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tallahasseedem

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35. +1

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #27)

Thu May 31, 2012, 06:07 PM

May 2012

I completely agree with you.

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Obama not taking vocal role in Wisconsin's recall clash [View all] brentspeak May 2012 OP

THIS WHY WE LOOSE.. ELI BOY 1950 May 2012 #1

not cool n/t Psephos May 2012 #2

Very disappointed in Obama not get involved DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #3

Yeah, well everybody hates it when "Obama (fill in the blank)". And your "support" Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #20

! that'll leave a mark! dionysus May 2012 #24

Trying to set up a fall guy if the recall fails? AtomicKitten May 2012 #4

Thanks for posting. emulatorloo May 2012 #5

Touch it, dude. AtomicKitten May 2012 #12

Here's a fact: Obama, the leader of the Democratic party, is too chicken brentspeak May 2012 #22

keep trying brent. the shtick is getting stale. dionysus May 2012 #25

For a "progressive state", they sure do like electing Republicans...nt SidDithers May 2012 #26

"Trying to set up a fall guy if the recall fails?" Ding! Ding! Ding! Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #6

Since when was it the job of POTUS to get involved in local political disputes? Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #8

so it is ok for POTUS littlewolf May 2012 #10

I don't agree that it was a good idea for him to get involved in that situation either Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #11

I like that ... I was just saying littlewolf May 2012 #14

I see your point Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #15

You might have a point if this was 4 yrs. ago. He was new on the job, and feeling his way. Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #16

Not to late for each of us to pitch in.... Bluenorthwest May 2012 #7

But his organization is working on getting out the vote (which is just as important) WI_DEM May 2012 #9

WI State Senator Jon Erpenbach says OFA has some 60 offices in Wisconsin helping. AtomicKitten May 2012 #13

Yeah, ain't like he's busy doing anything else, right? Drunken Irishman May 2012 #17

all I am saying is how hard is it to do a radio ad littlewolf May 2012 #18

I gotta ask. Are you in WI? Do you know he hasn't done a radio ad? Let's not.... Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #19

agreed ... I was under the impression littlewolf May 2012 #21

Obama's busy today attending GW Bush's portrait unveiling Poiuyt May 2012 #30

Have the WI Dems asked him to come? pstokely May 2012 #23

Obama should not get directly involved in a state's recall issue. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #27

+1 tallahasseedem May 2012 #35

What pisses me off so much about this is that the people of WI didn't have Obama's back in 2012! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #28

Unions are pouring their money into local elections and whatnot. Why should Mr. President stand in? lonestarnot May 2012 #29

I see where the WH did a tweet littlewolf May 2012 #31

He turned over all 60 offices of OFA in Wisconsin to GOTV. AtomicKitten May 2012 #32

excellent ... littlewolf May 2012 #34

you betcha AtomicKitten May 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten May 2012 #33