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Thu Feb-11-10 11:23 AM
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| 39. We should be more like Greece. |
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Answers are harder and harder to come by. What we need is Americans who strive to buy American products and are willing to pay a few dollars more for quality. Right now that doesn't exist.
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| -Obama Says He’s ‘Fierce’ Free-Market Advocate, Rejects Critics |
TomClash |
Feb-11-10 07:55 AM |
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AngryAmish |
Feb-11-10 07:57 AM |
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"The irony is, is that on the left we are perceived as being in the pockets of big business; and |
groovedaddy |
Feb-11-10 07:59 AM |
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This is the type of statement you make |
TomClash |
Feb-11-10 08:00 AM |
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he goes on to say he is pro-business, meaning the left is correct.... |
tomp |
Feb-11-10 09:00 AM |
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Yep. He doesn't even try to hide it. |
Iowa |
Feb-11-10 02:38 PM |
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He is just rowing for himself, to keep the job for 8 years |
yava |
Feb-11-10 04:53 PM |
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He won't run for a second term |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 06:13 PM |
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he WILL run for a 2nd term & he will win |
maxsolomon |
Feb-11-10 06:38 PM |
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I agree with part of what you're saying... |
Iowa |
Feb-11-10 08:44 PM |
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so you didn't vote for Clinton? |
maxsolomon |
Feb-12-10 11:30 AM |
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I don't think so |
depakid |
Feb-12-10 09:03 AM |
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Unemployment will probably be much worse in 2012 than it is now |
barb162 |
Feb-12-10 09:31 AM |
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The administration's own projections for 2012 are 8.2% |
depakid |
Feb-12-10 09:53 AM |
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I bet one of these months they'll be revising those optimistic numbers downward. |
barb162 |
Feb-12-10 12:10 PM |
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When is he going to figure out that the conservatives are trying to get |
Joanne98 |
Feb-11-10 08:16 AM |
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He figures we have nowhere else to go |
TomClash |
Feb-11-10 08:21 AM |
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He fully understands that. There isn't very much for him to figure out at all. |
Better Believe It |
Feb-11-10 08:27 AM |
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He's already said he is not thinking about re-election |
marshall |
Feb-11-10 02:16 PM |
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I seriously don't think that he'll run for a second term |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 06:08 PM |
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When is the last time we had a presdient who chose not to run for a second term? |
marshall |
Feb-11-10 07:39 PM |
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LBJ did run, but he withdrew when Robert Kennedy entered the race |
theothersnippywshrub |
Feb-11-10 08:08 PM |
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Great!! |
Celebration |
Feb-11-10 08:32 AM |
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Bingo! |
earthside |
Feb-11-10 08:47 AM |
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You know exactly what you're getting - Republican free market philosophy. |
change_notfinetuning |
Feb-11-10 09:17 AM |
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You're getting screwed. n/t |
dgibby |
Feb-11-10 09:32 AM |
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Plus the public option, plus anti-trust exemptions in health care |
Juche |
Feb-11-10 10:33 AM |
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1000% ++ |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-10 11:19 AM |
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Yes. Corporations are people now. They should pay our tax rate |
Doctor_J |
Feb-12-10 09:21 AM |
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Another "centrist" is the last thing we need in this world... |
scentopine |
Feb-11-10 08:33 AM |
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I'm Just Glad He's Telling the Truth About Being a "Fierce Advocate" For SOMEthing. |
Toasterlad |
Feb-11-10 08:37 AM |
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Zing! n/t |
earthside |
Feb-11-10 02:45 PM |
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Yep, it's just bad that it wasn't for the public option |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 06:06 PM |
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good definition of centrist! |
pberq |
Feb-11-10 09:14 AM |
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this article explains in detail how he got there |
Mari333 |
Feb-11-10 08:39 AM |
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Thanks for posting this. It was very informative, but damn discouraging. |
olegramps |
Feb-11-10 09:26 AM |
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Yes, because as we all know, there is no better progressive economic example than Hillary Clinton. |
HughBeaumont |
Feb-11-10 12:15 PM |
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Why is he trying to push me away?.... |
Bigmack |
Feb-11-10 08:45 AM |
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that is the question. it is so obvious where his interests lie... |
tomp |
Feb-11-10 09:02 AM |
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Vote third party |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 06:01 PM |
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Obaam endorses outsourcing and offshoring....what else is new? nt |
msongs |
Feb-11-10 09:12 AM |
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I missed those endorsements. I think he does believe in the value of trade and knows that China |
pampango |
Feb-11-10 09:29 AM |
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He won't force China into anything |
TomClash |
Feb-11-10 09:45 AM |
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We have leverage on each other. The EU and US are their biggest markets which they need, |
pampango |
Feb-11-10 09:59 AM |
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The first step is admitting you've got a problem. This is a problem. For the |
change_notfinetuning |
Feb-11-10 09:22 AM |
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I hope he's as much of a fierce advocate on this as he is for gay rights.. |
MessiahRp |
Feb-11-10 09:46 AM |
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There are no free markets when the balance is tilted toward business. |
mbperrin |
Feb-11-10 09:52 AM |
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Free markets? Free for who? |
L0oniX |
Feb-11-10 09:55 AM |
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Mega corporations |
Abq_Sarah |
Feb-11-10 11:39 AM |
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I agree with the president. The free market is the best way. |
robcon |
Feb-11-10 09:57 AM |
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We aren't a free market. We are a plutocracy |
Juche |
Feb-11-10 10:41 AM |
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There is no "free enterprise" except for the wealthy ... |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-10 11:23 AM |
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getting rid of huge inequalities is the best way to world peace.... |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-11-10 05:42 PM |
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Which is why we're killing people for their oil? nt |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 05:48 PM |
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I have only one thing to say: |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Feb-11-10 10:09 AM |
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Let me join you |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 05:59 PM |
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but...but...but |
seabeckind |
Feb-11-10 10:19 AM |
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"So exactly what was it that made these jobs go away in the first place?" - Not trade. |
pampango |
Feb-11-10 10:36 AM |
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We should be more like Greece. |
WriteDown |
Feb-11-10 11:23 AM |
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Amazing that we know that, but seemingly Obama and the Dems don't... !!??? |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-10 11:30 AM |
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Yeah, NAFTA has been great for jobs! |
gulfcoastliberal |
Feb-11-10 11:52 AM |
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Yeah, we should never have let China join NAFTA!?!? Little ol' Mexico is really cleaning our clock? |
pampango |
Feb-11-10 02:23 PM |
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Your EU schtick is stale; the Union is presently facing an economic crisis. |
Romulox |
Feb-11-10 05:06 PM |
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We wouldn't want to learn anything from the experiences of other countries, would we? |
pampango |
Feb-11-10 06:14 PM |
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Right, but you are advocating we follow the example of an economic union that is currently in chaos |
Romulox |
Feb-12-10 07:17 AM |
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Indeed the EU has problems, particularly at the moment. Governments there are more progressive |
pampango |
Feb-12-10 08:30 AM |
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Um, could you get back on topic--we were discussing your advocacy for neoliberalism, "free trade" |
Romulox |
Feb-12-10 11:26 AM |
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Corporate profits tripled in the last decade. 0 net jobs were created |
Juche |
Feb-11-10 10:27 AM |
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Maybe instituting a REAL progressive tax structure in our country will cure things. |
HughBeaumont |
Feb-11-10 12:18 PM |
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There is business and then there is business. |
Jakes Progress |
Feb-11-10 10:44 AM |
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There's an easy solution to his dilemma. |
burning rain |
Feb-11-10 10:48 AM |
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Welfare for the Rich -- Free Enterprise for the Poor -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-10 11:17 AM |
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Just more corporate welfare & private suffering. Somehow it seems familiar. |
Vidar |
Feb-11-10 12:02 PM |
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Feb-11-10 12:47 PM |
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Thank you for saying this! |
Goldfish |
Feb-11-10 01:56 PM |
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Well said Bvar22! nt |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 05:49 PM |
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Excellent, thanks for this - nt |
scentopine |
Feb-11-10 10:03 PM |
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Yeah, this fuckin' free market WTO NAFTA bullshit has just done wonders for Americans. |
Zorra |
Feb-11-10 01:58 PM |
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I'm confused. |
Solly Mack |
Feb-11-10 02:14 PM |
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Meet the New Boss, same as the Old Boss. |
Odin2005 |
Feb-11-10 02:55 PM |
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The only thing Obama is a fierce advocate for is Obama. |
DebbieCDC |
Feb-11-10 03:01 PM |
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How about a little price negotiation for Medicare drugs? |
chasmj |
Feb-11-10 03:11 PM |
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No. that would help the people, which doesn't help profit the "free market." |
Lorien |
Feb-11-10 05:58 PM |
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Feb-11-10 04:54 PM |
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“The irony is, is that on the left we are perceived as being in the pockets of big business |
Smashcut |
Feb-11-10 06:24 PM |
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Isn't this the first time he has supported anything in a 'fierce' manner? |
JCMach1 |
Feb-12-10 07:59 AM |
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I'm with the presdient. I'm a fierce free market advocate, too. |
robcon |
Feb-12-10 09:34 AM |
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MIT professor Simon Johnson to Obama: You still don't get it |
depakid |
Feb-12-10 09:55 AM |
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