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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:07 PM Original message |
Obama’s Right Turn |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R -- this post should be a rebuttal to that list of "accomplishments" that's been floating around |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. It doesn't rebut his accomplishments. It ignores them. n/t |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. kick |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. i don't think that i can/will ever cast another vote for him. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. We'll get over it. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. not me. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. always always always always follow the money |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is why the paid Obama staffers have been so defensive on here lately. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. the astroturfing has been kicked into high gear |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. paid Obama staffers? Are you a paid republican agitator? It's so easy to be cynical and |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Um...have fun...not(?) typing on yours? n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. yeah, obama pays people to post on DU.... |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I know people who do this, and have been offered the job myself. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. astroturfing |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. buzzword |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. defensive |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I like living in reality, what can I say? n/t |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. While you are being very truthful, it is useless to get through to a lot of people on DU these days. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. Excellent post....unfortunately truth tellers are berated and in some cases, tombstoned. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Don't forget mocked...you're often mocked. n/t |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. No, you don't, and no, you weren't. n/t |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I absolutely was, and I still know people who do this. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. No, you really weren't. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
47. oh shit... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I saw a banner ad that said Google would pay me just to surf the internet all day. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Paid posters and investments in websites.... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. If you can think of a more *in*effecient use of resources than paying someone to post on a |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Why do you think this is so uncommon . . . ??? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. You didn't provide a more ineffecient use of resources than paying someone to post on a messageboard |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. You obviously know very little to nothing about viral marketing. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I know enough to know what is and is not a good use of resources. |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Making your message appear to come from the grassroots is an effective use of resources |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You are talking in broad generalities about "viral marketing" and "freelance writing communities" |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I don't believe you're not a paid blogger. So we're even. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. I do take that story for what it is, which is not much, to be frank. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #35 |
63. You could just place a period after the seventh word. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. What I provided was something for you to think about . . . |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Either you are completely ignorant and naive.....or part of the astroturfing itself. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Your position is a perfect blend of self-importance and self-righteousness. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. and delusional paranoia... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
60. Raskolnik, you are either an ignorant person or someone who is paid for disinformation. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Then WHERE'S MY MONEY????? LOL! n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. yeah no shit... |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. If there were any here, they're not very good at their jobs :-) |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. They're doing a very good job of trying to paint those disappointed with Obama's right turn |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. The fact that you think the "lefty blogosphere" is the first item to get squared away |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. If I implied it was the first thing on the list, I misspoke. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. So its safe to assume, by your logic, that you are being paid by the Republicans. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Obama cheerleading inside DU . . .. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Obama isn't chasing the "center" . .. he's chasing the RIGHT . . . |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. But, "Transparency in Government" made such a swell slogan. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. So did "Hope and Change". Real swell. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. Especially when in the US, that's Orwellian code for: Don't Hold Your Fucking Breath lol |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. Oh, puh-LEEZ |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. The OP has nothing to do with misplaced expectations |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #52 |
61. Radical reform |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
54. Obama's Driving Full Steam Ahead |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. +1 |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
57. Anbody who thinks that Obama is a right wing president is too far to the left to know what a |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. He's not RW. This isn't even a Right Turn. It's a U-turn |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. K & R nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
59. Obama is doing things (e.g. forcing GM into bankruptcy) that no Republican could dare. |
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