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27. That makes me very sad!

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Tue Nov 11, 2014, 11:23 AM

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President Obama said that he is �in a lot of ways� less liberal than Republican President Nixon [View all] Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 OP

Apparently some people here on DU think our President must be lying Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #1

yep I posted the video of him telling O"Reilly this in two seperate threads m-lekktor Nov 2014 #9

apparently some people here on DU don't understand the president's game onenote Nov 2014 #41

Why would any Democratic Leader even bother to PLAY GAMES with that lying, tabloid, pathological sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #51

Couldn't have said it better myself. He should be AT WAR with these morons, Nay Nov 2014 #59

Yes he should be unless he was speaking the3 truth and he is more conservative than Tricky Dick Vincardog Nov 2014 #91

Yes. I'm tired of this rationalizing deutsey Nov 2014 #78

++++ nt laundry_queen Nov 2014 #97

Bam! whatchamacallit Nov 2014 #81

well-said!! Vattel Nov 2014 #89

+ 1,000,000,000 - What You Said !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #90

Right On!! Liberal_Dog Nov 2014 #92

+9999999 LittleBlue Nov 2014 #107

Well said. And that woosh you heard was your excellent and really elementary point flying over some Number23 Nov 2014 #99

Well, area51 Nov 2014 #2

XL Pipeline and TPP approval dead ahead, capn' NordicLeft Nov 2014 #8

Being less liberal is NOT conservative still_one Nov 2014 #13

Exactly. PragmaticLiberal Nov 2014 #29

of course not, but this is just another opportunity to rant and rave how "bad Obama" is, ignoring still_one Nov 2014 #54

That depends on what you are 'less liberal' about. Can you give an example of what you mean by 'less sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #80

Thanks, needs to be widely read dreamnightwind Nov 2014 #21

Thanks for posting that. nt City Lights Nov 2014 #37

Lol BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #3

was Medicare and the Great Society Liberal? How about the Viet Nam war? still_one Nov 2014 #55

this is representative of how democrats run screaming from being labeled "liberal" cali Nov 2014 #4

I just think it's a moment of pure honesty. obxhead Nov 2014 #6

Exactly - if anyone needed further proof of how the word "liberal" bullwinkle428 Nov 2014 #24

Well his ACTIONS sure have proven he is IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #5

it's o'reilly and Obama is a politician JI7 Nov 2014 #7

Exactly.. President Obama was pointing out what those Presidents achieved and ODSers weren't Cha Nov 2014 #10

The president did NOT say he was a conservative, he said in SOME WAYS he was LESS liberal, and what still_one Nov 2014 #12

I didn't say they were stupid, I said they were less smart than a box of rocks. Not the same at all. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #14

Pro-Choice, Supports fair pay act, Affirmative action, etc. Supports gay rights. Strongly opposes still_one Nov 2014 #18

I know...was that so hard? BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #32

Agree, it is a statement about how far right the country has moved LeftInTX Nov 2014 #63

This is one of those DU "battles" that is only being waged on one side Number23 Nov 2014 #100

I have no doubt that many here will read that comment as Obama saying he is a conservative, and THAT still_one Nov 2014 #11

Right. It's a statement about how far to the right the country has moved... Blanks Nov 2014 #15

Nixon did create OSHA and the EPA, and you are also correct the country has unfortunately been still_one Nov 2014 #19

Nixon did not create OSHA, Congress did. onenote Nov 2014 #50

Nixon signed the law establishing OSHA. Blanks Nov 2014 #84

Unquestionably, repubs are farther to the right on most issues than 40 years ago. onenote Nov 2014 #85

dems are farther right than repukes were 40 years ago Doctor_J Nov 2014 #87

No they're not. By a mile. onenote Nov 2014 #94

Turd way all the way. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #16

No, you're wrong.. but don't let that stop you from dropping your "turd". Cha Nov 2014 #86

I don't need Obama to tell me he's conservative. Dawgs Nov 2014 #17

The problem is that we do see him how he is, but the right sees him how Fox says he is... cascadiance Nov 2014 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #43

Announcing yourself as "less liberal" is stigmatizing liberal positions. Marr Nov 2014 #67

Less Liberal than *Nixon* isn't Conservative? MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #77

Such a sad spectacle. Our party's "leader" going on the enemy propaganda channel to beg Doctor_J Nov 2014 #22

Yep fits to what Cornel West was saying JonLP24 Nov 2014 #25

Especially given the 2008 election Doctor_J Nov 2014 #36

Nah BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #74

+1 F4lconF16 Nov 2014 #83

Well, "sanctimonious" is not something I'm often called. Like, never, in fact Doctor_J Nov 2014 #88

I can't believe you praised Richard Nixon Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #23

That makes me very sad! QC Nov 2014 #27

We should start a thread about it Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #35

Lots of threads. With the word fuck in them. n/t QC Nov 2014 #39

I can't either Doctor_J Nov 2014 #38

Sometimes it helps to be a student of history. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #26

That interview was in February. I'm curious what your point is in highlighting it now. Demit Nov 2014 #28

I don't see how pointing out that President Obama agrees that he is in many ways less liberal than Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #30

I don't see any of your personal thoughts in your OP. Demit Nov 2014 #33

this has been a recent discussion over the last few days - nothing has been reignited - Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #34

You've added nothing to the discussion, is my point. YOU. Demit Nov 2014 #49

having the discussion factually based instead of emtionally based has some value - at least I think Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #53

The shit won't just stir itself. JoePhilly Nov 2014 #40

I don't consider the opinions of the President of the United States to be shit Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #56

Especially if we twist his every phrase. JoePhilly Nov 2014 #58

now exactly how is a word for word verbatim quote twisting his every phrase? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #61

just an opportunity for another thread to bash Obama, and how he is worse than bush, etc. etc. etc. still_one Nov 2014 #52

if you consider the President's own opinion about his record to be bashing Obama - I don't know how Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #57

He never said he was Conservative. So that in itself is bullshit and a misrepresentation. In fact still_one Nov 2014 #60

I never said he was a conservative either. Frankly, by current standards he is a "centrist" Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #64

Obama on Univision: nationalize the fed Nov 2014 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author mimi85 Nov 2014 #95

that's right - allowing the President to speak for himself and define himself is bashing Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #105

Um, a bit of a failure to communicate. It won't happen again. ;-) mimi85 Nov 2014 #106

Best argument here is the logo on the post! Bernie Sanders for President - EXACTLY! TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #31

Am I supposed to get all worked up over what Obama thinks about himself? Rex Nov 2014 #42

IMO, it's just sad. HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #44

"Problem Statement" exhibit #1. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #45

At least Tricky Dick and President Obama looks more Presidential... Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #46

Are you fucking kidding me? BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #62

Pretzel logic. Rex Nov 2014 #66

that sums up what they think of issue oriented campaigns Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #69

It's particularly disturbing BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #72

You Vote Based On Looks? Liberal_Dog Nov 2014 #93

No, I vote based on having healthcare for the first time in my life. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #98

Eisenhower was more liberal than the last 6 presidents combined! B Calm Nov 2014 #47

He was a dying breed imo. Rex Nov 2014 #68

Why is this President so ashamed of being Liberal? This isn't the first time he's tried to tell sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #48

Leftists are hated here BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #71

That's not entirely true BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #73

Perhaps BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #75

How dare he malign our president like that. JEB Nov 2014 #70

Racist, unicorn pony riding fantasy man! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #103

the people who say "whatever he says, I believe because it has to be true" are also the ones MisterP Nov 2014 #76

And he was 100%, completely, objectively WRONG. Nixon was in NO WAY "more liberal" than Barack Obama. NYC Liberal Nov 2014 #79

Tempering expectations? whatchamacallit Nov 2014 #82

Like how many times did we say that ourselves? ozone_man Nov 2014 #96

People wonder why Senate candidates run away from Obama... DemocraticWing Nov 2014 #101

Still trying to qualify himself to the Republicans.... Sad. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #102

Hilarious. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #104

I said exactly this left is right Nov 2014 #108

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #109