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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 03:30 PM
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27. heh. So you think he should literally push with his arms?
Should he just kick the walls of the Capitol building? What sort of non-verbal effort is he supposed to make? There have been plenty of report of Obama matching his endless media appearances with hands-on pressure on Congress. Those are the tools a President has.
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  -LETTER TO OBAMA: Did you TRY to get the Senate votes for public option? yurbud  Mar-06-10 03:12 AM   #0 
  - Nicely written. It's sweet that you still think Obama isn't getting what he intended all along.  pundaint   Mar-06-10 03:40 AM   #1 
  - Agreed.  DisgustedInMN   Mar-06-10 05:33 AM   #4 
  - And it's such quackery  gadjitfreek   Mar-06-10 06:11 AM   #7 
  - yep--but we have to let him know that we know  yurbud   Mar-06-10 11:38 AM   #20 
  - Why? So he and Rahm can laugh their silly mugs off at  truedelphi   Mar-06-10 03:17 PM   #24 
  - + 1 million!! It was Obama who sold us out to start with! With his secret meetings! eom  flyarm   Mar-06-10 11:59 PM   #37 
  - He did include a public option in his plan and pushed it for months.  Radical Activist   Mar-06-10 03:56 AM   #2 
  - Ah yes, the Radical "Blue Dog" Activist is Back!  readmoreoften   Mar-06-10 04:29 AM   #3 
  - I guess meaningless name calling is easier for you than an actual response n/t  Radical Activist   Mar-06-10 03:32 PM   #29 
  - YES  HillbillyBob   Mar-06-10 05:47 AM   #5 
  - No, he talked about it for months. That's not the same as pushing it.  ThomCat   Mar-06-10 05:47 AM   #6 
  - heh. So you think he should literally push with his arms?  Radical Activist   Mar-06-10 03:30 PM   #27 
     - No, he should use the Bully Pulpit and push in the same way  ThomCat   Mar-06-10 09:08 PM   #34 
  - "pushed it"??????????? . . . . . hahahahhahahahhaha  DrDan   Mar-06-10 07:06 AM   #8 
  - agree--my lips are chapped, don't make me laugh  ima_sinnic   Mar-06-10 07:33 AM   #10 
     - the really sad part is that 3 in 4 Americans want a PO  DrDan   Mar-06-10 09:43 AM   #14 
     - I don't think you're living in the real world.  Radical Activist   Mar-06-10 03:20 PM   #25 
     - Giving speeches is not the same thing as putting pressure on  ThomCat   Mar-06-10 09:16 PM   #36 
     - I thought we all voted for Obama because of who he is  Fruittree   Mar-07-10 03:20 AM   #44 
     - speeches , speeches speeches..that is all he does..what were the secret deals he made?  flyarm   Mar-07-10 12:12 AM   #38 
     - I saw the same thing -  Fruittree   Mar-07-10 02:58 AM   #43 
     - Delete. Wrong place  ThomCat   Mar-06-10 09:14 PM   #35 
  - No. Obama told Rahm to make it happen, and Rahm made deals with big business that failed  w4rma   Mar-06-10 07:30 AM   #9 
  - oh brother . . . so Obama was on the side of PO - but Rahm is to blame  DrDan   Mar-06-10 09:46 AM   #15 
  - From what I can tell, Sen. Reid has been for a P.O. but has been given no help from Rahm. (nt)  w4rma   Mar-06-10 03:26 PM   # 
  - Obama got the public option passed in the House.  Radical Activist   Mar-06-10 03:31 PM   #28 
     - the fuck he did! eom  flyarm   Mar-07-10 12:13 AM   #39 
  - That depends on how you define "pushed". nt  Enthusiast   Mar-06-10 03:55 PM   #32 
  - Obama, once he got to the WH, said from the beginning,  sabrina 1   Mar-06-10 04:59 PM   #33 
  - I hire people to represent me in Congress. I have given them written and verbal instructions.  pundaint   Mar-07-10 01:33 AM   #41 
  - Ummmm......  Coyote_Bandit   Mar-06-10 08:23 AM   #11 
  - Except for the Fact that Neither Obama Nor Pahm Came from the Private Sector  Demeter   Mar-06-10 08:39 AM   #12 
     - Actually, Rahm just came from making millions in the private sector nt  The Hope Mobile   Mar-06-10 09:26 AM   #13 
        - That's NOT the Private Sector, that's the Privileged Club  Demeter   Mar-06-10 10:23 AM   #17 
  - What if Obama is part of the 'corrupt wing of the Democratic Party?'  IndianaGreen   Mar-06-10 09:48 AM   #16 
  - I think He Must Be  Demeter   Mar-06-10 10:26 AM   #19 
  - it's a letter to him, so I was trying to be a little diplomatic, but your point is obviously true  yurbud   Mar-06-10 12:05 PM   #21 
  - you are correct  DrDan   Mar-06-10 01:53 PM   #22 
  - That is the only reasonable  Enthusiast   Mar-06-10 03:51 PM   #31 
  - What Obama Says  Daveparts still   Mar-06-10 10:26 AM   #18 
  - Thanks, yurbud. Great letter. Rec.  bertman   Mar-06-10 02:14 PM   #23 
  - Yes Mr President  lsewpershad   Mar-06-10 03:26 PM   #26 
  - I must agree with your post.  Enthusiast   Mar-06-10 03:47 PM   #30 
     - I've considered a more charitable explanation: he can't entice or cajole someone out of  yurbud   Mar-07-10 12:49 AM   #40 
        - I've considered your explanation  Enthusiast   Mar-07-10 01:52 AM   #42 
 

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