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libdem4life

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51. I have gotten regular AARP updates, information, pre-written email to "click here", text messages
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 09:09 PM
Dec 2012

with Go To. I always shied away from them politically, but joined anyway and I'm glad I did. It's given me really concrete information and access to friends and family. Just "call your Congressman" or "get out the vote" while important is not that easy for millions and the lines are usually busy anyway...probably just On Hold...and these days, without a PAC and with Diebold, I have to question the actual impact of a vote.

Anyone 50 or older can join and it's a powerful PAC.

ben dover and spread em is not a negotiating strategy for most people nt msongs Dec 2012 #1
Obama is a weakling leftstreet Dec 2012 #2
No, you're the one who has managed to "fail". As much as we have all stated repeatedly that... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #14
Here it is from Jay Carney's mouth: cui bono Dec 2012 #172
Newsflash: Jay Carney's not the President.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #212
That really doesn't warrant a response, but... cui bono Dec 2012 #221
That REALLY doesn't warrant a response. Try again. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #224
what about promises like Terra Alta Dec 2012 #98
+1 CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #180
For almost all those promises kept, there's been another problem created. leveymg Dec 2012 #183
Don't get what you're saying about Syria and Libya brush Dec 2012 #198
Tens of thousands of human lives have no importance to you, other than American boots? leveymg Dec 2012 #202
Still don't get what you're saying brush Dec 2012 #217
Here's the white house phone info if you want to call: mucifer Dec 2012 #3
I have tried to call all day. Got busy signal all day. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #12
That's because, once again, the MSM has managed to stir the pot and create stuff out of thin air. nt OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #31
Such as? MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #68
If you have to ask then you'll just have to find out on your own. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #120
I just did, watching the President on TV pscot Dec 2012 #154
And the President said what, exactly? Do you have a direct quote.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #211
Because you know, but it's a secret? closeupready Dec 2012 #156
It never hurts to call / write though Scootaloo Dec 2012 #175
+100 HiPointDem Dec 2012 #140
"fulfilling his dream"? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #4
Some folks believe that Obama began aggressively going after Social Security MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #5
Thats crazy, Obama never once said he wants to cut down social security benefits. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #8
For example, check out his Clintonian language on SS MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #15
Link it and quote the offending passage please. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #23
Here you go: cui bono Dec 2012 #166
the person you're responding to Ineeda Dec 2012 #26
I watch what he *does*. I don't care what he *says*. Marr Dec 2012 #37
Even those defending him slip up in the terms they use truedelphi Dec 2012 #87
Political chess is about thinking n-number of moves ahead, not sacrificing "pawns". tridim Dec 2012 #179
Really? Chess is chess, and most people I know truedelphi Dec 2012 #189
When $$$$$ is involved, A=B in USA, Incorporated! $$$$$ 1st, people last. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #102
Those who are 85 femrap Dec 2012 #163
Yeah, it torques me. We voted not to have this happen, but then what was the alternative. I do RKP5637 Dec 2012 #174
Yes, I think about that. Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #200
Does this femrap Dec 2012 #203
Some days I think that's a good solution, "Maybe I need some nog!" I was just RKP5637 Dec 2012 #206
Sometimes I get these femrap Dec 2012 #216
Appointing Bowles and Simpson to lead the most important... JackRiddler Dec 2012 #130
It does beg the question then LanternWaste Dec 2012 #70
Maybe since 2009 PETRUS Dec 2012 #96
THAT was the interview that made my head explode MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #105
2009 seems to be the year Oilwellian Dec 2012 #219
Obama and the Hamiltonian Democrats: "This is not a bloodless process." woo me with science Dec 2012 #111
That quote is in the video I just posted above your post n/t Oilwellian Dec 2012 #220
Only Nixon could go to China. Only Obama can "reform" the New Deal. jsr Dec 2012 #6
You're full of shit, Manny. And that's the truth. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #7
+10,000!! I personally think he took a left turn when he meant to take a right turn. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #9
Concise and to the point. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #20
If Manny was agreeing with what was happenin and praising Obama I'd be surprised otherwise BAU uponit7771 Dec 2012 #24
Time will tell. It does seem odd that S.S. keeps coming up. leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #110
Then why is this the first presidency where SS is on the table? cui bono Dec 2012 #167
Yep! To hell with 'sacred cows' Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #199
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Par-TAY!!!! Cat food's on me! MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #10
I know this is a serious subject, but........ ReRe Dec 2012 #53
Thanks... sometimes you gotta laugh because you can't cry all the time. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #84
Exactly ReRe Dec 2012 #124
what a repulsive post. Whisp Dec 2012 #11
It's not his only dream MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #13
you have no evidence of jack squat shit of anything Whisp Dec 2012 #17
Does this count? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #22
"Terrifically funny", because that's Jay Carney speaking more than a year ago.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #28
Can you remind me of Carney's title again? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #30
You seem to have forgotten a lot of things.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #34
Oh, now I remember: Presidential Spokesperson MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #38
Link it and quote it. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #40
This seems to be an issue with you. blackspade Dec 2012 #162
It’s slash. (Laughter.) And I don’t mean the guitarist. (Laughter.) progressoid Dec 2012 #134
But it is not the type of thing he campaigned on. truedelphi Dec 2012 #91
Haven't you heard? He's a stealth Republican who ran as a Democrat democrattotheend Dec 2012 #55
Because they're impatient. cui bono Dec 2012 #168
What resume? Beacool Dec 2012 #118
now why did I know you'd be salivating at an OP like this. Whisp Dec 2012 #119
Recuperating. Beacool Dec 2012 #121
He out spelunks even the master spelunkers. Whisp Dec 2012 #123
No, he doesn't. Beacool Dec 2012 #127
And two terms in the WH. CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #133
Now, not back then. Beacool Dec 2012 #138
Poor Manny. cliffordu Dec 2012 #16
is it though? fascisthunter Dec 2012 #39
What if the trial balloon originated on the right and the MSM reported it as coming from the left?.. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #43
so what... what bad will come of this? fascisthunter Dec 2012 #46
Whoooooshhh! That's the sound of my post going over your head at 50,000 feet. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #48
that's you avoiding my question fascisthunter Dec 2012 #49
Couldn't answer your question, such that it was, because it completely missed the point of my post.. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #60
why are you avoiding my question? fascisthunter Dec 2012 #62
guess what, it was the white house that leaked the details. what do you say now? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #143
As the Joker says: cliffordu Dec 2012 #47
yeah, but the Joker is fictional... my SS isn't fascisthunter Dec 2012 #50
I disagree. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #56
Funny how we REAL folks grovel for the least fascisthunter Dec 2012 #58
+1 leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #112
How do you suppose the RW got Jay Carney to float this balloon for them? n/t hughee99 Dec 2012 #227
This isn't rumor. The White House leaked this democrattotheend Dec 2012 #57
interesting, thank you for that fascisthunter Dec 2012 #63
My take in reading the article that you are quoting is truedelphi Dec 2012 #88
For two years you've been telling us 22%, Manny... SidDithers Dec 2012 #18
I've been saying that Obama's committee recommended a 22% cut MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #19
"Obama's committee"?? Hmmm. Got a link? Got a direct quote from the President? nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #29
It's public record MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #33
Link it and quote it. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #36
I'm not your servant. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #41
You made the accusation, so you post the link and the exact quote... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #45
Do you know about a site called "Google"? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #52
Do you know the definition of the word "credibility"? Use Google and look it up. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #59
That ship has sailed. nt Bobbie Jo Dec 2012 #54
No shit. cliffordu Dec 2012 #71
Boom goes the dynamite cliffordu Dec 2012 #61
manny trollstein is on a roll.. dionysus Dec 2012 #65
I guess that's what secret muslim terrorists do. mzmolly Dec 2012 #21
thats enough of Manny demwing Dec 2012 #25
wow lillypaddle Dec 2012 #27
He asked Santa for that every year when he was a kid wryter2000 Dec 2012 #32
hahaha...lol fascisthunter Dec 2012 #35
I hope universal care for EVERYONE comes with this price tag. nt valerief Dec 2012 #42
Nah... Medicare's probably getting cut too MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #44
I have gotten regular AARP updates, information, pre-written email to "click here", text messages libdem4life Dec 2012 #51
manny, you have an unheathy obsession. dionysus Dec 2012 #64
I think Social Security is pretty important MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #80
you've made bullshit ploclamations for years dionysus Dec 2012 #82
Please point to one. Let's have a look. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #86
go on and show them. you're full of shit. nt dionysus Dec 2012 #94
While I don't think it is going to happen... NCTraveler Dec 2012 #66
Don't worry Manny, it's only a "technical change". neverforget Dec 2012 #67
Thank you for posting that. I was just going to google it to post it. jillan Dec 2012 #73
"tough choices" that conveniently never touch the people making them. Matariki Dec 2012 #85
I think those "tough choices" do impact the lives of those who truedelphi Dec 2012 #92
bankrupt when he left office? cite? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #141
Common knowledge, discussed quite a bit in the press back in the day. truedelphi Dec 2012 #144
that doesn't say he was bankrupt. and 'didn't have any money' to clinton could actually mean HiPointDem Dec 2012 #145
It was discussed in the press. Including the Telegraph, the Washinton Post and other places. The truedelphi Dec 2012 #146
i don't see anything that says he was bankrupt. i'm not debating that he signed those bills, i just HiPointDem Dec 2012 #147
Like Clinton himelf would say - it depends on what your definition of "bankrupt" is. truedelphi Dec 2012 #190
"technical adjustment ... and it is one sought by Republicans." WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #125
Wow. So first Carney says the President didn't propose it, that it was a Republican cui bono Dec 2012 #170
Pretty sweet deal huh? These "technical adjustments" affect people's lives neverforget Dec 2012 #173
Well, at least the president did approve of letting stem cell research go truedelphi Dec 2012 #209
I am getting real tired of this tough choices for everyone shit Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #207
Yeah, Manny. bvar22 Dec 2012 #69
plus 1000 sendero Dec 2012 #89
Thanks for that. You will know them by their WORKS, not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses. In Truth We Trust Dec 2012 #93
... woo me with science Dec 2012 #165
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 cui bono Dec 2012 #171
Indeed. Words mean nothing; actions mean everything. This is where Mr Obama sends Nay Dec 2012 #176
Good points. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #193
Now is not the time to point fingers..... Hotler Dec 2012 #72
If it makes any difference DFW Dec 2012 #74
Then why appoint Simpson and Bowles to lead a commission MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #75
Did he say that he WOULDN'T cut SS? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #101
He said he had no intention of cutting it DFW Dec 2012 #142
Did he say ANYTHING about "Raising-the-Cap"? bvar22 Dec 2012 #155
I didn't ask about that DFW Dec 2012 #231
YOU are a fool to believe this...a fool ELI BOY 1950 Dec 2012 #76
I signed the petition. Funny how so many posters who claim President Obama won't forestpath Dec 2012 #77
Well said! nt Chef Eric Dec 2012 #161
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Whereas you are DU's version of Jim Cramer pitching Bear Stearns? JackRiddler Dec 2012 #129
Touche' bvar22 Dec 2012 #169
I don't think the cheerleaders here are going to believe it a2liberal Dec 2012 #79
Not even then Doctor_J Dec 2012 #103
They will pull out the same old litany of excuses: bvar22 Dec 2012 #178
+1 Liberalynn Dec 2012 #197
And I have every right to call him "Spelunker In Chief" until he realizes.... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #81
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #83
Total bullshit! Neon2012 Dec 2012 #90
Actually, no. Google "chained CPI" nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #99
Nothing wrong with more contemporary standards. Neon2012 Dec 2012 #107
That is what you said about the Commodity Futures Modernization Act signed by Pres Clinton Agony Dec 2012 #108
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #109
Ah so Granny is an "inefficiency" durablend Dec 2012 #196
Yay, Obummer is finally letting his long-stifled cat food-feeding flag fly! CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #97
Obummer? democrattotheend Dec 2012 #115
The answer is "B" CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #132
Obama just sent 30,000 troops back into Iraq.. we are NEVER leaving.. lib2DaBone Dec 2012 #100
30,000 back to Iraq? Do you have a source for that? democrattotheend Dec 2012 #114
Who in the hell folds on a winning hand?! HoosierRadical Dec 2012 #104
That depends on what game he's playing, and against whom. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #185
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Can you be specific as to my lie? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #116
Do you have any comprehension of the reference you make woo me with science Dec 2012 #117
+1 million!!! Pisces Dec 2012 #122
Obama and the Hamiltonian Democrats: "This is not a bloodless process." woo me with science Dec 2012 #113
i yhink you dont understand negociating. veganlush Dec 2012 #126
What a crock! Coyotl Dec 2012 #128
Signed. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #131
We absolutely need a workers' party. kath Dec 2012 #135
Has Axlerod told Obama he WON THE ELECTION? 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #136
Yes, and now he's enacting his Republican agenda Doctor_J Dec 2012 #149
BIngo! n/t truedelphi Dec 2012 #208
the FICA tax cut was a step toward dismantling Social Security....it's being dismantled bit by bit; amborin Dec 2012 #137
Eventually you will come to see Individual Cat Food Savings Accounts as Salvation kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #184
yes, the incrementalism is everywhere and very dangerous and insidious amborin Dec 2012 #191
This message was self-deleted by its author DakotaLady Dec 2012 #139
Kicking for those who missed the Carney/White House statement. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #148
Signed and shared on Facebook. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #150
When are you going to blame Republicans? treestar Dec 2012 #151
Should Lincoln have fired his losing generals? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #152
Our leaders include the Republican house treestar Dec 2012 #186
Obama needs to fight. And win. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #192
It does not work that way treestar Dec 2012 #223
You are smoking something. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #225
I can't blame a DOG for being a DOG. bvar22 Dec 2012 #157
Well then why don't you blame Republicans treestar Dec 2012 #187
This morning you were ranting that this was not true, calling DU liars... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #158
The people to blame are Republicans treestar Dec 2012 #188
The president proposed cuts. I will blame both Doctor_J Dec 2012 #214
Not that simple treestar Dec 2012 #222
you're funny MNBrewer Dec 2012 #228
Of course he is doing it to avoid the cliff treestar Dec 2012 #232
Signed and shared Gin Dec 2012 #153
K & R AzDar Dec 2012 #159
Thanks Manny. I'm signer #2,399. nt Chef Eric Dec 2012 #160
Thanks! nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #164
Signed it! CanonRay Dec 2012 #177
He's been to the mountaintop. kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #181
Signer 2471. hay rick Dec 2012 #182
K&R! blackspade Dec 2012 #194
I've tried to sign several petitions on this issue WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #195
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #201
Actually he recently said he's a Republican Doctor_J Dec 2012 #213
and he's certainly NOT a Socialist. MNBrewer Dec 2012 #229
Austerity Now! Austerity Forever! blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #204
LOL MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #205
Any other non-vindictive person would have stopped at false prediction number 10. great white snark Dec 2012 #210
Yup! nt Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #215
k&r to sign petition nt steve2470 Dec 2012 #218
What makes you think that "Obama's Dream" is to cut SS? catbyte Dec 2012 #226
Because there are no cuts needed, and yet he has offered to make them Doctor_J Dec 2012 #230
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