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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:20 AM Original message |
Robert Reich: Why we need a President who will fight for workers. |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. maybe a suitable candidate will step up in 2012. Meanwhile the nation collapses with no fierce |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. We can't wait around for some knight in shining armor to save us. We must defend ourselves. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. we were sold on the idea of Obama as knight in armor in the last election |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. yes but.....Peope's movements need political leaders to actually implement policies |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. How do you propose to do that, Better Believe It? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Building mass movements independent of the politicians and two major political parties. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. K&R (Strange that any Dem would unrec the idea of a prez who fights for workers.) |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. That's what Democrats are for. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. We MUST have a Primary challenger in the next election, but it MUST BE |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Alan Grayson. n/t |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Agreed. If there isn't a challenger then we need the biggest write in effort |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. recommend |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. K&R Reich is one of the voices of the people left |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Dream the Impossible Dream... |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. God it's sad we have to keep asking for the Democratic Party to be pro-worker |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Reich is my favorite economist |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. In the end they will destroy Wall Street by first destroying Main Street. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Those running things now are too old to care about some imaginary future. They're taking the money |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Yes. |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Agreed |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
17. a "pro business" government or a "pro workers" government |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Does it have to be either/or? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. well I happen to have been both |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. To spend any more time thinking someone to the left of Obama will be elected President |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Bullshit. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. That's the Obama that you bought. He campaigned to Hillary voters and Indies too. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. So you're admitting he lied to at least two groups? |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Lied? Really Joey? It's called campaigning. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Too late, Obama blew his chance to get millions of votes. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
25. Didn't Reich help sell NAFTA? I can't recall whether he supported it or didn't. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. Do as I say, not as I do. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. So you disagree with all points in the article? |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Not at all |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is desperately needed |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
34. .. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
36. kick ! |
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