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39. One of the most interesting aspects of the Cult of Personality

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:15 AM

Dec 2013

is its almost childlike assumption that everyone else is part of a Cult of Personality, too.

It reminds me of a particularly delicious Columbo episode in which the sociopath murderer reveals herself by offering her stepdaughter the ransom money as a bribe to keep silent about her father's murder.

Columbo nearly taunts her at the end: "You assume that everybody is just like you are...and you're greedy. You honestly believed that Margaret would accept money to forget about this murder."

The funny thing here is that you probably don't even grasp the absurdity of the trump card you just tried to play.

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Obama asks us to "love and value" our children. New budget cuts 57,000 kids off of Head Start. [View all] grahamhgreen Dec 2013 OP

And how many more have had their food stamps cut? sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #1

And how many more will suffer from his predatory TPP? nt woo me with science Dec 2013 #2

and when that child's school doesn't score high enough on state standardized tests, we will reduce liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #3

Why don't more people recognize abelenkpe Dec 2013 #51

People are still connecting the dots on corporatism in general. woo me with science Dec 2013 #56

Obama hates kids. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #4

Yes that's it. It's not that he's making mistakes, SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #10

Or that he does not get to determine the budget unilaterally. If he had that power, I doubt pampango Dec 2013 #12

We need to all understand, as the President does, that cutting funding for our kids has negative grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #17

He fully supports Arne Duncan and Race to the Top is his No Child Left Behind. It is his program. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #22

+1 daleanime Dec 2013 #29

+1 The Obama administration advocates these malignant policies, woo me with science Dec 2013 #57

For God's sakes man, I'm suggesting we implement his plan, lol! grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #16

No, but he only *likes* rich kids. MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #28

Warren and Sanders too, apparently. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #46

Indifference is much worse than hatred. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #61

The sequester cut the 57,000 slots. LiberalAndProud Dec 2013 #5

The chocolate ration has been increased! woo me with science Dec 2013 #42

Not yet, but they're definitely considering it. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #62

That's the budget that Warren and Sanders agreed to bring up for a vote? brooklynite Dec 2013 #6

congress writes budget spanone Dec 2013 #7

And Obama signs 'em... with gusto. MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #27

gusto? if you say so. spanone Dec 2013 #31

He always has the option to veto them MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #32

Warren or Sanders could have filibustered the bill to restore those cuts, an actual filibuster. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #63

I don't hate on them...I wish they had filibustered the bill. But.... KoKo Dec 2013 #64

I see. They get an apology for 'doing their best', Obama gets the blame. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #65

Well, we can can all agree that we can use the budget to paint Republicans as not caring about grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #71

I hear Warren voted with Gusto on this deal. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #45

Really sir, you need to tell this to Congress! Rex Dec 2013 #8

The role of government isn't to 'love and value' Cal Carpenter Dec 2013 #9

The difference between a government of, by, and for the People woo me with science Dec 2013 #24

Call John Boehner and convince him to pass a better budget Recursion Dec 2013 #11

Nth dimensional chess!!! Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #13

No, it's called 2nd grade level civics. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #15

Um... politichew Dec 2013 #14

I would suggest that when Obama signs the budget he makes a statement chastising the republicans for grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #19

Obama loves our kids enough to spy on them. At least he's not blowing them up, right? nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #18

Well, only one that we know of so far. woo me with science Dec 2013 #20

That's different, he's brown so it's okay to murder him... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #30

He should have thought ahead and had different parents, same as the Head Start kids. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #35

Obama passed the budget? Onus fail. great white snark Dec 2013 #21

What? I'm suggesting that we implement the policies in his speech rather than give in to the Ryan grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #36

Love all the Third Way posts pretending Obama opposes any of this. woo me with science Dec 2013 #23

Warren and Sanders voted for the budget on Wednesday Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #38

One of the most interesting aspects of the Cult of Personality woo me with science Dec 2013 #39

Nice shot. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #60

You're gonna have to do better than that. Name calling is what is childlike. Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #67

"EMBRACE THE SUCK" bobduca Dec 2013 #43

Gotta learn Newspeak is all! ItTakesAllKinds... Dec 2013 #25

"Make No Mistake™... only by smashing the poor can we aid the poor... MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #26

Woo hoo! woo me with science Dec 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #37

Right Liz? Right Bernie? JoePhilly Dec 2013 #47

Those 57,000 kids need to hire a lobbyist on K Street jsr Dec 2013 #34

Blame the Republicans in Congress. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #40

Therefore, Democrats must always start negotiations at a Republican wet dream. woo me with science Dec 2013 #41

Did you miss the part about needing 60 votes to pass a budget? Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #44

Right. So why even try? woo me with science Dec 2013 #49

Probably why warren and sanders caved on this. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #48

This seems to be the attempted "trump card" du jour. woo me with science Dec 2013 #50

They could have voted against this JoePhilly Dec 2013 #53

Oh, you got me. A mortal wound. woo me with science Dec 2013 #55

They are the same ... willing to vote or sign, JoePhilly Dec 2013 #59

Joe, there are many here that on a fundamental level, just do not understand politics. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #66

Probably why warren and sanders caved on this. yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #54

They were being practical. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #58

Yes, we need to love and value our children because the government doesn't give a shit. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #52

We are the government. grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #68

No, we're not. We should be, but we're not. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #69

It's a really nice speech. Trillo Dec 2013 #70