Dems say the Darndest Things: A Collection of Quotes .....

[roxiejules]

:shrug:



“Fuck the UAW!”

- Rahm Emanuel during White House meetings about how to save the tens of thousands of jobs that would be lost if GM and Chrysler collapsed



"We don’t like her either.”

- former White House chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel to Sen. Harry Reid regarding Elizabeth Warren's potential nomination



"That's the problem with you progressives. You see this as half-empty."

- Pres. Obama holding up a half-full glass of water to Sen. Bernie Sanders while talking about Elizabeth Warren's chance for nomination



“They will be satisfied when we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon. That’s not reality.....They wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.”

- Robert Gibbs, White House press secretary dismissing liberal naysayers and the Professional Left



"And we're paying a terrible price today with a tough economy because we've lost our way educationally.....this is a time where crisis meets opportunity, and that nexus, we think, gives us a chance to change reform in this country going forward for decades. "


- Arne Duncan. Sec. of Education, 2010



"I've argued very clearly, and so has the president, that our school day is too short, our school week is too short, our school year is too short. We're simply being outcompeted by children in India and China. They're not smarter than our children. They're just working harder."

- Arne Duncan, Sec. of Education, Dylan Ratigan Show



“My duty as mayor is to protect our city’s taxpayers and be their voice — not to protect the city’s payroll.”

- Mayor Rahm Emanuel on sending layoff notices to about 625 city of Chicago employees

[jefferson_dem]

1. Unrec...

Counter-productive flamebait fail. :thumbsdown:

[roxiejules]

2. The quotations represent part of the problem

with the Dem party right now and they make me sad. No intentional flame bait.

[Pholus]

3. If only i could unrec the folks being quoted.....

For the same reason.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Are the quotes accurate?

[roxiejules]

15. Accurate according to transcripts

interviews and news reports.

[canoeist52]

4. Un rec.'ers say they didn't say these things.

and readers should not even think of them.

[MissDeeds]

5. Our elected officials should be held accountable

for their words and actions. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, roxiejules.

K&R

[roxiejules]

14. We need to hold them accountable and remember....

the old saying...

"Fool me once, shame on thee. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

[William769]

6. K&R.

to bad the unrecorders can't handle the truth. It's going to be the downfall of all of us.

[ProSense]

7. Hmmmm?

"That's the problem with you progressives. You see this as half-empty."

- Pres. Obama holding up a half-full glass of water to Sen. Bernie Sanders while talking about Elizabeth Warren's chance for nomination

Why do Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren continue to support this "weak" President who, as that quote shows, clearly hold's them in contempt?

“They will be satisfied when we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon. That’s not reality.....They wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.”

- Robert Gibbs, White House press secretary dismissing liberal naysayers and the Professional Left

Actually, he's wrong. They will be satisfied when the current President is impeached!!!

[bigwillq]

8. K and R (nt)

[NorthCarolina]

9. Rec'd. However, posting factual information about New Dems in GD:P is

a bit futile. It's akin to posting the truth about the Murdoch phone tapping scandal on Fox News blog forums.

[woo me with science]

10. K&R

[Autumn]

11. Thank you. Those are very interesting quotes.

K/R but still 0

[roxiejules]

12. Trying to keep track of the move to the right

Thanks!

[Fearless]

16. K&R the dirty truth about our party today. They're as against us as the Republicans.

[bananas]

17. Obama: "That's the problem with you progressives" nt