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laconicsax

(14,860 posts)
34. There's a lot of worthlessness in those sentiments.
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:03 PM
Apr 2012

Obama's been better on LGBT issues than any previous president.

That standard was so low, he would have had to try really hard to not surpass it.

It's a shame this is taking place immediately before a Presidential election Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #1
Silence = Death. n/t William769 Apr 2012 #2
that phrase is about US keeping silence, not about others sticking their necks, nofurylike Apr 2012 #6
ACT UP was not just LBGT persons FreeState Apr 2012 #11
for now, just briefly, more later. nofurylike Apr 2012 #12
Knowledge = Life Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #20
There is no such risk in supporting marriage equality FreeState Apr 2012 #28
from an article posted on this forum: nofurylike Apr 2012 #32
There's a lot of worthlessness in those sentiments. laconicsax Apr 2012 #34
"a lot of worthlessness"? (rather a personal attack, you know.) tell it to Rep Frank. and nofurylike Apr 2012 #35
What you are ignoring is the arc of history and the context that creates... Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #36
that is the point. context mitigates for Pres Clinton, but not for Pres Obama. nofurylike Apr 2012 #37
So you choose not to address this and change the subject? n/t FreeState Apr 2012 #38
Barack Obama has always been about one thing: joeybee12 Apr 2012 #3
smoke a joint go to for profit prison. Oh sorry, wrong issue nt msongs Apr 2012 #4
i am sorry to see you must be way too busy to get to appreciate the facts. nofurylike Apr 2012 #7
I recognize what's been accomplished BUT BillStein Apr 2012 #8
that was not what the poster i replied to said. thank you, though. nt nofurylike Apr 2012 #13
Typical response...rhethoric, no facts...nt joeybee12 Apr 2012 #9
plenty of facts in this group's forum. i hope you take the time nofurylike Apr 2012 #14
I'm a federal employee and Creideiki Apr 2012 #10
Condescendence isn't an argument. The Philosopher Apr 2012 #16
direct, calm, sincere responses are often demeaned as condescension here. nofurylike Apr 2012 #25
No, telling people The Philosopher Apr 2012 #27
i am sincerely sorry when someone does not know facts that could nofurylike Apr 2012 #29
I have not received any additional rights. None. yardwork Apr 2012 #17
My state is voting on one, too. MNBrewer Apr 2012 #18
I know. We're actually going backwards in many parts of the country. yardwork Apr 2012 #19
Yes, I've decided that I will be voting for Obama as well. MNBrewer Apr 2012 #21
Gosh, I feel exactly the same way! yardwork Apr 2012 #22
We're not worth enough. Fearless Apr 2012 #5
Don't Expect Obama to Stick His Neck Out For Us... RetiredTrotskyite Apr 2012 #15
Obama is a social conservative Doctor_J Apr 2012 #23
I said that in 2008 right after the election and got in big trouble for it on DU. yardwork Apr 2012 #24
Between this, his crackdown on pot smokers, his gifts to the gun culture, Doctor_J Apr 2012 #26
That he's playing 7-dimensional chess? laconicsax Apr 2012 #30
Yes, we encountered that chess argument before Doctor_J Apr 2012 #31
The mistake everyone made was in assuming that Obama wasn't playing chess against us. laconicsax Apr 2012 #33
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