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Cha

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31. Stiglizt is "guilty" of being a liar..but, he knows he has a captive audience that ignores the facts

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2015, 03:14 AM

May 2015

"First of all, in both of his presidential campaigns (2012 even more so that 2008), Barack Obama revolutionized fundraising by relying on small donations. This is simply a fact. It's true that in 2008 many employees of Wall Street donated to his campaign. But in 2012, after he signed Dodd/Frank, they abandoned him. The idea that he was somehow "captured" by his wealthy donors is absurd."

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"P.S. I forgot one other way Stiglitz is wrong. If President Obama is so "cognitively captured" by wealthy donors, then it is really a mystery to me why he spoke so forcefully against Citizen's United in his 2010 State of the Union speech that Justice Alito nodded in dissent and hasn't attended another one since then." !

I'll take Paul Krugman's honest observations over this guy's made up shite anytime.

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That's a cheap shot. [View all] sheshe2 May 2015 OP

k&r... spanone May 2015 #1

K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #2

Immasmartypants gets it right again. Thanks, sheshe. n/t freshwest May 2015 #3

:) sheshe2 May 2015 #14

SmartyPants taking on Nobel-prize winning Stiglitz? SMC22307 May 2015 #4

So? Doesn't mean he's right as she so proficently pointed out. Cha May 2015 #7

I don't get the Stiglitz love either, considering his World Bank affiliation,and apparent dislike of Hoyt May 2015 #5

He makes up shit.. that's very popular in certain sections. Cha May 2015 #8

Ah. He certainly didn't impress me on Maher Friday. Hoyt May 2015 #12

You take care, Hoyt. :) Cha May 2015 #17

Oh my.... sheshe2 May 2015 #13

President Obama has been a one man Economy booster for the profiteers on the left and the right.. Cha May 2015 #18

I don't get it either Hoyt. sheshe2 May 2015 #19

"P.S. I forgot one other way Stiglitz is wrong. If President Obama is so "cognitively captured" by Cha May 2015 #6

Hey Cha!!!!! sheshe2 May 2015 #9

What a liar, this Stiglitz is, she.. Cha May 2015 #16

I remember that moment with that putz alito. "Simply not true." That's what he mouthed from calimary May 2015 #25

Nice article, and I loved these gems in the comments: Jamaal510 May 2015 #10

Boom! sheshe2 May 2015 #11

Suspect fact-free Robert regards anything that takes more time to repeat mindlessly is overthinking. freshwest May 2015 #15

Thank you for those responses, Jamaal. "RobertMay" is perfect example of Cha May 2015 #20

I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Churchlady. Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #22

Robert is the kind of guy the mainstream media loves, he is a member of their target audience. Major Hogwash May 2015 #24

US corpmedia totally really likes "thinkers" like Robert.. so do the rw..but, I'm repeating myself. Cha May 2015 #30

I read the guest list and decided to give Maher a pass last night. I obviousy made the right choice. Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #21

I love you Tarheel~ sheshe2 May 2015 #23

Just desserts. ucrdem May 2015 #26

HAHA.. some are calling this a "liar thread".. which is actually appropriate since Stiglitz is the Cha May 2015 #27

You got that right Cha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 May 2015 #28

Right.. Cha May 2015 #29

Stiglizt is "guilty" of being a liar..but, he knows he has a captive audience that ignores the facts Cha May 2015 #31