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In reply to the discussion: Brian Schweitzer's run as a leftwing Teabagger seeking ACA repeal will fail miserably. [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)46. his current persona hates Obama, his 2012 persona kissed Obama's ass
When President Obama took office, the economy was in free fall, losing more than 800,000 jobs a month. Since then, he's helped create 4.5 million private sector jobs, 29 straight months of job growth.
Stock market has doubled. Energy production is up. Imports from foreign countries are down. The number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States has more than quadrupled. Manufacturing jobs are coming back, not just because we're producing a record amount of natural gas that's lowering electricity prices, but because we have the best-trained, hardest-working labor force in the history of the world.
We are demanding more from our schools, but we're backing up that demand by investing more in teachers, increasing financial aid and doubling funding for Pell Grants. While he was doing all that, President Obama cut our taxes. He cut taxes 18 times for small businesses. He cut taxes by $3,600 for the typical middle-class family. Now that dog does hunt.
Governor Romney said that finding Osama bin Laden was "not worth moving heaven and earth." Tonight, bin Laden isn't on earth, and he sure isn't in heaven. Thanks to the courage of American Special Forces and the bold leadership of our president, Osama bin Laden is at the bottom of the ocean.
All four of my grandparents were immigrants. They homesteaded the Montana prairie with nothing but the clothes on their backs, faith in God, and hope in their hearts that their kids and grandkids would have a better future. They delivered on that hope. And so has President Obama. Now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president, but for our kids, and our grandkids.
This election is about their education, their jobs, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their futures. Are we going to deliver? Are we going to keep America moving forward? Are we gonna hire the right guy to finish the job for four more years?
Stock market has doubled. Energy production is up. Imports from foreign countries are down. The number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States has more than quadrupled. Manufacturing jobs are coming back, not just because we're producing a record amount of natural gas that's lowering electricity prices, but because we have the best-trained, hardest-working labor force in the history of the world.
We are demanding more from our schools, but we're backing up that demand by investing more in teachers, increasing financial aid and doubling funding for Pell Grants. While he was doing all that, President Obama cut our taxes. He cut taxes 18 times for small businesses. He cut taxes by $3,600 for the typical middle-class family. Now that dog does hunt.
Governor Romney said that finding Osama bin Laden was "not worth moving heaven and earth." Tonight, bin Laden isn't on earth, and he sure isn't in heaven. Thanks to the courage of American Special Forces and the bold leadership of our president, Osama bin Laden is at the bottom of the ocean.
All four of my grandparents were immigrants. They homesteaded the Montana prairie with nothing but the clothes on their backs, faith in God, and hope in their hearts that their kids and grandkids would have a better future. They delivered on that hope. And so has President Obama. Now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president, but for our kids, and our grandkids.
This election is about their education, their jobs, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their futures. Are we going to deliver? Are we going to keep America moving forward? Are we gonna hire the right guy to finish the job for four more years?
http://news.yahoo.com/brian-schweitzers-speech-full-text-democratic-national-convention-202629764--politics.html
2014 Brian Schweitzer apparently has not met 2012 Brian Scwhweitzer.
He's reinvented himself out of political necessity, pretty shamelessly and dishonestly.
Which is usually the reason people give for rejecting Hillary.
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Brian Schweitzer's run as a leftwing Teabagger seeking ACA repeal will fail miserably. [View all]
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
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There's certainly reason for progressives to be disappointed. Heck, we all had higher
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#3
Gotta agree. If Warren is true to her word and won't run against Clinton, I recommend giving
FSogol
Jan 2014
#2
Yup, needs to make a compelling case for himself and come out swinging.
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#35
I always get the feeling Schweitzer is attempting to ripoff some kind of TR persona.
phleshdef
Jan 2014
#8
If you add a superficial layer of progressivishness to teabagger talking points,
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#11
He stole his talking points from Paul Ryan re: predicting the ACA will fail
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#17
He favors repealing the ACA, saying that it will absolutely fail if not replaced, using the
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#18
He was asked for a single positive contribution that Obama has made, and he said
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#39
Schweitzer said the only good thing Obama has done is his value as a racial symbol.
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#77
Bernie Sanders: "I do not believe Mr. Lew is that person (to be Treasury Sec)"
brentspeak
Jan 2014
#60
not sure how you dinging me for stating something that's factually correct
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#61
Wow, it is almost like people on DU object to a constant barage of RW talking points!
FSogol
Jan 2014
#175
Sigh. Maybe you're not aware of this, but CAI isn't an independent company
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#98
Welp, that scratches him from my list. Elizabeth Warren, PLEASE pick up the
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#25
Yeah, you pretty much did. If progressives don't act like you want them to...
DisgustipatedinCA
Jan 2014
#117
Thanks, rageboi. I guess you weren't getting enough attention in the other thread.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jan 2014
#142
"Teabaggerism is defined by opposition and hatred of all things Obama"---geek tragedy, post 36
bvar22
Jan 2014
#177
are you saying that Tea party types are not known for their knee-jerk opposition
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#178
if you're going to get hung up on the distinction between "defined by" and
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#184
The Very Sensible People have been referring to progressives as leftbaggers/firebaggers..
frylock
Jan 2014
#103
Don't forget his support for Keystone XL. He wants the "jackasses" in DC to hurry up and pass it...
SidDithers
Jan 2014
#38
He clearly hates Obama...which is why he gave the keynote at Obama's 2012 Convention
brooklynite
Jan 2014
#44
If you think running as the anti-Obama in a Democratic primary is a good idea,
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#47
Sorry To Inform You, But He Did Not Give the 2012 Keynote Speech That Honor Went To Julián Castro
MagickMuffin
Jan 2014
#106
A lot of out of context clip quotes, and even some down right leaps to conclusion on Obama there....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jan 2014
#85
He was asked to identify ONE positive accomplishment of President Obama. He gave a four part answer
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#131
Here are his exact words when asked to identify ONE positive accomplishment under President Obama.
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#133
That quote does not say "the only good thing Obama has done is to be black" as you claimed he said
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#145
When asked to name a positive accomplishment, the only thing he was willing to say was that
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#146
Here's the "first black president" quote from MSNBC’s Benjy Sarlin . via Ed Gilgore @ Political
Cha
Jan 2014
#176
It's Naderism at it's most cynical. Schweitzer might get away with the anti Obama crap in all white
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#109
Perfect summation of that other thread and of a hell of alot of posters in this forum
Number23
Jan 2014
#111
Good grief. The trash can is getting a work out today over a made up quote.
neverforget
Jan 2014
#112
He stole his ACA talking points--word for word--from Paul Ryan and Karl Rove.
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#121
Show me where "stole his ACA talking points word for word" from Ryan/Rove
anti partisan
Jan 2014
#171
Disgraceful dishonesty about a Democratic Governor who favors single payer as many do.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#122
He said President Obama didn't have a single positive accomplishment worth praising.
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#143
what was his answer when asked if he could name a single positive accomplishment
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#189
oh, what was the only positive thing about Barack Obama's presidency he could think of? nt
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#195
Schweitzer's polcies - single-payer health care, civil liberties, pulling troops out of Afghanistan
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2014
#164
Reminds me of the hilarious Darcy Richardson promotion during Campaign 2012
SidDithers
Jan 2014
#180