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46. Manny, my bullshit meter detected a whole lot

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 07:22 PM

Jun 2015

of insincerity spewing forth from both Hillary and Obama in 2008. I knew that no matter which one ultimately took the oath of office, we would be getting just about the equivalent of an Eisenhower era Republican. And Obama hasn't disappointed in that regard. I voted for him because I could never vote R, but I knew what to expect. Now, with Hillary, we will get more of the same -- guaranteed. Bernie, on the other hand, is definitely a no bullshit kind of guy, and I think people respect that. People are so used to mealy-mouth weasel politicians, they will be startled and, hopefully, surprised that they are being presented with an attractive alternative to the status quo.

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Of Bullshit Meters and our current politicians [View all] Bonobo Jun 2015 OP

Nailed it. MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #1

Thanks, Manny. Bonobo Jun 2015 #6

At first I thought my bullshit meter had broken madokie Jun 2015 #2

No annoying nail wearing through the right heel hootinholler Jun 2015 #5

I keep enough bullshit on that right heal madokie Jun 2015 #13

Yep! Exactly! Right on! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2015 #51

He'll break yer heart. eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #3

Hearts actually aren't involved this time. I know because Obama had mine. Bonobo Jun 2015 #4

Bernie has a track record of 30+ years. Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #9

Bernie has set off my BS meter for years. eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #11

Oh. LOL. Bonobo Jun 2015 #14

It definitely needs to be recalibrated Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #17

It as dead on with Thom Hartmann MohRokTah Jun 2015 #18

Wow, you unmasked Thom Hartmann as an evil shill! Bonobo Jun 2015 #21

No, as a merchant of woo. eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #24

What is woo, please? nt navarth Jun 2015 #26

Merchant of Woo was a play by Shakespeare, as I recall Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #38

So Thom Hartmann and Bernie are borrowing money for their girlfriends according to navarth Jun 2015 #40

Woo comes from the term woo-woo. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2015 #54

...which, of course, derives from Dr. Curly Howard's pioneering work in the field. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2015 #66

That's because yours is wired backwards. jeff47 Jun 2015 #41

Check the polarity on that meter. RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #55

I love this post. Obama had mine too. He broke it. RiverLover Jun 2015 #22

I remember inauguration day 2008 zentrum Jun 2015 #23

Not worried about that... ms liberty Jun 2015 #7

Don't you mean..... daleanime Jun 2015 #10

He's a politician. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #12

And you're hopeful.... daleanime Jun 2015 #16

He's a politician. eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #19

I appreciate your honesty...... daleanime Jun 2015 #20

An honest politician. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #44

I think the person that pretends to be liberal while all the time believes in the rhett o rick Jun 2015 #47

That's it in a nutshell! hifiguy Jun 2015 #8

Good point. E.g. "Hillary is no better than a Republican" sends the BS meter off the chart. DanTex Jun 2015 #15

HRC is better than a Republicon for a few social issues, but she pretty much agrees with rhett o rick Jun 2015 #48

That's absurd. How does she "pretty much agree with them" on economic issues. DanTex Jun 2015 #50

Anyone who spends as much time as she does hanging around with hifiguy Jun 2015 #52

Aha. So it has nothing to do with policy whatsoever. Glad we have that established. DanTex Jun 2015 #53

Hillary will do a couple of really good things if elected, much like Obama, but Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #56

I agree with every word!!! hifiguy Jun 2015 #57

Let's start with her betraying Democrats, Americans and one million dead Iraqi's when rhett o rick Jun 2015 #58

Gee I didn't realize the IWR was an economic issue. DanTex Jun 2015 #59

I disagree. "But like I said, she has admitted that that was a mistake" rhett o rick Jun 2015 #60

"I've made it very clear that I made a mistake, plain and simple" DanTex Jun 2015 #61

I don't like H. Clinton because she betray us in favor of George Bush and the Republicons. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #62

OK. For some people the IWR vote is definitely going to be a deal-breaker. DanTex Jun 2015 #63

How does she stand on regulating the banks? Maybe bringing back Glass-Steagall. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #64

She supports the reforms in Dodd-Frank, although she wasn't in congress to vote for them. DanTex Jun 2015 #65

The problem with the TPP is that the politicians only discuss the trade part, which rhett o rick Jun 2015 #67

My bullshit meter runs on pretty much all the time! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #25

Some people seem to have defective Bullshit meters Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #27

Great post. Thanks. I needed that. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #45

It's not just the politicians spreading bullshit. 99Forever Jun 2015 #28

No Weasel Talk from Bernie. navarth Jun 2015 #29

He does not have to worry about what he is saying wendylaroux Jun 2015 #30

If you always tell the truth, you never get caught up in lies Divernan Jun 2015 #31

Absolutely!! wendylaroux Jun 2015 #32

You said it. Every day it becomes more and more obvious that people were just waiting for someone to sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #33

Thanks, Sabrina, I know you really, really get it. Bonobo Jun 2015 #35

Yes, exactly. And many of those people have decided to take care of their own shit and ignore sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #36

And the numbers are so vastly in favor of such people. Bonobo Jun 2015 #37

right on nt G_j Jun 2015 #34

They can f** us over for a decade or two, or three, delrem Jun 2015 #39

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #42

Bernie's NOT the only Dem to say it: a Democrat who calls “bulls**t”: Martin O’Malley elleng Jun 2015 #43

Manny, my bullshit meter detected a whole lot LibDemAlways Jun 2015 #46

I am seeing this as the case with some of the Independent voters I know (nt) Babel_17 Jun 2015 #49