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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:51 PM Original message |
Obama: "My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks." |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Is he repeating himself? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:09 PM Original message |
Dunno, but I think he might have been when talking about the challenges the global economy faces, |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe his administration should get the fuck out of the way. I want some roasted banker. /nt |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. oh my |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yyyyyyyesss!! |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. Obama perfectly stated the problem. He's standing in between. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. What's odd is that he's admitting he knows the reality of his 'function' |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. +1 |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. good to see you |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Hardly What He Said |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #24 |
39. I'm not criticizing him for saying it. It's just surprising. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Not that surprising... |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. What an excellent way to put it |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. the problem with "how politics works" is just that... |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Very much a Freudian slip, wasn't it? |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. the only thing I can say is |
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wtbymark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. That should be a T-shirt, bumpersticker, etc. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Agreed. Very appropriate. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think Max Kreiser's take is more accurate: Obama's Marie Antoinette Moment |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Let Them Eat Carpet! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. I Don't Buy The Analogy |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. mod mom has the same headline - can you guys consolidate?? n/t |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Very good. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Pitchforks? Hardly. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. I bet the banksters won't listen. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. they're counting on the public buying that all this is "too complicated" for us to undertand... |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yes, when the reality is... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Sec. Geithner was on ABC news trying to say the banksters didn't understand the risks |
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C......N......C (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Everybody claiming ignorance is building their defense. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. They knew. A shell game is a shell game. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
60. +2 |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Please step aside, President Obama... |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. He's got that right. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. I've got a spare Mr President. You're welcome to it. |
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merkins (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. Cause for pitchforks: |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Thanks for the great interview. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
26. Pitchforks = The Left |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. True that. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. nicely put. nt |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. But leftists argue against the very frame itself. And it drives liberals nuts. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Thank you. |
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anaxarchos (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. It's the "money quote" of the administration so far... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. Pitchforks = society at large minus three meals a day (nt) |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
29. Is there a more reliable source than Politico? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
30. I'll bet that left the banksters quaking in their boots. |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
31. So either get out of the way or get onto *our* side. nt |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
34. Protecting the downtrodden rich? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Protecting the status quo of the power arrangements of the financial elite. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
35. well shit. i've read all over du that President Obama is part of the 'scam' |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Um, did you read the OP? Obama is protecting his banker buddies. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. FDR once said something similar. n/t. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
45. More evidence that the protests are working. The rich are becoming afraid of us. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. We've got a lot more work to do, they're not afraid enough by a long shot. |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. AIG was warning employees... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. The employees are small fry. I want the heads of big guys at the top. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Yup. And they are not nearly scared enough with Obama et al giving them more $$$. n/t |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Agreed. nt |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. *kick* (nt) |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. This is worse than Bush people! |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
57. Let's hear it for Obama, The Lesser Evil!!! |
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bird gerhl (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
58. The difference between Bush and Obama: |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Harsh |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. One way or the other, I'm glad Presdient Obama is on our side! |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
62. Maybe those *holes need to get a real taste of public outrage before they listen to the Big O... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
64. Why am I not suprised the Obama bashers are bahsing Obama over this comment? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. What sacrifices are these Banksters going to be making exactly? |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
65. kick! nt |
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