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napkinz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:08 PM
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Is this President Obama's Bullhorn Moment?
He's telling the American people he HEARS them.

He's standing up to the tea-orists.

Tonight's press conference/speech could be a defining moment!


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Vadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:10 PM
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1. But he was still willing to cut SS and Medicare and Medicaid to get
things for the Repubs to agree too!

Am I right about that?

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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:12 PM
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2. Yep you are. He offered $650 Billion in "entitlement" cuts to SS/Med
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napkinz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:13 PM
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3. Was that part of a strategy?
What some here have been saying for days may be true, that he's been playing chess, that he outmaneuvered the House of Ill-Repukes.



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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:14 PM
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4. Boner;"Mr. Obama is....adamant that we cannot make fundamental changes to our entitlement programs."
Edited on Fri Jul-22-11 06:15 PM by emulatorloo
That's one of boehner's justifications for walking out. Think about it a little
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taught_me_patience Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:22 PM
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7. "fundamental" is the key word
translation: he won't agree to Ryan's voucher program.
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cottonseed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:24 PM
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8. Is this the new pillow you guys are clutching to?
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:15 PM
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5. Defining moment... You're kidding, right?
All President Obama did this afternoon was step up to the podium and tell us that nothing had happened and we are in the exact same situation we were yesterday.

Boy, it doesn't take much, I tell ya...
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napkinz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:18 PM
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6. I posed a question.
We may not know for some time. We may look back to today and say this is the day we got our spine and said enough is enough.

I hope it is.

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napkinz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:27 PM
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9. after watching Boehner, I can say it sure was Boehner's Bull$hit Moment!
nt
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onecent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:29 PM
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10. Amen napkinz
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napkinz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:38 PM
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11. now you know MSNBC will have Uncle Pat on any second to
Edited on Fri Jul-22-11 06:44 PM by napkinz
... praise Boehner's response.

If they do, I'm switching to Sponge Bob!


EDIT: I knew it! It's Pat!!!!


:puke:


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