Obama should go public with the hostage situation

Nancy Waterman

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Mon May-16-11 01:52 PM
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Obama should go public with the hostage situation

I think President Obama should go on TV and say the GOP is taking the country hostage, insisting on very harmful policies and threatening an economic nightmare if they don't get there way. He needs to take over the conversation.

Krugman is right. Stand up and fight back. We need to be very aggressive with the narrative on this and use worlds like "hostage taking" and "extortion".

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/opinion/16krugman.html?_r=1&hp

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damntexdem

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Mon May-16-11 01:53 PM
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1. And given the MSM's corporate fawning, only the Prez can do it.

He can get the media time, coverage, and attention that others cannot.

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NightWatcher

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Mon May-16-11 01:55 PM
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2. send in Seal Team 6, those guys are on top of the world right now

Repuke Tango Down! Fiscal/political terrorists should be treated like other terorists

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Nancy Waterman

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Tue May-17-11 12:20 PM
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8. Repuke Tango Down

Perfect!!

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Dawson Leery

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Mon May-16-11 02:17 PM
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3. K/R

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liberalla

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Mon May-16-11 02:26 PM
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4. K&R

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Skink

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Mon May-16-11 02:34 PM
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5. they've got to drain the government pension funds first.

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MannyGoldstein

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Mon May-16-11 02:48 PM
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6. That didn't work for Clinton, did it?

Edited on Mon May-16-11 02:49 PM by MannyGoldstein

Oh wait, it worked perfectly for Clinton and destroyed Newt Gingrich. Never mind.

Maybe Obama's getting just what he wants?

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former9thward

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Tue May-17-11 12:37 PM
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9. Newt Gingrich destroyed Newt Gingrich.

The Rs kept control of the House for several elections after the shutdowns in the 90s.

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Bladian

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Mon May-16-11 04:57 PM
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7. Scared me for a sec there

"Hostage-what hostage situation?! Oh. That one."

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KoKo

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Tue May-17-11 06:29 PM
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10. Nancy...Read this...it's good read:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x674786

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