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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:47 AM
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John Conyers: President Obama is "getting bad advice from clowns, sucking up to the wrong people"
Conyers: Obama Is Sucking Up To The Wrong People
By Nicole Belle Monday Nov 02, 2009 8:00am



Just like we here outside the Beltway Bubble, sometimes you've just had enough and there's no more need for diplomacy:

President Barack Obama is “getting bad advice from… clowns” on Afghanistan and “sucking up to the wrong people” on health care, U.S. Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience this morning, according to show host Rev. Horace Sheffield.

Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, made the comments during a discussion about the effects of the economic recession on the urban poor, Sheffield said. The liberal congressman expressed frustration that health care legislation pending in Washington, D.C., was too solicitous of insurance companies and special interests, Sheffield said.

“He wasn’t angry. He was just deeply concerned that some of the issues being focused on don’t address the human reality,” said Sheffield, who hosts the program “On The Line” on WGPR-FM radio.


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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:48 AM
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1. Amen.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:49 AM
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2. Thank you, Mr. Conyers.
Now duck and cover, get ready for the cheerleaders' personal attacks.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:50 AM
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3. And Conyers is married to a clown
nt
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:53 AM
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7. Classic and so predictable.
And weak.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:51 AM
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4. What does the Senator from MI think about what the President has done with the auto industry? NT
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Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:11 PM
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8. He is neither a senator nor the senator. He is just a congressman.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:31 PM
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10. Ha ha, that's what I get for being snarky. ;-)
Edited on Mon Nov-02-09 01:20 PM by Clio the Leo
I have the pink eye, I'm blaming it on that.

Now ..... what does Mr. Conyers have to say about what the President has done with the auto industry? :silly:

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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:44 PM
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14. What -- you can't agree with some things and disagree with others?
Illogical.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 01:09 PM
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16. I know, crazy huh? NT
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:51 AM
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5. if we could get this angry in numbers about more things than war. nt
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:52 AM
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6. When will Johnny Letter shut-up and actually DO something? n/t
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:29 PM
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9. The sheep on this site strike again. It is ok to criticize the
President when he is wrong. It is called holding him accountable.
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joeycola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:33 PM
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11. Sometimes just letting out makes sense to me rather than being
diplomatic. But, the public will get it just fine. Thanks John
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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:35 PM
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12. The language is not what I would expect from the Democratic head
of the Congressional Judicial Committee.

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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 01:09 PM
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17. I think he was being charitable by not blaming Obama outright.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 12:35 PM
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13. "according to show host Rev. Horace Sheffield." Anyone have a direct quote?
Conyers, an early supporter of Obama’s presidential bid in 2007, could not be reached for comment Saturday afternoon.






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optimator Donating Member (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 01:02 PM
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15. what if Obama already agrees with the clowns giving him advice?
there's no way to know , I guess
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 01:11 PM
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18. yeah... yeah.... yeah.....
same ol song....
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