If the Right did not suspect weakness in the Administration, they would not be exploiting these

[DainBramaged]

opportunities or 'testing' the Union bashing waters. That's the way I feel. They figured out the soft underbelly of the Left, and it is called compromise.

[WinkyDink]

1. It's called "taking one's measure." They took, and now take.

[FreakinDJ]

2. The Gray Davis effect

[Poboy]

3. 'suspect'? Um, try, confirmed, tried and tested (weakness).

The man is a useless waste of office.

[whosinpower]

4. Weakness - or collaberation?

[atreides1]

13. Six of one...

...or half a dozen of the other!

[Zoeisright]

5. Uh, no.

Repukes do everything they can to scream, throw feces, and have a temper tantrum when they're out of power. And when they're in power, they do everything they can to hurt the poor and working classes and help the upper class. They don't give a fuck whether or not there's a "weakness". They automatically act like assholes all the time because they ARE assholes.

[ProSense]

6. The right and media is exploiting

the ability to rile up people against Democrats. That is what they're successfully doing.

Walker is busy pissing off more and more people in his state, ruling like a dictator, facing a recall and the media is focused on bullshit spin to try to make this about the President. Easy enough to do because people eat it up.

[cali]

7. don't kid yourself. they absolutely would.

[Bluerthanblue]

12. word-

eom

[KittyWampus]

8. What an inane comment. First of all, the Administration can't do anything about a state matter.

Second, this crap has been going on for decades. Why weren't you posting about right to work states before this? Card check membership legislation?

No, your post is just another way to get attention on DU and rip the Administration.

[vi5]

9. "suspect" weakness?

You'd need to be headless not to see, smell and hear weakness in this administration.

[fasttense]

10. So...., we need to tech President Obama and the DC Democratic leaders

how to Fight back.

[ladjf]

11. You have hit right at the key to their boldness. They know that

Obama will not be an obstacle to their dramatic takeover.

[tabatha]

14. I disagree.

Republicans (Karl Rove) stole elections before via

voting machines
disenfranchising voters
lots of money thrown at ads

this is just another tactic that they have not used before.

It would not matter who was President.

I hate this simplistic theme of bashing Obama at every turn and blaming him for everything.

I can guarantee that this would be going on if Hillary Clinton were President - please remember what the right did to Bill Clinton. Because Obama is too clean, they could not do the same to him. So, they had to try something else. After decades of demonizing unions, they are trying to use what they thought was a general disdain for unions.

Did Bill Clinton's "strength" stop the lies and crap about him?

Did Kerry's "strength" stop the smearing of him?

Did anyone say at the time that they were smeared because they were weak? No, they called the smearers scum.

But in Obama's case, it is Obama's fault. Is there a hint of racism here?

Appalling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DainBramaged]

15. Is there a hint of racism here?

Are you accusing me of being a racist?

[tabatha]

17. I have not seen accusations of weakness before?

Why?

[DainBramaged]

19. I'll ask one last time, are you accusing me of being a racist?

And why not read my journal since your feigned wonderment of my criticism is unfounded.

[QC]

21. Disagreeing with Obama has always been grounds for an accusation of racism around here.

Nothing new about that.

[DainBramaged]

22. It's odd that a new player has come on the field to play that game

if they only knew my family tree they'd think twice about that shit....and it also makes me wonder about reverse paid agents here......writers paid to pump the party line rather than call in.....

[tabatha]

23. I don't think you are a racist.

I have appreciated all of your posts before.

I just find reading these accusations against Obama disheartening, and wonder why they are so dismissive of someone who is dealing with things no other president has dealt with before.

I see ProSense valiantly trying to add depth to discussions about Obama, just to be dismissed as well. I guess that is why other in depth posters no longer post here either.

[DainBramaged]

24. If you appreciate my posts you'd realize I'm genuine

I am one of the vocal minority who calls out bullshit when I see it, and right now since BEFORE the November elections, this Administration has abandoned the base and tried to marginalize those of us who disagree with it's Wall Street/Chicago Power Broker make up.


There isn't one single average Joe on the Obama payroll, and I don't wonder why anymore.

[tabatha]

25. I think it is more than a simplistic abandoning the base.

I "understand" why he does what he does. Maybe that is because I also understood what Mandela did. Mandela was also accused of cow-towing to the moneyed interests in South Africa - but I know that the way he managed things resulted in a more desired outcome.

[DainBramaged]

26. All you have to do is look up thread and see this headline

White House "angrily" quashes DNC support of labor protests: says events beyond DC a "distraction"


Winning the future my wrinkled old ass.

[tabatha]

27. I did not see any reports of the WH doing that.

I thought Solis had made statements supportive of the unions.

Do you have a link to a news report of that?

[DainBramaged]

28. It's RIGHT BELOW this thread now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=600018&mesg_id=600018

[tabatha]

30. If getting involved in a state's issue is going to seriously

hamper both the state and one's hopes to implement needed stuff - then I can understand why.

They have already tried to demonize Obama wrt unions, when he has not even done anything.

I understand the tightrope Obama has to walk.

They demonized Kerry falsely - Obama knows that.

I understand why Obama has to keep out - I have stated so in other posts, and there are some that have agreed and some that have not.

[TheKentuckian]

16. Hillary and Bubba are just as complicit as anyone and Kerry folded like a cheap tent

What strength are you talking about?

[tabatha]

18. I am talking about not having seen

questions about it before.

[DainBramaged]

20. Then you are blind.

[TheKentuckian]

31. Not paying enough attention then. Especially in reference to Kerry, Carter, and Gore.

Weak Democrats has been a steady complaint for decades.

[somone]

29. They heard about his prowess at the poker table

and his extragalactically masterful negotiating strategies