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In reply to the discussion: Do you consider President Obama to be a "Third Wayer"? [View all]MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)68. It is undeniable that Barack Obama is the most liberal president in US history.
Certainly, there have been more liberal Governors, Senators, Congresspersons, and other elected officials, but there has never been a president as liberal as Barack Obama.
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I think his intentions were honorable and he's accomplished some decent things.
BlueJazz
Nov 2015
#12
They must have started forcing him early though. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff WAS Third Way!
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#17
He kept Bob Gates as his Defense Secretary, for Christ's sake! I sure as fuck
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2015
#40
Indeed. Arne fuckin' Duncan, Emmanuel, Gates, and the rest were all Turdwayers. All his appointees
Erose999
Nov 2015
#83
DWS and Rahm both appeared to me to be a way of reaching out to the Clinton camp.
ieoeja
Nov 2015
#72
During the campaign, he had more praise for Reagan than for any Democratic icon
Art_from_Ark
Nov 2015
#24
I think that's way too generous. I remember hearing one of Obama's professors talking about him.
Marr
Nov 2015
#94
On DU, "Third Wayer" is a term used to describe anyone that a subset here does not like.
MADem
Nov 2015
#26
I've got one that dings 'both sides' on DU for shallow understanding of the whole thing. Bernie
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#41
There's a wee box in the right hand upper corner--type the phrase in there, and all will be revealed
MADem
Nov 2015
#58
Code phrase for "any sub-human not agreeing 100% with Sanders", which includes Obama, apparently.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#55
Most people only live to see what, a dozen presidents, at the most? My dad lived to see FDR. So far
Erose999
Nov 2015
#85
A resounding NO. He's the first sitting U.S. president to be featured on a gay magazine - for his
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#39
supporting racial, gender, or sexual orientation equality does not define one as a progressive,
daybranch
Nov 2015
#42
Not supporting such equality however does define one as a regressive, a conservative,
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#45
He wasn't just "supporting it". He fought to make gender equality LAW of the land, either by
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#80
The Third Way method is to trumpet social issues that cost them nothing, and to push Conservative
djean111
Nov 2015
#44
The recent expansion of Social Securithy benefits to apply equally to same sex couples cost plenty
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#46
No electable white candidate in 2008 or 2012 could have been a fraction of the success this man
randys1
Nov 2015
#102
I agree. He's been one of America's most transformative presidents, and he's been the
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#122
It is undeniable that Barack Obama is the most liberal president in US history.
MohRokTah
Nov 2015
#68
Then I can respond that Bernie Sanders is the most progressive senator on capitol hill IS A FACT!!!
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#70
If you mean his policies are to the right of Bernie Sanders, then you are correct.
geek tragedy
Nov 2015
#90
POTUS Obama has positive accomplishments. Results and policies are not monolithic.
PufPuf23
Nov 2015
#91
They are once again projecting what they think they support onto the establishment candidate.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2015
#107
I consider "Third Way" to be an obnoxious Strawman term thrown out by obnoxious people...
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2015
#61
Yep, Third Way the organization is as a "third way" much as the "Progressive Policy Institute"...
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#73
No, the error is thinking "Third way" is conservative in the same way as Republicans.
jeff47
Nov 2015
#86
I think he cares a lot more about Wall Street than he cares about working people.
NaturalHigh
Nov 2015
#66
I voted Pass, he's got alot of them around though. Here's a primer on Third Way fwiw today.
bobthedrummer
Nov 2015
#99
Hard to say. If we were talking Bill I'd say he's about 95% third way but Obama is about 50%
craigmatic
Nov 2015
#114
One of many examples: How the Obama administration protected Wall Street from prosecutions
PowerToThePeople
Nov 2015
#133