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Luminous Animal

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20. I'd totally support civil rights but God told me not to.

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Sat Apr 7, 2012, 11:30 PM

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Obama is a Conservative…Only If You Think Equal Rights are Optional [View all] McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 OP

In economic policy, he's pretty conservative. mmonk Apr 2012 #1

Well he did stop Bush's warrantless spying program Zalatix Apr 2012 #2

It would ProSense Apr 2012 #4

Thank you. You would think that by now these lies would have died down. Maraya1969 Apr 2012 #9

How is that a rebuttal? Marr Apr 2012 #41

It's not ProSense Apr 2012 #42

Perhaps you can state it flatly then, without a link. Marr Apr 2012 #43

No, I ProSense Apr 2012 #46

So, the answer is "no" then. Marr Apr 2012 #47

A liberal civil rights policy is the only true liberal economic policy. McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #3

While Civil Rights policy insures the system you are running is equally applied, mmonk Apr 2012 #5

Agree. TBF Apr 2012 #7

Good ProSense Apr 2012 #6

Obama is a Conservative. He opposes equal rights for my community. He says so clearly. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #8

Conservatives: ProSense Apr 2012 #11

+100000000000000000000000 Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #16

Add more zeros ProSense Apr 2012 #17

I'd totally support civil rights but God told me not to. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #20

Not a ProSense Apr 2012 #24

So, what does Obama support? "Separate" but "equal"? Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #28

+1000000000000 FreeState Apr 2012 #31

We'll get our pony when God evolves. Apparently Obama is evolving so God must be Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #33

I doubt a conservative would've repealed DADT, though. Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #21

What would you call someone who fought against quick implementation? Creideiki Apr 2012 #29

Citation (seriously f'n) needed intaglio Apr 2012 #34

He has also extended Bush top-heavy tax cuts, Doctor_J Apr 2012 #51

Conservative; disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #10

All of the above. Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #19

He has done some good and he is certainly better than the alternative, but he is a conservative. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #53

Well reasoned post, and an excellent alternate perspective. Thank you. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #12

oh brother... whatever he is, it's not working fascisthunter Apr 2012 #13

That's ProSense Apr 2012 #14

You are confusing conservatives wiith reactionaries. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #15

Conservatives ProSense Apr 2012 #18

Conservatives love to regulate a lot of things.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #22

Not Wall Street. FarLeftFist Apr 2012 #23

I was responding to a post that said conservatives don't do regulation.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #25

Actually ProSense Apr 2012 #26

My point being that conservatives are all about regulating private behavior.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #27

Most excellent post... SidDithers Apr 2012 #30

So we are declaring the log cabin Republicans not to be conservative? TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #32

+1. Exactly. How much good are "equal rights" in a prison or poor farm? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #38

Blacks are in prison and women (with kids) are disproportionately McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #49

I'm well aware that black men and poor people (not just women with children) are imprisoned at HiPointDem Apr 2012 #50

I think ProSense Apr 2012 #40

What I think is funny is hfojvt Apr 2012 #35

Some enjoyed the idea of Obama the savior.... McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #44

I never saw hims as a saviour hfojvt Apr 2012 #48

If doing it is wrong, equal rights to do it are a low priority saras Apr 2012 #36

Corporatist and neocon more than conservative. woo me with science Apr 2012 #37

Stop ProSense Apr 2012 #39

No, Obama is NOT a NeCon. That's why the WaPo keeps trying to protect the GOP McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #45

Well said. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #52