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In reply to the discussion: Duped into voting for President Obama? [View all]Cha
(320,369 posts)61. This is why I voted for Pres Obama.. 3rd way my Democratic Arse..
Updated and Expanded List of 212 Obama Accomplishments, With Citations http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/what-has-obama-done-since-january-20-2009.html
"Obama Ends Dont Ask, Dont Tell Policy"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/us/23military.html
"Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage Initiatives In 3 States" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/obama-same-sex-marriage_n_2020733.html
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"Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/us/politics/obama-says-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
HHS finalizes rule guaranteeing 100 percent funding for new Medicaid beneficiaries http://www.democraticunderground.com/11028481

President Barack Obama talks with Katerina Rodgaard of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, in the Blue Room of the White House, before making a statement on gun safety, March 28, 2013. Vice President Joe Biden hugs another event participant in the background. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/03/28/this-and-that-59/#comments
"Obama Ends Dont Ask, Dont Tell Policy"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/us/23military.html
"Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage Initiatives In 3 States" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/obama-same-sex-marriage_n_2020733.html
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"Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/us/politics/obama-says-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
HHS finalizes rule guaranteeing 100 percent funding for new Medicaid beneficiaries http://www.democraticunderground.com/11028481

President Barack Obama talks with Katerina Rodgaard of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, in the Blue Room of the White House, before making a statement on gun safety, March 28, 2013. Vice President Joe Biden hugs another event participant in the background. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/03/28/this-and-that-59/#comments
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Nope i was not duped into voting for Obama but really we did not have a choice.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2013
#2
But.but.but..he only did 99.5% of what we want - where's the other half %? Seriously, excellent...
George II
Apr 2013
#43
Sacrilege! You are only supposed to post positive spin in the altar threads!!!
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#34
Some balsa, but to be fair the villains are made of straw, poppits of "haters"
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#58
Went in fully informed. And, continuing to kick the asses of the haters who choose to be blind.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2013
#10
Barack Hussein Obama will go down as one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen!!!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Mar 2013
#14
Unemployment dropped by 40% and GDP grew 9%+ per year during FDR's first term
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2013
#29
thanks for tacitly conceding the validity of my observation and remarks again
stupidicus
Apr 2013
#90
admissions as to your struggles with plain and simple english are welcomed as well
stupidicus
Apr 2013
#94
Not I. Unlike some, I can see both sides. To me, his positives are weighted by what he had to
patrice
Apr 2013
#36
Nope. I tagged him as just another 3rd Way politician when he promised to escalate the war
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2013
#52
I feel duped as hell. I heard him say with my own ears at a rally I attended that he
forestpath
Apr 2013
#55
Common mistake you made, not learning the the 3rd way euphemisms for cutting,
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#62
Yes, in thirdwayspeak, "sacrifice" means it's the poor/middle class/elderly/sick who must suffer.
forestpath
Apr 2013
#65
Never felt duped. I'm as proud of him today as I was when he announced his first run.
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2013
#77
Unfortunately I think he'll go down as another Bill Clinton - brilliant man, mediocre president.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2013
#107