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March 1, 2014
I'm not armed today, but I feel pretty safe. I feel like I've got a a private security detail out there...
That is being pushed by the unwitting and by those who may know what they're doing. The outrage is generated, with no solutions ever offered.
They're supporting Rand Paul's solution by doing that. And that is what the Zimmies and Dunns are bringing to us.
Armed people intimidating others, in the name of freedom and liberty while giving others no freedom or liberty to live their lives in peace.
The GOP's Banana Republic ideology is not, and never has been, part of the Democratic Party.
Yes it is. Rand Paul wants the same thing:
I'm not armed today, but I feel pretty safe. I feel like I've got a a private security detail out there...
That is being pushed by the unwitting and by those who may know what they're doing. The outrage is generated, with no solutions ever offered.
They're supporting Rand Paul's solution by doing that. And that is what the Zimmies and Dunns are bringing to us.
Armed people intimidating others, in the name of freedom and liberty while giving others no freedom or liberty to live their lives in peace.
The GOP's Banana Republic ideology is not, and never has been, part of the Democratic Party.
March 1, 2014
That's the rightwing view of all wars, that they boost the economy. But they only advantage the 1%.
Obama is taking the heat now from rightwingers calling him weak for not taking military action or sanctions.
But they won't fund jobs and healthcare for veterans, having defeated Sanders' bill for that, trying to sanction Iran.
Now Corker wants to sanction Russia. Or whoever they make villain du jour, to push profits for the Koches from Keystone and their pals in the MIC.
Obama knows we can't afford to fall prey to this game again.
March 1, 2014
And enjoy Segami's thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4582939
Same source as the guy heckling Obama. Watch:
And enjoy Segami's thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4582939
March 1, 2014
By Jason Easley - July, 28, 2013
President Obama went on the offensive in a New York Times interview, and appeared to argue against Keystone XL by debunking the Republicans’ pipeline talking points...
Obama ripped apart every single one of House Speaker John Boehner’s Keystone XL lies. Boehner’s office is still putting out press releases claiming that the pipeline will create 20,000-100,000 jobs...
Barely a week goes by without Speaker Boehner whining about the need to approve Keystone XL right now. What Rep. Boehner never tells anyone when he discusses the project is that he stands to personally benefit from its approval. Boehner is invested in seven tar sands companies that will benefit from the pipeline’s construction. This is why Boehner keeps lying about the values and virtues of Keystone.
It is clear that the president isn’t buying any of what Boehner is selling on the pipeline. In fact, Obama is pushing back against the Speaker’s propaganda campaign.The president appears to see the pipeline for what it really is, a gift to Big Oil. Keystone won’t create jobs. It won’t bring gas prices down, and the pipeline definitely isn’t a path to energy independence....
Full transcript at the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/politics/interview-with-president-obama.html?pagewanted=5&_r=1&adxnnlx=1375034512-jesnPnyWl3Mr7Evr7p7xgQ&
Full article here:
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/28/obama-boehner-keystone.html
to Tx4Obama:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101669740
Of course, it wasn't on MSM, so it never happened. It should been on the front page of DU last year. I appreciate it being posted now, as the Koch brothers continue to raise hell. Let's not forget Paul Ryan's threats last year when Obama refused to approve it:
Paul Ryan Threatens To Blow Up The Economy Unless Obama Approves Keystone XL.
By Jason Easley - December, 18, 2013
...According to The Hill, “Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) suggested tying approval of the Keystone pipeline to raising the debt ceiling Monday night. ‘We’ve never just done nothing,’ Ryan said on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, which was being guest-hosted by Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), when asked how Republicans would handle the debt-ceiling negotiations. “We want to make sure that we’re taking steps in the direction of fiscal conservatism, of fiscal responsibility. I, for one, think we need to do more in the energy sector. I believe we need to approve Keystone pipeline.”
The White House has already responded to Ryan by repeating for the billionth time that they aren’t going to negotiate on the debt ceiling. Of all the things that Ryan could have asked for the only things he would be less likely to get is privatization of Social Security/Medicare, and repeal of the ACA.
The Obama administration still hasn’t approved Keystone XL, and Ryan’s tactics suggest that Republicans believe that he isn’t going to. Ryan believes that Keystone must be approved because it is an example of GOP policy at its worst. Keystone poses a grave environmental risk. It won’t create jobs. It won’t help the economy, and it will do nothing to help make the country more energy independent.
What Keystone XL will do is make more money for the Koch brothers and big oil...
More at the link:
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/18/paul-ryan-threatens-blow-economy-obama-appoves-keystone-xl.html
The Koch brothers have also been tying up Amtrack routes used by passengers and other businesses by shipping this crud on the rails, endangering communities on the way and also causing American businesses to shutter who depend on freight by rail to get their goods to market.
They are not giving up, their money talks big, and even Charles Koch is now being forced to speak in public. It's a long road ahead and I'm glad Obama is at the helm. There is no reason to give the Koch brothers $100 Billion when we see the mischief they have been promoting.
Although some Democrats are talking against Obama for not approving it, such as pundit Ed Schults and (maybe presidential contender) from MT, Brian Schweitzer.
But it is why Obama pushed so hard for alternative energy and has left many options open. But there are other articles in which Obama has linked Keystone in its entirety (from ground to port) to climate change and says that is a major factor in not going for it. Both the linked articles are worth the read.
Only job will be for his bank and his financial manager:
President Obama Ruptures John Boehner’s Pipeline of Keystone XL LiesBy Jason Easley - July, 28, 2013
President Obama went on the offensive in a New York Times interview, and appeared to argue against Keystone XL by debunking the Republicans’ pipeline talking points...
Obama ripped apart every single one of House Speaker John Boehner’s Keystone XL lies. Boehner’s office is still putting out press releases claiming that the pipeline will create 20,000-100,000 jobs...
Barely a week goes by without Speaker Boehner whining about the need to approve Keystone XL right now. What Rep. Boehner never tells anyone when he discusses the project is that he stands to personally benefit from its approval. Boehner is invested in seven tar sands companies that will benefit from the pipeline’s construction. This is why Boehner keeps lying about the values and virtues of Keystone.
It is clear that the president isn’t buying any of what Boehner is selling on the pipeline. In fact, Obama is pushing back against the Speaker’s propaganda campaign.The president appears to see the pipeline for what it really is, a gift to Big Oil. Keystone won’t create jobs. It won’t bring gas prices down, and the pipeline definitely isn’t a path to energy independence....
Full transcript at the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/politics/interview-with-president-obama.html?pagewanted=5&_r=1&adxnnlx=1375034512-jesnPnyWl3Mr7Evr7p7xgQ&
Full article here:
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/28/obama-boehner-keystone.html
to Tx4Obama:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101669740
Of course, it wasn't on MSM, so it never happened. It should been on the front page of DU last year. I appreciate it being posted now, as the Koch brothers continue to raise hell. Let's not forget Paul Ryan's threats last year when Obama refused to approve it:
Paul Ryan Threatens To Blow Up The Economy Unless Obama Approves Keystone XL.
By Jason Easley - December, 18, 2013
...According to The Hill, “Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) suggested tying approval of the Keystone pipeline to raising the debt ceiling Monday night. ‘We’ve never just done nothing,’ Ryan said on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, which was being guest-hosted by Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), when asked how Republicans would handle the debt-ceiling negotiations. “We want to make sure that we’re taking steps in the direction of fiscal conservatism, of fiscal responsibility. I, for one, think we need to do more in the energy sector. I believe we need to approve Keystone pipeline.”
The White House has already responded to Ryan by repeating for the billionth time that they aren’t going to negotiate on the debt ceiling. Of all the things that Ryan could have asked for the only things he would be less likely to get is privatization of Social Security/Medicare, and repeal of the ACA.
The Obama administration still hasn’t approved Keystone XL, and Ryan’s tactics suggest that Republicans believe that he isn’t going to. Ryan believes that Keystone must be approved because it is an example of GOP policy at its worst. Keystone poses a grave environmental risk. It won’t create jobs. It won’t help the economy, and it will do nothing to help make the country more energy independent.
What Keystone XL will do is make more money for the Koch brothers and big oil...
More at the link:
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/18/paul-ryan-threatens-blow-economy-obama-appoves-keystone-xl.html
The Koch brothers have also been tying up Amtrack routes used by passengers and other businesses by shipping this crud on the rails, endangering communities on the way and also causing American businesses to shutter who depend on freight by rail to get their goods to market.
They are not giving up, their money talks big, and even Charles Koch is now being forced to speak in public. It's a long road ahead and I'm glad Obama is at the helm. There is no reason to give the Koch brothers $100 Billion when we see the mischief they have been promoting.
Although some Democrats are talking against Obama for not approving it, such as pundit Ed Schults and (maybe presidential contender) from MT, Brian Schweitzer.
But it is why Obama pushed so hard for alternative energy and has left many options open. But there are other articles in which Obama has linked Keystone in its entirety (from ground to port) to climate change and says that is a major factor in not going for it. Both the linked articles are worth the read.
March 1, 2014
All for Freedumb! Oh, and don't you start, now. Behave!
Don't worry! Our snowed in hero will soon escape his apartment and tell us PBO's nuclear warplan:
All for Freedumb! Oh, and don't you start, now. Behave!
March 1, 2014
More insidious in their assumptions is the idea that centuries of oppression in this country have no impact on the minds and hearts of many young people and their families. To ignore that is to ignore our history.
I wish I could set that in huge letters so it would be heard!
So good and so needed! He is truly a transformative president, more than I ever hoped in 2008. And
this part right here bears being repeated until everyone knows:More insidious in their assumptions is the idea that centuries of oppression in this country have no impact on the minds and hearts of many young people and their families. To ignore that is to ignore our history.
I wish I could set that in huge letters so it would be heard!
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