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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 05:38 PM
Response to Reply #41
45. Head's-up?
Beating the drum that the President plans to cut Social Security even though he hasn't is a heads-up?

It would have been better to to accuse the GOP and call on the President to reject the idea. Instead, the impression is that the President, who has never said anything about cutting Social Security, is perceived as holding that position.

Mission Accomplished.
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  -Oops... 'Obama's Social Security Talk Is Turning Voters Off, Pollsters Say' - Dan Froomkin/HuffPo WillyT  Jan-19-11 04:36 PM   #0 
  - what a load of bull  Uzybone   Jan-19-11 04:37 PM   #1 
  - er, the same as Obama's?  DJ13   Jan-19-11 04:40 PM   #2 
  - no, read up on their position  Uzybone   Jan-19-11 04:43 PM   #4 
  - President Obama has barely tried to differentiate the Dem and Rep positions, imo.  theophilus   Jan-19-11 05:09 PM   #18 
  - I agree completely. n/t  whathehell   Jan-19-11 05:24 PM   #30 
  - +++  emilyg   Jan-19-11 06:29 PM   #62 
  - LOL !!! - You Mean THESE People ???  WillyT   Jan-19-11 05:15 PM   #23 
  - "The Republican Party won decisive control of the House in this year's midterm elections"  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:24 PM   #31 
     - My Point Was The... 'Less than half know GOP won the House' Part...  WillyT   Jan-19-11 05:29 PM   #37 
  - I agree completely. nt  Bobbie Jo   Jan-20-11 12:29 PM   #103 
  - More like a load of reality  Smashcut   Jan-20-11 03:56 PM   #106 
  - "Americans now trust Republicans in Congress more than Democrats when it comes to Social Security "  ProSense   Jan-19-11 04:42 PM   #3 
  - This should state: Rampant speculation about Social Security cuts  DJ13   Jan-19-11 04:46 PM   #5 
  - Why?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 04:50 PM   #8 
     - If he has no plans to undercut SS, why not?  DJ13   Jan-19-11 04:56 PM   #11 
     - What? n/t  ProSense   Jan-19-11 04:57 PM   #13 
        - Why take the PR hit if he isnt planning on messing with it  DJ13   Jan-19-11 05:03 PM   #14 
           - A "PR hit" created by Democrats?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:10 PM   #19 
              - No, a "PR hit" from supporters of Social Security  DJ13   Jan-19-11 05:14 PM   #22 
              - "Which side are you on?"  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:17 PM   #25 
                 - Ya See Pro... THAT Is The Problem...  WillyT   Jan-19-11 05:26 PM   #33 
                    - +100  whathehell   Jan-19-11 05:27 PM   #34 
                    - Well here's a bigger problem  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:30 PM   #39 
                    - It's Called A "Heads-Up" !!!  WillyT   Jan-19-11 05:34 PM   #41 
                       - Head's-up?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:38 PM   #45 
                          - Tell Ya What...  WillyT   Jan-19-11 06:07 PM   #60 
                             - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 11:08 PM   #87 
                                - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 11:13 PM   #88 
                    - Yes, make no mistake, no REAL Democrat  Enthusiast   Jan-20-11 10:02 AM   #96 
              - Yeah, it's not like Andrew Breitbart blogged about it  Hello_Kitty   Jan-19-11 10:59 PM   #85 
                 - LOL! nt  Enthusiast   Jan-20-11 10:03 AM   #97 
     - It is his job  Caretha   Jan-19-11 08:45 PM   #76 
     - Yeah, SS is such a minor issue ...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 09:32 PM   #78 
  - Well... Obama Could... You Know... Take A Stand...  WillyT   Jan-19-11 04:49 PM   #7 
  - Like that  ProSense   Jan-19-11 04:54 PM   #10 
  - "is absurd that billionaires pay the same amount into the system as someone who earns $106,800."  Hannah Bell   Jan-19-11 05:07 PM   #17 
     - Wait  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:13 PM   #20 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 05:18 PM   #26 
     - What?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:21 PM   #29 
        - and the crap in the article about lifting the cap on fica to tax "billionaires" has nothing to do  Hannah Bell   Jan-19-11 05:25 PM   #32 
           - What the hell does the income tax have to do with Social Security?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:28 PM   #35 
              - the article is the one who introduced the subject of billionaires to the discussion, saying that  Hannah Bell   Jan-19-11 05:37 PM   #43 
                 - "lifting the cap on fica is a good thing because it would tax billionaires."  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:44 PM   #46 
                    - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Jan-19-11 05:47 PM   #47 
                    - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 05:51 PM   #49 
                       - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 05:56 PM   #51 
                       - I got your point, but you have no response.  ProSense   Jan-19-11 06:03 PM   #56 
                       - Totally agree! Found that out during the HC discussions :) n/t  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 06:03 PM   #59 
                       - What don't you understand?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 06:02 PM   #54 
                          - I understand that you do not understand when it is convenient for your POV...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 06:34 PM   #63 
                          - kick n/t  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 09:51 PM   #79 
     - That was in October. In January he extended the Bush tax cuts.  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 07:35 PM   #73 
     - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for continuously making this point ...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 05:38 PM   #44 
  - Take a stand...yes, that would be nice...nt  old mark   Jan-20-11 04:39 AM   #95 
  - Has Obama come out and corrected that speculation? He's  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 06:00 PM   #52 
     - My bet, the response will be crickets :( n/t  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 06:54 PM   #68 
        - That is too bad. I really would like an answer, from someone,  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 07:33 PM   #72 
           - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-19-11 09:29 PM   #77 
              - Sadly, it appears you are correct. However, I have done a little  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 10:30 PM   #82 
              - Unfortunately words and subsequent actions are not always the same...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 10:49 PM   #84 
              - Having fun?  ProSense   Jan-19-11 10:35 PM   #83 
                 - You can believe in talk if you want, I'll believe the talk when followed by actions...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 11:19 PM   #89 
                    - Well, that settles it  ProSense   Jan-19-11 11:27 PM   #92 
                    - Well then why post blue links to his stated positions when he has backed away from them...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 11:55 PM   #93 
                    - Excellent post, sometimes I think I was dreaming when I  sabrina 1   Jan-20-11 04:02 AM   #94 
                    - Perfect argument. nt  Enthusiast   Jan-20-11 10:06 AM   #98 
  - Is he prepared to tell us that his predecessors have lied about SS for years?  tularetom   Jan-19-11 04:49 PM   #6 
  - + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!!  WillyT   Jan-19-11 04:51 PM   #9 
  - Interesting  ProSense   Jan-19-11 04:56 PM   #12 
  - The man does not even know the history of the program  Bluenorthwest   Jan-19-11 05:30 PM   #38 
  - I find it hard to reconcile Obama's "Social Security is not in crisis" with your  emulatorloo   Jan-19-11 05:04 PM   #15 
     - The President has been warning about Social Security ever since he was a candidate  RufusTFirefly   Jan-19-11 05:16 PM   #24 
     - Funny:  ProSense   Jan-19-11 05:19 PM   #28 
        - Not really, he's been breaking promises since he took office...actually, even before  whathehell   Jan-19-11 05:32 PM   #40 
     - If he makes it clear that SS had nothing to do with the Deficit  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 07:31 PM   #71 
        - Since the payroll tax holiday (I know it has only been 3 weeks but still)  kelly1mm   Jan-19-11 08:35 PM   #75 
        - I don't buy that. If THEY consciously pulled a con on the American  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 10:25 PM   #80 
        - He needs to say; "Social security  Enthusiast   Jan-20-11 10:09 AM   #99 
           - I have never heard him say it either. He often uses that old  sabrina 1   Jan-21-11 02:50 AM   #107 
  - Would love to see the questions. It is "Obama's Social Security Talk" or "Speculative Op-Eds Talk"  emulatorloo   Jan-19-11 05:07 PM   #16 
  - How was the question worded....  WCGreen   Jan-19-11 05:14 PM   #21 
  - Link Works For Me, But It's A .pdf File...  WillyT   Jan-19-11 05:19 PM   #27 
  - Here's the content of the PDF - nothing about questions.  emulatorloo   Jan-19-11 05:28 PM   #36 
     - "Findings from an Election Eve/Night Survey of 1,200 Likely Voters Nationwide, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2010"  ProSense   Jan-19-11 06:22 PM   #61 
     - Voters oppose free trade deals by similar margins yet we keep getting them.  Hello_Kitty   Jan-19-11 11:06 PM   #86 
  - Not happy with either party on this issue and would want to know more about Lake's ...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 05:48 PM   #48 
  - Obama's plan to raise retirement age up to 70...(?)  Imagevision   Jan-19-11 05:36 PM   #42 
  - Do you have any Obama quotes? n/t  emulatorloo   Jan-19-11 07:23 PM   #69 
     - Do Obama appointees count? Or is he not allowed to delegate? (nt)  w4rma   Jan-20-11 11:19 AM   #102 
  - i really do`t trust either party  madrchsod   Jan-19-11 05:52 PM   #50 
  - i haven't heard 'Obama's social security talk'  spanone   Jan-19-11 06:00 PM   #53 
  - Gee, so something we haven't heard of except out of the mouths  Arkana   Jan-19-11 06:02 PM   #55 
  - LOL n/t  emulatorloo   Jan-19-11 07:23 PM   #70 
  - Do you have quotes from Obama making it clear that SS  sabrina 1   Jan-19-11 07:54 PM   #74 
  - Recommend  Poboy   Jan-19-11 06:03 PM   #57 
  - Trust  whosinpower   Jan-19-11 06:03 PM   #58 
  - k and r but no one's listening.  senseandsensibility   Jan-19-11 06:42 PM   #64 
  - If you want to cut SS, you're in the wrong party. Period.  grahamhgreen   Jan-19-11 06:47 PM   #65 
  - EXACTLY correct, no REAL Democrat will ever suport  Raine   Jan-21-11 03:08 AM   #108 
  - K&R  Little Star   Jan-19-11 06:48 PM   #66 
  - DDDDDDDDUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH !  L0oniX   Jan-19-11 06:52 PM   #67 
  - Obama's social security talk? WTF?...  SidDithers   Jan-19-11 10:27 PM   #81 
  - Do not forget those who appointed the heads of the deficit reduction commission...  slipslidingaway   Jan-19-11 11:22 PM   #91 
  - bold means  snooper2   Jan-19-11 11:20 PM   #90 
  - I am a fairly informed person ...  Kweli4Real   Jan-20-11 10:34 AM   #100 
  - Then he had better come out and state, unequivically, that he won't do what he sounds like he is  w4rma   Jan-20-11 11:16 AM   #101 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-20-11 12:44 PM   #104 
  - Pay attention to Obama's state of the union schpiel...  Imagevision   Jan-20-11 12:46 PM   #105 
 

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