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DCBob

(24,689 posts)
201. Never said it would and Im not just talking about DU..
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 04:19 PM
Jun 2013

There are millions across the country going apeshit over this and ready to dump the President and his party. Thats just rediculous and dangerous.

I call it "outrage fatigue...." mike_c Jun 2013 #1
Yeah, we forget that most of this stuff is all bullshit. So, we go ahead and believe it. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #90
Yeah, we should just shut up and watch reality tv and not worry what that clicking on our telephone sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #245
Did you damage the finish of your car peeling off your stickers? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #260
I have friends and family members who are, quite literally, too depressed to discuss dgibby Jun 2013 #122
That's how I feel right now... haven't been paying attention budkin Jun 2013 #166
+1000 FirstLight Jun 2013 #171
That's what the GOP hopes you and others will do. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #2
+1 Historic NY Jun 2013 #5
x2 Gus Lammas Jun 2013 #132
Yep, it is definitely a tactic the GOP employs and quite skillfully. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2013 #9
How can people not see this? madokie Jun 2013 #56
Sadly, I think your last sentence sums it all up, they hate the black man RKP5637 Jun 2013 #91
Blinded by hate madokie Jun 2013 #113
And a Dem in that order. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2013 #165
DOUBLE BINGO!!! kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #199
Scott Walker celebrating AnotherWyoDemocrat Jun 2013 #137
So Republicans are forcing Obama and the Dems to NOT do these things? dbackjon Jun 2013 #31
Not what I said. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #52
Yep Andy823 Jun 2013 #115
Agree! JoePhilly Jun 2013 #117
Wisconsin is in a free fall, sadly. SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2013 #191
I think there are several states that are having similar problems davidpdx Jun 2013 #235
And won't the tea party have fun with the NSA? Good thing for them Autumn Jun 2013 #119
Obvious...right? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #133
I don't hate the government but... CincyDem Jun 2013 #60
What did he do wrong here? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #72
I'm not sure he did anything technically "wrong" but it's like so many other things... CincyDem Jun 2013 #83
Wait ... its not "different" enough. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #97
I know he's not God CincyDem Jun 2013 #102
Exactly: spine. levp Jun 2013 #147
+ 1 Mil darkangel218 Jun 2013 #150
you nailed it in your first sentence FirstLight Jun 2013 #174
Overseen by the FISA Court & congress... marions ghost Jun 2013 #88
FISA court was created under Carter. You know that right? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #98
If there was nothing wrong with FISA courts why marions ghost Jun 2013 #106
Let's take a look at two quotes from what you posted ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #158
Mamma Mia marions ghost Jun 2013 #170
May I point out that the first paragraph you truedelphi Jun 2013 #247
I think I already explained this to you but I'll try again. THEY CHANGED THE FISA BILL sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #246
He didn't stop the program. He could have done this with a pen. He still can. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #96
Stop doing what exactly? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #99
Spying on millions of Americans. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #116
Be more specific. Spying could mean many things. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #120
Have you watched the news at all? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #134
Yes ... and the media is all over the map. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #144
Pretty much. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #148
Um, no. Not even close to the same thing. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #160
"There is no one monitoring my calls" darkangel218 Jun 2013 #172
How do you know? tblue Jun 2013 #175
Prove to me there are no Unicorns. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #197
Why did the elephant paint his toenails red? To hide in cherry trees. Wednesdays Jun 2013 #210
And even if it turns out to be truedelphi Jun 2013 #244
How ridiculous treestar Jun 2013 #224
Not stopping spying with an executive order is ridiculous? DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #226
The President is not spying on everyone treestar Jun 2013 #230
I'm not all that fucking stupid, you know. An executive order stopping tyranny is tyranny? DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #232
You really are all that treestar Jun 2013 #234
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #236
It could be done with a stroke of his pen. You can stamp your feet Marr Jun 2013 #231
Check the part of the Constitution that describes the processes treestar Jun 2013 #233
That isn't the law. Marr Jun 2013 #240
Ssh! Too many here are in denial about that truedelphi Jun 2013 #243
Sounds like something the Democratic Party might want to do something about, doesn't it? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #124
What they tend to do is ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #126
Right... 2006, 2008. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #128
Blame who for what? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #130
Please try to keep up... Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #131
GOP doesn't have to hope that the working people do anything... They already have the midnight Jun 2013 #135
So let's stay home and accelerate the process!!! JoePhilly Jun 2013 #146
+ 3x kiranon Jun 2013 #140
It's the entire point of Scandalmania. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #152
This is not about hating the government. The OP's list totodeinhere Jun 2013 #173
Obama isn't running again, and he isn't planning to do anything significant BlueStreak Jun 2013 #186
One is as bad as the other now, but there is another way........ Th1onein Jun 2013 #213
please tell me the difference between the two parties again..... bowens43 Jun 2013 #254
Do you think Mitt Romney would have made you happy, really. Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #3
Where the fuck dd the OP say that? Wow, reading hard for you? n-t Logical Jun 2013 #8
The OP didn't say that Aerows Jun 2013 #20
Read this very slowly, if Obama had not been re-elected in 2012 who would be president today? Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #23
So it is ok then that Obama is screwing us dbackjon Jun 2013 #35
No it's not OK riqster Jun 2013 #45
Welcome to democracy Drale Jun 2013 #46
In which fashion do you feel so screwed? Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #78
Coddling Wall Street dbackjon Jun 2013 #143
+ a brazillion! FirstLight Jun 2013 #177
Read this slowly: LWolf Jun 2013 #69
gee, another condescending n00b.. frylock Jun 2013 #161
But Obama WAS reelected, and the issues listed in the OP DO exist, hence the bike man Jun 2013 #162
That's not the point. Obama did happen to be reelected and now those of us who voted totodeinhere Jun 2013 #180
It's not really necessary to be that nasty. blue neen Jun 2013 #65
... SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #70
Playing right into their hands liberal N proud Jun 2013 #4
I'm considering something completely new... Javaman Jun 2013 #6
Good description Aerows Jun 2013 #14
My tipping point came after reading the book "Methland" Javaman Jun 2013 #39
Unfortunately Aerows Jun 2013 #44
"politicians are the only actors that don't care about the audience or their fans." Well said! AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #107
Who was it that said that "Politicians are the folks that truedelphi Jun 2013 #242
+1000! FirstLight Jun 2013 #37
+1 LWolf Jun 2013 #53
... Melinda Jun 2013 #7
This? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #18
Naw, the darn thing's too happy for the kind of hug I'd like to share with the OP. Melinda Jun 2013 #24
not many at all, but if it comforts you, you go ahead and take it. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #22
Thanks for the permission. Melinda Jun 2013 #27
you are welcome. Whisp Jun 2013 #62
Lmao!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #187
Take a rest for awhile lunatica Jun 2013 #10
You never loved him Aerows Jun 2013 #11
That you put them on was your first mistake. bigwillq Jun 2013 #12
The "true believers" haven't given up hope Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #13
Is your paint faded around where the sticker was snooper2 Jun 2013 #15
LOL Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #21
Nothing about historic obstruction from Republicans? JaneyVee Jun 2013 #16
Does, "Give him more time" still work as an excuse? Or, "McCain would be worse"? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #17
omg hahaha!! Whisp Jun 2013 #19
Not cool. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #38
not cool is right. Whisp Jun 2013 #75
!!! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #73
Can we count on you to withhold your Dem votes in 2014 too? CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #25
So, shaming is an acceptable tactic in GOTV? JW2020 Jun 2013 #92
I don't need to rethink anything. If people are too butthurt to vote against the GOP CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #154
The dems have earned it. morningfog Jun 2013 #104
You mean the politicians who have way more money and assets than their constituents? CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #155
I never said shit about 2014 FirstLight Jun 2013 #183
Not big on the big picture, eh? CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #190
I'm not talking about punishment. morningfog Jun 2013 #214
Earned what?? nt babylonsister Jun 2013 #228
GOP wins warrior1 Jun 2013 #26
So we're supposed to support crooked policies just to support the Dems and POTUS?? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #85
Because the Dems are so weak and pathetic. morningfog Jun 2013 #105
Gave up on waiting for that pony huh? lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #28
Did you take off your "I heart congress" ones also? Damn Obama for not being a dictator uppityperson Jun 2013 #29
I never apply bumper stickers Celldweller Jun 2013 #30
I think this is accurate: LWolf Jun 2013 #32
exactly FirstLight Jun 2013 #43
"Hopey-Changey," coined by Progressive thinker, Sarah Palin! emulatorloo Jun 2013 #51
She's pathetic. LWolf Jun 2013 #64
But we need your help getting Obama re-elected!!!! JaneyVee Jun 2013 #67
You ARE joking, right? derby378 Jun 2013 #217
I took em off a long time ago. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #33
Oh the drama! HappyMe Jun 2013 #34
I feel your pain...chin up. nt clarice Jun 2013 #36
Check back here when the GOP fully takes over this country. DCBob Jun 2013 #40
...it's already ugly for many of us FirstLight Jun 2013 #47
yes, I know but think of it in orders of magnitude higher. DCBob Jun 2013 #58
Yes, it's ugly nobodyspecial Jun 2013 #76
Yep. Send us a report with your chisel and stone tablet. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2013 #50
Partly because of such actions, Ohio is now a one-party Reep state riqster Jun 2013 #59
All you have to do is wait 4 to 8 years and the Dems will be back in control. JW2020 Jun 2013 #95
Healthy disagreement at DU is not going to facilitate the GOP taking over. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #184
Never said it would and Im not just talking about DU.. DCBob Jun 2013 #201
You said ... totodeinhere Jun 2013 #212
If enough Democrats leave the party over this bogus issue the GOP will take over. DCBob Jun 2013 #216
No need to insult my intelligence. I understand complicated issues quite well. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #241
Sorry didnt mean to do that. DCBob Jun 2013 #257
Thanks Bob. Actually I agree that people should not bolt the party over this. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #265
ofercrissake get over yourself. lamp_shade Jun 2013 #41
No, you.do that. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #48
You fell for the GOP's "throw shit at the wall and hopes some sticks" machine. They demosincebirth Jun 2013 #42
It amazes me Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #101
It also depends how commited one is to their party. No party is perfect as you know, but what demosincebirth Jun 2013 #225
Ooh, you took your bumperstickers off. Fight the power! w00t!!! nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #49
ya well, it isn't about the stickers FirstLight Jun 2013 #54
Every politician ever born has disappointed everyone that's supported geek tragedy Jun 2013 #61
How dare you even suggest that! nobodyspecial Jun 2013 #79
Now youre telling the OP that is not about their feelings?? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #80
Even more shocking, it's not about your feelings. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #84
Oh ok. You and i are just puppets with no say? is that it?? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #86
So is "it" about ANYTHING? sibelian Jun 2013 #252
You said a mouth full. One issue voters like many 2nd ammenders are part of voters who always demosincebirth Jun 2013 #227
Don't give up emulatorloo Jun 2013 #66
The conductor does not make the band. The members do. Gregorian Jun 2013 #55
I'm taking my Christmas decorations down as well, TheCowsCameHome Jun 2013 #57
Good thinking! emulatorloo Jun 2013 #71
... Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #63
Good Looking Kid. Yours? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #121
lmao!!!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #127
I would have, too. Quantess Jun 2013 #68
There are many who agree with you, and some who refuse to admit there is anything bike man Jun 2013 #74
I've read the replies. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #77
That means it's working! n/t savalez Jun 2013 #81
When are you going to start reading the newspapers? Kolesar Jun 2013 #82
Are you refering to yourself perheps? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #87
I am quite well read Kolesar Jun 2013 #94
What do my hidden posts have to do with what you said to the OP? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #100
Its a fact that POTUS has let down a lot of people darkangel218 Jun 2013 #103
LOL! Geez. I'm sorry. But this is just too funny. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #89
Histrionics 'R Us Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #179
Chained CPI! Kolesar Jun 2013 #200
Oh yes, how could I forget that Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #204
Mission Accomplished. Signed GOP n/t SalviaBlue Jun 2013 #93
Good...Stay Home and enjoy maxrandb Jun 2013 #108
I'll alert the media arely staircase Jun 2013 #109
democracy is hard so I'm giving up Progressive dog Jun 2013 #110
Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #111
You must feel morally righteous by removing car stickers. n/t cynatnite Jun 2013 #112
Strange, strange. And just think about all of the real problems in the world that need bluestate10 Jun 2013 #238
Yep. Shot in the face or stabbed in the back, your choice. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #114
I understand the burnout, been there, done that life long demo Jun 2013 #118
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jun 2013 #123
TeamThink Red Knight Jun 2013 #125
+1million. Thank you for your post darkangel218 Jun 2013 #129
Some posters here have a moral compass and policy preferences that are whatever the party tells them Dragonfli Jun 2013 #178
well said! FirstLight Jun 2013 #261
With Too Many Years Under My Belt, I Am With You - Tired Of This BS cantbeserious Jun 2013 #136
I don't put stickers on my car, but I understand where you're coming from. Autumn Jun 2013 #138
Then you and everyone who recc'd.... zentrum Jun 2013 #139
+ 1 kiranon Jun 2013 #142
You're wasting logical thought on the same ilk that sat at home in 2010 and gave republicans bluestate10 Jun 2013 #239
You're in Cali? Replace it with one of these: ucrdem Jun 2013 #141
Your choice, bye still_one Jun 2013 #145
Thats all it takes to tell someone goodbye on here?? lol darkangel218 Jun 2013 #149
No problem, change does not happen overnight, and I do not care for people who throw there arms up still_one Jun 2013 #205
All hail the lame ship Poutrage! MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #151
"Wall St still in business" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #153
Obama has actually accomplished a lot. Billy Pilgrim Jun 2013 #156
That's what the ones who give up, dwell on .. the negatives. Cha Jun 2013 #221
Good for you. Both parties are screwing us. Let's revolt right now. limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #157
Please pay attention to your local races G_j Jun 2013 #159
I did that in the first term after he caved to the GOP on the extension of the Bush tax cuts budkin Jun 2013 #163
Also... Billy Pilgrim Jun 2013 #164
President Palin President Romney! AWWWK! JoeyT Jun 2013 #167
Perhaps you noticed alot of the stickers were magnetic olddots Jun 2013 #168
Me too. I replaced mine with a "Greenwald for Pulitzer Prize 2013" sticker. great white snark Jun 2013 #169
Sorry, but people like you are the reason we got St. Ronnie instead of Jimmy Carter II. Zen Democrat Jun 2013 #176
I more than agree with this statement! redstatebluegirl Jun 2013 #181
Nope. A bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis is what gave us Reagan. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #188
stop boo hooo....i took off my stickers rtracey Jun 2013 #182
You stop "moaning and groaning" darkangel218 Jun 2013 #185
Weak. Quantess Jun 2013 #196
see rtracey Jun 2013 #203
Yes, but that's the same discussion we've been having for months, now. Quantess Jun 2013 #248
Clinton fatigue deja vu tularetom Jun 2013 #189
Congratulations...? Arkana Jun 2013 #192
I love how so many here think I am saying this because I am POUTING FirstLight Jun 2013 #193
since this got lost in the shuffle FirstLight Jun 2013 #262
I altered the name Obama on my running cap. Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #194
Mine remains on my vehicle n/t Just Saying Jun 2013 #195
On the contrary...Obama has been the MOST SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY!! BanTheGOP Jun 2013 #198
... FirstLight Jun 2013 #202
I do not waste time with folks that give up so easily. I say let em give up, there are plenty of still_one Jun 2013 #207
We've had enough help from California and Illinois, thank you very much derby378 Jun 2013 #219
Boo fucking hoo LuvLoogie Jun 2013 #206
Ain't that the truth still_one Jun 2013 #208
"This place is loaded with punks." CO-SIGN!! Number23 Jun 2013 #222
You never really loved him!! QC Jun 2013 #209
A lot of people feel the same and are getting on with their lives Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #211
THANKS FirstLight Jun 2013 #220
So much butthurt over the truth, here... Daemonaquila Jun 2013 #215
I don't do bumper stickers, political or otherwise. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #218
Yawn treestar Jun 2013 #223
Good for you, I think old political bumper stickers look tacky. tritsofme Jun 2013 #229
I am never get emotionally attached to a politician enough to put that person's sticker on my car. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #237
I found some my old Obama stickers and plastered them on my car. I am having one made that says, mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #249
I never had one to begin with. too right wing for me. nt boilerbabe Jun 2013 #250
Oh, good fucking grief. aquart Jun 2013 #251
you true believers really crack me up. This guy has been a complete disaster. bowens43 Jun 2013 #255
I'm sure Rand Paul will protect your freedoms. aquart Jun 2013 #256
what utter non-sense. DCBob Jun 2013 #258
I removed mine right after the last election..... bowens43 Jun 2013 #253
ya, FirstLight Jun 2013 #266
I Was Gonna Take Mine Off... JimGinPA Jun 2013 #259
Yet here we are, two days later, and he STILL has not resigned from office! 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #263
OMG! I just realized that Obama is doing all of this illegal shit on purpose!! Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #267
wow...so much vitriol... let's reinterate FirstLight Jun 2013 #264
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