you see this? SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #181
I stand (happily) corrected Number23 Jan 2012 #184
happy to be of service SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #187
have you been playing a drinking game ( and lost?) during the SOTU? geeze.... la la Jan 2012 #3
no.. perhaps I should have done that instead.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #5
There's no such thing as losing in drinking games. Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #136
Then you haven't been taking drinking games seriously muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #149
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, BOLD PROCLAIMATIONS IN ALL CAPS, blah, blah, phleshdef Jan 2012 #4
That's what the President's speech would have sounded like to me so I didn't bother... ddeclue Jan 2012 #7
His speech was better than your post. phleshdef Jan 2012 #10
well that's not saying much now is it... nt ddeclue Jan 2012 #28
Who you voting for in 2012? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #14
Obviously themselves. President Keyboard Warrior Extraordinaire. phleshdef Jan 2012 #19
Alan Grayson for President in 2012... ddeclue Jan 2012 #24
Alan Grayson is running for CONGRESS already and he will be campaigning for Barack Obama. phleshdef Jan 2012 #32
I know Alan personally and worked on his campaign for Congress and will do so again this year ddeclue Jan 2012 #36
Yeah because helping Obama not win will do so much good for the Progressive cause. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #39
And I just bet we-are-on-a-first-name-basis-Alan will REALLY appreciate those votes for him for Pres renie408 Jan 2012 #43
I'm not voting for Alan for President for Alan's benefit. ddeclue Jan 2012 #47
LOL. Yea, you are SO going to punish him. He won't nor will he ever know you exist... phleshdef Jan 2012 #49
yeah right.. when he loses he will know on the flight back to Chicago.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #53
No one gives a flying fuck about your little pitty party. No one. phleshdef Jan 2012 #56
President Obama does or he wouldn't be running as fast as he can to the left with his speeches. ddeclue Jan 2012 #60
Your argument doesn't even deserve that much. phleshdef Jan 2012 #64
lame excuses.. FAIL. ddeclue Jan 2012 #68
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ohh boo hoo.. not. my. problem. nt ddeclue Jan 2012 #104
"Boo hoo" is very fitting for you as you engage in political emo-ism masquerading as progressivism. phleshdef Jan 2012 #109
so you admit you want to help the republicans win. bless your little heart. dionysus Jan 2012 #164
Who is Alan voting for? onenote Jan 2012 #112
How about you ask Alan what he thinks of your brilliant idea? n/t Sheepshank Jan 2012 #159
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Obama doesn't personally owe you shit. The arrogant ME ME ME shit is not progressive. phleshdef Jan 2012 #48
Yawn.. he actually DOES owe me everything.. he is an elected official which makes him an employee of ddeclue Jan 2012 #58
My, my, my, me, me, me. You think you are the only god damn person in this country obviously. phleshdef Jan 2012 #63
Boo hoo.. if the President wants MY support then he needs to take ME seriously. ddeclue Jan 2012 #86
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How is that even possible? treestar Jan 2012 #172
Dude seriously, this is the reason the progressive revolution will never materialize. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #77
No joke and well written OP from you there. Dead on. phleshdef Jan 2012 #83
that's just lame excuse making. ddeclue Jan 2012 #92
Who are they and what have they done? treestar Jan 2012 #173
Ahhh the old "your my servant" mentality.....what a fucking FAIL Sheepshank Jan 2012 #161
But it's totally selfless, see. redqueen Jan 2012 #79
ahh the lesser of two weasels argument.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #94
We are wasting our fingers. These types abandoned reason long ago. phleshdef Jan 2012 #99
Check out the Granny D quote below. redqueen Jan 2012 #106
LOL you are totally losing your shit MinervaX Jan 2012 #137
No kidding, right? SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #144
You mean your good buddy Alan? LOL...n/t renie408 Jan 2012 #51
I'll bet Newt or Mitt would take you seriously. Maybe Ron Paul, too! Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #76
Hey, if you knew him, you know, PERSONALLY, couldn't you just call him Ron? Or Paul? renie408 Jan 2012 #118
Wow, you know him personally??? Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #50
Well because of your sarcasm you are indeed unworthy.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #54
Given your grossly inflated Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #70
No it is YOU who has the grossly inflated sense of self-importance who thinks he has the right to ddeclue Jan 2012 #84
Nobody's forcing you to back anybody... Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #97
then you must be looking in a mirror...nt ddeclue Jan 2012 #108
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You jut won this thread. Sorry it's such a crappy little prize! Number23 Jan 2012 #182
You do realize that Florida is a key battleground state? Hugabear Jan 2012 #102
Why don't you just vote for Newt or Shitt and avoid the middleman and the subterfuge? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2012 #114
So then you should know that Grayson is also a DUer. I'm guessing he would not rec this thread. Hugabear Jan 2012 #130
Grayson will never win, so he'll never be tested will he? treestar Jan 2012 #153
I find that to be confusing myself hfojvt Jan 2012 #177
. dionysus Jan 2012 #163
I thought votes were a emilyg Jan 2012 #73
On a site for Democratic political junkies DevonRex Jan 2012 #190
You missed is repeating "I'm going to send a bill to congress" over and over. uppityperson Jan 2012 #22
+1,000 ! n/t Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #38
He's not progressive. Never was. Never said he was. Didn't campaign as one. Will never be. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #8
I did NOT miss that.. I was a John Edwards organizer... ddeclue Jan 2012 #15
John Edwards? FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #27
Yeah well me too... John disappointed me big time.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #30
You like to call people by their first names, don't you? renie408 Jan 2012 #81
no not with John Edwards.. I didn't claim that ddeclue Jan 2012 #98
Ok, wait...what? renie408 Jan 2012 #65
Exactly... Just because he isn't one doesn't mean that I have to accept that. ddeclue Jan 2012 #71
I cannot be the only person who finds that line of 'reasoning' just totally batshit. n/t renie408 Jan 2012 #87
that shows you really don't respect your own political power if you don't understand that reasoning. ddeclue Jan 2012 #100
Your vote is only of value in combination with others treestar Jan 2012 #154
This is why I laugh at the whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #171
That's too bad. Obama gave the best State of the Union speech in my lifetime. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #11
yawn.. I'll wait for him to ACTUALLY fight..not just waste my time with "fighting words"... ddeclue Jan 2012 #25
do you still believe these speeches? I respect you and your posts, well, that's what I know of you xiamiam Jan 2012 #81
We shall see, but Obama had a more defiant spirit last night. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #200
My prediction for tonight: Obama delivers the most Leftist speech in 70 years, FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #12
you are joking right? ddeclue Jan 2012 #17
Really? On what issues/policies were they more progressive on? I'll play along. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #34
Yes Really... perhaps it is time for you to read some history. ddeclue Jan 2012 #41
Cool story. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #61
Obama has KILLED American citizens without a TRIAL. PROGRESSIVE? ddeclue Jan 2012 #67
You prove my point. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #85
No you've proven mine... thanks for playing though..nt ddeclue Jan 2012 #101
Health care cost 3% of a paycheck in the 1930s and 1940s. 17% today. MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #121
Yeah and imagine Obama creating a WPA or SS but excluded all white people. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #128
Now that is interesting. Lasher Jan 2012 #134
In what respect, Charlie? n/t Sheepshank Jan 2012 #165
YOU can't name a president who was actually more of a baseline progressive as Obama is- lololololol stockholmer Jan 2012 #29
no drinking.. no watching.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #31
Several GOP members of congress boycotted too One of the 99 Jan 2012 #13
As far as I could tell, Mitch Daniels didn't watch either. n/t dimbear Jan 2012 #20
oh brilliant.. that's the best you can do? Guilt by association that isn't even valid? ddeclue Jan 2012 #23
The only failure is by those One of the 99 Jan 2012 #132
Now that was pretty good :) n/t Sheepshank Jan 2012 #169
Not listening. How "open-mided" and "progressive". FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #16
There's no point. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. ddeclue Jan 2012 #21
How do you know if you didn't listen? treestar Jan 2012 #156
First use of "Trash This Thread" button for me. (n/t) klook Jan 2012 #17
YES!! DAMMIT! I want a PROGRESSIVE who PROGRESSIVELY and SINGLEHANDEDLY defeats the renie408 Jan 2012 #35
yes poor Obama he's all by his lonesome and can't do anything... ddeclue Jan 2012 #42
Hey!! Look! You have a big ole thread all to yourself!! And you get to reply and argue and renie408 Jan 2012 #46
It's worth remembering, in contrast to the two vetoes issued by Obama, FDR vetoed 635 bills. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #113
I'm already voting for the guy so I don't need to watch his campaign speeches. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #40
I don't know how much she makes - TBF Jan 2012 #44
Buffet isn't a lawyer in a law firm, he's the second richest man in the world. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #57
That's odd - TBF Jan 2012 #89
He might be adding the SS tax which is an employment tax. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #115
Gosh, I am SO glad you let us know! Spazito Jan 2012 #55
well I'm glad you've got THAT under control.. have you considered an anti-anxiety med? ddeclue Jan 2012 #62
I didnt listen either..and I'm offended by those who think this is a new day.He is a great speaker xiamiam Jan 2012 #66
Now it's President Obama's fault the SOTU is televised! CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #69
no.. it is the media's fault and political consultants fault. ddeclue Jan 2012 #75
there was a preg woman that needed a seat and there was no way in hell you were going to get off seabeyond Jan 2012 #74
I think you are busy conflating unrelated posts...lame.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #78
i am so fuckin funny. what do you mean. i was laughin and laughin seabeyond Jan 2012 #116
Ooh that sounds juicy. redqueen Jan 2012 #90
i am on my fire. i cant find the thread. something about be nice to preg women seabeyond Jan 2012 #111
i did it. seabeyond Jan 2012 #119
Thanks...OK, I think I understand the poster better. It puts this whole OP in perspective. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #127
That's exactly it. BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #131
This guy is a real piece of work. Swede Jan 2012 #138
What kind of person doesn't believe in common courtesy?... an ass? lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #141
Here's the link to the thread... Spazito Jan 2012 #124
Wow. Are we sure OP isn't a performance artist emulatorloo Jan 2012 #126
Nope, not sure at all... Spazito Jan 2012 #178
Unreccd and trashed. Please get a clue. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2012 #80
"This isn't about you and your precious political standards. ... redqueen Jan 2012 #95
No politics is NOT JUST about winning... it is about winning without compromising core principles. ddeclue Jan 2012 #110
If you don't win,you lose. Swede Jan 2012 #139
:) WillyT Jan 2012 #88
PEOPLE!! Stop feeding it!! Maybe if we do, it will go bother the neighbors....n/t renie408 Jan 2012 #93
funny... ddeclue Jan 2012 #107
I didn't watch it either but for different reasons quinnox Jan 2012 #96
Nobody asked you why you didn't listen. DevonRex Jan 2012 #103
so? I don't need your permission. If you don't want to know don't read it. ddeclue Jan 2012 #105
Damn! My blowjob thread didn't get nearly this much action... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #117
Whatever. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #122
As a start, maybe a President Grayson would not have appointed the Goldman Sachs personnel. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #125
Maybe ProSense Jan 2012 #133
And that will never have to be proven at all treestar Jan 2012 #158
I have a unicorn... HipChick Jan 2012 #123
That's okay. Nobody missed you. nt gateley Jan 2012 #129
Oh it's you surprise surprise lamp_shade Jan 2012 #135
Gosh, thanks for letting us know. MineralMan Jan 2012 #140
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #148
The reality. Octafish Jan 2012 #142
I think it's by choice. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #146
The Change They Believe In Octafish Jan 2012 #174
After being told .. 99Forever Jan 2012 #143
Who cares? WI_DEM Jan 2012 #145
What about this? treestar Jan 2012 #150
How has the President not acted progressively treestar Jan 2012 #152
Hogwash. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #155
"Bully Pulpit!! Pretty Speech!! Bully Pulpit!! Pretty Speech!! Bully Pulpit!! Pretty Speech!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #160
and he's gone. dionysus Jan 2012 #167
lol JoePhilly Jan 2012 #168
what is the true cost of obama's pack of cigarettes, doug? dionysus Jan 2012 #162
sleep well, sweet prince. dionysus Jan 2012 #166
He did this: DevonRex Jan 2012 #175
!!! now we'll never know the true cost of obama's pack of cigarettes... dionysus Jan 2012 #176
OMFG! He really said that! DevonRex Jan 2012 #179
Wow! You weren't joking! Number23 Jan 2012 #183
well... bless their little hearts i suppose... dionysus Jan 2012 #185
28. Robb Jan 2012 #188
A noble list, to be sure... Number23 Jan 2012 #193
BWAHH HA haaa haaaa *gasp for air* haa haa haaaah aaha haaa Sheepshank Jan 2012 #194
why I didn't read this, it's irrelevant Demonaut Jan 2012 #170
I watched the SOTU. But I feel you on this. Zalatix Jan 2012 #186
I had to go back up and give you a DURec... bvar22 Jan 2012 #189
I sure hope they get your message SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #191
And given the boot for the effort. Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #195
Transparency page suggests Robb Jan 2012 #196
Why nobody asked ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #192
You want more action, then get him a fillibuster proof majority. n/t arthritisR_US Jan 2012 #197
I listened even though my parents risk loosing everything they worked for in just a few months glinda Jan 2012 #198
Down in flames. n/t JTFrog Jan 2012 #199
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