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In the discussion thread: Rolling Stone Magazine Article: Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse [View all]

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 11:59 PM

MannyGoldstein (21,391 posts)

29. Obama: "I'll only wound Medicare, vote for me"

Time for old folks to eat their peas, eh?

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256 replies	Author	Time	Post
Rolling Stone Magazine Article: Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse [View all]	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	OP
K&R. nt	OnyxCollie	Apr 2012	#1
If it's criticizing the President, it will be called a "widget" no matter WHAT it says. nt	Bonobo	Apr 2012	#2
and it will 'hit the shop room floor with a thud'...	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#167
Bullshit.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#3
Thank you for correcting the record. The internet is just out of control these days.	Karmadillo	Apr 2012	#7
Can you believe some people refer to "Obama's free trade agreements"?	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#9
Obama is	ProSense	Apr 2012	#12
No, he's trying to help himself and the 1%	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#19
Yup,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#21
How many seniors will lose health care	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#24
Someone	ProSense	Apr 2012	#27
Obama: "I'll only wound Medicare, vote for me"	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#29
Romney	ProSense	Apr 2012	#37
I'll vote for the person who	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#39
We know what Republicans will do. What does that have to do what	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#205
Confusing his political "offers" with reality	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#50
Boy was Obama shocked	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#89
When challenged, change the subject!!!	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#120
That's his job - if they aren't real, shut the fuck up about them.	saras	Apr 2012	#200
Another word for 'politics' is 'bluff'	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#202
Evil?	Go Vols	Apr 2012	#57
Thanks for pointing out that Medicaid thing.	progressoid	Apr 2012	#63
Always enjoy reading your posts...	WiffenPoof	Apr 2012	#41
look for the words HYPERBOLE and OUTRAGE to be thrown your way!!!	Skittles	Apr 2012	#74
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#128
Okay...I was actually being serious...	WiffenPoof	Apr 2012	#155
Your questions were very reasonable	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#209
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#212
You can make a similar choice, you know.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#213
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#214
Prosense was stitched together...	ellisonz	Apr 2012	#233
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#234
You're welcome.	ellisonz	Apr 2012	#236
hey Manny	Skittles	Apr 2012	#15
Good question.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#31
I'll think about it	Skittles	Apr 2012	#32
Pimping.	bahrbearian	Apr 2012	#222
...	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#81
See? Obama has tried to teach us the ways of bipartisanship, but we still try to steal credit from	Karmadillo	Apr 2012	#255
LOL !!!	WillyT	Apr 2012	#10
Joining in the laughter.	bvar22	Apr 2012	#127
Man, we're	ProSense	Apr 2012	#129
It is about The POLICY,	bvar22	Apr 2012	#144
They just can't separate the really fucked up policies from a	Autumn	Apr 2012	#162
Yes, it is about the policies. We are supposed to discard all principles	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#175
You're right. President Obama hardly had anything to do with the "Jobs Act" at all!	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#25
You should have posted the wide-angle shot	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#28
Oh, no. He signed it with the left (sinister) hand! Maybe that was disappearing ink, too.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#58
This one?	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#103
Yes, the smiles are nicer on that one too nt	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#113
Any time Cantor is smiling, I'm scared. n/t	A Simple Game	Apr 2012	#208
well now let's look closely	Skittles	Apr 2012	#34
That can happen!	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#80
STOP IT WOO ME	Skittles	Apr 2012	#192
This message was self-deleted by its author	aspieextrodinare	Apr 2012	#60
This author was self-deleted by its message	Zorra	Apr 2012	#197
Taibbi.	sadbear	Apr 2012	#4
no, NOT enough said	Skittles	Apr 2012	#18
So because someone COULD abuse the system its bad? Charities are embezzled!	banned from Kos	Apr 2012	#96
Um, not just no, but HELL no...	truebrit71	Apr 2012	#147
Charities are regulated.	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#169
Lol. He was only among the most popular	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#131
Exactly!	One of the 99	Apr 2012	#201
That's exactly the same thing Bushbots used to do.	Marr	Apr 2012	#227
+1	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#250
Merkley: Crowdfunding Exciting New Opportunity for Small Businesses and Startups	ProSense	Apr 2012	#5
But Merkley voted against Cantor's act	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#13
His Boss Tweed reference...damn. nt	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#6
Major Bank CEO Slams Wall Street For Paying Big Bonuses And Fighting New Regulations	ProSense	Apr 2012	#8
Good thing Obama further deregulated Wall Street last week.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#11
I heard	ProSense	Apr 2012	#14
Don't be bringing reality into the conversation here,	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#52
the "reality" is that the so called "JOBS" bill is a piece of shit	paulk	Apr 2012	#106
Why, bless your heart.	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#121
lame	paulk	Apr 2012	#124
Maybe you guys should wait for your talking points to arrive	Marr	Apr 2012	#228
You guys? Really?	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#238
Yeah, they launched a new DU sometime back.	Marr	Apr 2012	#243
They've legalized "pump and dump"	pscot	Apr 2012	#16
Old folks will get scammed out of their life savings, just	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#20
Actually,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#35
How on Earth will that 5% be enforced?	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#36
The SEC will be right on top of that. Sure. nt	Mojorabbit	Apr 2012	#59
Yeah,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#62
Those	progressoid	Apr 2012	#64
Then the	ProSense	Apr 2012	#65
Well,	progressoid	Apr 2012	#68
The SEC are the geniuses that couldn't figure out what Bernie Madoff was doing...	truebrit71	Apr 2012	#146
The 5% cap is per annum..	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#171
The SEC? You can't be serious...	TiberiusB	Apr 2012	#141
Bullshit. Old folks won't touch internet crowdfunding.	banned from Kos	Apr 2012	#111
Let's legalize personal nuclear weapons	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#115
E-mail is regulated.	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#172
It must take up a lot of time	zappaman	Apr 2012	#17
Not Really... Go To Any Decent Liberal Website And You'll See Plenty...	WillyT	Apr 2012	#22
Tell me about it! I mean, what IS this "Rolling Stone" magazine? Sounds like a made up name. nt	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#23
heheheh	SammyWinstonJack	Apr 2012	#99
Not difficult if you're a Liberal Democrat?	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#184
I think "Rolling Stone" is just a rag likely printed up in Carl Rove's basement	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#138
Yeah, we all know whitehouse.gov is the ONLY reliable source	Autumn	Apr 2012	#161
Bullshit.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#210
Interesting	ProSense	Apr 2012	#217
I guess if you can't attack the message...	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#218
Kewl!	ProSense	Apr 2012	#219
ProSense, I think you should call it a night and get some rest	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#221
Forever	ProSense	Apr 2012	#226
See? You're tired.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#229
You	ProSense	Apr 2012	#230
Yeah but Manny it was just	Autumn	Apr 2012	#225
actually it is not hard at all	Skittles	Apr 2012	#75
why don't you scour the internetz	paulk	Apr 2012	#108
did it take up a lot of time to formulate this lame-ass reply?	frylock	Apr 2012	#151
...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#26
It applies to small businesses, not just big startups, so it's good in that sense.	Honeycombe8	Apr 2012	#30
Businesses with annual revenues less than $1 billion	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#33
Wrong.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#40
Only $1 billion over three years	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#43
Manny you are cracking me up	Skittles	Apr 2012	#73
How did you change your user name so recently after so many posts? nt	Honeycombe8	Apr 2012	#215
I am and have always been SKITTLES	Skittles	Apr 2012	#220
That is unbelievable! (meaning I believe it). How 'bout that! You had a premonition.	Honeycombe8	Apr 2012	#252
Skittles was my cat	Skittles	Apr 2012	#254
Awwww. Sorry about Skittles. But a fine tribute in your user name. nt	Honeycombe8	Apr 2012	#256
Oh, yeah-- that changes everything!	Marr	Apr 2012	#239
Do you thrive on negative Obama stories?	Pisces	Apr 2012	#38
It's all he's got.	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#42
Can you stick to content	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#45
Pointing out the obvious	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#47
Just like this article. nt	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#83
Even if the poster is Satan, stating that fact doesn't refute the content of the post.	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#149
You're a relative short termer so you may not know..	Fumesucker	Apr 2012	#54
Any links to those great many articles? n/t	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#55
BBI had only been a DUer for about 8 months prior to election 2008...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#61
How's overturning single payer in Canada in favor of a private mandate coming, Sid?	Fumesucker	Apr 2012	#66
How's those links to	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#67
I love it when Canadians tell U.S. we should be happy with ACA 2010	Mimosa	Apr 2012	#76
...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#90
....	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#136
+1	nashville_brook	Apr 2012	#134
He just laughs at our health care misfortunes, and refuses to answer how his campaign is going	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#135
If you don't mind, please	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2012	#104
Don't hold your breath...nt	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#119
perhaps you'd be more comfortable looking at happy pictures?	frylock	Apr 2012	#152
Well, there's the kind of response	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#180
What was your disagreement with the article?	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#183
That's all you're going to see.	Marr	Apr 2012	#240
yeh, you got this place nailed down in the whole 4 months you've been here	frylock	Apr 2012	#187
Ahem ...	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#198
you either support shit policy or you don't support shit policy..	frylock	Apr 2012	#199
Go back and read our exchange	Summer Hathaway	Apr 2012	#203
I think that's a valid question. nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#44
"Thrive" being the operative word.	blue neen	Apr 2012	#46
Attacking the messenger	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#48
Poor old messenger. n/t	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#78
It's very RUDE to post what Obama is actually doing! nt	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#82
Nailed. It.	cliffordu	Apr 2012	#49
Negative Obama stories? I hadn't noticed...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#53
Thanks for kicking BBI's threads. I would miss a lot of them if it weren't for you	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#70
All you have to do is click "sort by replies" in GD...	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#72
or... one could find BBI's threads by the # of recs, at least in theory	inna	Apr 2012	#145
You can't sort by recs.	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#247
I think it's important that their threads get as much exposure as possible...nt	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#91
I agree Sid. That's why I always rec these threads.	Autumn	Apr 2012	#107
Absolutely. Sunlight is the best disinfectant...nt	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#110
So do a majority of DUers.	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#123
Yes. It's his life blood.	treestar	Apr 2012	#94
.	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#51
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#56
Hey OP, do you consider crowd funding a liberal or conservative thing?	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#69
since no one else will answer - its very LIBERAL and egalitarian	banned from Kos	Apr 2012	#100
Taibbi is one of the best writers around when it comes to this kind of reporting	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#137
"Its like buying a lotto ticket"	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#182
Look at the micro-loan market as a good microcosm for what's about to happen.	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#177
That's a simplification of a highly complex situation.	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#248
Here's how it could be worse, they could have called it;	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#71
Bwah!	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#85
Oh my, there it is! (I'd make it Everything, but...)	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#88
Excellent!	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#173
Another Obama-dissing article from Better Believe It.	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#77
Actaully it's from Matt Taibbi	trumad	Apr 2012	#79
Matt Taibbi posted it here? n/t	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#86
No--- but if I read it ---I certainly would have posted it here...	trumad	Apr 2012	#92
Do you post almost nothing but articles "critical" of Obama and Democrats...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#97
So would most of us. Taibbi is always worth reading, or at least he used to be	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#132
The Jobs bill is really not a good bill.	trumad	Apr 2012	#133
But the "Jobs Act" will create jobs for "con-men, fraudsters, boiler room operators, banksters ...."	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#140
I know. What I don't know is why	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#186
Not all Democrats on this board are to the left of center.	A Simple Game	Apr 2012	#216
Then you would have posted a dupe thread...	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#159
Well if I posted it would it have been better?	trumad	Apr 2012	#163
Exactly. n/t	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#165
booyah!	frylock	Apr 2012	#153
I get junior high comments, I give them right back.	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#158
Who could have seen that coming?	FSogol	Apr 2012	#84
Yeah, I know.	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#87
Did you guys even read the Taibbi piece?	trumad	Apr 2012	#93
...	SammyWinstonJack	Apr 2012	#102
5 years...	trumad	Apr 2012	#105
There is money that must be raised from wall streaters and bankers, it is for the greater good.	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#143
New democrats, old fucking republicans	Autumn	Apr 2012	#166
If I were cynical, I would say they are exactly the same, but	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#170
True. The more pro-woman and pro-reproductive rights are	Autumn	Apr 2012	#174
Unfortunately, I see they have adopted the same views re human and constitutional rights	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#176
Very troubling isn't it?	Autumn	Apr 2012	#178
Very troubling, and the state has likely grown strong enough to crush dissent	Dragonfli	Apr 2012	#179
Who would invest in a company that didn't have to bother with an accountant for 5 years?	truebrit71	Apr 2012	#148
as Taibbi said the problem is that the honest	dana_b	Apr 2012	#156
Have you read the entire act? Including the CROWDFUND Act?	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#251
If you can't counter the article's subject matter, then	Marr	Apr 2012	#241
Did I say these are facts that should be ignored?	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#244
I'm familiar with the rules. I believe they say something	Marr	Apr 2012	#245
They also say something about supporting Democratic candidates in the general election.	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#246
Who'd a thunk it?	treestar	Apr 2012	#95
the day you find an article favorable to Obama I will believe that pigs can fly.	WI_DEM	Apr 2012	#98
So this morning you learned that pigs can fly! Maybe you can catch a ride on one!	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#101
Congratulations, BBI, on the apology you're about to receive!	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#112
Vote	ProSense	Apr 2012	#114
LOL	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2012	#116
"token post"...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#117
I can give him more examples if he wants. But, I won't hold my breath waiting for an apology.	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#126
Oh	ProSense	Apr 2012	#130
Pigs flew! On January 20, 2012...	Bolo Boffin	Apr 2012	#160
Very good article thank you for posting...	one_voice	Apr 2012	#164
Obama is supposed to be a Democrat.	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#211
This message was self-deleted by its author	one_voice	Apr 2012	#232
That was just part of your insidious plot to pass as a Democrat!!!	Marr	Apr 2012	#242
is there a quota of positive obama articles that need to be posted..	frylock	Apr 2012	#154
tut-tut Matt.	KG	Apr 2012	#109
lots of attacking the messenger on this thread	xiamiam	Apr 2012	#118
Cause we all know how well --	Hell Hath No Fury	Apr 2012	#122
DURec.	bvar22	Apr 2012	#125
ditto	inna	Apr 2012	#139
K & R n/t	ihavenobias	Apr 2012	#189
damn near forgot to rec.	KG	Apr 2012	#142
In praise of crowdfunding	ProSense	Apr 2012	#150
Thanks BBI.	rudycantfail	Apr 2012	#157
It could suck worse. It could be a republican bill	Autumn	Apr 2012	#168
This law will do NOTHING to increase US jobs. The money will be invested in China.	AdHocSolver	Apr 2012	#181
Love your posts!	RiffRandell	Apr 2012	#185
Why so much denial around here?	MrSlayer	Apr 2012	#188
That's	ProSense	Apr 2012	#190
Quit Trying To Cheer Me Up, Will Ya !!!	WillyT	Apr 2012	#191
What is really annoying is when a thread is taken over by the "pro" versus "anti" Obama crowd.	AdHocSolver	Apr 2012	#193
There really isn't an "anti-Obama" crowd on DU. You have progressives who oppose certain policies.	Better Believe It	Apr 2012	#194
.	ProSense	Apr 2012	#196
You're right, there is no Anti-Obama crowd here. There is an anti-bad-policies	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#231
The only	ProSense	Apr 2012	#195
Clue	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2012	#224
Yes, no one is cactually discussing the law, they're just saying Tabbi is wrong or right...	joshcryer	Apr 2012	#249
K&R	cyglet	Apr 2012	#204
The strategy COULD be to improve upon this	Taverner	Apr 2012	#206
The old "We'll Fix It Later!"	bvar22	Apr 2012	#207
Medicare. Social Security.	Taverner	Apr 2012	#223
Good. Puff pieces are boring.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#235
rofl smileys are on the rise	rudycantfail	Apr 2012	#237
88 recs!	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#253

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