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SheilaT

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28. At the risk of seeming argumentative,

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:52 PM

Mar 2013

the "job creators", once they see all their money is safe, will simply pile even more of it into banks in the Bahamas or wherever. I sincerely doubt they will build a new factory anywhere, unless it's in whatever country is currently offering the lowest wages for the workers.

All they have done for years now is to remove jobs from this country, and they will continue to do so for as long as possible.

I honestly can't think of a realistic solution. I wish I could.

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Obama: I Can�t Use �Jedi Mindmeld� On Congress To Fix Sequestration [View all] DonViejo Mar 2013 OP

Excuse me sir atreides1 Mar 2013 #1

But if he said Vulcan, the Right would hear vulva and call him Satan and whatnot. nt valerief Mar 2013 #5

You only thought he said mindmeld. PBO is just that good. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #11

You'd think he would know that considering.... progressoid Mar 2013 #17

LMFAO n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #25

I see he adopted Michelle's xxqqqzme Mar 2013 #59

LMAO demosocialist Mar 2013 #69

great job! wordpix Mar 2013 #84

or jedi mind tricks.. frylock Mar 2013 #29

Actually the analogyworks... NRA_SUCKS Mar 2013 #75

Yeah, I thought that too sakabatou Mar 2013 #34

this is why the writing in star wars sucked. the jedi WHAT. it does have a better name. pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #79

He melded the minds of Yoda and Spock! nt tblue37 Mar 2013 #39

Exactly! They both mess with the mind. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #62

The wisdom, it is great with this one. Fascinating. Xithras Mar 2013 #68

LOL - apparently not a Jedi either.... 24601 Mar 2013 #66

Thank you for setting the record straight Berlum Mar 2013 #81

Worst gaffe of his career KamaAina Mar 2013 #2

Well Meaniepants Mar 2013 #37

Meant in jest KamaAina Mar 2013 #46

"Worst gaffe ... of any Presidents in recent memory"??? Really? How 'bout the 8 years of Shrub? Texin Mar 2013 #51

Again, KamaAina Mar 2013 #58

Obviously, you DO need kdmorris Mar 2013 #67

He's just testing the nation's Star Trek vocabulary Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #76

I thought he was secretly a Jedi damn. iandhr Mar 2013 #3

...more like a Sith lord. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #26

Thats what the GOP would say. iandhr Mar 2013 #30

The Jedi would never support drones on its own citizens Ter Mar 2013 #70

Why doesn't he just give them everything they want? onehandle Mar 2013 #4

The corporations are already getting just about everything they want. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #23

I'm so embarrassed for my country right now. bluedigger Mar 2013 #6

embarrassed. Meaniepants Mar 2013 #38

Why would I be embarrassed by Republicans? bluedigger Mar 2013 #44

Lots of furious Republican nutjobs calling in on C-Span Zorro Mar 2013 #7

Give it a few weeks Plucketeer Mar 2013 #10

At the risk of seeming argumentative, SheilaT Mar 2013 #28

Bingo. Sadly. Myrina Mar 2013 #35

I corrected my post Plucketeer Mar 2013 #45

since there is no jobs program coming from obama/dems/repubs that lady is out of luck nt msongs Mar 2013 #21

out of luck? Meaniepants Mar 2013 #43

Fixing bridges and roads CREATES jobs. That's what FDR did. nt tblue37 Mar 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #55

apparently the woman can't figure that out, geesh wordpix Mar 2013 #86

Lots of brainwashed calling in on C-Span.. there I Cha Mar 2013 #57

she needs a job so tell it to R$ & his repug ilk who outsource jobs wordpix Mar 2013 #85

These are not the cuts you are looking for - Jedi mind trick bigbrother05 Mar 2013 #8

;) FirstLight Mar 2013 #15

Oh bowels of Boner, it's more a Constipational form of Gubmint, yes? Dryvinwhileblind Mar 2013 #9

Bringing Star Trek and Star Wars fans together -- he's a uniter! Robb Mar 2013 #12

lol classic grantcart Mar 2013 #20

are you talking about the star trek wars.. frylock Mar 2013 #31

Good one! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #78

Snarkiness over Vulcan vs Jedi mindmeld? Android3.14 Mar 2013 #13

I agree with you. But, there WAS once when Spock forced a mind meld to get FailureToCommunicate Mar 2013 #32

Forcibly? I don't recall him doing so in an episode, but AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #33

Not only ignorant of science, but also of science fiction Demeter Mar 2013 #14

You need to make up your mind, Mr. President... RevStPatrick Mar 2013 #16

"I'm not a dictator ... except when I want to kill someone using a drone" FiveGoodMen Mar 2013 #18

""I am not a dictator". Neither was FDR. jtuck004 Mar 2013 #19

Obama mixed up Star Wars & Star Trek, upsetting all Americans... L0oniX Mar 2013 #22

When I want Frank Conniff's opinion, I'll find out who the fuck he is. bluedigger Mar 2013 #36

*GASP!* You don't know TV's Frank? I...I... nolabear Mar 2013 #49

Okay, now I'm going to have to google him... bluedigger Mar 2013 #50

Umm... Can't he call a Special Session? maxsolomon Mar 2013 #24

That'll solve everything! Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #53

Well, a Special Session wouldn't allow them to ignore their responsibilities. maxsolomon Mar 2013 #82

Article II, Section 3. n/t SwankyXomb Mar 2013 #54

This person does NOT agree he's presenting a fair deal MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #27

Neither does this person. forestpath Mar 2013 #42

So? Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #52

So? MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #60

Exactly...so? Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #61

That response sounds very Dick Cheney-esque. MessiahRp Mar 2013 #74

No one should blame President Obama. He doesn't even have the power to close Gitmo. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #40

<<<<facepalm>>>> Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #47

Geek FAIL Matariki Mar 2013 #48

I think it's a conspiracy to make him look like a NON-geek yurbud Mar 2013 #65

The birther crowd is already having a field day over this at Freeperville Redford Mar 2013 #56

you can't meld with an empty vessel yurbud Mar 2013 #63

True Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #77

Professor Smartass says: I got this! PICS: yurbud Mar 2013 #64

I'll betcha Obama uses Grabthar's hammer Kennah Mar 2013 #71

I'll bet he immediately wished he could activate the Omega 13 magellan Mar 2013 #73

Perhaps he's using Vulcan mind tricks. Far more insidious than Jedi mind tricks. The bastard! Kennah Mar 2013 #83

That would be more his style! magellan Mar 2013 #88

At least most people have an idea of what he was trying to say. kentauros Mar 2013 #72

Translation: Vote Dem Ash_F Mar 2013 #80

just say this: the 'pubs refuse to raise taxes on those earning $1 million/year & that's why wordpix Mar 2013 #87