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sendero

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22. I've been pretty tepid..

Sat May 5, 2012, 09:50 AM

May 2012

...and worse about Obama because I believe he wasted too much precious time going for the "bipartiisan" style when anyone with 2 brain cells could have told him that Repubs were not going to "work with him".

It seems like he gets that now and I guess better late than never. Pissing off racists is a good enough reason for me to hope he wins in Nov, and I think he has a very good chance.

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Bill Maher Gut Punches the Right by Exposing Their Racial Anti-Obama Motivation [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

IMO, the intended audience is not the right but the disappointed left. aikoaiko May 2012 #1

That's a good point, when Maher is "on" he hits it out of the park sometimes.. Fumesucker May 2012 #2

Or he takes them as a given. CBHagman May 2012 #11

It's nice to be taken for granted for becoming a political pariah in your own circles.. Fumesucker May 2012 #25

I think you misunderstood my post. CBHagman May 2012 #29

You bet it is madokie May 2012 #3

I can't speak for all black Americans. I can only speak for myself and for the people I know, love, Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #6

+infinity BumRushDaShow May 2012 #7

You betcha lunasun May 2012 #21

The racists who were born before WW2 are going to die out eventually Kolesar May 2012 #8

But they taught their children DevonRex May 2012 #30

some people are so filled with the mind toxin of bigotry that only when they die will ... Botany May 2012 #9

I still remember my boss spitting out his cup of coffee and almost falling over when we were on duty lunasun May 2012 #23

Racism is alive and well not only in the South olegramps May 2012 #19

Bra-FREAKING-Vo Number23 May 2012 #28

Agreed Sherman A1 May 2012 #33

Agree, maddiemom May 2012 #43

I hadn't thought about it that way. But I suppose that's true. Although, just the one term... Honeycombe8 May 2012 #4

Winning big and winning easy quaker bill May 2012 #5

I said the same thing long ago. That electing him for Solomon May 2012 #10

Maher's point speaks to/exposes the underlying power struggle of the hue May 2012 #12

Someone alert Maher - Obama was already elected. Zax2me May 2012 #13

not getting your point -- didn't you see the many references to "second" victory, etc. spooky3 May 2012 #35

I hope Maher's right about the second term. marble falls May 2012 #14

I have to agree with Iliyah May 2012 #15

If Obama loses, they will portray him as a failure... crazylikafox May 2012 #16

Maher hit it out of the ballpark on this one. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #17

Meanwhile, at the state level, legislatures are working overtime to LuckyLib May 2012 #27

Their evil strategy is now apparent. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #32

K&R pscot May 2012 #18

I agree BUT grahamhgreen May 2012 #20

I've been pretty tepid.. sendero May 2012 #22

Confuses cause and effect. Igel May 2012 #24

Ha! I like the comparison his guest made to UPN. nt valerief May 2012 #26

+1! uponit7771 May 2012 #31

babylonsister Diclotican May 2012 #34

Very good post, President Obama works very hard for the USA. Thinkingabout May 2012 #37

Thinkingabout Diclotican May 2012 #45

Totally agree Diclotican micraphone May 2012 #41

micraphone Diclotican May 2012 #44

Perfect! goclark May 2012 #36

Well said, Maher. freshwest May 2012 #38

And the GOP knows this azureblue May 2012 #39

Maher sometimes pisses me off Whisp May 2012 #40

when Obama wins his second term SemperEadem May 2012 #42