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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:41 PM Original message |
Robert Reich: Obama is losing the war of ideas because he won't tell the American public the truth |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. +1,000,000 |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Dr. Reich is one of our smartest Democrats. We would be wise |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. ..... |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Now that is a cryptic response. Care to let me in on what it meant? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Just a lazy way to let u |
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radiclib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Some of us have been listening all along |
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tonybgood (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. maybe Obama doesn't have any ideas? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. His economic team is full of DLCers. The good ones get fired or quit. |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. It is going |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
65. Smooth, smart, glib, and well spoken, but no ideas coming forth |
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howmad1 (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. Better yet: |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Again and again, Obama has referred to Geithner as |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
59. Dr. Reich couldn't get elected governor of Massachusetts |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. He could not win a 5 way primary where nearly every candidate was more well known he was in the |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. So what? |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin couldn't get elected |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. It almost does not matter. the repukes tell lies better than most Dems tell the truth. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. +1000 for your comment |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Too true! I'd buy that bumpersticker. |
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mazzarro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
69. I think it might better this way... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Very very true on all counts |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I don't think they're better at telling lies than Dems are at telling the truth. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Truth-telling Democrats don't get airtime |
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sandyd921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. We'll have to wait a very long time |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Maybe his chess move is to let the repugs do their thing until the |
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theaocp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. ...and the reason he agrees with puke talking points is the fault of |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. Does anyone really believe cutting spending will create jobs in the short run? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. The difference is, whe WE are in debt we have to take a second job |
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BetsysGhost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. that government grant to education |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. where have i heard teleprompter jokes before... |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. The Democratic Party does not trust the people with the truth... |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I lost my trust in them. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I don't think that's the real problem. The problem is they agree with cutting social programs. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Recommend |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. K&R |
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andym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
21. Reich is right. |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
22. Rec'd, mainly for finding a post of yours I agree with. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
23. Obama has embraced trickle down. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. This fight needs the evil Dr. No to be present... |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
26. I think Obama has bought into trickle down, "free" trade economic theory. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
27. truth? from the president of the u.s.? |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
30. reich is on a roll lately! |
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Mason Dixon (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
31. can someone explain to me |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Because 2/3 of it was in tax cuts maybe? nt |
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silver10 (492 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Because it was used by states to fill in budget gaps. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
62. Because in the first place the hole to be filled was 1.5 trillion, according CBO estimates of GDP |
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Mason Dixon (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. not exactly |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
32. The big truth is Supply Side Economics is a proven failure and leading the country to bankruptcy! |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. k&r |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. That isn't the only truth that he is not telling us. Oil depletion - climate |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. The audacity of the path of least resistance |
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silver10 (492 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. Obama is not a strong president |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. Hey Reich - How's NAFTA workin out for ya? |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. he left the Cinton administration because of NAFTA and other crap. |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. KNR! n/t |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
44. He had to level with the people about our situation when he first came into office |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
45. Poor and unemployed people don't contribute to campaigns. |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. What really hurts is when |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. He's losing the war of ideas because he won't fight it |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. Robert Reich for president. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
50. I DO think the govt budget is similar to a family budget in some ways. |
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Bluesbreaker (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
53. One caveat . . . |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
55. k&r! nt |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
56. Next week.. we will have our last NASA mission... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
58. "...the bullies...?" |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
60. Why on earth would he tell the truth? It's not in his interest to do so |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. All true. |
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lordsummerisle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
63. K&R n/t |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
66. K & R |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
67. Y&R n/t |
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