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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:10 PM Original message |
Obama's weekly radio address: austerity edition |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. where is the part about tax cuts for the rich? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Biden said it best |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. He's explaining how we should live to cover all of that for his friends. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. +1 n/t |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Military imperialism and tax cuts for the rich-- |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. +1, The anecdote is poignant, but since it doesn't dovetail with his apparent ideology, |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. And how long before duncan takes away her teaching job |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. So, now we are down to |
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whattheidonot (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. drinking the kool -aid |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. a minute after i posted this, our power went out and still is |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. this crap makes me sick. How fucking dare he? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. ... how fucking dare he what? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
60. Cali...He's playing that Chess Game. The more he Moves to the Right the easier it is for him to |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. That is obscene. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Worse than obscene. I can't even think of a word for this n/t |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
78. I can, it's very Republican of him |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. So should make good decisions on what cuts we will make in our living standards. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. which would be? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. "I'm willing to make the same cuts that President Obama and his friends are making." AMEN! |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. well, that's uniquely American, |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. bootstraps and all |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. Ah jeez, he's comparing the Federal budget to a family budget? Really? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I'm personally budgeting less for military contractors this year |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Haha. Good one. n/t |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Where's the talk of sacrifice for the wealthy and the military? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. I've cut back on my military budget and have raised taxes on the corporations in my family. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. What....the...fuck...? |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Indeed. Make that #WTF n/t |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. The newfound anger over this is quite amazing. He has been saying the same thing since the debates, |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. When is he going to ask the wealthy and military to sacrifice? He's accepted the |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Actually, his budget will include 78 billion less in defense over 5 years, and the expiration of the |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. The tax cuts expire in 2 years. The budget cuts are now. There's also the |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. The budget is actually a 10 year document. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Are upset that people are mad about the budget cuts? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. I'm not upset about their point of view. I just think their POV is naive in the extreme. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. it's naive to think a Democratic President is making cuts to the poor? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Do you seriously not know how many times he has asked for sacrifice from the wealthy? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Then why does he focus on the poor and middle class? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. He ISN'T focusing on cuts to the poor and middle class. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Tax increases for the wealthy? You mean tax cuts for the wealthy signed |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. No, I mean tax increases for the wealthy. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. So if it's revenue neutral than what's the point? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Because the current system benefits the wrong companies. Why should the tax system favor oil corps? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Do you have a link to those tax increases for the wealthy? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Sure. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. Thanks. |
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watercolors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
82. It's like talking to children here, They do not want to |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. And cuts to programs he "cares deeply about". |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. As opposed to what? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Well he could stop calling for them, for one thing. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I am not defending the enacting of cuts at all. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Oh, now we're playing that game. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. You misinterpret what I'm saying. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Obama just said in his radio broadcast that he wants to cut the budget |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. See post #50. n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Yeah, I know. 12 dimensional chess. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. So why the fuck is he introducing a WH budget with so many cuts? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. The budget is a media game. That's it. There will be no "compromise" over the budget -- the GOP will |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
67. 78 billion over 5 years, defense budget about 650 billion per year |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. If you feel there's no point in trying to satisfy us, then you must agree there's no point in voting |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. There are different orders of magnitude in levels of dissatisfaction. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
61. You seem to have a great deal of knowledge about Obama's campaign promises. Or at least, |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Sure. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I thought the dirty hippies were too irrelevant to affect an election. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Thank you, my thoughts exactly. One minute, he can't be bothered to satisfy us whiners. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. My point is that certain people won't be satisfied no matter what. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Oh he's just "acknowledging the make-up of Congress" is he? |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. Brenda's looking for a second job? Hell, Brenda may be looking for a FIRST if Arne has his way. |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
35. Who on earth takes that letter... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. But apparently, since they've been promising to abandon their ideals since 2008, that makes it OK. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. People who pander to the view that everything is poor people's fault, that's who. eom |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
77. Herbert Hoover |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Interesting - most of her hardships are because of government policies |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. 'You work 3 jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that!" |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
68. Get any sleep? |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. Ewww. Just ewww. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. Perhaps Obama could forgo his salary. And cut the heat and electricity to |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
53. Or the WH understands |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. Obama and Michelle are doing well. Their clothing is lovely and their children are lovely. |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
74. No person in this country |
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79. Wouldn't a non Empire, socialist country....... |
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