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In reply to the discussion: False: "Obama said he was a 'moderate Republican'" [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)11. Please stop using the term "naysayers".
That does nothing to promote discussion. All it does is set up an us vs. them situation and that is never good and isn't accurate.
There are plenty of reasons to criticize Obama's policies and this is a place to discuss those policies. When you keep using the term "naysayers" you are being dismissive and rude to those with legitimate complaints. If you disagree with them then use the forum to post your disagreement. If you simply use the term "naysayer" then you are basically conceding that you have no opposing argument and simply don't like the fact that they disagree with Obama, which in turn shows that you are not examining what Obama does but simply engaging in idol worship, which is extremely dangerous.
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Thank you for posting that. I get so tired of the naysayers saying that about him.
loyalkydem
Dec 2012
#2
The use of the word "naysayer" is the poster's opinion, one that is shared by....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#26
Don't forget the suspension of habeas corpus by Lincoln during the Civil War, the secret bombing....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#28
All I'm saying is, based on past history which has far more examples than I posted,....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#36
How can we forget? These all happened under republican administrations.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Dec 2012
#68
Except for the words "drone" and "Internet" it sounds like a description of past police states.
NealK
Dec 2012
#44
Well Pro, these are still the good old days of DOMA. That's still the law of the land.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#16
Health care IS health insurance. And Reagan made a career of busting unions.
allrevvedup
Dec 2012
#52
There are plenty of people right now who have insurance and can't afford to use it
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#59
If they're smart they'll take a day off without their low pay to go for a checkup?
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#63
Yeah, I'm more than passingly familiar with insurance. The response doesn't explain
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#75
Insurance won't be nationalized. Something like 85% of us won't be in the exchanges anyway
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#81
only people i have ever heard say that are anti-obama, anti-democratic party posters on du
arely staircase
Dec 2012
#24
I don't know why you think the folks spreading this lie are interested in things like
Number23
Dec 2012
#29
Well he damn sure is not a liberal/progressive but he does have a D after his name
Resonance_Chamber
Dec 2012
#39