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Betty Karlson

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21. Well, maybe Obama could have started his presidency on a higher note than

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 04:47 AM

Jun 2015

by dashing the hopes and increasing the fears of his ardent base?

Choosing a known homophobe for a prayer right after homophobes had taken the right to marry away from gay Californians was at the very least tone-deaf. At worst, it betrayed a callosity that turned many people away from the Democrats when it was shown in other ways too.

Actions matter. Fighting AGAINST the public option mattered, not going after war criminals mattered, not going after massive fraud in the banking sector mattered.

And as for attacking Democrats in the first two years: "Fucking retards" (from the president's chief of staff) and "Unicorn Brigade" (from you and others) suggest that there were indeed vicious attacks on Democrats, but not in the way you mean.

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