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Ikonoklast

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18. Well, he was born into The Royal House of Kenya, yanno. Fact.

Reply to Whisp (Reply #16)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 08:06 PM

Jan 2012

I heard he had two lion cubs as pets.

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What makes Barack Obama such a great President? [View all] kentuck Jan 2012 OP

Start with your first paragraph ... and then add ... JoePhilly Jan 2012 #1

Plus this: FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #2

His connections to the banking industry. (nt) (nr) T S Justly Jan 2012 #3

what? he has an ATM card? Whisp Jan 2012 #8

Even worse.... Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #11

he lost interest in us a long time ago. he will withdraw to the elitist life Whisp Jan 2012 #16

Well, he was born into The Royal House of Kenya, yanno. Fact. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #18

yah, I heard about that. He named one Whisp Jan 2012 #22

We'll see if he's great. For now he's just REALLY GOOD. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #4

+100. Well said! n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #31

The average person is worse off. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #5

You are badly misinformed. MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #6

Bank of America still exists. Some people find that difficult to accept. n/t banned from Kos Jan 2012 #9

That wasn't very convincing. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #10

I guess I could have just said "You're full of shit" but I wanted to be polite. MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #40

LOL!!!!! Number23 Jan 2012 #57

Badly misinformed... full of shit... neither statement is very intelligent or profound. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #62

Please show the timeline for economies recovering from a banking calamity. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #12

you no doubt know this but to really destroy capitalism you have to start with the financial sector banned from Kos Jan 2012 #15

There is little will to 'destroy capitalism' in this country. Next to none. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #23

The only real path to reform is the destruction of capitalism. eom tledford Jan 2012 #27

Please describe how 'reform' springs from that disaster. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #36

Maybe that's because "destroying Capitalism" would be extremely stupid. johnaries Jan 2012 #34

Guess what. Capitalism destroyed itself, in 2008, and was rescued. It will destroy itself again. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #59

I find this type of revisionism to be kind of funny. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #30

here is what actually happened: banned from Kos Jan 2012 #35

More revisionism. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #44

ok - the nine big banks repaid TARP (Pro Publica) so the big holdouts are the GSEs. banned from Kos Jan 2012 #50

The government would have needed to seize nothing, just watch the banksters file for bankruptcy... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #58

Your post is completely inacurrate. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #66

Krugman and Stiglitz don't have to deal with any political consequences. banned from Kos Jan 2012 #67

Sad that you can only post lies and hyperbole. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #68

Interesting. I don't disagree. However, johnaries Jan 2012 #38

say your house is on fire Whisp Jan 2012 #17

suppose the fire chief, instead of putting out the fire hfojvt Jan 2012 #28

you say Obama is 9/10s responsible? Where is little Georgie in your fantasy? Whisp Jan 2012 #32

Oh enough of this fixation on personalities from middle management. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #60

Try this analogy instead: girl gone mad Jan 2012 #37

Fine analogy, except that the treasurer in this instance is the one defunding the chief. joshcryer Jan 2012 #48

The chief does in fact have unlimited coffers. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #52

Yet the town founding papers say that no new spending can be done except through the elected... joshcryer Jan 2012 #54

That didn't happen for a couple of years.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #55

...it was the case all along except for 49 days. joshcryer Jan 2012 #56

The average person doesn't blame this President for that. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #53

They shouldn't, actually. They should camp out at Wall Street. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #61

Quite. PETRUS Jan 2012 #63

Alcohol motely36 Jan 2012 #7

LOL! (nt) (DUzzy) T S Justly Jan 2012 #13

AHA! So he's a two at ten, and a ten at two! cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #64

to some the cup isn't 7/8ths full, it is 1/8th empty Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #14

"including the largest tax cut ever" hfojvt Jan 2012 #24

Progressive taxes are a victory, Regressive tax policies are a failure Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #41

Here's a bunch more ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #33

IMV Demeter Jan 2012 #19

lots and lots of faith hfojvt Jan 2012 #20

because he gets alot done... dennis4868 Jan 2012 #21

I think you said it already: "He has not been a partisan leader" nt johnaries Jan 2012 #25

Health Care Reform, the formation of a Consumer Protection Bureau, helping homeowners mzmolly Jan 2012 #26

Your first paragraph covers much of it bhikkhu Jan 2012 #29

He brings the Democratic and Republican Parties closer together Stoic Jan 2012 #39

Well stated, Stoic. Octafish Jan 2012 #42

What makes him a great President you ask madokie Jan 2012 #43

Eight Years of Bush Jr. Octafish Jan 2012 #45

+1, buteven with that advantage, Karmadillo Jan 2012 #65

Running on "Bush's policies are fucked" & then continuing those policies isn't "great" Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #46

Not some of his supporters, that's for sure. nt boston bean Jan 2012 #47

You know what? sandyd921 Jan 2012 #49

Everyone gets a trophy toddaa Jan 2012 #51