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Dragonfli

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19. There are those of us that know the players, the history, the neoliberal views

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 12:34 AM

Jul 2013

The destruction policies implemented based on such views have caused and continue to cause, people that have followed this for 40 years now know how absurd this us.

Then there are the clueless hopium addicts that have no idea how this addiction will harm them and the rest of us.

What does one do with a group of moths that die flying into the false sun that will burn them and their peers for such misguided and ill-informed obsession with an illusion of true light that is a death trap?

Watch them be burned I suppose with the rest of us that are dragged to the fire while trying to warn the stupid moths that will all be burned by the flame they are dragging us into.

I apologize for the "poetic rhetoric" used, I don't know how else to put it however, as I am a carpenter and not a scholar.

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Two trial balloons: first Ray Kelly for head of DHS, now Summers for Federal Reserve Chairman [View all] markpkessinger Jul 2013 OP

He don't need our votes now. Autumn Jul 2013 #1

No kidding. The house and senate need our votes but, like last time, Obama demoralizes the base. PSPS Jul 2013 #3

Who he's pissing off are the younger voters who no one thinks are paying attention. matthews Jul 2013 #16

Ray Kelly, head of the vile NYPD and who will always be remembered for his attacks on sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #47

Well said. They blamed the 2010 losses on the non-turnout of the young. matthews Jul 2013 #55

I agree, mostly. My son, age 30, is a Dem and has always told me Obama is a Pub. He Nay Jul 2013 #69

My experience also byeya Jul 2013 #77

Murdoch's also a big fan of Kelly suffragette Jul 2013 #62

Murdoch is also a gun banner. Coming into focus? nt Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #85

Yes, it does. Murdoch's NY Post, tabloid, propaganda and good friends of Ray Kelly. He uses sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #92

Surely every action, policy, and appointment has its own purpose indepat Jul 2013 #91

God, I hope you're right. Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #84

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #72

It is a foul, disgusting choice. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #2

Whaaaaaaat!!?? abelenkpe Jul 2013 #4

Here's the link... markpkessinger Jul 2013 #5

Thank you abelenkpe Jul 2013 #12

he doesn't have to pretend he cares anymore. He can do what he wants. Very disappointing roguevalley Jul 2013 #23

Well, you see...you don't understand politics.... nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #30

You got it "close enough for government work" as the old saying goes Dragonfli Jul 2013 #33

Yeah, but I have that thing called morals nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #34

Morals are an impediment to success, you appear to be doomed to a life of honest reporting Dragonfli Jul 2013 #37

I know... nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #38

Edited. I get it now. :D I am tired tonight from all the bullshit going on in the country. roguevalley Jul 2013 #45

Parody nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #46

You too...I must hit bed myself. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #52

No surprises any more. morningfog Jul 2013 #6

I think the game has been rigged for a long, long time. The "joke" is on we, the people.... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #7

+1 Rex Jul 2013 #11

Oh good God, he's a pure plutonomy shill... Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #8

I feel kind of like someone just spit in my face. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #17

He did. nt Nay Jul 2013 #70

There are those of us that know the players, the history, the neoliberal views Dragonfli Jul 2013 #19

"Hopium addicts"! love it! kath Jul 2013 #24

Me, too. Entirely accurate explanation.... villager Jul 2013 #86

your bitter tears are nectar to my soul. dionysus Jul 2013 #81

That's nice, I do suggest you learn about these people however Dragonfli Jul 2013 #89

"Hopium Addict": great turn of phrase! deurbano Jul 2013 #90

Yes, as your name says - I'm OK with what you write. delrem Jul 2013 #48

Don't forget , Summers also thinks women are genetically inferior octoberlib Jul 2013 #9

He's just not that into us. tblue Jul 2013 #10

Summers... roamer65 Jul 2013 #13

Summers' history of bad calls . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #14

Thanks for the list and lesson. I suspect that this is only the most obvious of his errors. byeya Jul 2013 #79

Obama's not a Trojan Horse. Really. He's not. honest. kath Jul 2013 #15

I remember watching an interview with Gore Vidal . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #18

Oh and what big teeth you have wilsonbooks Jul 2013 #26

I remember that. We sure could use some of his wisdom now. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #58

+1 nt markpkessinger Jul 2013 #59

I really miss Gore Vidal. I think he was the finest essayist of the 20th century. Smart man & witty byeya Jul 2013 #80

Indeed! n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #82

As Michelle Obama once said, being president reveals who you are. forestpath Jul 2013 #20

Ray Kelly & Larry Summers star in "Change We Can Believe In" MinM Jul 2013 #21

would we prefer Janet Yellen? hfojvt Jul 2013 #22

I think most would. I stated that preference as an OP earlier this week cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #44

Awful choices. bigwillq Jul 2013 #25

How does a man who has been so spectacularly wrong so often . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #27

That's changalicious. progressoid Jul 2013 #28

Well lookie there. The dirtbag "women can't do math" prick Triana Jul 2013 #29

Not inspiring choices. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #31

A complete and total tool for big banks taught_me_patience Jul 2013 #32

Not to worry . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #35

That's the most frightening thing of all -- that there can be any dem who could Nay Jul 2013 #73

Change? Yeah, screwing the 99% out of every last nickel, that change. Brewinblue Jul 2013 #36

another blatantly "bought and paid for" appointment... dtom67 Jul 2013 #39

I have been reading a couple of books about the history of China during and after WWII. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #41

What??????? How sad! JDPriestly Jul 2013 #40

Neither has been named to anything. OP is making shit up. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #43

I hope! JDPriestly Jul 2013 #49

Both would be awful choices. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #50

I didn't say they had yet been named, so no, I'm not "making shit up" markpkessinger Jul 2013 #56

You were blaming him for media speculation re: Summers? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #65

The Washington Post, Bloomberg and Chris Hayes all seem to think this is more . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #71

I agree Summers would be a terrible pick, especially since he would need Senate confirmation. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #74

Neither has yet been named . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #60

The base doesn't soil their undies based on interview questions and media rumors. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #42

You speak from the favored benches of those who haven't been disappointed. delrem Jul 2013 #51

I have been disappointed with some regularity by the president. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #53

I see. You don't see a fuckin' pattern. delrem Jul 2013 #54

That's the MAGIC of the Third Way. woo me with science Jul 2013 #61

Nailed it n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #63

Enforced ignorance bobduca Jul 2013 #78

Get back to me when the actual nominations happen. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #66

Yeah, far better to wait until it's a done deal . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #57

That's pretty much been the MO since January 2009. nt matthews Jul 2013 #75

Don't forget, if we don't raise objections now, way before actual nominations, it will be Nay Jul 2013 #83

Bwahahaha .... thanks for a good laugh this morning. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #68

K&R woo me with science Jul 2013 #64

Those aren't trial balloons, Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #67

Upgrading Clipboards..... bobduca Jul 2013 #76

Unregulated capital & gun bans in one package. Makes sense. Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #87

Same old, same old, Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #88

Ray Kelly was never on the short list. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #93

you better believe it nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #94