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Wounded Bear

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1. You must be pretty young...

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:30 PM

Jun 2012

J/K

But you're right. I think Nixon was a bit left of Obama, though.

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Obama's not perfect but in my lifetime the most Liberal President we have had [View all] gabeana Jun 2012 OP

You must be pretty young... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #1

he wasn't. cali Jun 2012 #2

Nixon did give us the EPA gabeana Jun 2012 #3

I am so tired of reading that here OKNancy Jun 2012 #7

Not at all. boxman15 Jun 2012 #9

This might end up getting hidden rufus dog Jun 2012 #37

I hope you vote as soon as you turn 18... Quantess Jun 2012 #4

Carter left office 31 years ago. jeff47 Jun 2012 #8

what president has been more liberal than Obama? gabeana Jun 2012 #10

Sorry if that sounded dismissive of you. Quantess Jun 2012 #11

I missed being of age for the 1980 election by a few months, but I campaigned for Anderson. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #18

I remember meeting John Anderson when I was in college. I was very impressed by him, but could not madinmaryland Jun 2012 #30

Anderson took my vote away from Carter Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #36

wow, and that is exactly what is wrong with our country quinnox Jun 2012 #5

He may not be "liberal", but he's intelligent, articulate, and cares about people. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #19

Sometimes you need an "asshole" to get things done. n/t NCarolinawoman Jun 2012 #28

I heard a WH correspondent on an NPR interview about 15 years ago... HopeHoops Jun 2012 #29

I always considered Clinton to be "intelligent, articulate, and cares about people", even though madinmaryland Jun 2012 #31

(ahem) HopeHoops Jun 2012 #45

are you on drugs? datasuspect Jun 2012 #6

Personally, no, but if I were it would be this... HopeHoops Jun 2012 #16

whoa abelenkpe Jun 2012 #33

A baby aspirin every day. blue neen Jun 2012 #20

St. Joeseph's? abelenkpe Jun 2012 #34

They still make St. Joseph's! blue neen Jun 2012 #35

I was fortunate to be aware of few that were better, imo. HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #12

K & R freshwest Jun 2012 #13

That's really sad, and there are too many like you. K&R. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #14

I see no significant difference between Obama and Clinton as far as who is more left and it doesn't TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #15

Are you less than 12 years old? Logical Jun 2012 #17

It boggles your mind that not everyone agrees with you, huh? Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #23

Simple question. So I could determine if your president choices where better than Obama. You.... Logical Jun 2012 #27

If you're about to claim Clinton was a liberal jeff47 Jun 2012 #40

The Telecommunications Deregulations Act, which only helped Rupert Murdoch. I like BC, but.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2012 #43

Absolutely agree with you 100%. Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #21

whatever fascisthunter Jun 2012 #22

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2012 #24

I agree with you 100% a lot of people don't understand how the US government works and they uponit7771 Jun 2012 #25

Obama is not a liberal. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #26

I was thinking of donating too abelenkpe Jun 2012 #32

Obama is obsolete whatchamacallit Jun 2012 #38

I guess you're too young to know about LBJ's "Great Society". Raine Jun 2012 #39

Obama is not a liberal. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #41

Thanks, I agree it's time to contribute flamingdem Jun 2012 #42

I agree with you gabeana. As others have said "ignore the haters", it's all they have left. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2012 #44