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Maybe he was too busy starting a war in Syria? zappaman Oct 2013 #1

yep. that war where Russia and Syria admit Assad has chem weapons and start to destroy them Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #5

I know I fell out laughing when I read this news too... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #102

the damage isnt done, its ongoing reddread Oct 2013 #2

the point is...a whole bunch of DU'ers wrong about Summers as a lock for Fed Chairman Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #3

Penny for your thoughts reddread Oct 2013 #40

what about her? Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #42

No jonsiee Oct 2013 #45

I, for one, am PISSED that JFK's daughter is the new U.S. ambassador to Japan Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #50

Clearly. All of your supporting information is so compelling. nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #75

As is your in depth report about Penny's hard work for the people that earned the position! Dragonfli Oct 2013 #78

Point out where I made that assertion. nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #97

No I thought your post was simply deliciously ironic considering what you did post. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #100

Nope, the only person responsible for facts is the person making an assertion. nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #101

He made an obvious observation of what appearances are, He may well have been right. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #111

No, no and no. You've been on DU long enough to know better. We dont go on people's say so. stevenleser Oct 2013 #113

Why do you go on "your say so" then? I get it, you can't refute the appearance of a political Dragonfli Oct 2013 #131

Wow. You got all the talking points down. Got it! nt babylonsister Oct 2013 #55

from where, exactly? reddread Oct 2013 #64

Obama can appoint whom he wants. Not babylonsister Oct 2013 #69

what bullshit? reddread Oct 2013 #79

Amen sister! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #103

How can you trust implicitly someone that you do not personally know? Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #115

Maybe they're Beliebers? cui bono Oct 2013 #118

Now you're making shit up. cui bono Oct 2013 #59

at least he isnt claiming the left blocked the appointment reddread Oct 2013 #80

Are you new to DU? Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #82

Are you? Links are supposed to prove your point. cui bono Oct 2013 #85

Read the comments... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #87

And Summers removed himself from consideration afgterwards Generic Other Oct 2013 #92

I remember it like it was yesterday Jeff VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #105

So are you saying you have links to these posts by DUers that said Summers was a "lock"? cui bono Oct 2013 #116

Is that an "Uh Uh" or a "No we di'int"? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #119

You need to look above and follow the subthread. cui bono Oct 2013 #122

No actually I AM agreeing with them... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #125

Agreeing with who about what? That DUers said Summers was a "lock"? cui bono Oct 2013 #128

smdh VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #132

I don't know what smdh means. cui bono Oct 2013 #135

pretend it never happened...pretend it never happened....pretend it never happened VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #137

So you don't have links? cui bono Oct 2013 #138

No links. Just lies. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #140

Provide evidence that it happened. Provide evidence that it happened. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #139

don't need to...nothing would convince you...you would just twist it into something else entirely VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #141

Hahahaha!!!! It's the Fox News, "some people say", gambit Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #143

I prefer intellectual honesty.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #147

Really. Looking forward to seeing your intellectually honest responses to Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #149

I look forward to yours... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #153

Point out where one is needed and I will provide.., Aw lawdy I will provi-i-i-de Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #155

that's what they all say.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #156

Yer cute. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #157

I know.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #159

Intellectual honesty would be to provide links that back up an assertion you make or cui bono Oct 2013 #167

Pretzel said there were tons of DUers saying Summers was a "lock" cui bono Oct 2013 #114

Here's just one. I can find more if I go back farther in history Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #158

That's it? That's more of a prediction than a statement saying Obama's pick is a "lock". cui bono Oct 2013 #168

Come on Pretzel... where's the proof to back up that assertion? cui bono Oct 2013 #117

Oh for fuck's sake... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #151

Why? I didn't make the assertion. I don't have to try to prove it. cui bono Oct 2013 #152

The burden of proof? Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #154

you really don't keep up, do you pretzel? cali Oct 2013 #173

Obama is also going to attack Syria Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #4

Oh, Iran is definitely on the table. That's why Obama called Iranian leader Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #6

Maybe he can chain Rafael Eduardo Cruz and John Boehner together with a CPI. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #8

Cruz. ack. just typing his name makes me ill. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #14

~snort~ Fumesucker Oct 2013 #7

I just don't get why anyone would have problems with Yellen even if she were the lone Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #9

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Oct 2013 #10

that it is. these recent trolls this week are laughable Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #12

Yes but you'll get better with time, you have already gotten the "create your own realty" thing Dragonfli Oct 2013 #93

you should hold up a mirror before you go calling people trolls, k ? dionysus Oct 2013 #108

I like what I see! I have not changed politically in over 40 years! Dragonfli Oct 2013 #120

And I bet you didn't start a "discussion" just to ridicule "fellow" Dems either. cui bono Oct 2013 #124

Only trolls do that sort of thing, sometimes I even point that out to em while feeding them. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #133

Love IT! HangOnKids Oct 2013 #165

I have a few hits on mine as well..., but my favorite one on the list you pointed out reagards Dragonfli Oct 2013 #172

Who are you referring to when you say "suckers"? cui bono Oct 2013 #11

I just love how Obama is juking more people than an NFL running back on Sundays Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #13

The President didn't "Juke" anybody . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #24

he could have named him right away. he didn't. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #28

Larry Summers shouldn't have been on the list in the goddamn first place. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #52

"to spend more time with their family" is the usual excuse... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #106

And, "we the people" help provide that gravity. We rose up and said, "No, no no." Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #142

I don't know what juking is... cui bono Oct 2013 #54

Neither do I, I wonder if it is related to twerking? Do only younger bridge dwellers get it? Dragonfli Oct 2013 #67

Juking? Where I come from that means drinking, dancing and cattin' around! nolabear Oct 2013 #63

I never held it against JFK, but that was before personal stuff unrelated to job performance Dragonfli Oct 2013 #68

IRL, juking people is what assholes do. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #145

Wow. You folks really don't know much about football Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #148

I do. Football is a game. Real life is not. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #150

You say that like it's a bad thing Fumesucker Oct 2013 #164

Of course! kentuck Oct 2013 #15

He had his fingers crossed when he threatened Syria and he never offered chained CPI. bahrbearian Oct 2013 #17

Good n2doc Oct 2013 #16

+1 LittleBlue Oct 2013 #19

Here's the link BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #18

For regulation and against laissez faire economics? Excellent pick! freshwest Oct 2013 #160

Larry Summers was voted off the island pscot Oct 2013 #20

Summers disqualified himself. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #21

I just like to remind people of all the doom prophecies on here about Obama in the past few months Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #22

Are you suggesting Summers WASN"T under very serious consideration by the President? markpkessinger Oct 2013 #26

yes. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #30

And what proof do you have of this? markpkessinger Oct 2013 #34

Of course you are. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #47

BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA!!! sucker. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2013 #48

You weren't paying any attention then, you missed all the uproar from those "Dem Senator suckers" Dragonfli Oct 2013 #53

Talk about suckers. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #60

Talk about suckers. cui bono Oct 2013 #83

Reality says otherwise. morningfog Oct 2013 #175

Yes please continue....I just love to watch contortionists...don't you? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #107

After he was nominated though! joshcryer Oct 2013 #90

Indeed. Trolling fail. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #144

If your desire is to destroy the good will many have found toward Obama, you're doing a heckuva job. last1standing Oct 2013 #23

uh oh. I feel threatened Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #25

Spiteful is posting a smug OP like this one. last1standing Oct 2013 #32

I don't hate my fellow Democrats. It's been heart warming to see us come together against a real foe Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #33

Obama bends to pressure from liberals so you want to gloat? last1standing Oct 2013 #39

Because it screws up their narrative that they are the "better democrats" and "oh yeah Obama sucks!" VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #109

I hear the Reagan part a lot, Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #171

Chained C3PO! Atman Oct 2013 #27

Oh dear, now the robots are in harm's way. The horror, the horror! Hekate Oct 2013 #77

That joke R 2 funny! riqster Oct 2013 #89

They said that Obama wanted to win the war in Afghanistan. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #29

by what measures have we lost in Afghanistan? Taliban and al Queda are wrecks Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #31

Do me a favor... Don't read click on this link: MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #35

and then there's this Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #38

I don't know how you view Afghanistan as anything short of a disaster. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #58

+1 Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #146

Are you so clueless you don't realize the outrage stopped Obama from nominating him? LOL. nt Logical Oct 2013 #36

I think you are on to something. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #46

Republicans were also against Summers. So..are you sure it was the liberals? Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #49

LOL, you don't think through this stuff much do you? n-t Logical Oct 2013 #61

I find that "fans" don't think at all about the stars they love, it's all about feeling. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #73

Great points! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #84

Makes sense now. bahrbearian Oct 2013 #91

the "working theory" VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #110

Name the Republicans who were against Summers n/t brentspeak Oct 2013 #121

Weak sauce trollbait. 99Forever Oct 2013 #37

this thread has brought forth an interesting cast of characters Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #41

I notice that the new meme is that no matter what Obama does right... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #112

Here's a critical take of Yellen. She supported repeal of Glass-Steagall and chained CPI BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #43

objective news source you got there. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #44

Dunno, I just consider the message. Is Huffington post suspect? BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #51

Naked Capitalism is an excellent source. cui bono Oct 2013 #57

So what have you accomplished by this mocking post? Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #56

Picked up a few more ignores Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #66

Found an opportunity to call DUers 'suckers' leftstreet Oct 2013 #76

Someone has to carry Spandan/MichiganDem's torch. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #86

I fully expect this poster to link to antileft articles from the same source to further divisiveness Dragonfli Oct 2013 #95

He'll post, and they'll be chewed up and spit out like the rest. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #98

They "made him do it" alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #62

DU rec... SidDithers Oct 2013 #65

He got a letter from 6 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee that made Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #127

Maybe they don't get CSPAN in Canada and he really knows nothing about what happened Dragonfli Oct 2013 #134

Obama wanted Summers in the beginning, got a lot of negative feedback Rex Oct 2013 #70

I'll suffer through the Humiliation... adirondacker Oct 2013 #71

I'll take Yellen over Summers any day. Rex Oct 2013 #72

Yes. That's a given. adirondacker Oct 2013 #74

Nice MFrohike Oct 2013 #81

Summers withdrew his name rurallib Oct 2013 #88

If you aren't congratulating Janet Yellen on her new nomination, then all of y'all are trolls Hestia Oct 2013 #94

This isn't a Janet's thread, but a disruption thread, read the title and OP again, it's clearly bait Dragonfli Oct 2013 #99

"but both sides do it" bahrbearian Oct 2013 #174

good thing progressives didn't shut the fuck up as you wished we would.. frylock Oct 2013 #96

Trollish OP. Snarky, smarmy, spiteful, and stupid, to boot. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #123

. The OP seems to hold the democratic process in contempt. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #126

The OP also makes assertions he can't back up. cui bono Oct 2013 #136

Oh Good I Am Not The Only One HangOnKids Oct 2013 #166

Good nominee! Won't bother to read the ruckus if one starts. freshwest Oct 2013 #129

whatever! quinnox Oct 2013 #130

wow....just read through stillcool Oct 2013 #161

You mean the comments from this OP or the comments at the article in the OP? Number23 Oct 2013 #162

the comments to this post.. stillcool Oct 2013 #163

Garbage in, garbage out. morningfog Oct 2013 #176

Summers was on the shortlist Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #169

Summer withdrew his name. Marr Oct 2013 #170