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In reply to the discussion: Enthusiasm [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)62. That was a stadium of people DEMANDING a radical change from the Bush Admin
Who had taken us into a radical new direction by, among other things,
Shredding basic constitutional rights
Getting us into 2 wars
Running up massive deficits
Torturing
Playing with the idea of extra-legal powers such as assassination
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See where I am going with this? THOSE crowds were for a return to the country we knew BEFORE 9/11 turned it into a paranoid freakshow run by the military industry.
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The guy who suggested taking the stadium will end up buried under the goal posts!
LongTomH
Feb 2012
#42
Barack Obama isn't the only one who can fill a stadium. Republicans can fill a stadium, too!
Ian David
Feb 2012
#13
This made me think of the pics from the Portland rally of 75,000 or so from May '08
suffragette
Feb 2012
#24
Also, that happened during the height of the media narrative of "whites won't vote for a black man"
Arugula Latte
Feb 2012
#27
the people from the '08 picture were there to see an anti-outsourcing, -warmongering,
MisterP
Feb 2012
#28
Wait! There's a Red Flag Down - Looks like he's going to be assessed a penalty for that play
NBachers
Feb 2012
#29
I'm sorry you were fooled, but i don't understand why that's his fault. many of us weren't.
patrice
Feb 2012
#52
I tried to get this over to FB, but no go. I'm sure it's already there-perfect images! nt
babylonsister
Feb 2012
#54