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Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
9. I could not agree more with the statement on the Arne Duncan appointment
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:47 PM
Dec 2012

HUGE MISTAKE, I feel public education as a right for ALL, with an equal (not competitive Race to the Top BS) distribution of what aid we can give for ALL children to succeed, is receding into the past.

I Am With You On This Matter. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2012 #1
I could not agree more with the statement on the Arne Duncan appointment Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #9
Ever wonder why he acts out of character sometimes? It is b/c some of that campaign money Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #20
The corruption & rot in our electoral process is a huge part of our problem. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #54
I like that! Thanks! lexw Jan 2013 #119
This should be a bumper sticker nolabels Jan 2013 #125
Nonsense, Dustlawyer. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #103
While I can understand you voicing your criticism of Obama, DrewFlorida Dec 2012 #27
Yes, the Art of the Possible. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #79
I can agree with that! DrewFlorida Dec 2012 #88
No, the people are much further to the left. cui bono Dec 2012 #80
"Be realistic! Demand the impossible!" Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #129
Excellent summary. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #29
I could vote fo Gillibrand or Warren pscot Dec 2012 #45
Third-Way Manny has ideals? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #62
Does anyone know what Gillibrand stands for? How does she present? JDPriestly Dec 2012 #70
I admire Gillibrand. pscot Dec 2012 #77
I was also very sceptical of Gillibrand tomg Dec 2012 #91
Brian Schweitzer. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #46
I LOVE Brian! napi21 Jan 2013 #120
I fell in love with him when I read this quote many years ago: CrispyQ Jan 2013 #133
Real reality politics brush Jan 2013 #112
Obama is NOT a progressive. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #128
Nodding and smiling LWolf Dec 2012 #2
It doesn't make you unpopular, and that's the problem missingthebigdog Dec 2012 #37
I've never called LWolf Dec 2012 #61
rec. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #3
Well Stated! jimlup Dec 2012 #4
It'll probably get me another ToS violation, but K&R Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #5
Do NOT compare Jackpine Radical to that troll you agreed with who said eff Obama and the Dems. DevonRex Dec 2012 #10
I was thinking more along the lines of the "don't push your luck" term. Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #13
Very well stated. K&R. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #6
I can only agree Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #7
Is he center-right or is that where the debate is framed? michigandem58 Dec 2012 #8
That is where he allows the policy to end up, most of the time. That's what matters. Lionessa Dec 2012 #11
K&R MSE MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #12
I don't think any democrat should have to explain why they sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #14
Yes, why is that? RC Dec 2012 #35
Yes! Thank you sabrina 1. SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2012 #75
Thank you and Jackpine. It really is that simple Blasphemer Dec 2012 #84
I agree, except he's center-Left not center-Right. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #15
No he ain't. RC Dec 2012 #38
No, he is a corporatist. woo me with science Dec 2012 #57
Now, THAT's a concise list. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #63
that democrats are involved is nothing new. nt tomp Jan 2013 #110
Great post! Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #131
I agree completely MissDeeds Dec 2012 #16
Why do you hate America? kentuck Dec 2012 #17
Perfect nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #18
I couldn't agree more....if people... shut up, Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #19
Well said! NCcoast Dec 2012 #21
Absolutely latebloomer Dec 2012 #22
You speak for many of us. Cleita Dec 2012 #23
Thank you DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #24
Yeah, right on! and Happy New Year! Agony Dec 2012 #25
Agony, a perfect song for this thread. saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #69
You know what you need? progressoid Dec 2012 #26
Bullcrap. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #64
Or a unicorn farting rainbows and M&Ms progressoid Dec 2012 #76
Well apparently PBO could just have easily put a unicorn on the table as SS. cui bono Dec 2012 #81
Unicorn(s) should never be spoken of in mixed company nolabels Jan 2013 #126
But DU isn't mixed company-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #134
Great! You just made the baby Abraham Lincoln cry. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #28
"center right." The unintentional comedy of this place brightens up a rainy day. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #30
That's because they get their news from Fox. JoeyT Dec 2012 #32
Where would you place the following ideas on the political spectrum? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #34
Yeah, excellent point. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #51
I'm putting the spectrum in a historical perspective. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #65
Yes, today's center right is far more right than Reagan Oilwellian Dec 2012 #86
God, you guys are like a broken record. So tiring. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #101
I was getting woud up sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #71
You should tell that to the "80's moderate Republican" President. progressoid Dec 2012 #39
So, you're saying a candidate perceived to be a socialist can indeed win TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #56
The policies are not even moderate. They reflect the purchase of our government by corporations. woo me with science Dec 2012 #60
Yes, center right . . . markpkessinger Dec 2012 #105
well said shireen Dec 2012 #31
It doesn't make you disloyal. But don't expect the owners to stand by and let you fire geckosfeet Dec 2012 #33
Siegelman in prison and Cheney's foreign policy did it for me. Octafish Dec 2012 #36
Well said Odd Won Out Dec 2012 #41
Not Much BobbyBoring Dec 2012 #68
Thom Hartmann has said a couple times that Clinton was taken aside after he was cui bono Dec 2012 #82
The way I always fantisized that it happened was Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #93
Heh heh... cui bono Jan 2013 #123
Gladly recommend. cornflake_31 Dec 2012 #40
No, it's what makes you a loyal Dem. Promoting R values like a chained CPI or the grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #42
The last paragraph Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #43
The democratic party, under the leadership of the DLC, went along BridgeTheGap Dec 2012 #44
well-said. We should have a separate forum to scold people for not cheerleading yurbud Dec 2012 #47
And remember Jackpine r - truedelphi Dec 2012 #48
Wow, that's brilliant. Love it!! Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #66
Oh, hell yes!!! nightscanner59 Jan 2013 #115
Tip O'Neill said "All politics is local." jonthebru Dec 2012 #49
yes it makes you other than a Dem, but not disloyal, but at least you are acknowledging that pasto76 Dec 2012 #50
If it makes some of us "other than a Dem" it is only because the truedelphi Dec 2012 #73
So have I, but ann--- Dec 2012 #52
K&R... ReRe Dec 2012 #53
Too bad voting for your principles is viewed as quixotic. CranialRectaLoopback Dec 2012 #55
Exactly colsohlibgal Dec 2012 #58
This is exactly my approach, and feeling about it. RevStPatrick Dec 2012 #59
As with all things ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #67
How do you propose that acknowledgment to happen? cui bono Dec 2012 #87
Right there beside you. Our ULTIMATE responsibility is to our COUNTRY, not SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2012 #72
meh bigtree Dec 2012 #74
It should be. So why all the "sit down and STFU" when valid questions, concerns, and... SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2012 #78
I think that many folks come into politics understanding the obstacles bigtree Dec 2012 #89
the "purists" are like rightwing brownshirts stupidicus Dec 2012 #83
oh youre just a drug loving iamthebandfanman Dec 2012 #85
A drug-loving dirty hippy utopian nut? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #97
I hear you... kentuck Jan 2013 #109
Imagine if all Democrats were equally critical Oilwellian Dec 2012 #90
K&R nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #92
I'm with you RedstDem Dec 2012 #94
I can't say I've ever Control-Z Dec 2012 #95
The fact that you feel you need to say this is so screwed up MuseRider Dec 2012 #96
CORRECT Skittles Dec 2012 #98
Amen. woo me with science Jan 2013 #136
DURec! bvar22 Dec 2012 #99
K&R love_katz Dec 2012 #100
+ Kinda of the way it's supposed to work, really. (nt) DirkGently Dec 2012 #102
R&K - I stand with you. scarletwoman Dec 2012 #104
President Barack Hussein Obama will go down in history as one of the greatest Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #106
Wish I could rec this more than once. nt NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #107
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!! DeSwiss Dec 2012 #108
President Barack Hussein Obama will go down in history as one of the Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #111
Why did you post this twice? Number23 Jan 2013 #113
Maybe when I trashed it the first time, it really wasn't trashed... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #114
That's what you're supposed to do. Go to whitehouse.gov and comment away. You can pressure your judesedit Jan 2013 #116
I must add,for all of the bullshit Obama has had to put up with, he is doing a fantastic job. How he judesedit Jan 2013 #117
I'm pretty far left AAO Jan 2013 #118
Totally agreed. donheld Jan 2013 #121
In all likelihood, he's going to sign the 2013 version of the NDAA (indefinite detention). Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #122
We are simpatico..very well expressed MellonCollie11 Jan 2013 #124
Boss! Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #127
Why do people keep expecting Obama to act like a progressive when he's a moderate? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #130
Back in 2007, bvar22 Jan 2013 #137
So sensible timesamillion Jan 2013 #132
K&R , once you add post 96. woo me with science Jan 2013 #135
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