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Political Tiger

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Thu Jul-22-10 11:52 AM
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We have a "weak" President.

At least that's what I hear on DU. Apparently, as Rachael Maddow said, "the last time any president did this much in office, booze was illegal" is a sign of "weakness."

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Sheepshank

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Thu Jul-22-10 12:17 PM
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1. Yeah - hearing it, but not buying into it all.

Edited on Thu Jul-22-10 12:18 PM by Sheepshank

I hear many criticisms against Obama on the GD BB. I'm just not able to jump into that foray in any way.

From another bb, I've learned that it really does no good to "wallow" in the negative. The Reps just add botulism that particular type of feeding frenzy and then revel in the disarray they cause.

Activism is NOT the same thing and is admirable.

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POAS

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Thu Jul-22-10 09:10 PM
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2. Unweakest President in a long time....n/t

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quiet.american

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Thu Jul-22-10 10:00 PM
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3. PT - I take the sarcasm of your post, but --

Edited on Thu Jul-22-10 10:00 PM by quiet.american

Wish your subject line were different. Linguist George Lakoff - book, "Don't Think of an Elephant" - makes an excellent point that even if you use "the other side's" frame in sarcasm, it still perpetuates their language in the debate and reinforces it. Every time someone checks into the Barack Obama group now, the first thing they see is, "We have a "weak" President."

See what I mean?

Cheers.

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Political Tiger

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Thu Jul-22-10 11:35 PM
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4. I see your point.

I probably should have added a "LOL" after the title to show that I was not serious with that comment.

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quiet.american

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Thu Jul-22-10 11:37 PM
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5. Cheers for the reply, PT. Thanks for listening. nt

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