2016 Postmortem

1StrongBlackMan

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156. Chuck a rock ...

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 06:12 PM

Jul 2013

the dog that yelps be the dog be done hit. Insult or not.

Besides, you really would ignore the main of my post to find something to rage about? Really?

Well ... Dog be done hit!

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Can you Obama bashers out there give me the number.. [View all] busterbrown Jul 2013 OP

I have no political expectations. It's pure defense now. rug Jul 2013 #1

Personally - I Am Tired Of Voting For The Lesser Of Two Evils cantbeserious Jul 2013 #2

Well thats a vote for Randy Paul.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #5

I Voted For Obama Twice And Am Very Disappointed With His Performance cantbeserious Jul 2013 #9

I'm disappointed with Obama also, but I think, overall, I'm happy with what he has to work with all american girl Jul 2013 #30

+1 nt jaysunb Jul 2013 #34

I'm disappointed with Obama also, but I think, overall, I'm happy with what he has to work with yeoman6987 Jul 2013 #101

Are you making fun of me? all american girl Jul 2013 #105

Are you making fun of me? yeoman6987 Jul 2013 #129

Thank you. Sorry about that. I've notice, as of late, there have been some mean people. all american girl Jul 2013 #143

I had low expectations (because I knew that only candidates who kowtow to the corporate Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #172

We are ALWAYS going to be disappointed WeekendWarrior Jul 2013 #119

A vote for Rand Paul would be a vote for the most evil unless Ted Cruz was running. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #13

Oh, is that who DU has decided will be running on the Republican ticket this week? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #33

President Obama is steadily amassing a substantive record of accomplishment in spite mikekohr Jul 2013 #107

Yes, And A Steady Record Of Accomplishments That Benefit The 1% cantbeserious Jul 2013 #114

The ACA, repeal of DADT, saving auto jobs, all that helped the 99%. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #122

Yes - However, That Is Drop In The Bucket Compared To The Avoided Losses On Wall Street From Prosecution cantbeserious Jul 2013 #124

Oh bullshit. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #147

Thank You For Being So Tactful - We Will Have To Agree To Disagree cantbeserious Jul 2013 #150

There are other candidates on the ballot. bigwillq Jul 2013 #159

& the obtusanoids here blame the President for what Wall Street does Kolesar Jul 2013 #3

How Are Those Wall Street Prosecutions Going - The Obtusanoids Would Like To Know cantbeserious Jul 2013 #4

Your *second* deflection on this thread Kolesar Jul 2013 #6

No Deflection - An Honest Question To Your Original Misdirection cantbeserious Jul 2013 #7

Little hope of change is what we have now pscot Jul 2013 #8

What could we have done to you if Romney had of won? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #54

Some observations R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2013 #10

Well... busterbrown Jul 2013 #12

"You have convinced me of little.... " R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2013 #16

I�m pretty reasonable, maybe not as well written as you.... busterbrown Jul 2013 #49

Massive Civil Disobedience Is The Only Solution And Won't Happen Until The American People Have Had Enough cantbeserious Jul 2013 #17

Agree, but this isn�t the 60s.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #50

Agree - The Discipline Required To Undermine The Agents Of Agitation Will Be Significant cantbeserious Jul 2013 #71

who the heck in your mind is worse than palin as presidential material? Sunlei Jul 2013 #32

Cruz, Perry, Nugent (ha) and Paul... busterbrown Jul 2013 #51

Well, Obama is ending two wars, is closing Gitmo, gave us fantastic new health care, DOMA overturned graham4anything Jul 2013 #77

+1 Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #120

That's great, but it has little to do with my post or the one preceeding it. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2013 #125

He could simply start by ending Bush Admin policies he campaigned against. obxhead Jul 2013 #11

He campaigned against warrantless wiretapping, now a warrant is being issued so your need of the Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #14

Secret broad warrants, by a secret court, according to secret law. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #18

The Whistleblower Act excludes those in the NSA. The warrants have been issued and it does not Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #20

If you're doing something illegal, pretty clever to exempt it from the law. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #22

Illegal, like stealing files from the NSA? There was a process for Snowden to follow, it did not Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #44

Illegal like breaking 4th Amendment. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #55

Snowden did not have a warrant to gather information so he was illegal. Did he attempt to use the Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #80

Here's a little discussion on the "process." truebluegreen Jul 2013 #93

You send me a link to probably the puppet masters of Snowden and this is going to prove exactly as I Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #97

Bwaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...gasp...pant pant truebluegreen Jul 2013 #98

Why all the whining? Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #99

FOIA requests took 6 years under bush, one month under Obama. Sunlei Jul 2013 #35

Every single FOIA request about NSA and FISA court has been denied. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #37

And if after some Executive Orders to reduce �illegal surveillance� there is a terrorist busterbrown Jul 2013 #52

They will continue to lie about this treestar Jul 2013 #90

There has to be a middle ground between blind sycophancy and absolute withering excoriation... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #15

It has been a steady drip drip drip... HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #19

I am nit ever planning to join the GOP, and I wonder why some of the libertarians posting Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #21

What libertarians are those? HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #24

Maybe like those who thinks Rand Paul would be a good candidate, not on the Democrat Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #26

I haven't seen any DUer advocate for Rand Paul. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #29

Do a search, saw one today Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #31

You have to support your assertions, you would if you could. You can't. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #84

Try this one for starters Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #88

That's the "Democratic" Party, if you don't mind. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #94

Right on brother! Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #43

There was a post by buster brown today. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #45

So if nothing changes where will drive the Hooptie? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #57

To the polls to vote Progressive. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #60

ya think with the total screwing the libertarians got from GOP, last elect. they would have learned. Sunlei Jul 2013 #25

Don't do that. Don't label people's desire for transparent government and liberty libertarian. ancianita Jul 2013 #166

The Military Industrial Complex supports our" Surveillance state...� Start with that one first.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #56

That is awful. You are dishonest, the other poster did NOT ask you to support a Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #85

+100 truebluegreen Jul 2013 #95

What is shitty, is telling me not to support Surveillance states... My whole point was that I busterbrown Jul 2013 #109

You said it. We don't even get to wonder if maybe, just maybe, Eddie was wrong to do what he did treestar Jul 2013 #91

why don't you name your "I can name perhaps as many as 10" so we can tell what your expectations r. Sunlei Jul 2013 #23

Sanders, Grayson, Wyden, Warren, Murphy for starters. busterbrown Jul 2013 #58

good people as admin, but not presidential material or better than O. today Sunlei Jul 2013 #74

Agree....Who are the Obama bashers pushing for....Not one reply yet.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #106

no one should give the Rs any early next pres. election attack target. Sunlei Jul 2013 #115

Amazing. I have not seen one person recommended yet who could fulfill expectations Generic Brad Jul 2013 #27

What kind of miricals are expected of the President with this xtraxritical Jul 2013 #38

Someone asked me my five.. Thanks for noticing. busterbrown Jul 2013 #59

Maybe I had you on ignore Generic Brad Jul 2013 #131

You�re not the only one.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #134

It's like art - I can't define what I'd like but I'll know it when I see it tularetom Jul 2013 #28

Incorrect. No matter how brilliant a politician, no one with his experience "knew" what he's getting ancianita Jul 2013 #167

So if Obama "is practically powerless", is he then just a figurehead? NorthCarolina Jul 2013 #36

Easy answer to this: NuclearDem Jul 2013 #39

Very weak. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #40

Yea! +100 truebluegreen Jul 2013 #96

Right, just shut-up about such things stupidicus Jul 2013 #41

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #152

yes stupidicus Jul 2013 #171

Excellent OP, busterbrown rury Jul 2013 #42

Well said. Agreed. ancianita Jul 2013 #168

I wonder how many consider where the MONEY comes from for these programs. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #46

Define Obama basher. Iggo Jul 2013 #47

anyone who has ever been critical of the current president Skittles Jul 2013 #48

Some of those people were criticizing President Obama before he was the President. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #53

yes, Hillary is NEVER criticized Skittles Jul 2013 #69

Maybe some people are "flinging" criticism at the half that is white. Demit Jul 2013 #70

I think many of those that criticized Obama prior to the election NorthCarolina Jul 2013 #103

Yeah, that's what I thought. Iggo Jul 2013 #67

The idiots who believe every single bad thing about him posted at DU geek tragedy Jul 2013 #73

Well that'd be about zero, then, which is troubling news. Iggo Jul 2013 #78

Did you miss the latest poutrage over Obama implementing the Emergency Broadcast geek tragedy Jul 2013 #86

While I agree with you for the most part davidpdx Jul 2013 #61

Getting a party to endorse you basically disqualifies you from fulfilling political expectations NoOneMan Jul 2013 #62

Not getting a party to endorse you ensures you are a distraction. You will not win. You may not MADem Jul 2013 #63

Not seeking an endorsemnt means more time for real tangible solutions NoOneMan Jul 2013 #64

But that's not "politics." That's helping your neighbors. I do that all the time. MADem Jul 2013 #65

Thats real solutions, and you don't find that in politics NoOneMan Jul 2013 #66

Politicians go where their support is in order to proceed with their broader issue agenda. patrice Jul 2013 #68

What I notice is that some of us have countered bad policy and made change Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #92

Issues that have constituencies which cross all party lines are one thing. Other issues that have patrice Jul 2013 #121

+1 tallahasseedem Jul 2013 #72

I miss the unrec button. Scuba Jul 2013 #75

For truth. Iggo Jul 2013 #79

Telling the truth is not "bashing." nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #76

... progressoid Jul 2013 #81

"he in fact is practically powerless" yet we must be silent or "we will have little hope of change"? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #82

This post is really absurd Doctor_J Jul 2013 #83

+1000 n/t NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #100

So DU Democrats are 'bashers' our Democratic President is 'powerless' and yet you Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #87

Again with the generalities.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #111

When you put it that way, I get it.Thanks. I keep having to raise my awareness about who lurks here. ancianita Jul 2013 #169

Just call Elizabeth Warren, when she is President treestar Jul 2013 #89

100 replies, but not one that names those who would be likely to JoePhilly Jul 2013 #102

BINGO! Remember 2000 and those that thought Al Gore was not pure enough. mikekohr Jul 2013 #108

YUP ... and we didn't learn from that ... nor did we learn anything from 2010. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #110

Hey Joe.... busterbrown Jul 2013 #113

I used to ask a similar question ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #116

I�ve been the target of abuse thats for sure.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #133

Don't hold your breath. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #123

Yea, that staying at home comment will really tear at the guts of the Military Industrial Complex.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #135

Sigh. If they saw our Home Page, they'd chuckle in their martinis. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #139

It's not just him, the whole party are sellouts. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #104

Our system makes whores out of politicians... polichick Jul 2013 #112

I've actually limited my criticism of Obama. Xyzse Jul 2013 #117

They shat on LBJ/Humphrey and we got Nixon. Yavin4 Jul 2013 #118

+1. graham4anything Jul 2013 #126

+1! DCBob Jul 2013 #128

It would be helpful if all the I hate Obama posters.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #136

Well said Yavin4. great white snark Jul 2013 #144

President Warren would make the same concessions as President Obama Yavin4 Jul 2013 #146

I hear Alan Grayson can change the system Whisp Jul 2013 #162

Futhermore, the Obama bashers are just wasting their time.. DCBob Jul 2013 #127

I�ve been asking myself this question for 3 weeks.. busterbrown Jul 2013 #137

Yes, of course. We need to change the conversation to something productive.. DCBob Jul 2013 #140

Has anyone noticed � 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #130

I just got in and I just replied to a previous poster exactly on your point. busterbrown Jul 2013 #138

I would have thought ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #142

Eloquently stated!!! busterbrown Jul 2013 #145

Sums it up quite clearly, thanks! Amonester Jul 2013 #164

What's wrong with not being willing to accept the status quo and want a more perfect union? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #151

Nothing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #154

Your question was an insult and a strawman. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #155

Chuck a rock ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #156

Your post insults people who criticize the president by saying they are not living in reality NoOneMan Jul 2013 #157

Are you kidding me? .... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #158

I suspect you are just looking for an e-fight NoOneMan Jul 2013 #160

Not looking for a fight ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #161

Another "have you stopped beating your wife yet" post n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #132

Another mindless responce that avoids answering the simple question in the lead post -nt- mikekohr Jul 2013 #141

In other words, you have no answer. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #148

A post addressed to "Obama bashers" does not deserve to be dignified with a substantive response n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #149

And substantive your responce was not. mikekohr Jul 2013 #163

zero creon Jul 2013 #153

His UNHELPFUL PARTY has contributed to this legislative cornering that he now sits in. ancianita Jul 2013 #165

I'm peeved at myself for missing this thread. I'm fine with your OP, since it's taught me ancianita Jul 2013 #170

I wouldn't call myself "an Obama basher" Wabbajack_ Jul 2013 #173