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rhett o rick

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38. Barack Obama ran as a progressive. The day of his inaguration he let us know

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 01:22 PM

Jan 2015

that he was only fooling. He had Rick Warren say a prayer at the inauguration, a clear shot across the bow of the left. He went on to appoint Rahm Emanuel and many, many other conservatives including Penny Pritzker. He fired Dean and Van Jones and didn't support ACORN as it was decimated. He is conservative with his stands on the TPP, fracking, the Patriot Act, domestic spying, persecution of whistle-blowers and journalists, indefinite detention, drone killing, war in the middle east, Wall Street, an unrestricted NSA/CIA Deep State, etc. Now he is speaking out like a progressive. Why now? Some are thinking it's just show, now that the Republicans have control of Congress. I don't hate the President, I want change.

How many of our school children must live in poverty (currently 51%) before you agree we need change? Conservative Democrats don't offer change.

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I am very pleased that President Obama has become a Liberal [View all] MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 OP

Whatcha smoking? 840high Jan 2015 #1

reality Skittles Jan 2015 #13

I kind of predicted this the night of the midterms JonLP24 Jan 2015 #2

Seriously? You don't think the republicans will raise taxes on the rich? Zorra Jan 2015 #3

"President announces intention to wear comfortable shoes on Tuesday" RufusTFirefly Jan 2015 #4

Fucking hilarious! Obama really does think we are "morans." blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #5

Pic URL: https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #6

No watch the SOTU and see him announce the KeystoneXL is dead. The Justice department is bringing Vincardog Jan 2015 #15

Actually, I wonder if the KeystoneXL is not economically feasible any more, but will be djean111 Jan 2015 #32

i read reports that the decline in the price of oil killed it. i'm sure it will come back at some ND-Dem Jan 2015 #49

It is just a sugar tit for us to suck on. zeemike Jan 2015 #7

Ooh---Sugar Tits----My fave breakfast cereal... nikto Jan 2015 #71

He no longer has to worry about Democrats losing. JayhawkSD Jan 2015 #8

Exactly ann--- Jan 2015 #54

Actually, he no longer has to worry about Democrats winning. woo me with science Jan 2015 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #9

"I assume he'll also announce that he's ending efforts to grab money from the 99%" Veilex Jan 2015 #10

Legacy. Fearless Jan 2015 #11

Exactly. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #96

you're STILL not distracted by the shiny numbers, Manny Skittles Jan 2015 #12

Thank you for this. I am beyond laughing at Oligarchy Theater, woo me with science Jan 2015 #14

Amen. 840high Jan 2015 #25

I'll add my thanks to yours. nt Nay Jan 2015 #40

Yes. I'm so impressed he finally wants to tax the rich, help the middle class, at a time RiverLover Jan 2015 #16

Haven't you heard? GummyBearz Jan 2015 #21

Yeah, I remember being told to 'wait' too. Wait til he got a year in, then two years, then a term.. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #50

That's it really. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #23

My only question is an either-or-or .... Scuba Jan 2015 #17

A first-term Senator raised almost a billion dollars for his campaign BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #42

A first-term Senator raised almost a billion dollars for his campaign ... Scuba Jan 2015 #43

Me too. RiverLover Jan 2015 #51

Krugman: Why the One Percent Hates Obama - Their tax rates back to pre-Reagan levels pampango Jan 2015 #18

Stop injecting FACTS into a Obama Hatefest! BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #27

I guess Krugman missed the report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy RiverLover Jan 2015 #36

"state and local taxes". Not really a surprise since republicans control most states. pampango Jan 2015 #37

A lot of "red" states have no state income tax Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #101

True but those red states with no income tax rely on more regressive sales and property taxes. pampango Jan 2015 #105

I would like to see more comparisons than just California versus two Southern states Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #106

What a crappy way to spin it. joshcryer Jan 2015 #93

Doesn'r really address the OP zipplewrath Jan 2015 #52

"I'm glad he's come around to siding with the 99%" seems inconsistent with Krugman's pampango Jan 2015 #56

Just because zipplewrath Jan 2015 #57

Looks like... What, a 3% change? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #58

Yep, he's free to propose all kinds of stuff that will go nowhere since the gop owns capitol hill KG Jan 2015 #19

Yep. The GOP won Congress "fair" and square since turnout was abysmal. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #28

Some people would vote for a pile of shit if it had a (D) attached to it. L0oniX Jan 2015 #74

Some would vote for a pile of shit if it was against Obama and the Democratic Party, too. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #76

Bwahahahah yea right ...greater good for the oligarchy. L0oniX Jan 2015 #77

Wake up and smell the global economy, L0onix. We live in a GLOBAL oligarchy. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #80

When are you moving to Bangladesh? L0oniX Jan 2015 #81

I'm an American who knows how to make lemonade out of lemons (as opposed to sucking on them). BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #84

LMAO ...yea work with the pile of shit you're dealt. L0oniX Jan 2015 #85

It's better than running away like a coward to Bangladesh. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #88

LMFAO ...are you ok? L0oniX Jan 2015 #90

Fine, thank you. You? You seem to "lol" a lot, to the point that it's just...odd. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #107

This again? Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #78

Some would rather blame imaginary Dems who didn't vote. L0oniX Jan 2015 #83

Yes. I got that. Hence the word fair in quotation marks. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #87

Do you think maybe the turnout Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #95

The Apologists Can Be Oblivious colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #20

I think that Obama did lots of things "wrong". But, ladjf Jan 2015 #41

I have to say that I agree with you Stellar Jan 2015 #22

"The Politics of Gesture" Huffpo, 12 hrs ago RiverLover Jan 2015 #24

Yet another of my personalities MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #26

Your psychotherapist probably has a list. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #63

+1 The more the better. L0oniX Jan 2015 #86

Yes indeed! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #33

Great link. woo me with science Jan 2015 #112

What is really funny is that NOW it is okay to wax poetic about those glitter-shitting djean111 Jan 2015 #29

+1000000000 woo me with science Jan 2015 #59

Now that sums things up quite nicely. JEB Jan 2015 #66

The next 2 years will be a warmed over repeat of the pre 2008 campaign trail. L0oniX Jan 2015 #79

Oooh. Another Obama-bashing OP from left-leaning Independent Manny. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #30

"left-leaning Independent Manny" MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #31

Yep. Left-leaning Independent. Because no matter what you're registered as, BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #34

Barack Obama ran as a progressive. The day of his inaguration he let us know rhett o rick Jan 2015 #38

Couldn't agree more. Perfecty stated. JEB Jan 2015 #67

Great post. RiverLover Jan 2015 #69

I keep looking for "like" buttons on post dflprincess Jan 2015 #94

Thanks. Keep up the fight. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #102

+10000000 woo me with science Jan 2015 #109

you get the "Super Post!" tag Agony Jan 2015 #113

Thanks. We need to start fighting as if lives depend on it and they do. rhett o rick Jan 2015 #114

He comes across as a traditional Democrat AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #61

"traditional Democratic values" YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #45

Let's start with one. MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #48

Don't you have a Hillary post to go kick? Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #44

LOL +1 L0oniX Jan 2015 #73

I see Manny as a Socialist Democrat. Now I am a Left-leaning Independent, my dear Autumn Jan 2015 #55

Seems you are a bit obsessed with Manny. He's just a normal uncompromising Dem voter. L0oniX Jan 2015 #75

Thank you. snappyturtle Jan 2015 #35

Obama is no liberal Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #39

Those principles... YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #47

Too late ann--- Jan 2015 #53

It's safe to make such a proposal now NorthCarolina Jan 2015 #60

Hmmm.....is this 3rd Way Manny I have the pleasure to read? Demeter Jan 2015 #62

THIS JUST IN! President Obama ISN'T a Liberal; he's a terrorist brooklynite Jan 2015 #64

Do you think the drone effort is a good idea? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #82

Honestly, I don't know... brooklynite Jan 2015 #89

How would you define a terrorist MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #98

A terrorist action is targeted directly AT civilians...to cause terror brooklynite Jan 2015 #99

Suppose we destroyed an entire city MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #103

Yes, he is now a liberal, but ... DrBulldog Jan 2015 #65

Day late and a dollar short. JEB Jan 2015 #68

In the abridged words of Johnnie Carson: "You are correct, Reality-Breath" nikto Jan 2015 #70

This will piss off all the "right" people. L0oniX Jan 2015 #72

Isn't it a bit odd Nite Owl Jan 2015 #91

Priorities. Octafish Jan 2015 #92

Kick and R. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #97

Welcome to the party, Manny! Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth. Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #100

Put a fork in me! MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #104

Kick, especially after a SOTU delivering TPP evisceration by "trade" in a sea of populist lies. woo me with science Jan 2015 #108

kick woo me with science Jan 2015 #111