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bigdarryl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:07 PM
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I just love seeing this man speak
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AmericaIsGreat Donating Member (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:11 PM
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1. Speaking is great
Needs more doing
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bigdarryl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:56 PM
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15. your UNINFORMED this President as past more Legislation
than Johnson stop watching FIXED NEWS
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Exilednight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 05:08 PM
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16. "[A]s past"? WTH does that mean? Just because he has passed legislation, it doesn't mean
that it was good legislation. I bet Bush signed more bills than LBJ.
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MrMickeysMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 12:00 AM
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27. He's done some good things...
Edited on Sun Sep-04-11 12:02 AM by MrMickeysMom
I am pretty sure most agree.

But, what he has done or NOT done puts all of this straight to the circular file of presidency. He did not stand with labor when he said he would, he did not stand up against Wall street (my husband says he never promised that, so I was getting what was promised), and he not only DID NOT stand up for the air we breath, he was worse than Bush by not doing a damn thing about it.

Science is pretty clear about pollution standards. I don't thing we'll have the luxury of standing around arguing about this stuff for much longer.

He said, "Yes We Can", and, you know all those people in DC getting arrested? They are saying, "No you Shouldn't" to the XL tar sands pipeline. All of us who are and will get arrested believed in this guy who is a wonderful orator, but we sure as shit aren't going to put in him back in office.

I'm pretty informed after all, bigdarryl...

edit: HAS
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AmericaIsGreat Donating Member (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 02:38 AM
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31. Like clockwork
Edited on Sun Sep-04-11 02:39 AM by AmericaIsGreat
Obama criticism and accusations of watching Faux News.

Please, don't insult my intelligence; when I do watch it's purely for laughs.

The truth is that what Obama passed is not as great as you think; sorry to break it to you. Sure, it's a MILLION times better than the alternative; I'll never dispute that, but the healthcare and financial legislation were NOT progressive pieces of legislation and that's a simple fact.

I won't even go into the debt-ceiling raise.

Stop being complacent. Obama could have done more; a LOT more. Yet he continues his center-Democrat, let's-work-together shtick and that has gotten him nothing but progressively lower approval ratings.

He's a typical Democrat: good intentions, well educated, rational, but ultimately soft and ineffective.

He needs to be a raging liberal.
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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:16 PM
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2. Actions...


....speak louder than words....UNREC
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MissDeeds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:19 PM
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5. +1 n/t
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:27 PM
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6. The bully pulpit
is supposed to be so magical.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:39 PM
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12. He should be silent...but use the bully pulpit...AT THE SAME TIME.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:17 PM
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3. Me, too.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:35 PM
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8. Second one today, saying his only achievement was taking office while black.
Edited on Sat Sep-03-11 04:37 PM by TwilightGardener
Wow. Don't need the Right Wing or Limpballs, we got our own right here. Y'all coordinating this talking point, or what?
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CakeGrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:38 PM
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11. Yep, and then they have the nerve to freak out
when you point out that they're starting to sound like Tea Partiers.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:41 PM
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13. What's funny is, the howling that Obama supporters "are always bringing race into it"--
And then they say shit like this. What is the point of bringing up his skin color now?
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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:30 PM
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7. Am disgusted with the posts on this thread. If you think it was so easy, then you should have


run for President. Totally disgusted with my DU friends right now.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:37 PM
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10. It is easy. Easy to say no to the GOP if you want to.
But he won't. And he doesn't want to.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:42 PM
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 04:36 PM
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9. There are few words I'd like to hear him speak...Let's start with "No!" to the GOP...
Then silly things like... "single payer"... or "I'm against a COLA adjustment"... hey those would be just dandy.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 05:12 PM
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17. He has said no on many occasions. Just ask Republicans.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 05:25 PM
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18. Umm... They will say that until they have everything... I don't listen to Republicans. Thanks.
Edited on Sat Sep-03-11 05:26 PM by Fearless
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 06:59 PM
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19. No, it's a fact. Pres. Obama has threatened to veto legislation more than once, too.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 07:15 PM
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20. Not the important ones. And he hasn't actually vetoed anything of value.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 07:36 PM
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22. Says who? You? Moving the goalpost? BTW, I just proved your original claim wrong.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 06:25 AM
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32. No. I never claimed he had NEVER said no... but that I wanted him to say no.
And says me. He has never vetoed any Republican legislation that has been of value. Prove me wrong. Show me meaningful legislation that he has vetoed because of its Republican values.
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sammytko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 07:21 PM
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21. Me too!! Thanks
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Jakes Progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 08:08 PM
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23. Pretty, pretty words.
That's what got him elected the first time. Maybe words more than action will do it again. We'll see.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 11:09 PM
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24. I guess that falls under what will the next POTUS do? ...
you can bet the lilly white congress will fall in line including the Uncle Toms. :scared:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 11:13 PM
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25. yeah, he gives purty speeches
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lynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 11:24 PM
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26. As my mom would say "Actions speak louder than words" -
- so I'm pretty well done with listening and have gone to watching.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 12:29 AM
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28. Quite frankly I'm tired of the talking
The Walk never matches the talk.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 12:41 AM
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29. Frankly, I'm tired of the Whining.....
The whine never matches the facts!

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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 01:44 AM
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30. He also gives a great speech
One of the best speech-giving Presidents in US history.
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