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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 11:53 AM Original message |
Heard a comment asking Obama to channel his inner LBJ. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Stop listening to the voices in your head. n/t |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. And how would that be productive? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. My objection to Obama is not wholly that he is not liberal enough. |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Obama does know what he wants though. And he's going after it. |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "the president can't do a lot more than simply talk ..... |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. No, I'm not, but I have read a lot about both of them. |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. No, but Truman had to deal with the same assholes, although at |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Read about the civil right s bill |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. There were no lunatic teabaggers during that time, either. n/t |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. +1 n/t |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And trying to ameliorate the situation by electing libs to congress |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Primarying Obama would put an even bigger drag at the top of the ticket. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Exactly!! It would be round 2 of 2010. n/t |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Obama may come off looking weak?!?!?!? |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Again, how would primarying Obama help? How would him not seeking re-election help? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. You are right. Voters now know where the Teabaggers stand. |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. But, how would primarying Obama put this country in a better spot? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. A different candidate has a better chance of winning and if not |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Obama has no chance at winning? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Sure, OK. He wins. And we are as fucked then as we are now!!! |
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Ryano42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Then let's ALL quit then! |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. What's an EMO? n/t |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. An overly emotional person. |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. Can anyone honestly say that in the entire, national Democratic |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Where is he/she and why are they shirking their responsibility to help lead their country? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. The proposed candidate could simply state that he/she vowed |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Will he/she be able to do all of those things unilaterally??? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. I don't know if you realize but you have tried to bolster your |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. He can't write and pass his own laws-that's Congress' job (you do know this, right?) |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. You seem to forget (or refuse to remember) that we controlled |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. 57-58 Democrats + 2 "Independents" do not necessarily equal complete control |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. Where'd ya "hear" that? Over on another thread? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Or maybe you suggest,.... |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I suggest that I see the method to his dealings with these insane obstructionists. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. LOL!!! n/t |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Certainly I can feel your pain and frustration. |
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Morizovich (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. Barbecue! |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. But the prison at Gitmo is closed!!! There is no Gitmo!!!! |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. He didn't break his promise to close Gitmo (contrary to what Politifact says) |
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Roy Ellefson (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm weary |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. "he's never met a compromise he didn't like" Is that why he rejected every single GOP deal thus far? |
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Roy Ellefson (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. compromise |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Really? Quote exact details from the final plan that has been agreed upon by Congress. |
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Roy Ellefson (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. rope a dope |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. You're still peddling a complete distortion of what Sanders said. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. FACT: Bernie Sanders endorses Mitch McConnell's plan: "I agree with Mitch McConnell." |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You know you're wrong from the transcript I posted...your own |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That's a false statement. Why are you trying to mislead people? |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You made a mistake and obviously, you can't admit it. You know |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. lol! Your own reply cites St. Bernie as saying "I agree with McConnell" just as I quoted. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. You're going to continue this game? You ignore the transcript, at this |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. He has not vetoed anything yet. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. He's threatened to veto Boehner's plan. Nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed upon. |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. Real change has been made. Real lives have been bettered. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
49. That is NOT going to happen. Obama WILL run and Obama will WIN re-election. n/t |
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