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In reply to the discussion: President Barack Obama personally intervened to change party platform on God, Jerusalem [View all]demwing
(16,916 posts)100. "It is not my duty to reward those who's performance is...unsatisfactory"
And yet you decide to give less that 100% of your effort to Obama. To me, that's rewarding Mitt Romney.
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President Barack Obama personally intervened to change party platform on God, Jerusalem [View all]
Freddie Stubbs
Sep 2012
OP
Here is why it was awesome: romney said he could not change the Rnc platform
Evergreen Emerald
Sep 2012
#66
i heard that on the local drive radio station, kinda weird, probuably not the finest moment
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#70
Y'know, if the South seceded, America would've been a more secular nation would it?
alp227
Sep 2012
#87
That's what they are, new paint on the same elephant. Result for voting for any of them is the same.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#61
this DID NOT pass the delegates vote it was forced on them against their will as their boos
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#46
Unnecessary. He wasn't about to lose many votes on those that hadn't already gone to other side.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#6
My guess is that a certain someone who left the Administration a while back to return to
leveymg
Sep 2012
#31
I think we lost the House in 2010 (in part) due to the heavy-handed shove given the Left base
leveymg
Sep 2012
#34
We're on the same train, but this trip I'm not riding all the way to the end of line.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#52
You just threw 500 years of Enlightenment thought in the trash, including the Social Contract,
leveymg
Sep 2012
#95
No, my sense of self-interest is not binding on others. If you feel that our elected officials are
leveymg
Sep 2012
#98
The issue of Jerusalem being annexed by Israel isn't one worth losing an entire election over.
Selatius
Sep 2012
#9
Umm actually no. I was sighing despondantly at the fact we were almost done with the 1950's
Fearless
Sep 2012
#41
I can't wait until the day politicians no longer have to pander to magic.
Atypical Liberal
Sep 2012
#14
Frankly I care more about how the President's reaction appears in the Middle East
snappyturtle
Sep 2012
#17
You don't understand that its an important issue for a large Democratic bloc of voters?
onenote
Sep 2012
#38
Well, if you don't appreciate the fact that its an important issue to a major voting block
onenote
Sep 2012
#40
There are also many American Jews who see unilateral annexation of Jerusalem as a violation of
leveymg
Sep 2012
#56
I agree that there are differences within the Jewish community on the question of Jerusalem
onenote
Sep 2012
#57
The differences within are more significant and deeper. It's always been that way. Taking sides
leveymg
Sep 2012
#58
"The Republican noise machine, then, successfully changed the Democratic platform document...
HomerRamone
Sep 2012
#30
I'm an atheist, it's 2012 and I'm sick of ignorant bigots acting like its something to apologise for
wickerwoman
Sep 2012
#72