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femmocrat

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77. Well, the Prez.does pride himself on bi-partisanship.

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 08:58 AM

Jun 2013

I'm not against the Dept. of Ed. I think they do some valuable oversight of Title programs, for example. I'm just anti-Arne and consider him to be unqualified and a shill for the so-called "reformers". It makes me crazy to hear Obama tout RTTT.

As to local control.... well we still have it, but in many places this has been co-opted by the wingnuts to subvert separation of church and state, for example. Conservatives are notoriously anti-public education as well. Some of them want to decimate local districts so they can replace them with for-profit charters. If that means "local control".... I completely oppose that -- as do most democrat I would think.

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If you had 10 minutes with Barack Obama, what would you say? [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 OP

I'd spend the ten minutes enlightenment Jun 2013 #1

That's how long it takes him to drink a mug of White House brew. That's the time you get. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #2

Then I wouldn't bother. enlightenment Jun 2013 #4

Trust me, when you're in the presence of the President of the United States... PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #26

Perhaps. enlightenment Jun 2013 #53

You're right...everyone reacts different.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #57

Well, good luck with that; I hope you succeed. enlightenment Jun 2013 #61

Haha! Thank you! Most people have the same reaction as you! PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #62

I thought I was immune to that kind of thing until I shook Bill Clinton's hand Hekate Jun 2013 #123

Interesting. enlightenment Jun 2013 #125

OK - your call OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #40

Wow, someone always needs to take a crap on a fun post. Thanks! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #23

Oh, dear . . . enlightenment Jun 2013 #54

Um...um...er... Bluzmann57 Jun 2013 #3

LOL that was my first thought Skittles Jun 2013 #8

Hmm sounds like a presser nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #5

Who's really pulling the strings and what are they threatening to do if you think Jun 2013 #6

Fire Arnie Duncan and ditch Race to the Top. femmocrat Jun 2013 #7

A fine program. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #22

+1 reteachinwi Jun 2013 #52

I like it. Speak quickly. Don't wait for responses. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #73

Well, the Prez.does pride himself on bi-partisanship. femmocrat Jun 2013 #77

That's where I'd start, too. knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #120

Nice job. Enthusiast Jun 2013 #134

Is he allowed to burn my minutes specifying and distracting? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #9

It's up to you to preserve the minutes OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #88

If that's the case, I might hand him my husband's paper on upgrading and rationalizing... Hekate Jun 2013 #124

"Yo, don't bogart that! Pass it over here!" n/t zappaman Jun 2013 #10

I think that only works if you meet with him in Colorado OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #83

I would neither praise nor criticize, I would ask him Whisp Jun 2013 #11

I would give a 10 minute pitch on behalf of the U.S. Territory I am currently residing in Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #12

You live in the Marianas? That would be a wonderful thing to bring up, then. Hekate Jun 2013 #16

That's a great post OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #90

I'd spend the time differentiating between the progressive position and his position on many issues LonePirate Jun 2013 #13

Please sign my copies of your two books? Hekate Jun 2013 #14

"Climate change, Mr. President." randome Jun 2013 #15

A great new plan was put into place in NYC and is 96% paid for it is amazing. graham4anything Jun 2013 #29

I'm looking forward to Obama's announcements next month. randome Jun 2013 #33

"nobody has heard about it because the alt minor league media didn't report it" SalviaBlue Jun 2013 #36

It's one of his standard lines MNBrewer Jun 2013 #43

You two like to mock a lot, don't you? randome Jun 2013 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author SalviaBlue Jun 2013 #102

Forgot that one! Just Saying Jun 2013 #128

"Pet outrage of the day" abelenkpe Jun 2013 #133

I would urge myself to stop having powerless hero-worshipping fantasies... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #17

OK, JR, What would you do if you were President for 10 minutes. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #87

I'd resist the temptation to round up the Blue Dogs and... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #96

Those damn Blue Dogs! OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #106

WTF is this? rug Jun 2013 #18

Too many soap operas, too much reality TV. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #20

"what did you do with the man we elected in 2008?" dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #19

W... T... F... WillyT Jun 2013 #21

I would ask where they hid... 99Forever Jun 2013 #24

For me, that is easy! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #25

Get your head out of your ass atreides1 Jun 2013 #27

I would thank him for being the best president since LBJ, and doing 100% of everything I dreamed of. graham4anything Jun 2013 #28

lmao!!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #137

"Thank you, Mr. President" michigandem58 Jun 2013 #30

I would urge him to spend more time Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #31

If the president did listen to the majority at DU marions ghost Jun 2013 #45

Why be here? Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #55

Your mommy's calling marions ghost Jun 2013 #56

Another example Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #59

Agree WovenGems Jun 2013 #89

Wondering what the fuck their problem is. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #113

I'm sorry, NYC ... Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #114

The reply to you... NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #115

Oh. Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #116

Stuck for something to say? MineralMan Jun 2013 #135

I would say.... Xolodno Jun 2013 #32

+ a million gazillion brazillian Number23 Jun 2013 #39

Grow a pair of balls. mick063 Jun 2013 #64

Mr President PD Turk Jun 2013 #34

I'd feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #35

Do you take your orders from the lizard people ? yep that's what I would ask. newmember Jun 2013 #37

The 1% stole our money, and we want it back. rrneck Jun 2013 #38

I can see that OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #47

Would he be answering me truthfully? MrSlayer Jun 2013 #41

I can't guarantee a truthful answer OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #48

You and your adminstration are under arrest for ordering or allowing domestic terrorism against Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #42

I suspect your next post would be from St. Elizabeth's OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #50

A quick google of "St. Elizabeth's" did not reveal what you meant...? Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #65

I'm sorry - Saint Elizabeth's is the mental hospital for the District of Columbia OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #69

Gotcha. "He who has the gold, makes the rules." Of course, in this case, their own definition Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #93

Mr. President... tarheelsunc Jun 2013 #44

Dude . . . . why did you EVER think you could work with repubicans on health care? Stinky The Clown Jun 2013 #46

I think I can answer that one. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #49

10 minutes wouldn't nearly be enough to discuss everything on my mind duuser5822 Jun 2013 #58

I'd hand him my list gejohnston Jun 2013 #60

A list is a smart plan for a short time frame OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #75

"Can I pet Bo?" I'm not rich, so I'd be wasting my breath on Obama. forestpath Jun 2013 #63

No one said you had to spend your 10 minutes on anything of substance OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #70

Learn something about American public education. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #66

+1000 femmocrat Jun 2013 #67

Not sure. I know at least once they brought in ps kids to meet *him*. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #72

Good grief. femmocrat Jun 2013 #80

i'd make small talk, because he wouldn't give a damn about anything i said anyway. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #68

"What's Frustrating You..." KharmaTrain Jun 2013 #71

I think it kills him not to be able to make a budget deal OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #74

First, I Would Present RobinA Jun 2013 #76

That's an ambitious 10 minutes OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #78

I gave him a book once. LWolf Jun 2013 #100

Why does Michelle think of herself as a single mom? GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #79

Damn! OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #81

I would tell him the following Mr Dixon Jun 2013 #82

Here's mine WovenGems Jun 2013 #84

Does he play Chess? OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #85

I would ask him about being a parent and advice he can give.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #86

I wouldn't waste time with policy Qs Inkfreak Jun 2013 #91

I'd pitch like all get out.... Pelican Jun 2013 #92

Do tell OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #109

Small enough that I prefer to keep it under my hat here... Pelican Jun 2013 #110

You won the election. n/t QC Jun 2013 #94

Trickle down has laissez FAILED. Why do we keep it in place? HughBeaumont Jun 2013 #95

I would say, LWolf Jun 2013 #97

id ask about the presidents book of secrets galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #98

Ask if he's seen the treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #107

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #99

I would give him props for having such thick skin Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #101

I would rather have the meeting with treestar Jun 2013 #103

I'd say whatever was on my mind during that 10 minutes Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #104

Stay the hell out of Syria. You won the election, so you don't have to prove you're tough. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #105

Now it is about his LEGACY!!! They all need morningfog Jun 2013 #108

I would tell him my story of falling out of the middle class onestepforward Jun 2013 #111

I expected more posts like yours. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #118

Thank you so much. onestepforward Jun 2013 #119

I'd give away my ten minutes to you. Zorra Jun 2013 #112

Well, first, thank you! OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #117

I like that idea a whole lot! Zorra Jun 2013 #121

As I am not wealthy or elite nothing I might say would interest him. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #122

STOP SPYING ON ME, YOU MF! Th1onein Jun 2013 #126

+1000 darkangel218 Jun 2013 #138

Wouldn't that be exciting! Just Saying Jun 2013 #127

10 minutes SamKnause Jun 2013 #129

I'd rather win the lottery, if we are talking about luck! quinnox Jun 2013 #130

Honesty SamKnause Jun 2013 #131

Two words: Legalize Pot! B Calm Jun 2013 #132

I'd ask him a question and then let him answer. MineralMan Jun 2013 #136