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Bucky

(53,997 posts)

11. Flawed metaphor

Reply to scheming daemons (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 02:07 PM

Sep 2013

The kids don't give grades; the teachers do.

Anyway, it seems silly to insult everyone who disagrees with you as "the 'cool' kids."

This would be a better forum if we didn't go about doubting the sincerity of each other's analysis of current events just because we come to different conclusions.

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Historians Give Barack Obama a B- [View all] Scurrilous Sep 2013 OP

Whad W get in a grade? benld74 Sep 2013 #1

What grade did you get in typing? Bucky Sep 2013 #9

Jesus Christ, the man is STILL president...not even in his first full year of the second term! Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #2

Absolutely. AFTER he's done, people will speak freely about race Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #17

His only "C" is "relations with Congress" BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #3

Isn't this a bit early? vdogg Sep 2013 #4

Think of it as a progress report Bucky Sep 2013 #12

Racists who refuse to see greatness. jsr Sep 2013 #5

don't forget libertarian paulites, and flat out haters haters haters lol nt msongs Sep 2013 #6

The "cool" kids on DU give him an F scheming daemons Sep 2013 #7

Flawed metaphor Bucky Sep 2013 #11

LOL Scurrilous Sep 2013 #13

I am a historian by training and my assestment BEFORE the syrian debacle was a B nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #19

I agree. He was a decent president, but we needed a fierce progressive to ride the mood of the time. Dash87 Sep 2013 #8

Was? Impatient, are we? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #16

So far. Should be "is" but you know what I mean. Dash87 Sep 2013 #20

That seems about right to me. Of course I'm not trying to be objective. Bucky Sep 2013 #10

Key word is history. Still a couple of years to go Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #14

Aren't you supposed to grade work once it's complete? snooper2 Sep 2013 #15

Nah, he's "adequate" cause all the 300 filibusters in the senate Obama REALLY wanted them... uponit7771 Sep 2013 #22

If you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all... n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #18

"...merely been adequate..." Give over 300 filibusters "adequate" is their judgement!? BULLSHIT uponit7771 Sep 2013 #21