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Thu Aug-11-11 12:20 AM
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| 31. but those fucking senators let the screaming loud minority enable their filibusters |
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on behalf of big pharma and insurance and the screaming loud minority would have been laughed away with their idiotic talking points if the left had challenged them at the source.
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| -Nervous Democrats say President Obama must be bolder on economy |
alp227 |
Aug-10-11 09:26 PM |
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Haters, obviously. |
Wilms |
Aug-10-11 09:40 PM |
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and after he is bolder... |
dennis4868 |
Aug-10-11 09:43 PM |
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Then you call them out, over & over so the people know you are fighting for them |
DJ13 |
Aug-10-11 09:47 PM |
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UNCARING? |
dennis4868 |
Aug-10-11 09:51 PM |
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Speeches are not actions. Talk is cheap. nt |
eilen |
Aug-11-11 09:13 AM |
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Thank you. n/t |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-11-11 10:04 PM |
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As President Elect, he promised to cut Medicare and OASDI, and, as President, he |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:30 PM |
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That's not why he's unwilling to take a stand |
lbrtbell |
Aug-11-11 01:06 AM |
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Yup, you nailed it! |
Vidar |
Aug-14-11 03:40 PM |
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Getting "No's" may help the public understand what's going on. . . |
jimlup |
Aug-10-11 09:47 PM |
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the public already knows what's going.... |
dennis4868 |
Aug-10-11 09:53 PM |
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But the majority of the public DOESN'T know about the |
gateley |
Aug-11-11 12:32 AM |
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Here's a one-liner that would help Obama and the congressional Dems, were they |
coalition_unwilling |
Aug-11-11 01:54 AM |
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Obama used that line in 2008, then went another direction. Would people believe him again anyway? |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:47 PM |
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+1 |
Liberalynn |
Aug-11-11 06:45 AM |
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recommend 100%. but I will give the complainers one bone |
okieinpain |
Aug-11-11 11:11 AM |
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Agree - wow, do I agree! nt |
gateley |
Aug-11-11 01:59 PM |
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Lame stream media will call him names, no matter what. They're calling him weak now. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:49 PM |
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And that does not account for people who never even bothered to register. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:41 PM |
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Your post is SOOOOO spot on, I feel the same exact way.. |
disillusioned73 |
Aug-11-11 02:50 PM |
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What Senate filibusters? The phantom Republican "procedural filibusters" that Democrats permit? |
Better Believe It |
Aug-10-11 10:35 PM |
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I am so fucking tired.. |
sendero |
Aug-11-11 05:29 AM |
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He couldn't |
femrap |
Aug-11-11 02:17 PM |
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It's not giving in when you're getting what you want. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:53 PM |
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Do you know how modern filibusters work? |
killbotfactory |
Aug-12-11 01:22 AM |
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Fine.. |
sendero |
Aug-12-11 05:30 AM |
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You mean, take back the same seats we had January 2009 through January 2011? |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:23 PM |
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"They never loved him." |
emilyg |
Aug-10-11 10:42 PM |
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"And refused to be won over?" |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:31 PM |
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Peter Wallsten who earns his money dissing the President. |
jaxx |
Aug-10-11 09:45 PM |
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Brilliant...absolutely fucking brilliant... |
russspeakeasy |
Aug-10-11 09:48 PM |
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Bold? Are you kidding? Not a bold principled bone in his body. |
mochajava666 |
Aug-10-11 10:02 PM |
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not bold for a black man to enter the white billionaires house? you sound like limbaugh |
certainot |
Aug-10-11 10:22 PM |
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Ouch. Actually, I was so proud that a black man was elected. |
mochajava666 |
Aug-10-11 10:32 PM |
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did you ignore the opposition or underestimate it? |
certainot |
Aug-10-11 10:57 PM |
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Some might argue that having opposition... |
primavera |
Aug-11-11 12:30 AM |
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Opposition even has been known |
Liberalynn |
Aug-11-11 06:52 AM |
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That dog won't hunt.. |
sendero |
Aug-11-11 05:34 AM |
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Believe it, or not, the bully pulpit also requires builing relationships with people |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:59 PM |
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That may be true... |
sendero |
Aug-11-11 06:44 PM |
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politics is different now |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:26 PM |
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Is that why he maintained and escalated Bush's wars of choice? |
FiveGoodMen |
Aug-11-11 01:35 PM |
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That post made me stop breathing for a second. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:05 PM |
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yeah, spend a lot of capital pissing off all the republican generals, forget the economy |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:33 PM |
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Hillary would have been no better, perhaps worse. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 02:45 PM |
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Tell me about it. I was a John Edwards supporter. Silly me. |
mochajava666 |
Aug-11-11 05:09 PM |
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Not as a servant. |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-10-11 11:28 PM |
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well, for instance, the koch's political 2x4 beats away 24/7 and the left is nowhere to be seen |
certainot |
Aug-10-11 11:43 PM |
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We can not defend policies we are ethically opposed to such as mandatory insurance from corrupt |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-11-11 12:03 AM |
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in all of those issues his position is weakened by the left ignoring RW radio |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 12:15 AM |
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Bull. He gave up the public option before the reform bill ever reached Congress. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:15 PM |
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he was hiding the WH visitors log because the GOP could have a field day with it |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:40 PM |
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I have to agree with no elephants. |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-11-11 10:21 PM |
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did you know hannity's radio show broadcast from the heritage foundation? |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:35 PM |
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+1 |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:08 PM |
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good thinking. then we can get in another george bush and the country can then finally see how bad |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:25 PM |
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Really, we are just trying to get some firm promises on what he will do. For some |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-11-11 10:24 PM |
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but that's part of the problem that relates directly to unchallenged RW radio |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 10:58 PM |
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I have to agree RW hate radio is dangerous - it spurreed the genocide of Rawanda... |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-12-11 04:52 PM |
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but it is the loudest bully pulpit- to stop it left has to protest the stations, shame the local |
certainot |
Aug-12-11 06:00 PM |
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All Obama has to do is ask for a million people to march on DC for Medicare for All. |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-12-11 10:54 PM |
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so when reagan/bush was training death squads in central america dems didn't want to stop it? |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:13 PM |
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"you sound like Limbaugh" |
tgal |
Aug-11-11 12:22 AM |
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not a bold principled bone in his body? sounds like limbaugh to me- the kind of |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:40 AM |
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Actually, he didn't give up a boatload of money in law to be a community organizer. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:28 PM |
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Dupe |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:28 PM |
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"a black man to enter the white billionaires house"-that talking point memo tidbit from |
Lorien |
Aug-11-11 12:22 AM |
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cool |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:42 AM |
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*** IGNORE THE RACE BAITER *** |
Maven |
Aug-11-11 01:22 PM |
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what are you talking about? |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:43 PM |
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what the fuck are you talking about? |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:35 PM |
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what the fuck are you talking about? |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:36 PM |
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Rearranging the deck chairs. |
swilton |
Aug-10-11 10:16 PM |
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the problem is the collective 'left' never got his back from day one and the right does all messagin |
certainot |
Aug-10-11 10:18 PM |
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Yes, the left got his back, but he kicked the single-payer advocates out of the room and made back |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-10-11 11:26 PM |
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for 20 years 1000 radio stations have been making single payer virtually impossible |
certainot |
Aug-10-11 11:50 PM |
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Sorry, but the polls clearly showed a majority Of Americans want Medicare for All. |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-11-11 12:05 AM |
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but those fucking senators let the screaming loud minority enable their filibusters |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 12:20 AM |
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Maybe they should |
kimsarah |
Aug-11-11 02:06 AM |
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but because the left ignores the radio they have allowed the alternate reality to be |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 07:49 AM |
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Also bull. The bull about the radio got shot down by the post about polls and |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:42 PM |
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you really think he doesn't want a good health care system for his kids future and the country and |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:02 PM |
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what polls? the whole beauty of 1000 radio stations is that you don't have to pay attention to pol |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:09 PM |
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Untrue. The radio stations have not been talking against single payer for 20 years. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:40 PM |
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i've heard it for 20 years, how the canadian system was commie, etc |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:47 PM |
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PS hillary care was a major talk radio's trophy, right up there with anita hill & impeachment |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:54 PM |
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The Left supports progressive policies and the pols that push them |
eilen |
Aug-11-11 09:18 AM |
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but there can be no national rational discussion of any major reform as long as the 'left' ignores |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 08:58 PM |
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Also baloney. BTW, you do know the opposite of the left is the right? |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:34 PM |
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yeah, here.... http://youtu.be/HnrfuTUlqVs |
certainot |
Aug-11-11 11:28 PM |
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Not nervous, angry Dems pushing the obvious solutions he refuses to enact. |
grahamhgreen |
Aug-10-11 11:24 PM |
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What solution has he vetoed? nt |
killbotfactory |
Aug-12-11 01:24 AM |
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I'm afraid that very little can be done on the jobs front... |
Flatulo |
Aug-10-11 11:47 PM |
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He could push for an affordable public option to boost entrepreneurship and job creation. |
harun |
Aug-11-11 12:00 AM |
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And Max Baucus will block it. n/t |
BumRushDaShow |
Aug-11-11 04:30 AM |
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I believe the problem is one of globalization, not lack of entrpreneurship. nt |
Flatulo |
Aug-11-11 05:53 AM |
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He could push for an affordable public option to boost entrepreneurship and job creation. |
harun |
Aug-11-11 12:00 AM |
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FDR didn't worry about how many incentives he had to shove at the private sector to get them to hire |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:47 PM |
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It's frustrating, isn't it? There is so much infrastructure to be (re)built here, but |
Flatulo |
Aug-11-11 06:21 PM |
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You are absolutely right. Well said. |
mochajava666 |
Aug-12-11 01:40 PM |
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Could they have understated that any more? |
hulka38 |
Aug-11-11 12:06 AM |
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How hard can it be to get out there and say "Jobs, jobs, jobs"? |
McCamy Taylor |
Aug-11-11 12:13 AM |
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No thanks.I've seen where "bolder" gets us on things with this POTUS: |
AllyCat |
Aug-11-11 12:13 AM |
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+1 That is always my first thought when I hear people urge him to do more. |
No Elephants |
Aug-11-11 03:53 PM |
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Why is the number of Seals being reported at 22? 17 died. Bad enough as is, but not 22. |
SleeplessinSoCal |
Aug-11-11 01:45 AM |
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These nervous Democrats |
kimsarah |
Aug-11-11 02:04 AM |
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+1, we have a long list of those that have earned a Primarying. |
harun |
Aug-11-11 11:14 AM |
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I was watching a panel on CSPAN around 2 am...3 men who write |
Gin |
Aug-11-11 05:58 PM |
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Unfortunately fear is the only language the GOP understands. Obama needs to start |
harun |
Aug-11-11 11:12 PM |
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The president's plan for the economy is already sealed by the debt-limit-crisis |
indepat |
Aug-11-11 09:24 PM |
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"Bolder" ... ?? Obama has been practically comatose on economy .... |
defendandprotect |
Aug-11-11 11:22 PM |
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Why doesn't he just get out the manual. The constitution, and in there, is a plan all laid out for |
midnight |
Aug-11-11 11:27 PM |
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Stop the endless wars. |
sarcasmo |
Aug-13-11 07:59 PM |
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Too late kids. Way too late. |
Safetykitten |
Aug-14-11 04:20 PM |
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