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olddad56

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20. I found that reference odd also. It was never Bush's White House.
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:08 PM
Nov 2012

But at least protests are allow at Obama's White House, at Bush's White House, protesters would be whisked away to an out of the way, fenced in, designated protest area.

k&r nilram Nov 2012 #1
Obama's White House? mimi85 Nov 2012 #2
I found that reference odd also. It was never Bush's White House. olddad56 Nov 2012 #20
Not quite true Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #32
As long as it's not "Romney's White House"... lbrtbell Nov 2012 #21
+1 gateley Nov 2012 #26
It's part of current DU culture Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #29
It seems to me that if they wanted to have more influence on this issue, hughee99 Nov 2012 #3
Meanwhile, in Thailand with President Obama... nolabear Nov 2012 #4
Exactly. SoapBox Nov 2012 #6
Exactly... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #17
The beginning of holding his feet to the fire... polichick Nov 2012 #5
unconventional gas development that President Obama supports is likely just as dangerous Agony Nov 2012 #7
K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #8
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #36
Obama will approve the pipeline because he is a puppet of the oil industry and the big banks. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #9
We need to protest more and more to counter the great power of the oil industry. Overseas Nov 2012 #11
Yes. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #13
Are you feeling all right? Kolesar Nov 2012 #19
you think he'll block the pipeline? limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #22
And whose puppet are you? Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #28
To be fair, it's the economic system that allows Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #30
Yes. To the crux of the matter......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #37
So glad they are speaking out as we were all asked to do. Opposing dangerous oil for export. Overseas Nov 2012 #10
What is dangerous about tar sands oil? naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #31
Oil sands projects are the fastest source of greenhouse gas production in Canada Overseas Nov 2012 #38
ok fine naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #41
as they damn well should stupidicus Nov 2012 #12
I suddenly seem to have a question about this. Maybe some DUer knows the Cleita Nov 2012 #14
Good question. I'm guessing the answer, as always, is money. Somehow this will gateley Nov 2012 #27
It's just economics naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #33
But Obama isn't at home nmbluesky Nov 2012 #15
I STAND with these protestors in spirit. bvar22 Nov 2012 #16
Good (re)start to pushing on this. DirkGently Nov 2012 #18
Even my Repub friend from Nebraska is against the pipeline. Reccing this Ash_F Nov 2012 #23
This feels kind of like a last hope tour, we need to support it flamingdem Nov 2012 #24
K&R. I do too! Overseas Nov 2012 #25
Sometimes harder to tell who is angrier at Obama's reelection: right wing kooks, or alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #34
Can you elaborate? flamingdem Nov 2012 #35
Wait, are you saying the protestors are throwing temper tantrums? NickB79 Nov 2012 #39
Didn't you know? Nihil Nov 2012 #42
A chance for the president to ... humanistcafe Nov 2012 #40
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