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103. You directed DevonRex to post #64. WTF was the point of that? You didn't answer the.....

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 11:44 PM

Jan 2012

issue with the original post which states "because he gave up on "his promise" to single payer. Nothing in #64 answers that deliberate untruth. This president did not run on a "promise" of single payer. As another poster said, in answer to you, 'his advocacy as a senatorial candidate was not a presidential promise'.

Now you can contort the intent of the o.p., but it's there in black & white for everyone to read for him/herself. There's so much wrong with the o.p. that it truly boggles the mind, but holding this president's feet to the fire for things he never promised is a credibility issue, and I think, deliberately misleading. Why would this group do that, and why would anyone follow these liars over a cliff, unless this is the latest iteration of "Operation Chaos"?

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Oh, just some ignorant dumbass. DevonRex Jan 2012 #9

Check post number 64 for your ignorant dumbass. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2012 #65

Was that supposed to prove your point? "Senate" Candidate Obama agreed with the premise... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #88

Did you read post number 64? You only need to read the header. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2012 #90

You need to re-read the o.p. which clearly states that Pres. Obama "promised single payer". Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #96

I don't know how to make this any plainer, the first five words in my header are below. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #101

You directed DevonRex to post #64. WTF was the point of that? You didn't answer the..... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #103

Let's try again one more time. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #109

Ah, I see. You don't lie, you just mislead. "Flip-Flop"? Nice try, but no cigar. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #112

Not trying to imply he broke a promise. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #114

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President Obama didn't promise it, but senate candidate Obama said he was a proponent for it. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #64

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I read that as saying not voting for him in the caucus. theaocp Jan 2012 #57

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