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20. Obama doesn't give a shit about the American people,

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 06:49 PM

Jun 2015

he's set for life. He and Dimon are going to be playing gulf in the near future laughing about what suckers we were to believe that Obama was for us peons.

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Congress is about to pass a bill they KNOW will cost American jobs. Obama is for this loss of jobs, [View all] grahamhgreen Jun 2015 OP

The people finally have a real choice in Bernie Sanders this time! TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #1

Not all states have closed primaries. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #22

All of us need to check out the laws LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #36

In California, you have to be a registered Democrat or onecaliberal Jun 2015 #102

Actually, "Decline to State" Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #106

My registration is Decline to State and has not been changed to onecaliberal Jun 2015 #108

When registering to vote, Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #110

I've been a registered Democrat my entire life until onecaliberal Jun 2015 #111

After 30 plus years as a registered Democrat Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #112

Complicated chess moves. I believe that's what it's called with a side order of kabuki.. nc4bo Jun 2015 #2

The Koch bros funded the DLC for a reason. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #3

Yah Stryder Jun 2015 #4

And we did.... nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #6

We sure as hell did. hifiguy Jun 2015 #61

BULLSHIT! House DEMS(Pelosi leading them) voted down TAA AllTooEasy Jun 2015 #8

It was also argued that older workers would be affected the most. Provide training for 40+ year old nc4bo Jun 2015 #10

It isn't. TAA is a joke abelenkpe Jun 2015 #14

Your Description Punx Jun 2015 #25

I've been on the TAA. Half-Century Man Jun 2015 #19

Thanks for the explanation. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #37

Thank you. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #70

Might you consider making this an OP? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #71

TAA. It was weak tea at best. Stryder Jun 2015 #72

He wants to build a legacy as the 'post partisan president' AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #5

Saddest thing is that they laugh at him, while he thinks they respect him:( grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #9

He will laugh at them as he rides down the Yellow Brick Road of post-presidential riches. hifiguy Jun 2015 #62

They may give him money, but they will never give him respect. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #69

yep. They're such disgusting corporatist liars. kath Jun 2015 #7

Obama's early '07 campaign rhetoric included "Corporations have too much power." Look what happened. Auggie Jun 2015 #11

"Corporations have too much power." avebury Jun 2015 #88

I think I'm noticing a pattern, here. Octafish Jun 2015 #12

The plutocracy are Ferengi and live by the Ferengi rules of Acquisition. hifiguy Jun 2015 #65

Spot on. historylovr Jun 2015 #105

Sure, it will cost some jobs, but overall I believe the good outweighs the bad. DCBob Jun 2015 #13

That and a dollar will buy you a nice shiny pile of nothing.... Splatterpunk Jun 2015 #15

how do people without jobs feed their families? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #16

Jobs have been coming and going quickly for past 30 years. DCBob Jun 2015 #21

Mostly going Punx Jun 2015 #26

Living on borrowed money, that's what. azmom Jun 2015 #38

Yep BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #100

What will the people do who lose their health care benefits if TAA passes? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #45

That's irrelevant to the discussion. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #30

The jobs go with or without the TPP Recursion Jun 2015 #43

The only new job comming is dieing. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #53

Unemployment is 5.2, discouraged workers is 0.5 Recursion Jun 2015 #54

That is complete bullshit.... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #82

Do you think BLS is just making that up? (nt) Recursion Jun 2015 #86

No way to create jobs in America? Really? No way. Jobs are leaving, get over it? Who RU voting for? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #73

Of course jobs are being created in America Recursion Jun 2015 #74

Why are they leaving? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #75

Well the robots will eventually take all of our jobs Recursion Jun 2015 #85

Or, for long term outlook, BUY things? HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #96

Asw I said in another thread edhopper Jun 2015 #17

Because they KNOW there will be jobs lost. Beyond that they are counting on wage depression. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #24

The way I understand it is TAA is coincidental. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #29

If the TPP is so good for American workers and jobs... 0rganism Jun 2015 #35

Because overall good in the long term doesn't mean good for everybody in the short term mythology Jun 2015 #42

Well it isn't like he hasn't done it before n2doc Jun 2015 #18

Obama doesn't give a shit about the American people, Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #20

what a bizarre statement. oh rightwe are underthematrix Jun 2015 #27

phucking liars. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #23

Is there any neutral documentation on job losses? Renew Deal Jun 2015 #28

They don't. They just see Obama and assume that it's bad. Question: Do people honestly believe that Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #32

Do people honestly believe that republicans Kermitt Gribble Jun 2015 #40

Can we agree he is willing to sacrifice American jobs to pass the TPP? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #50

No. We cannot agree. I don't agree. I don't believe that he's a dumb or evil man who Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #52

See Bill Clinton. Hell, even see James Earl Carter. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #57

Carter was misguided in falling for the deregulation gospel hifiguy Jun 2015 #67

Perhaps. And I STILL blame Clinton for the jobs mess we're in. However, I have faith in this preside Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #113

Proven wrong? Like once that his guy would come out for net neutrality TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #114

We'll see. I'm not ready to throw in the towel. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #115

I believe Elizabeth Warren in this battle, and Bernie Sanders. Both were vehemently opposed, as peacebird Jun 2015 #84

No, like most of the party he thinks this will cause a net jobs gain like NAFTA did Recursion Jun 2015 #87

They don't. They fixate on a number someone made up and ignore job gains Recursion Jun 2015 #41

We've lost 60,000 factories - FACTORIES - since the last costly trade deal. thats a lot of jobs grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #48

We've gained about 50 million net jobs since it too Recursion Jun 2015 #55

Low paying jobs.... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #81

Then why are median wages and incomes up since 1994? Recursion Jun 2015 #89

CITATIONS PLEASE truebrit71 Jun 2015 #107

FFS HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO POST THESE? Recursion Jun 2015 #109

No, it's a mere repetition treestar Jun 2015 #77

Truth. We are just slaves and cannon fodder to them. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #31

You think you're so clever and classless and free deutsey Jun 2015 #39

Had enough yet? 99Forever Jun 2015 #33

He'll be out of office. He doesn't care. Prism Jun 2015 #34

Nothing will stop the jobs going. Nothing. Recursion Jun 2015 #44

Labor has always been cheaper in some other countries, yet we kept our jobs here. Do you know how? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #46

We kept our jobs here now. Unemployment is lower than in 1993 Recursion Jun 2015 #56

but according to this chart it buys about 35-40% less questionseverything Jun 2015 #59

That is all that poster does. Rex Jun 2015 #63

Yep, corporate propaganda and cherry picking. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #66

"Real" means inflation-adjusted Recursion Jun 2015 #68

Let's see what a progressive site says. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #64

Citations please. truebrit71 Jun 2015 #83

Which makes it a support for our jobs treestar Jun 2015 #79

Well, then our consumer based economy is destroyed. Period. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #97

You're pretending the service economy doesn't exist Recursion Jun 2015 #98

If you have tons of green to educate yourself for the higher-end "services", that is. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #104

Wrong. Hillary recently said that she was not in favor of passing the fast track pnwmom Jun 2015 #47

Really? That's hopeful. She's currently against it? Link? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #49

I don't know what she thinks now, since it got cloture (with some help from Pelosi.) This is what pnwmom Jun 2015 #51

They have no respect for honesty. The appearance of honesty is seen as a tool. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #58

The People are just easily-ignored speed bumps hifiguy Jun 2015 #60

Apparently they disagree with you treestar Jun 2015 #76

We've lost 60,000 factories since 2001. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #80

And? Recursion Jun 2015 #90

I wonder what happened in 2001. Manufacturing jobs fell off a cliff after 2000. Only recently, pampango Jun 2015 #92

PNTR with China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNTR grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #94

Damn! PNTR! I should have known it was the fault of a Democratic and not a republican president. pampango Jun 2015 #101

Sure. Arm-chair economists trump reality every time. randome Jun 2015 #78

Why are acting as if its just us here at DU when its also our Democratic leaders saying the same? RiverLover Jun 2015 #91

Yet most Democrats are in favor of it. randome Jun 2015 #93

The majority of Dems in the House & the Senate voted against Fast Tracking trade deals RiverLover Jun 2015 #95

It's odd; both parties are kind of going against their base here Recursion Jun 2015 #99

Combined, both Dems fredamae Jun 2015 #103