Well, so much for OBAMA being a "Socialist"

[FarLeftFist]

[FarLeftFist]

1. Side note:

Nothing makes me laugh harder then hearing someone call Obama a socialist, I must admit, I immediately discredit any debate or argument they are trying to pursue with me if those words come out of their mouths. It is a dead giveaway that the person has absolutely no f**king idea about politics, and that goes for the RW politicians that toss that word around too. Anyone that even calls Obama a "Liberal President" has zero credibility with me, the pundits that say it should be fired and the politicians that say it should resign immediately. There is just an overwhelming amount of stupidity in this country and it has reached critical mass. The best is asking these morons "what Liberal policies has Obama implemented?"......Then they squirm for a little before saying "the auto bailout". So the only "Liberal" policy they could name is one that worked remarkably well...I see.

[DesertFlower]

4. i agree. nt

[deutsey]

5. These are the same types who say Nazis were liberals and left-wingers

What a fucking upside-down world we live in.

[FarLeftFist]

10. Yeah, I like to show them this when they say that

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-hitler.htm

[deutsey]

19. Excellent

I remember I got into a heated email exchange a few years ago about this with a conservative friend. He finally conceded my point, but, man, it took a lot of history lessons to finally break through the wall of ignorance. This link would have helped.

[somone]

2. Priceless graph

[Blue_In_AK]

3. That graph is ...

GRAPHIC. Yikes.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. Interesting how Reagan and Obama are almost mirror images in that graphic.

I am going to have to think on that for a moment. Reagan only talked conservative?

[alsame]

7. Just curious - why isn't W included in that chart? I don't know the

source, so I couldn't look it up myself.

[FarLeftFist]

8. Its from the Washington Post/Ezra Klein

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Edit: Can't post URL without picture coming up.

[emulatorloo]

11. "HTTP Status 404" EDITED

"Edit: Can't post URL without picture coming up."

yeah, got it. It just throw the graphic up.


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Any idea which of his columns this appeared with, I'd like to read what he has to say.

[FarLeftFist]

14. Let me see

washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/ezra-klein/StandingArt/taxes%20and%20spending%20past%20deals.jpg

Add the http://www.(insert address here)

[emulatorloo]

17. Yeah I saw the problem, just wants to throw the graphic up.

[NYC_SKP]

18. Do you have a link to the actual article to which that image is attached?

Your URL is to the picture, I'd love to read the article.

Thanks in advance.

:hi:

[emulatorloo]

same here, cool if you have the article. Klein is always interesting to read.

[emulatorloo]

20. DU DOUBLE POST. delete.

[alsame]

22. I found it here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-budget-deals-of-reagan-bush-clinton-and-obama-in-one-chart/2011/07/06/gIQA98w11H_blog.html

[NYC_SKP]

25. Thank you. The source used for the Obama numbers seems to be a mystery. Curious. The CBPP did it.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities...

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Center_on_Budget_and_Policy_Priorities

Seems legit, but what exactly were they asked to do?

Why the selective years and not each and every year?

:shrug:

[alsame]

29. Klein didn't really explain, did he? And I can't figure out why

he excluded W.

[alsame]

24. I found it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-budget-deals-of-reagan-bush-clinton-and-obama-in-one-chart/2011/07/06/gIQA98w11H_blog.html

[emulatorloo]

9. Interesting graphic, where did it come from?

Yeah the freeper SOCIALIST thing sure is nutty.

[CatholicEdHead]

15. From reading about the Eisenhower years

This was part of the approach they took in 1958 and fell flat. It worked extremely well in 2010.

[alsame]

23. Here's the article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-budget-deals-of-reagan-bush-clinton-and-obama-in-one-chart/2011/07/06/gIQA98w11H_blog.html

[emulatorloo]

28. THANKS! n/t

[aquart]

12. Good Lord, why did we get rid of Reagan?

[FarLeftFist]

16. Well he had his downside too.

But it's hilarious that HE is the "conservative god". They worship him. They should LOVE Obama by now.

[BOG PERSON]

13. at this point, calling obama a socialist is just rubbing the reality in everybody's face

[mmonk]

21. All those rednecks with "Socialism Sucks" bumper stickers qualify to be considered

mentally ill. I say that because they live mentally in an alternative reality. That is hard to square with sanity.

[elocs]

26. Obama as a socialist makes me laugh. What good socialist gives billion$ to banks & big businesses?

And what good socialist takes control of a business and then publicly sells the shares?

Republicans hold to the Humpty Dumpty philosophy of words:

"When I use a word,it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."

[Rex]

27. If any person thinks he is a socialist or a liberal then they are fucking idiots.

He is a corporate man all the way.