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80. Obama's refusal to prosecute the Banksters following the

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 06:07 PM

Apr 2017

Economic meltdown (given the robo-signing, the fraud perpetrated on unwary citizens which caused so much misery to do many), his not calling out the Republicans for their utter intransigence following the "Caucus Room Conspiracy," and his utter support of the TPP (with the incredible problems of that agreement) were decisions that I strongly disagreed with.

But clearly he was far, far better than any Republican, and I strongly supported his re-election. (I was a very big supporter for his election.)

I have never regretted voting for him but the above issues rankled me. And I imagine they troubled many other Dems as well.

Those decisions of his will probably always bother me.

But frankly in almost all other ways, Obama has been more than exemplary, in most ways the very best of the recent presidents.

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"Progressives Say We're Proud Of Not Voting For Hillary!" (idiocy from the far left). [View all] DanTex Apr 2017 OP

KR Me. Apr 2017 #1

I think it's a continuation of RonPaulism SecularMotion Apr 2017 #2

Flip Republican to Democratic, Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders, Mitt Romney to Hillary Clinton, etc. SecularMotion Apr 2017 #10

Comparing Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders is extremely problematic and just incorrect DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #18

I'm not comparing Ron Paul with Bernie Sanders SecularMotion Apr 2017 #20

Trolls or not, this is the reason why I have a problem with a beastie boy Apr 2017 #48

(sigh!) That "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed" attitude. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #3

They are no more willing to admit alwaysinflux Apr 2017 #5

That is a very astute point. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #41

I know some folks like this in real life. They are incredibly ignorant. yardwork Apr 2017 #4

I have to wonder if some of these people are paid trolls groundloop Apr 2017 #6

You don't have to wonder. We know that the internet Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #9

I think some may very well be...others are bots Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #11

Some folks just want to watch to world burn... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #7

Some have a personality trait that forces the to always be oppositional... NCTraveler Apr 2017 #8

The more history I read the more I tend to agree with this thought. renegade000 Apr 2017 #16

OK. I'm a progressive. But THAT? NOPE. CousinIT Apr 2017 #12

These people are fucking idiots. I listened to 5 minutes of their show after the election. RAFisher Apr 2017 #13

If you found someone saying "Feminists are proud to vote against males" would you post that too? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #14

Sometimes I see a post that is just so over the top I wonder if it's a joke kcr Apr 2017 #93

It was meant to be over the top, isn't that obvious? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #96

"And we're going to KEEP voting for non-Hillaries until the poor & minorities do what we say!" randome Apr 2017 #15

There are a number of fake leftists out there Bradical79 Apr 2017 #17

While I agree it's stupid at this point to profess how proud you are of not voting for Hillary DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #19

I agree, these people do have a following. That is exactly the problem. DanTex Apr 2017 #21

People talk about 3rd parties because of how disillusioned they've become DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #76

No, they dont do it because of corp cash. Eko Apr 2017 #78

The numbers prove it though Eko DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #79

Huh, Eko Apr 2017 #81

And this makes no sense. Eko Apr 2017 #82

On some issues yes DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #86

On some issues? Eko Apr 2017 #88

Here ya go. Eko Apr 2017 #84

Those are select states and only applies to those who turned out to vote DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #85

That doesnt show that Democrats are leaving the party. Eko Apr 2017 #87

Dore and TYT have a Republican sugar-daddy who funds them. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #59

Dore and TYT have a Republican sugar-daddy who funds them. LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #62

They are fascists, not the far left. BainsBane Apr 2017 #22

I think "far left" is accurate. But you have a point. DanTex Apr 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #23

What "Democratic division"? These people are not Democrats. DanTex Apr 2017 #24

LOL, yeah, winning hearts and mind. Glitterati Apr 2017 #27

Hearts and minds of who? Are you seriously defending these guys? DanTex Apr 2017 #30

I'm defending no one. Didn't follow your link. Glitterati Apr 2017 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Apr 2017 #32

Would you object if I called Alex Jones names? Or Richard Spencer? DanTex Apr 2017 #33

I believe that user has left the building. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #71

He's not talking about Democrats BainsBane Apr 2017 #25

I'm certain this kind of thread will convert them, right? Glitterati Apr 2017 #28

The point is not to convert them but to call them out. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #43

Dore is sometimes on "The Young Turks," isn't he? IOW, he does get heard. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #26

Yes. And TYT also has a few other nutjobs on there sometimes too. DanTex Apr 2017 #35

+1. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #37

K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #29

Progressives Say We're Proud of Falling for Russian Propaganda Dopers_Greed Apr 2017 #34

Liberals are Progressives Expecting Rain Apr 2017 #36

Could they be Russian plants? lark Apr 2017 #38

There are idiots everywhere. ihaveaquestion Apr 2017 #39

Well.. ananda Apr 2017 #42

It's busterisms that we need to be worried about.. JHan Apr 2017 #44

K&R mcar Apr 2017 #45

This is not a good strategy for dealing with the far left. ZX86 Apr 2017 #46

They've coopted the term progressive. There is nothing progressive about them emulatorloo Apr 2017 #60

The terms liberal and progressive are useless. hay rick Apr 2017 #47

Any progressive who voted against Hillary Clinton is an idiot Gothmog Apr 2017 #49

And not our friend. nikibatts Apr 2017 #50

... or is not a progressive. Or is rich and white and has an Academy Award. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #53

So Susan Sarandon holds more power and influence over elections than the Democratic party ZX86 Apr 2017 #57

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #58

I can't afford these purity people's principles. hrmjustin Apr 2017 #51

Purity is a losing proposition. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2017 #52

It would be more accurate to call these people dogmatists Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #54

I've seen this said here, that somehow trump will be good. cwydro Apr 2017 #55

never that HE will be good. If you mean, people have said that his bombastic JCanete Apr 2017 #90

K&R. Enough of the destructive Purity Police. (nt) Paladin Apr 2017 #56

You can blame the Russians for the anti-Hillary propaganda they pumped at Sanders' supporters bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #61

Russians pumped hate at HRC, not Sanders emulatorloo Apr 2017 #63

Sorry, I corrected my post. bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #64

Thanks again for the article! emulatorloo Apr 2017 #66

Oh, I have plenty of frustrations pointed at Putin, and Comey, and so on. DanTex Apr 2017 #65

Problem is your title. They are NOT progressives. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #67

I agree with you. I took the title from a youtube video, for illustration purposes. DanTex Apr 2017 #69

Jimmy Dore and the like .... LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #68

Define the "far left" alarimer Apr 2017 #70

That's a fair point, and there's no sharp delineation. DanTex Apr 2017 #72

There has to be some acknowledgement of the Dem Party's participation in its own downfall. alarimer Apr 2017 #73

Sure. That doesn't have much to do with the topic of the OP, which is the fact that for at least DanTex Apr 2017 #74

Obama's refusal to prosecute the Banksters following the Akamai Apr 2017 #80

The far left to me is.... MountCleaners Apr 2017 #92

Enough already Blecht Apr 2017 #75

Jimmy Dore has some good ideas but is kooky about Hillary in the Akamai Apr 2017 #77

They aren't progressives JI7 Apr 2017 #83

Using two random morons from Youtube to smear "progressives" generally is rather lame. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #89

I'm not smearing "progressives", I'm smearing the far left. DanTex Apr 2017 #95

Jimmy Dore doesn't trust the establishment in any of its forms. He may be wrong or right to think JCanete Apr 2017 #91

Alex Jones doesn't trust the establishment in any of its forms either. DanTex Apr 2017 #94