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Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
128. Are you implying that the POTUS
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 12:45 AM
Jan 2013

be it Barack Obama, or anyone else who has ever held the office, is NOT in a position to have knowledge that the rest of us don't have?

Are you really that naive - or that downright stupid?

He had me since hello. And still does. And will 100 years from now. graham4anything Jan 2013 #1
No matter what you are ... dawg Jan 2013 #4
Well said dawg. Well said! n/t sheshe2 Jan 2013 #18
Badfinger ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #21
Me, too, Graham. narnian60 Jan 2013 #5
+ 1000! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #16
+1 Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #24
you sound like a stalker Skittles Jan 2013 #39
Bless your tiny little heart. n/t JTFrog Jan 2013 #197
tiny? Skittles Jan 2013 #259
One person's sad sam, progressoid Jan 2013 #47
^^^that^^^ BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #235
He had you at hello. How quaint, how cute, how sad. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #74
+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - And Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #76
Thank you for the OP. Keep em coming. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #78
times a zillion rhett o rick and OP roguevalley Jan 2013 #105
... Phlem Jan 2013 #80
+1000000 truebluegreen Jan 2013 #87
just let the man handle it, he knows all, sees all, i trust him, bla bla HiPointDem Jan 2013 #91
No one is saying that but you. randome Jan 2013 #93
actually, many people on this forum have said it (except for 'sees all') HiPointDem Jan 2013 #101
Are you implying that the POTUS Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #128
In democracies, it doesn't matter that the President has information we don't have; we are still HiPointDem Jan 2013 #132
I think you might have covered two logical fallacies. Putting words in someone's mouth rhett o rick Jan 2013 #150
Nice post. I think everyone recognizes we won't get all we want. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #227
When they have nothing they Cha Jan 2013 #293
Actually, I DO trust him. Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #123
my problem isn't with you trusting him, it's with you trying to shut down criticism from others HiPointDem Jan 2013 #137
Bull crap!.....you easily are in the category of shutting down positive discussions re: Obama. Sheepshank Jan 2013 #207
He does a great deal of "speaking out"... sendero Jan 2013 #175
+1000 Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #94
Add me to the list of what you said. RC Jan 2013 #134
It's pretty sickening Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #139
"Blind worship isnt in the Democratic nature." dorkulon Jan 2013 #145
Nuff said. nt raouldukelives Jan 2013 #195
Absolutely correct. Hero worship is over dotymed Jan 2013 #217
Rick slow down BrainMann1 Jan 2013 #251
Bless you for telling me to "slow down". I havent heard that in decades. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #253
THANK YOU Skittles Jan 2013 #260
oh please heaven05 Jan 2013 #279
Lol, and you are what is caled a 'blind supporter' Logical Jan 2013 #104
Jury Decision on this post 1-5 to keep ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #199
PP, how do you find the results of an alert reflection Jan 2013 #211
Only the jurors gets the results directly every time ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #243
Thanks! reflection Jan 2013 #294
Wow, that was alerted! n-t Logical Jan 2013 #226
Wow it's sad that this post was alerted on. pam4water Jan 2013 #246
The juries are a popularity contest - if you're popular you can say shit. If not, you get hidden. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #283
You're a "cut and runner", now there's a neo-con meme I ain't heard in a while!!!! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #109
+1 pam4water Jan 2013 #247
Right? Who says "cut and run" but the far right????? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #270
Don't forget, "I server at the presidents pleasure." XD pam4water Jan 2013 #275
Just fetching JReed Jan 2013 #154
so this is how you see Obama? Enrique Jan 2013 #205
LOL! nt laundry_queen Jan 2013 #238
Bawhahaha +1 pam4water Jan 2013 #252
He always had our back. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2
What you said. All of it. Hekate Jan 2013 #6
This congress should just be sent home as unfit to serve. It would be a tremendous cost RKP5637 Jan 2013 #108
All the GOP in the House, at any rate, and they are the majority. Hekate Jan 2013 #117
Yep, that sure would be a good place to start!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #131
The House led by Newt Gingrich wasn't so wonderful Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #161
As far as I am concerned, Newt started it, wrote the playbook ... Hekate Jan 2013 #229
I had so much hope when Clinton was elected Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #286
I felt the same. nt Hekate Jan 2013 #288
A newt is a slimy lizard Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #289
K&R Absolutely. Skidmore Jan 2013 #8
Right on. The president needs us to have his back more than ever Politicub Jan 2013 #9
i don't recall him asking voters to get his back. i recall him asking something different of us. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #95
I have his back...because he has Ours! He always will! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #20
very true sad-cafe Jan 2013 #26
+1 freshwest Jan 2013 #224
Well said! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #30
Oh but, now you're talking the reality of the situation.. Cha Jan 2013 #142
nothing but excuses....sorry that doesn't cut it anymore bowens43 Jan 2013 #181
"nothing but excuses....sorry that doesn't cut it anymore" NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #200
Actually, he had the torture's backs zipplewrath Jan 2013 #220
True that! pam4water Jan 2013 #256
What would you like him to do? ellisonz Jan 2013 #3
Let The Intelligence Oversight Committee Do It's Job... WillyT Jan 2013 #15
Lead on climate change pscot Jan 2013 #23
THANK YOU !!! - Forgot To Put That In My Post... WillyT Jan 2013 #27
"especially the one's that kill women, children, and wedding parties..." ellisonz Jan 2013 #48
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #52
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #62
Well... At Least I Don't Believe In "The Ends Justify The Means" WillyT Jan 2013 #66
I prefer to choose my ends. ellisonz Jan 2013 #67
Yeah... Women, Children, And Wedding Parties... WillyT Jan 2013 #72
I voted for the lesser of two evils, IMO, both corporatist. dotymed Jan 2013 #297
"...the people he is trying to kill...are horrid people who have killed and truth2power Jan 2013 #77
If you believe this information to be faulty... ellisonz Jan 2013 #82
I think you should read that whole article more closely. It's a mish-mash truth2power Jan 2013 #298
Gerrymandering is all that is needed to prevent Dems from NorthCarolina Jan 2013 #225
Fix health care like he promised he would if we passed Obamacare crapsurance!!!!!!! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #111
Homework Assignment for You: How many votes did "Obamacare crapsurance" pass by in both houses. ellisonz Jan 2013 #112
Obama said, ""If a mandate was the solution, we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #183
Since nobody had his back last term RomneyLies Jan 2013 #7
Great point.. bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #185
Right. That's why we re-elected him, cuz we didn't have his back. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #186
He was re-elected DESPITE the fact that the whiny Left/Libertarians infesting this site BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #231
Take the progressive vote out of the equation and he lost. Fact is most of the issues grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #239
I'm a progressive. I have long given up calling myself a Liberal after FiredogLake and DKos BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #248
Interesting grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #267
K&R. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #10
Unfortunately, he has the MIC's back. Vattel Jan 2013 #11
I have his back. Terra Alta Jan 2013 #12
+ 1000 BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #234
I don't know your story, but the president has all of our backs Politicub Jan 2013 #13
OK... I'll Bite... The President Also Has The 14th Amendment, And (I Guess) The Trillion Dollar Coin WillyT Jan 2013 #19
The obstruction goes beyond the budget Politicub Jan 2013 #31
What's the long view for the Patriot Act, indefinate detention and domestic surveillance? rhett o rick Jan 2013 #250
I'm not sure, but neither of those things diminish my support for the president Politicub Jan 2013 #280
You try to twist disagreement with specific issues into "bashing". rhett o rick Jan 2013 #284
Then go on with your more genuine support Politicub Jan 2013 #285
Just stand up for your beliefs and let me stand up for mine. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #287
So you're both a constitutional and economics expert now? Geeze. randome Jan 2013 #75
no, he's a citizen with an opinion, just like you. There's no analogy between computer programming HiPointDem Jan 2013 #136
this sad-cafe Jan 2013 #29
Thanks Politicalcub nm Cha Jan 2013 #35
Beautifully, perfectly said. Especially the bit imploring the OP to "educate himself" Number23 Jan 2013 #130
He has and does and will, imo. (aside) There are 3 branches of government, as you know. pinto Jan 2013 #14
Yes it is high time. alarimer Jan 2013 #17
You're not alone. amandabeech Jan 2013 #262
WillyT, after four months of DU spitting venom at the newly elected president... Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #22
Like I Said... He Asked Us To Hold His Feet To The Fire... To "Push" Him... WillyT Jan 2013 #25
Well, you didn't say that in the OP, but go for it. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #32
His Feet Aren't Here (on DU) To Be Held To The Fire Amonester Jan 2013 #65
... Cha Jan 2013 #144
Finally, seeing the OP for what it is. Sheepshank Jan 2013 #210
Now you are trying to have it both ways treestar Jan 2013 #113
+1000 CakeGrrl Jan 2013 #125
That's the basic point. What kind of world do people live in where one kicks and screams at patrice Jan 2013 #119
PBO does have my Back ..that's WHY I Cha Jan 2013 #28
I totally agree. sad-cafe Jan 2013 #33
"Cheerleader!" sheshe2 Jan 2013 #43
But, Cha Jan 2013 #138
I accept, Cha...but it looks like we will have to fight the fight, along with cheerleading... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #141
"corrupt"? ... Cha Jan 2013 #143
Holding public servants accountable is the responsibility of the people. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #34
THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #36
So, I am corrupt, since I support my President! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #44
Don't know about you personally but yes, truebluegreen Jan 2013 #83
The only Corrupt people that I know of is the GOP. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #118
They like to use those nasty words that describe republicons Cha Jan 2013 #148
That they do...A**HOLES! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #162
Really? HangOnKids Jan 2013 #171
My, my. Did I strike a nerve? truebluegreen Jan 2013 #153
Did you strike a nerve...sure. You just accused me of being corrupt...ie: a criminal! Really? sheshe2 Jan 2013 #159
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jan 2013 #169
You got a Cha Jan 2013 #174
Poor thing. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #202
Already with the ignore? Sheepshank Jan 2013 #209
She will be a lot better off. Cha Jan 2013 #292
Is he not a public servant and accountable? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #155
+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #50
+1 HiPointDem Jan 2013 #97
Yes, and it's bizarre too. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #149
Are you really implying that the Obama supporters on DU are like Sheepshank Jan 2013 #214
No. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #216
and yet the thread here is saying DUs practice blind obedience Sheepshank Jan 2013 #221
+1 pam4water Jan 2013 #255
How CAN he have OUR back if we don't have his? The GOP is trying to erode his support and turn his okaawhatever Jan 2013 #37
Don't worry, the GOP will probably try to impeach him jberryhill Jan 2013 #38
That's Really Interesting... Since I Voted For Him... WillyT Jan 2013 #40
We support him...he supports us, yes. And he is. So, what's your point? I don't get it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #41
And Apparently... You Never Will... WillyT Jan 2013 #42
You don't have to have been here very long Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #51
Do You Think The Constitution Of The United States Is Still Valid ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #55
Do you think that your constant whining Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #57
That's Me... Always "Whining" About The U.S. Constitution And Violations Of Oaths And Laws... WillyT Jan 2013 #60
No. That's you Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #71
Please... Do Not Lower Yourself To Pretend To Know Me Or My Motivations... WillyT Jan 2013 #73
I am assuming that the phrase Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #88
Oh, You Old War Horse You... Ya Got Me... WillyT Jan 2013 #96
I'll take that to mean Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #99
And I Am So Glad You Are Amused... And Glad I Could Bring Some Joy Into Your Life... WillyT Jan 2013 #103
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #107
AHHH the empty comeback. Replacing actual information with sarcasm. Sheepshank Jan 2013 #213
The operative word being "us." Not "me." "Us," as in the American citizens. Not Democrats, Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #192
+1 sheshe2 Jan 2013 #198
HA! I thought I was the only one who noticed...have been noticing for some time n/t Sheepshank Jan 2013 #212
and heaven05 Jan 2013 #265
You mean like the 2nd Amendment? You're ticked off at gun control? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #191
I don't know what this particular poster's complaints are. There are many complaints Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #190
That's a weak way to criticize Obama. No, I don't know what your complaints are. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #188
He's had our backs from day one of his first term Summer Hathaway Jan 2013 #45
No matter what the ODSers say or do, I will NEVER turn my back on this president! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #46
K&R forestpath Jan 2013 #49
Yes. Especially children, teachers, workers and seniors. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #53
He certainly had the autoworkers back in Michigan and Ohio bluestateguy Jan 2013 #54
Good Point... What About Those Comfortable Shoes... Walking With Labor In Wisconsin ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #56
I don't know what you are talking about bluestateguy Jan 2013 #59
From 2007... WillyT Jan 2013 #64
Hmmm...<crickets> truebluegreen Jan 2013 #92
So, basically, because he hasn't been able to do everything, he's not had our backs... Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #179
+1000!!! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #269
I don't want the Prez, whoever he/she may be, getting involved in state politics. Not his job. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #194
the autoworkers who now work for $11-14/hour instead of $26-30? HiPointDem Jan 2013 #100
HiPointDem, in the 1980s experienced workers made 20 an hour Mimosa Jan 2013 #165
Many people have learned from life that relationships need reciprocity & Have functioned under that patrice Jan 2013 #58
1 man, and 300 milion people sitting on their lazy asses, doing essentially nothing. liberalmuse Jan 2013 #61
A lot of people are out working as hard as they can... BlueCheese Jan 2013 #69
NO. Obviously you don't understand what it means NashvilleLefty Jan 2013 #63
I really can't stand cults of personality. BlueCheese Jan 2013 #68
Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #70
The assumption that anyone who supports this President is engaging in a cult of personality is patrice Jan 2013 #90
It would be insulting... BlueCheese Jan 2013 #164
"our" expectations? treestar Jan 2013 #124
And offering a chained CPI to the republicans when SS has Autumn Jan 2013 #133
+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #189
I really can't stand those who accuse others of having "cults of personality" Cha Jan 2013 #140
Are you saying there aren't cults of personality around politicians? BlueCheese Jan 2013 #166
WELL SAID + 1MILLION humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #79
He should but we aren't the ones he has to answer to. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #81
Ain't That The Truth WillyT Jan 2013 #86
+ My household. n/t truedelphi Jan 2013 #89
How do you describe "our" back treestar Jan 2013 #84
We also were pissed because we knew bu$h was a Fraud, a silver spoon... Amonester Jan 2013 #129
apparently not hfojvt Jan 2013 #85
President Barack Hussein Obama knows things you do not know, negative nellies & willyT. hopemountain Jan 2013 #98
The fan clubbing in this thread is downright embarrassing. Marr Jan 2013 #102
We must assume some are paid trolls. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #114
I'm really sick of this "paid shills" notion. dorkulon Jan 2013 #147
20 Habits of Paid Trolls: grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #228
1 way to avoid having to back up your arguments: dorkulon Jan 2013 #242
Well, I have to agree with you there! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #244
So you think there is something wrong, ipso facto, with supporting treestar Jan 2013 #115
I think there's something wrong with "having the back" of a politician-- yes. Marr Jan 2013 #120
well who are they? treestar Jan 2013 #122
Bullshit. Marr Jan 2013 #126
That sounds about right. Hekate Jan 2013 #121
When a post starts out, "So you think...." you know it has to be a logical fallacy. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #206
Speaking of Bernie Sanders, his appointments would likely have been very different. amandabeech Jan 2013 #266
Appointing conservatives cant lead to goodness. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #271
Yup. amandabeech Jan 2013 #273
Not as embarrassing as the freeperlike attacks on a sitting Democratic President. JTFrog Jan 2013 #201
When the sitting Democratic President acts like a Republican I would hope he gets criticism. Dawgs Jan 2013 #236
It is time he has ours DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #106
yes samsingh Jan 2013 #110
Yes! YES! 840high Jan 2013 #116
I trust the president to have our back. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #127
Threads like this do NOTHING but pollute this web site Number23 Jan 2013 #135
But, but, but, Cha Jan 2013 #151
"Big shit stirring thread." And that's all it is Number23 Jan 2013 #156
Whoops. Just saw that the OP, after high-fiving every single post in this thread that shit on the Number23 Jan 2013 #157
Exactly.. start shit and get brought down Cha Jan 2013 #160
I always thought JReed Jan 2013 #146
He has my back. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #152
Indeed it is Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #158
I thought he was supposed to have our backs Mimosa Jan 2013 #163
K&R, it is long past time for Obama to start championing liberal causes quinnox Jan 2013 #167
You make an excellent point 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #168
lots of anger WillyT looks like you struck a nerve Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #170
Nicely said. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #176
Well.... sendero Jan 2013 #178
"throw the chum in the water" JTFrog Jan 2013 #203
We haven't forgotten the whiny Left that ensured that enough people BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #232
If Democrats can't get the voters to vote for them JAbuchan08 Jan 2013 #276
yay! another shit-stirring thread scheming daemons Jan 2013 #172
du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #173
I'll support him when he fights for me. I'm still waiting. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #177
I agree with you completely. He has sold us out several times. bowens43 Jan 2013 #180
You are way too appreciative of those who share your opinions. great white snark Jan 2013 #182
Bingo Bobbie Jo Jan 2013 #187
Noticed that too, huh? While all the while, WillyT's cheering squad bemoans the President's Number23 Jan 2013 #249
I'd be happy if we had each other's back lunatica Jan 2013 #184
Obama hates us. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #193
/facepalm JTFrog Jan 2013 #196
I hate to disagree with you fadedrose Jan 2013 #204
Oh it's you again..... Sheepshank Jan 2013 #208
Thanks For Kicking Willy's Thread HangOnKids Jan 2013 #215
YUP...everyone needs to get a handle on Willi and his cheer club. n/t Sheepshank Jan 2013 #218
lol.. you're right. Here's another kick. Cha Jan 2013 #254
Great post, WillyT.....let's see how the ides of March turns out.....nft plethoro Jan 2013 #219
Yup. another_liberal Jan 2013 #222
Treason!!! Blasphemy!! Heretic!!! Zorra Jan 2013 #223
no heaven05 Jan 2013 #264
Obama does have your back. It's the republican't part of Congress that's screwing us. Now they want judesedit Jan 2013 #230
Did the republican congress pick all of those Wall Street guys for his administration? Dawgs Jan 2013 #237
Indeed, those choices were his and his alone Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #241
your heaven05 Jan 2013 #233
What is his plan for the sequester? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #240
and heaven05 Jan 2013 #261
he releases his plans at the last minute and uses the time-crunch as an excuse to bow to neocons grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #268
he heaven05 Jan 2013 #277
! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #290
K&R pam4water Jan 2013 #245
Sigh.... warrprayer Jan 2013 #257
I thought he did and does. Maybe I missed something. nt kstewart33 Jan 2013 #258
He does have our back.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #263
We elected John2 Jan 2013 #272
How profound. babylonsister Jan 2013 #274
VP Biden has the President's Back as do WE The People, babylonsistah.. Cha Jan 2013 #291
Just curious, but how many of your 43,000+ posts have been rants against the President?.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #278
I'm sorry I got here late WillyT. I wish I had been around to have your back... Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #281
K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #282
Kick woo me with science Jan 2013 #295
Hey, ProSense Jan 2013 #296
The President has nominated a republican for the post of Secretary of Defense, Zorra Jan 2013 #299
Kerry is a Republican? ProSense Jan 2013 #300
Whoops, thanks. Corrected. Anyway, so what if the neocons Zorra Jan 2013 #302
You know what makes me puke: ProSense Jan 2013 #301
Consider the possibility that someone having the audacity to question the President Zorra Jan 2013 #303
Oooh, ProSense Jan 2013 #304
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