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82. Well said. Obama is definately a ONE-termer. Bush on steroids.
Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 09:10 PM by janedum
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  -Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’ babylonsister  Apr-19-10 05:36 AM   #0 
  - He's behind the curve on this one,  Ikonoklast   Apr-19-10 06:21 AM   #1 
  - Don't kid yourselves. Chomsky is not ever behind the curve.  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 06:27 AM   #2 
  - Minimalism.  Igel   Apr-19-10 11:17 AM   #27 
  - Chomsky's book on transactional linguistics was brilliant and  JDPriestly   Apr-19-10 03:35 PM   #41 
  - Comparing Lakoff to  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:20 PM   #69 
  - Chomsky was my hero  PSzymeczek   Apr-19-10 09:41 PM   #86 
  - Im sure that you are prepared to offer an alternative.  Mr Rabble   Apr-19-10 05:30 PM   #57 
  - I think Obama beats all comers in 2012.  Qutzupalotl   Apr-19-10 01:48 PM   #33 
  - +1  peace frog   Apr-19-10 03:15 PM   #38 
  - the jebster  xxqqqzme   Apr-19-10 06:19 PM   #63 
  - unfortunately for Obama, there is someone who comes to mind  Rubble   Apr-20-10 02:20 AM   #95 
  - Without question, you are correct. I believe we are on the cusp  icee   Apr-19-10 02:47 PM   #37 
  - It's the betrayal of the people,  freebrew   Apr-19-10 03:44 PM   #44 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Apr-19-10 04:40 PM   #51 
  - Then why do the polls put Obama at about six points ahead of any Repuke contender? n/t  whathehell   Apr-19-10 07:17 PM   #67 
  - +1  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:17 PM   #68 
  - What should be done with Iran?  MadMaddie   Apr-19-10 08:43 PM   #79 
  - Well said. Obama is definately a ONE-termer. Bush on steroids.  janedum   Apr-19-10 09:06 PM   #82 
  - Just like Chomsky said...  CoffeeCat   Apr-19-10 09:41 PM   #85 
  - Wanna bet on it?  WilliamPitt   Apr-20-10 05:42 AM   #97 
  - No, we're not  Chulanowa   Apr-21-10 03:32 PM   #107 
  - Every Tea Party gathering  Enthusiast   Apr-19-10 06:51 AM   #4 
  - But they have less and less attendees.  Ikonoklast   Apr-19-10 07:17 AM   #9 
  - I am not so sure, and the pukes have cheated before, whats to stop them doing it again?  Lost4words   Apr-19-10 09:10 AM   #18 
  - Good point.  kimmerspixelated   Apr-19-10 04:40 PM   #52 
     - Seriously...the neocons wanted a break...  CoffeeCat   Apr-19-10 09:46 PM   #87 
        - The old Stalinist phrase, "counter-revolutionary Trotskyite wrecker"  Hardrada   Apr-20-10 12:19 AM   #93 
  - If they cannot get done what they said they would do with the  sabrina 1   Apr-19-10 12:05 PM   #29 
  - I thought they ran out of steam in their little pouty bus tour  HughMoran   Apr-19-10 08:04 AM   #10 
  - It's true that Democrats are bringing a lot of fail right now  paulkienitz   Apr-19-10 02:45 PM   #36 
  - But who will that lost support go to, not Palin, not a republican  ThomThom   Apr-19-10 04:02 PM   #45 
  - But the Dems couldn't  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:26 PM   #70 
  - We dismiss these people at our peril.  dorkulon   Apr-19-10 08:25 AM   #14 
  - I concur. We should be concerned, and rightly so. n/t  BunkerHill24   Apr-19-10 12:32 PM   #31 
  - Bingo...  awoke_in_2003   Apr-19-10 05:19 PM   #56 
     - +1  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:28 PM   #71 
  - Logically you are correct . . .  h9socialist   Apr-19-10 02:37 PM   #35 
  - Agreed. n/t  Autonomy   Apr-19-10 03:18 PM   #39 
  - The Teabaggers are not what he is talking about.  JDPriestly   Apr-19-10 03:27 PM   #40 
  - +1  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:33 PM   #73 
  - thanks JD  dana_b   Apr-19-10 08:44 PM   #80 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Apr-19-10 04:26 PM   #48 
  - Ikonoklast... sadly, i think you underestimate the ability of the teabaggers to be stoopid...--->  happygoluckytoyou   Apr-19-10 04:46 PM   #54 
  - The Nazis Had Also Peaked, And Were In Decline  MannyGoldstein   Apr-19-10 06:02 PM   #61 
  - If you studied the Nazis, they peaked in 1931 BEFORE Hitler ran for President  happyslug   Apr-19-10 07:29 PM   #72 
  - Your Wrong...  humbled_opinion   Apr-19-10 09:30 PM   #83 
     - I had a conversation with a teabagger...  CoffeeCat   Apr-19-10 09:58 PM   #88 
        - I bet you are the first person on DU to say "flibbertigibbets"  NBachers   Apr-19-10 10:41 PM   #91 
        - Yep but you only elaborate one side of the equation.  humbled_opinion   Apr-20-10 11:21 AM   #98 
  - Chomsky reserves his fiercest venom for the liberal elite ...  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 06:42 AM   #3 
  - this is where I part with both Chomsky and Hedges  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 06:52 AM   #5 
  - Bull! The ruling class liberal elites are wealthy and pre-occupied with their own "fluffy life."  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 07:08 AM   #6 
  - who are you talking about?  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 08:07 AM   #11 
  - I'm talking about our milquetoast democratic leaders who continue to serve the Corporations above  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 08:33 AM   #16 
  - agreed...pretty much  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 10:11 AM   #23 
  - Very well said...  CoffeeCat   Apr-19-10 10:05 PM   #89 
  - Well for starters,  naaman fletcher   Apr-19-10 08:35 PM   #78 
  - +1 nt  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:40 PM   #74 
  - Consider HCR and the role our 'liberal elite leaders' played  Warren Stupidity   Apr-19-10 08:40 AM   #17 
  - srf Rantz, Please, please read The Lost City by John Gunther.  JDPriestly   Apr-19-10 03:38 PM   #42 
     - why?  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 05:49 PM   #58 
        - The book describes how corrupt the "centrist" government of Austria  JDPriestly   Apr-19-10 06:26 PM   #65 
           - Speaking of 'sitting ducks....'  femrap   Apr-19-10 07:47 PM   #75 
           - thanks sounds interesting  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 08:11 PM   #76 
  - What liberal elites exactly?  liberation   Apr-19-10 04:25 PM   #47 
  - A economic collapse and an emergent charismatic leader or spokesperson  Papa Boule   Apr-19-10 07:12 AM   #7 
  - "Liberals" will be the source of all EVIL for this charismatic leader.  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 07:16 AM   #8 
  - my pet theory  srf Rantz   Apr-19-10 08:19 AM   #13 
     - There is no need for a charismatic leader, since for all intents and purposes they have control  liberation   Apr-19-10 04:30 PM   #49 
        - Yes, they are dangerous.  kimmerspixelated   Apr-19-10 04:44 PM   #53 
  - I love Chomsky but I need to see these polls  Bluenorthwest   Apr-19-10 08:15 AM   #12 
  - He's been correct - SPOT ON - for the past 8 years. Chomsky may have slowed down ...  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 08:31 AM   #15 
  - 8 yrs ? / make that half a century...  Ysabel   Apr-19-10 09:37 AM   #20 
     - I stand corrected. Meant to emphasize the past reign of Bush Co. eom  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 09:46 AM   #21 
        - aye i thought that's probably what you meant...  Ysabel   Apr-19-10 10:13 AM   #24 
  - RealClearPolitics poll averages  MilesColtrane   Apr-19-10 09:28 AM   #19 
  - Here are some polls supporting Chomsky's key point.  Uncle Joe   Apr-19-10 10:36 AM   #26 
  - But he's right. If a charasmatic leader appears we are in big trouble.  Kablooie   Apr-19-10 09:53 AM   #22 
  - This is an excellent column.  Uncle Joe   Apr-19-10 10:15 AM   #25 
  - Noam needs to watch a little Glenn Beck.  progressoid   Apr-19-10 11:33 AM   #28 
  - Glenn Beck is a rodeo clown. Few people ADORE him: He's bread and circus. eom  ShortnFiery   Apr-19-10 12:12 PM   #30 
  - they're already beating up homeless and "immigrants"  mimitabby   Apr-19-10 01:10 PM   #32 
  - will the left start paying attention to those 1000 radio stations now? with  certainot   Apr-19-10 02:29 PM   #34 
  - and do what?  Doctor_J   Apr-19-10 08:59 PM   #81 
     - picketing the limbaugh megastations and their local sponsors  certainot   Apr-20-10 02:08 PM   #99 
        - The Beck boycott showed that those are absolutely futile  Doctor_J   Apr-20-10 03:40 PM   #100 
           - no, on a national level that's true but the stations themselves need those local sponsors  certainot   Apr-21-10 03:13 PM   #106 
  - So... has Norm never seen anything like this or is it just like Germany in the 30's?  AlbertCat   Apr-19-10 03:39 PM   #43 
  - Technically, most Germans did not agree with the nazis (they did not really sweep any elections)  liberation   Apr-19-10 04:12 PM   #46 
  - There's no way a +/-20% minority can sweep anything  Blue Owl   Apr-19-10 04:31 PM   #50 
  - Electorally, you are correct  stevenleser   Apr-19-10 05:51 PM   #59 
  - K&R  DeSwiss   Apr-19-10 05:07 PM   #55 
  - These are well to do whites who feel their privilege being challenged ....  defendandprotect   Apr-19-10 05:53 PM   #60 
  - we did see it in the late 60's and early 70's...eom  flyarm   Apr-19-10 10:40 PM   #90 
     - Was listening to Thom Hartman today and he had someone on . ..  defendandprotect   Apr-19-10 10:46 PM   #92 
        - ahhh time out..they were burning down Newark and bombing in Philly and NY  flyarm   Apr-20-10 11:11 PM   #101 
           - Thank you -- yes, I remember it as well -- they destroyed their own neighborhoods . . .  defendandprotect   Apr-21-10 10:03 AM   #102 
  - 16 Years of Democrat's "Who the Fuck Else Ya Gonna Vote For, Assholes?"  MannyGoldstein   Apr-19-10 06:03 PM   #62 
  - I have to disagree---more like 30 years, when you consider the rolling over and playing dead  abq e streeter   Apr-19-10 06:25 PM   #64 
  - +1000 nt  laughingliberal   Apr-19-10 08:27 PM   #77 
  - Yes! Is there anybody in leadership who can, and is willing, to change the course?  pundaint   Apr-20-10 01:26 AM   #94 
  - There's a reason Devo has reunited  Roland99   Apr-19-10 07:09 PM   #66 
  - I also worry about the immigrants and Hispanics...  CoffeeCat   Apr-19-10 09:32 PM   #84 
  - Same old propaganda patterns . . . and I heard yesterday that ... is it Arizona/?  defendandprotect   Apr-21-10 10:15 AM   #103 
     - K&R --  defendandprotect   Apr-21-10 10:16 AM   #104 
     - So important!!! I saw this too!  CoffeeCat   Apr-21-10 01:37 PM   #105 
  - kick and recommend  Douglas Carpenter   Apr-20-10 05:02 AM   #96 
  - k & r  yurbud   Apr-21-10 10:20 PM   #108 
 

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