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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:08 AM Oct 2016

Obama Is Relishing His Last Hurrah: Whacking GOPers Down The Ballot

In 2012, President Obama wanted voters to think about Democratic achievements under his watch when they showed up at the ballot box. In 2016, he wants voters to remember Republican havoc-wreaking – and specifically the kind of dark conspiracy theories, straight-up racism and weak-kneed GOP opposition that have fueled the candidacy of Donald Trump.

In a spree of campaign stops in recent days that have featured some particularly biting attacks on down-the-ballot Republicans, Obama is unleashed and unmuzzled.

In the last week, he was in Florida taunting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for endorsing Trump after calling him a con artist. He led a “Heck no” chant from the stump in Nevada in support of Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democrat running against Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) for Harry Reid’s seat. And at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in California, he laid into Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the former chair the House Oversight Committee who led a number of investigations into Obama administration pseudo-scandals. He couldn't resist, after the Issa campaign mailed fliers that suggested he had a productive relationship with Obama.

“As far as I can tell, Darrell Issa's primary contribution to the United States Congress has been to obstruct and to waste taxpayer dollar on trumped-up investigations that have led nowhere. And this is now a guy who, because poll numbers are bad, has sent out brochures with my picture on them, touting his cooperation on issues with me,” Obama said Sunday evening. “Now, that is the definition of chutzpah."

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obama-last-stand-whacking-gopers-down-the-ballot

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Obama Is Relishing His Last Hurrah: Whacking GOPers Down The Ballot (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP
yes, he's been hammering the GOPers. Chutzpah, indeed, from Darrell Issa! Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #1
I posted it in the BOG, too.. I didn't see that one.. but Cha Oct 2016 #2
anytime Cha! Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #7
This is my favorite target of the President's.. Cha Oct 2016 #3
For over eight years they (republicans) conspired to forget the Constitution while these turbinetree Oct 2016 #4
It's About Time! PunksMom Oct 2016 #5
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #6
Whack-A-Hole! tanyev Oct 2016 #8

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
1. yes, he's been hammering the GOPers. Chutzpah, indeed, from Darrell Issa!
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:12 AM
Oct 2016

and the president's cell phone drop after reading a mean tweet on Kimmel's show really was the best dig of the week! If you haven't seen it, http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017407805

it's nearer the end, if you're short on time...

Cha

(297,774 posts)
2. I posted it in the BOG, too.. I didn't see that one.. but
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:16 AM
Oct 2016

it's only fitting it's also in the Barack Obama Group.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110234319

Thank you, Divine Discontent

Cha

(297,774 posts)
3. This is my favorite target of the President's..
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:50 AM
Oct 2016

Nerdy Wonka ?@NerdyWonka
Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States is out of f**ks as evidenced by this righteous BURN against Darrell Issa.
2:53 AM - 24 Oct 2016

294 294 Retweets 407 407 likes

h/thttps://theobamadiary.com/2016/10/24/early-bird-chat-go-cubs/

turbinetree

(24,726 posts)
4. For over eight years they (republicans) conspired to forget the Constitution while these
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 08:26 AM
Oct 2016

treasonous jerks sat in that restaurant, and they shut down the government, attacked the middle class, equality, voting, drinking water, EPA, signing names to a letter, (by the way were is Tom Cotton), supporting terrorists out in Nevada and Oregon, you name it, they did, while ate the same time blaming everyone that wasn't a "right wing republican".

And for over 45 years this country has lived with a right wing Court, that has gutted everything, and attacked everything, with there right wing agenda, and using the Lewis Powell memo to turn the country into one big old corporation.

Well we the people are going to take back our districts for the 2020 census, to end this gerrymandering, and we are going too have justices on the bench protecting the people of this country instead of some monolithic entity that is not a person or an object plastered on some bill of money and say's its free speech.

And we are going to start with the top of your clown car ticket and then we are going to vote out the cronies from the republicans that have been trying to have it both ways.


And now they are whining, good whine, your a bunch of lying republican hypocrites



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