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cherokeeprogressive
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Mon May-31-10 12:24 AM Original message |
This isn't Obama's Katrina, his Hiroshima, or his Wounded Knee... |
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CaliforniaPeggy
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Mon May-31-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. I am with you on this! |
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kristopher
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Mon May-31-10 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. +1000 |
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Ozymanithrax
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Mon May-31-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. I find reading what you write more sensible and easier on the mind... |
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jgraz
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Mon May-31-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. This will be more like the bankster heist or the Iraq war |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Mon May-31-10 12:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You know, I worked 11 hours today, but I thought I heard something about the possibility of a |
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jgraz
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Mon May-31-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. That's what we always hear about... |
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Bluesbreaker
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Mon May-31-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. Don't hold your breath |
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Pirate Smile
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Mon May-31-10 06:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. The government has been investigating and collecting evidence for over three weeks. |
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classof56
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Mon May-31-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
56. You summed it up nicely. |
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agent46
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Mon May-31-10 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm with you n/t |
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HughMoran
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Mon May-31-10 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. Keeping it real |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Mon May-31-10 12:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I may not be his biggest supporter, but I'm solidly behind him. |
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HughMoran
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Mon May-31-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Yep, that's it |
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lark
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Mon May-31-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. No cigar for you |
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tblue
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Mon May-31-10 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
10. Yes! And if he'd just say he's stopping all drilling, he'd be a huge hero |
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Lilyeye
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Mon May-31-10 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Agreed! K&R |
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bluestateguy
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Mon May-31-10 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. Best post I've read at DU in a month |
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kestrel91316
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Mon May-31-10 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
13. YEAH. I have not one word to add. |
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KT2000
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Mon May-31-10 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. I wish Obama |
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Itchinjim
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Mon May-31-10 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
16. Amen. |
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enough
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Mon May-31-10 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
17. Well said. (nt) |
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styersc
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Mon May-31-10 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
18. Obama's Chernobyl. |
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Still Sensible
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Mon May-31-10 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
19. Well said. n/t |
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volvoblue
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Mon May-31-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
20. I think this president has more analogies shoved at him then any president |
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freddie mertz
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Mon May-31-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
21. I don't think it is his fault personally, but I would have been much happier... |
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Nancy Waterman
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Mon May-31-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. Thank you for posting this. |
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JoeyT
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Mon May-31-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. I can't say I blame him for the spill either. |
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CrispyQ
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Mon May-31-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
25. It's his wake up call . . . |
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Myrina
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Mon May-31-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. .... agreed, AND its his opportunity ... |
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theFrankFactor
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Mon May-31-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
59. He'll Fake Left At Best. Obama's a Corprocrat. |
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mzmolly
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Mon May-31-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. Agreed. This is BP's "Katrina." |
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activa8tr
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Mon May-31-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. YEAH, you said it best!!! That's the truth! Why does the |
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missbleedingheart
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Mon May-31-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. No More Mr. Nice Guy, Mr. President!! |
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MadMaddie
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Mon May-31-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Nicely stated! |
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missbleedingheart
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Mon May-31-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Hope's stirring |
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lark
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Mon May-31-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
55. Hope is now officially dead, along with our Gulf |
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goclark
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Mon May-31-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
85. Welcome to DU nt |
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MadMaddie
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Mon May-31-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
29. Right on Cherokeeprogressive!! |
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Redstate Blueboy
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Mon May-31-10 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. Amen to that! |
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NJmaverick
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Mon May-31-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&R |
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Dream Girl
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Mon May-31-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. k&R |
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FrenchieCat
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Mon May-31-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. So many things the MSM could discuss intelligently to bring needed perspective |
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SKKY
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Mon May-31-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
36. I wish he would have been more "public" on this from the start... |
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Christa
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Mon May-31-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. Off to the greatest page |
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Guilded Lilly
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Mon May-31-10 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm with you on this one all the way |
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Drunken Irishman
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Mon May-31-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. Yup. |
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liquid diamond
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Mon May-31-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Agreed. You know it would not surprise me if he refused to run |
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recovering democrat
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Mon May-31-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
40. OUTSTANDING. K&R |
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Zoigal
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Mon May-31-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. Agree with you totally, cherokee... |
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demwing
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Mon May-31-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
43. OMG the drama |
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BanTheGOP
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Mon May-31-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
45. I DO blame Bush and Cheney, however. |
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bobburgster
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Mon May-31-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
46. bravo |
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zalinda
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Mon May-31-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
47. Even if I don't live on the Gulf coast, I'm angry! |
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Mon May-31-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
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Kermitt Gribble
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Mon May-31-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. Great post, zalinda! |
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jeff47
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Mon May-31-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
74. Misplaced anger doesn't help |
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FrenchieCat
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Mon May-31-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Yep....... |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #74 |
98. There is nothing MISPLACED seeing dead birds in your back yard and breathing Toxic Air |
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jeff47
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Wed Jun-02-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #98 |
113. Misplaced means you're pointing it at the wrong target |
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scentopine
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Mon May-31-10 10:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
81. Great Post - If ever there was a time for anger it is now - at BP and at Obama |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:08 AM Response to Reply #81 |
100. Thank you..Excellent post and so well said!! No one better try to tell me I have misplaced anger.. |
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dennis4868
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Tue Jun-01-10 12:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
87. It woule be nice.... |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #87 |
101. but this government turned away experts from all over the world snd nations all over the world that |
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Number23
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Tue Jun-01-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
111. By far, the dumbest, most ridiculously overheated post I've seen on this issue to date |
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CakeGrrl
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Mon May-31-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
48. k/r |
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zaj
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Mon May-31-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
49. Thank you. n/t |
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lafayettelonewolf
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Mon May-31-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
50. Ex-friggin'-actly!!! |
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amborin
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Mon May-31-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
51. Obama appointed Salazar, both well aware of MMS mess; 18 months later, nothing done about MMS |
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maritzasolito
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Mon May-31-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
69. Din't he (President Obama) fire Elizabeth already? |
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obxhead
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Mon May-31-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
52. This belongs to Obama as well as |
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scentopine
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Mon May-31-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. Well said, thank you - nt |
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zipplewrath
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Tue Jun-01-10 07:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
94. Pretty much my position as well |
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obxhead
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Tue Jun-01-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #94 |
107. Drilling in our waters doesn't do a damn thing for energy independence |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #52 |
102. +1 million dead sea creatures! |
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obxhead
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Tue Jun-01-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Thousands of jobs and livelihoods lost for decades |
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On the Road
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Mon May-31-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
53. What Kills Me |
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flyarm
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Mon May-31-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
78. In the first couple days ..in Fla at least it was broadcast on our local news that the likelyhood |
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On the Road
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Tue Jun-01-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #78 |
95. So Having Known from the Beginning |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. please do not put words in my mouth..What i would have liked seen is experts throughout the world |
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liberation
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Mon May-31-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
57. Sorry, but Obama's public image is neither the victim here, nor should be our priority |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #57 |
97. +1 |
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truedelphi
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Mon May-31-10 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
60. Nope, it ain't. It is instead this |
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Mon May-31-10 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
61. I agree with you. This is BS. I don' tknow why they don't blame BP. n/t |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #61 |
103. BP could only do what they were allowed to do! Ask Obama advisor Tom Dashle and Panetta why they |
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Wed Jun-02-10 05:41 AM Response to Reply #103 |
112. Those allowances were around since before Bush. So please. n/t |
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Mon May-31-10 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. And that's the truth. Period. |
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dog_lovin_dem
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Mon May-31-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
64. I seldom post my |
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GoddessOfGuinness
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Mon May-31-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
65. Thank you. |
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Lindsey
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Mon May-31-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. EXCLELLEST POST! 100O'S OVER. n/t |
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nightrain
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Mon May-31-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
66. yeah, we could wait for another month or so and totally wipe out some |
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jeff47
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Tue Jun-01-10 01:10 AM Response to Reply #66 |
89. You can complain about dithering and dallying... |
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nightrain
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Tue Jun-01-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #89 |
109. do you listen to Thom Hartmann? He has plenty of ideas culled from scientists and pros in |
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jeff47
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Wed Jun-02-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #109 |
114. I regularly hear suggestions. |
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nightrain
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Thu Jun-03-10 05:16 AM Response to Reply #114 |
120. read Jim Hightower's article if you're at a loss for ideas, or are you just |
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KansasVoter
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Mon May-31-10 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
68. -1, because it is in Obama's court now and he HAS to fix it! |
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Mon May-31-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
70. Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!! (nt) |
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ClassWarrior
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Mon May-31-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
72. It's his Godzilla vs. Mothra. |
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ClassWarrior
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Mon May-31-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. It's his Kobayashi Maru. |
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scentopine
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Mon May-31-10 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
73. He didn't cause the problem, however he is responsible for fixing it... |
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jeff47
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Tue Jun-01-10 01:31 AM Response to Reply #73 |
90. Tip: Do not rely on the evening news for adequate coverage |
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scentopine
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Tue Jun-01-10 08:55 AM Response to Reply #90 |
99. Tip: Stop spewing talking points |
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jeff47
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Wed Jun-02-10 08:37 AM Response to Reply #99 |
116. Tip: Anger should be used where it can actually be helpful |
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scentopine
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Wed Jun-02-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #116 |
119. Your smug apologies for Obama are not helping. You are not helping, Obama had a chance |
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jeff47
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Thu Jun-03-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. My point is your claims of spread anger is targeted only at Obama |
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scentopine
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Thu Jun-03-10 08:03 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. How much oil is spilling? Answer the question. What is the spill rate? Why don't we need to know? |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #90 |
104. Sorry but I won't read propaganda by the oil boys!sorry you think it nessesary to expose your |
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jeff47
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Wed Jun-02-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #104 |
117. It's not a corporate blog |
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Patchuli
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Mon May-31-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
75. Thumbs up! K&R! |
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Zoeisright
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Mon May-31-10 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
79. I wish I could rec this a thousand times. Oh, and |
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JanusAscending
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Mon May-31-10 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
80. I'm so with you on this!!! |
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Mon May-31-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
83. Obama is perfect. nt |
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Mon May-31-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
84. Yep. Now, if he had been given a PDB last August that said "BP determined to put Gulf |
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MindandSoul
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Tue Jun-01-10 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
86. Excellent! Thanks! |
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caseymoz
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Tue Jun-01-10 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
88. People just cannot wrap their minds around the concept of "unprecedented." |
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Tue Jun-01-10 04:45 AM Response to Original message |
91. Agreed! Thank you - |
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bread_and_roses
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Tue Jun-01-10 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
92. So...why is BP seeming to get away with acting like a sovereign nation in it's territorial waters? |
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flyarm
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Tue Jun-01-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #92 |
105. absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!! + 1 million!! |
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indimuse
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Tue Jun-01-10 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
93. bingo! |
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Splinter Cell
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Tue Jun-01-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
106. AMEN |
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nightrain
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Tue Jun-01-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. doubtful. More likely, the folks on DU who criticize Obama want him to |
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Wed Jun-02-10 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
115. do you notice how often we're told to sit back, shut up, and trust Obama, and then he screws us? |
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Bragi
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Wed Jun-02-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
118. It is his "Iranian hostage moment" |
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Thu Jun-03-10 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
121. *applause* |
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