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10. Obama said my wife and I should 'have our heads examined' (on "60 Minutes")

Reply to unkachuck (Reply #3)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:55 PM

May 2012

for daring to question the circumstances under which Osama bin Laden was extra-judicially assassinated. This after his first chief of staff (Rahm Emmanuel) called us 'retarded' for trying to primary Blue Dogs.

I'm still going to vote for Obama, make no mistake (that 'nowhere else to go' syndrome), but money and time? Fuh-ged-a-bout it. Won't get fooled again.

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If Obama appointed Paul Krugman as WH advisor... [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2012 OP

I would hate to see that happen cthulu2016 May 2012 #1

Perhaps MannyGoldstein May 2012 #2

Co-option was probably not the right word. Silenced is closer to it. cthulu2016 May 2012 #4

Good points. MannyGoldstein May 2012 #7

I would be much more enthuiastic.... unkachuck May 2012 #3

Obama said my wife and I should 'have our heads examined' (on "60 Minutes") coalition_unwilling May 2012 #10

Ditto. Webster Green May 2012 #15

That's it in a nutshell. There are times, though, in human affairs when selecting coalition_unwilling May 2012 #17

I like Krugman but it would be just symbolic unless it was backed by real policies,which it won't be limpyhobbler May 2012 #5

Do you think Krugman would accept or keep the position MannyGoldstein May 2012 #6

Dunno limpyhobbler May 2012 #12

Krugman is still too wrapped up in neoclassical thinking. girl gone mad May 2012 #8

Well, can we agree that compared to the current riff-raff, MannyGoldstein May 2012 #11

The neoclassical economist is much like the Darwinian cthulu2016 May 2012 #14

Monkeys would fly out of my butt too, but hell yeah I'd be coalition_unwilling May 2012 #9

It wouldn't be a bad idea I guess, Jamaal510 May 2012 #13

It depends on if he was going to be a real influence or just a way to assimilate him TheKentuckian May 2012 #16

no, we should keep the same wall street insiders who caused the mess lol nt msongs May 2012 #18