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In reply to the discussion: Right-wing obstruction could have been fought: An ineffective and gutless presidency’s legacy [View all]Cha
(302,806 posts)327. It was a stupid HIDE... DU jury protecting Thomas Frank at Salon.. how touching.
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Right-wing obstruction could have been fought: An ineffective and gutless presidency’s legacy [View all]
XemaSab
Jul 2014
OP
It's true he did quote FDR to the bankers about the pitchforks. His job was different from FDR's.
craigmatic
Jul 2014
#1
The special inspector general for TARP said it and a whole lot more worth hearing.
Octafish
Jul 2014
#189
K&R Except that "ineffective" and "gutless" are the wrong characterization of this presidency.
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#3
Bingo. Calling someone ineffective requires an assumption about what that person
merrily
Jul 2014
#175
He's been very, very effective in making sure that Corporate America recovered
Maedhros
Jul 2014
#319
I Could Not Disagree More With This Prevailing DU Sentiment - O Is An Appeaser For The 1%
cantbeserious
Jul 2014
#6
I always found Obama's support of the OWS movement a tad intellectually dishonest
tymorial
Jul 2014
#96
You mean let's talk when it's too late. THIS is the time to stop it, 'when it is' enacted is way
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#313
Avoiding again... Why is Obama trying to get it, and get it secretly? The GOP isn't making him do it
cui bono
Jul 2014
#334
It doesn't have to be either/or. Both party leaders failed us in these difficult times
cui bono
Jul 2014
#269
It's either or. Country had a massive crisis, only one side tried to fix it. That's either or. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#273
Would that it were so black and white. But I see now why you don't think Obama should ever
cui bono
Jul 2014
#335
Except that the choice was never between perfection (or a pony) and what Obama delivered.
merrily
Jul 2014
#124
So you cite a report by a lobbying group that enabled Raygun's tax policy
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2014
#180
but the idea that he wishes for a utopian world is a rw meme and it's playing out
certainot
Jul 2014
#323
Seems Fitting - "fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again" - GWB
cantbeserious
Jul 2014
#5
The saddest Third Way tactic of all: feigned inability to process a clearly written argument
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#149
You responded to my question by claiming to be a NonSensical Post - Review The Record
MohRokTah
Jul 2014
#120
Nonsense, but your empty, defensive, namecalling response is predictable. nt
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#22
Your defense is a damnation. You claim the office is inherently corrupt and obviously so, comically
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#27
Only read the headline and the posted part and it struck me as a "hit piece" that isn't based ....
Botany
Jul 2014
#208
Yes, the banksters did not get hit like they should have been but do you want to go back to ....
Botany
Jul 2014
#207
Has One Ever Heard Of The Power Of No - Very Effective Tool And Technique
cantbeserious
Jul 2014
#29
That's my problem with the piece too. State how unhinged and insane the opposition is
Number23
Jul 2014
#281
Have you won any elections, passed any ordanances? If not, why do you speak your opinions?
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#32
Good God, the hate streaming off you. 'Stick your head in an oven' is how you respond to political
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#33
Thomas Franks should go "stick his head in an oven". doesn't get SICKER than that.
cali
Jul 2014
#38
Well, so was Jeff talking about Thomas, not the DU thread writer. If he had, the hide would be good.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#289
That's happened at least once before to a DUer.. oh yeah it was me.. I called Scalia
Cha
Jul 2014
#329
Thank you, Ferretherder! Jeff's post was Excellent and the DU jury HID it because why?.. Protecting
Cha
Jul 2014
#328
The above tripe is proof we have those on the left as deluded as those on the right
mikekohr
Jul 2014
#40
Yup, and that includes Third Way Republicans in Democrat suits. nt
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#143
I wish those reacting reflexively to this article could grasp the greater gist of it.
cali
Jul 2014
#60
That's actually not true. By wide margins in every measure, Democrats OVERWHELMINGLY support
Number23
Jul 2014
#286
Predictable avoidance of policies in favor of sliming DUers. That's how the propaganda rolls.
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#148
Yeah, that seems to be the new talking point. I've seen it several times since yesterday.
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#277
Perhaps he agrees with the other 50 lines of commentary that also got hidden? eom.
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2014
#130
"I would disagree however, with the gutless and ineffective description unless it is qualified with
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#116
The perfect example of the weakness of Obama is how he tried for months to get the...
EEO
Jul 2014
#86
It's almost as if the ACA was conceived and implemented as a purely political football
Maedhros
Jul 2014
#324
Since President Obama's reelection, the top rate of income tax on the rich has increased by 4.6%.
Nye Bevan
Jul 2014
#89
And if you try to use 4.6 percent to portray *this* presidency as a liberal effort,
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#121
Throughout all of the obstruction Obama and way too many Dems continued and continue to
stillwaiting
Jul 2014
#139
Every single time the Republican Party scandalizes itself into the potential dustbin of history,
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#156
Yes, for the love of Buddha, yes. It's THE big con. Why don't more see it?
stillwaiting
Jul 2014
#169
It's like the crane kick in the Karate Kid, Daniel-san. "If do right, no can defense."
merrily
Jul 2014
#162
I looked for Frank's solutions in this article, concrete solutions, I really did
bigtree
Jul 2014
#220
I kept waiting for Franks to explain how shaming the GOP would work when ...
JoePhilly
Jul 2014
#226
LMAO, yes, like the GOP would have cared about 'shaming'. This is magical thinking.
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#274
First, your framing is incorrect. But lets assume it isnt for a moment. They dont care what we do.
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#301
Very good analysis with excellent source material, although I disagree with the following
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2014
#241
+1, Republican meme = Obama is a dictator, the OP communications nothing different other than
uponit7771
Jul 2014
#266
Professor Paul Krugman gives the President an A-; says he's the most consequential since...
Hekate
Jul 2014
#227
I see that critics of Obama are no more inclined to respond to those defenses with facts
bigtree
Jul 2014
#232
What truth? From Thomas Frank, Really? I'll take Paul Krugman's assessment of President
Cha
Jul 2014
#330
So? I call him out when I want to.. Nice to See Krugman's has come around to my way of thinking.
Cha
Jul 2014
#366
Rick Perry barks, the president jumps, and nearly $4 billion dollars fell out of his pocket
whereisjustice
Jul 2014
#312
your sister's a whore, your brother's a thief, and your ideas are treasonous (SAYS RW RADIO)
certainot
Jul 2014
#317
I know it's easy for me to be a armchair quarterback, but If I where the POTUS.
AIRSTONED
Jul 2014
#354