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3. "Does he even have any interest in spending even a spending even a small portion of the billions

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 02:57 AM

Aug 2012

given to the banksters or a small portion of the billions squandered in the Middle-East to provide meaningful relief "to touch ordinary South Side residents"?"

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Old Obama acquaintance voices South Side’s disillusionment with his former ally [View all] alp227 Aug 2012 OP

Who said anything about "Fix everything"? tblue Aug 2012 #1

"can't fix everything in one fell swoop"? How has giving billions to the banksters helped? Or AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #2

"Does he even have any interest in spending even a spending even a small portion of the billions NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #3

If true, there should be more evidence of that after 3 1/2 years instead of mere assertions. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #4

There is. Unfortunately some will dismiss any accomplishments NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #6

"In the field of Logic, the Latin phrase Ipse dixit ... is known as the bare assertion fallacy AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #7

(yawn). www.whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com if you REALLY have no idea NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #8

You avoided the subject by changing the issue. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #9

You asked a question, and instead of taking the initiative to find out the answer yourself, NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #11

Actually, the OP addressed the issue in a general way: AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #12

You didn't reinforce anything. You asked a question (several questions, actually) NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #13

That is obviously a rhetorical question. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #14

Black unemployment has been rising, not falling. In this "recovery". HiPointDem Aug 2012 #15

People forget that before Obama was a black icon, he was disliked by the black Chicago establishment RZM Aug 2012 #5

"he was disliked by the black Chicago establishment"? "He was snubbed by other black Chicago AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #10

This 2007 NYT article gets in depth about his state senate career RZM Aug 2012 #16

The best evidence of what the article says is the article itself: AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #17

Here's the article I remember all of this from RZM Aug 2012 #18