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Maybe he is a Manchurian candidate, for the Rupugs, the Democrats wil be done as a party
Hillary is.
Hillary is.
C F R
C F R
C F R
C F R CFR CFR CFR CFR CFR
so is Bill !!!!!!
Is BARAK a member of the Council of Foreign Relations?
I do not know!!
This is more importnat than where he was born.
The United States Chamber of Commerce is the First born of The Council of Foreign Relations
gomer gomer .,, brother,
slow down,
first ,,,,write your thoughts down on paper,
transcribe to the screen,
conserve your passion.
we need all input to understand the true heart.
This is the power.
The more he caves-in to the Republican agenda the less we Progressives can be held hostage of the argument that 'if we (progressives) don't support Obama we're aiding the Rebublicans'. That threat is dissolving as we watch his inept attempt at Politics. He is truly a novice politician. Hillary was right.
But your question,'What will we do?', leaves us with several alternatives: do nothing-NO; continue to support him-why?; launch a primary assault and/or support a 3rd party candidate and in both cases we will watch as he becomes a 1 term president as well as having to watch as history devalues his Presidency. That I believe is already happening. AT the least if he stands up for the 98%ers who aren't rich, the republicans will "own" the damage to SS. His way is the circular firing squad again. Sad indeed but he will have his feelings hurt while we, the 98% ers, will watch our future's dissolve.
Regretfully,
Lee Dodge
He will be a one-term president. Republicans won't vote fom no matter what he does. This way neither will I!
The Saint
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Made his own thread.
wove his own cloth,
grew his own food,
made his own salt,
Brought down the British Empire,
Got shot dead by a ????
A Democracy is the most difficult entity to overcome politically.
A Democracy is the most easily compromised commercially.
I said that
I marched with brother Martin.
He's dead
My wife's best friend was shot dead at Kent state.
(He is dead too)
Bobby is dead.
Both Johns asre dead.
I saw the Dems at Chicago thru Pa Dailey's batons and had my hands plastic wrapped at no nukes rallys.
And...hell no I will not fightn in a foreign country for a corporation,,, but the gaylestrans??? they just fought for the right to be signed up ??? and now they think they have landed a victory ( read Niccolò Machiavelli.)
I wonder, did they read "The Prince "?
The corporation will put them in the front lines ,, or drop them out of the planes,, or give them the blue helmets with orders to shoot the insurgents (in their homeland).
The corporations brought down the towers.
They will keep their puppets in power as long as they are useful.
Cold Beer.
NBA .
USA.
What is the score,who won today?
Transnational corporations go all the way.
Barak, smiling, just got the hostages pizza and bottled water, and for that he had to sign away their first born and their first born. Atlas Shrugged !
Should we be sending a corporate sock puppet to negotiate for our hostages?
I listen to the pundits and some say it is as good as it gets, some differ .
I marched, was tied, shot at, and I keep reading.
Humidify your environment.
Eat only nutritious food.
Have you seen the leaders of the GOOP ? (intentional miss-spelling)
They won't last till 2012
I'm not quite sure of what the President is thinking but, he needs to reread his history lesson on concessions to republicans from 1936 on to the present.
I understand that the President is under enourmous pressure since the republicans now own the media and have full control over the national message but, if we don't dig in and use the power of the FCC and the White House to correct the propaganda in the media, America as a democracy is sunk.
How can so few comments be posted? The first thought that comes to mind is trojan horse. I hope President Obama at some point proves that theory incorrect. If not then the next words that come to mind are Primary and then Fiengold/Grayson. What this country needs is a president who will cherish the hatred of the people Obama compromises with. We need someone who will use the pulpit to discrace the war profiteers. Someone who will fight tooth and nail for a national healthcare plan,which all CIVILIZED counties have. Someone who might even have the courage to defend the publics right to know the truth instead of jumping on the kill the messenger bandwagon. Maybe President Obama is trying to... sorry, I couldn't think of anything there. I'll keep listening every time you're on the XM maybe you'll think of what that something may be.
I'm not suprised Obama is Cutting Social Security. I supported the election of Obama yet soon after the election I posted a cautionary warning about his vanity (or weakness) on my Facebook page and got
sacked for even suggesting the possibility. Some people were so angry they blocked me. Well, I've got to tell you the moment he Amped up the war in Afghanistan I suspected Obama sold out. Ha, I don't even believe
an elected president in the United States has any real power. I believe Obama is the most obvious puppet with the most obvious motive of any president we have ever had. I'll give him this...he is transparent. I'm not happy, patriotic , or proud to be an American if this is what it means. I believe I grew up in a liberated country where voting citizens made up the government. How could I have been so Naive.
It really doesn't surprise me in a nation where the best defense against terrorism is in intelligence and divergence at home we continue to exhaust our resources abroad. Pretty much a no brainer.
We didn't even benefit from any oil for our sins. I thought that was what it was all about.
Well, Thom, much like you I did everything I could to facilitate Obama's election. Signed more petitions than I thought I'd ever sign. Donated more money than I could afford, voted and encouraged many others to vote as had I, and then anxiously awaited the outcome of the election. I was thrilled, then confused (was he playing 3 dimensional chess???), then disheartened, disappointed, and now just downright angry. If he alters social security (one of the few things that hasn't been damaged by the repubs & their cronies, so far).......I will be enraged. I will do everything in my power to see to it that he does NOT have a second term!!! I wish Nancy Pelosi or Barbara Boxer were sitting in his seat! Actually, Joe Biden wouldn't be a bad bet, either!!! There are ethical people out there who do give a damn about their fellow man; we just have to track them down and convince them to run for office.... Hmmmm, Bernie Sanders.....there are so many good men and women who would do a far better job than this turncoat!!!!!
I'm done with Obama. I'm focusing my energy in other places, and if there's no primary opponent or third-party candidate...well, I'm willing to suffer the consequences. I know my stance is not popular, but six more years of conservative government is not okay. Voting for Obama again would be a betrayal of our values. This must end now. If it means destroying the Democratic party, so be it. The party is not representing us. We're losing when we think we're winning. If we're going to lose anyway, let's do it uncompromised.
Sadly, nothing, Thom.
Why don't you give a good deal to the local PACIFICA radio station, WPFW, 89.3 FM (which airs Democracy Now every morning at 8 a.m.), so you can be heard in Washington, D.C., your new home? Perhaps, then, some of our lawmakers, and their aides, would hear you on their way to "legislating" and hear good ideas. How about it?
We had Air America (and you) on a local AM station for a while. I heard you say there wasn't a progressive voice on the radio dial in the DC market. Here's your chance.
If Obama even so much as suggests cuts to Social Security, he will accomplish Mitch McConnell's stated goal of making himself a one-term president, because proposing said cuts will alienate the liberal base more than he already has. And we're the ones he needs, because there's no way on Earth that the Republican leadership will rally for him. Even if he switched parties, I bet they'd still call him a socialist and leave him on the sidelines.
I understand the need for compromise, but I am damn tired of seeing Democrats—especially presidents—drift to the right in an effort to please a party that has no intention of being pleased by anyone outisde its own ranks. We saw Clinton do that, and it didn't save him from impeachment.
Obama has been doing the same thing almost since his inauguration. In his press conference regarding the tax cut deal he spoke about compromise, noting that each side gives up something it doesn't want. He's right about that (though I'd have preferred less condescending language) but I'm still waiting to hear exactly what the Republicans gave up in that negotiation. And now comes word that he's preparing to propose cuts to Social Security before negotiation even starts (shades of single-payer and the public option) even though, as noted, Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.
I had no illusions about Obama when he was elected, but I never thought he'd be such a weak leader. But I've had it, and I hope a real Democrat steps forward to challenge him in 2012.
@SoloPocono, if nothing else writing your message on the Daily Blog here gives you a pretty good chance that Thom will read it, he often goes over the message board (or so he says, which I tend to believe). Anyway during the slow weeks before years end, he shouldn't have too hard a time looking over the boards. Try posting your message to him again tomorrow and the next day if you don't hear back from him... though I'd personally would leave out the comments on the call screeners, not that it matters much, but he may just pass over comments that seem to be more of an axe to grind with his personnel. Good luck in your endevors, I'm sure Thom would like to get the additional info.
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If Americans have anything left, cut Social Security while giving the fat cats a boost will cause riots in the streets. I wonder if any Americans have it in them?
Obama should talk to Al Franken about fixing Social Security. Besides from just raising the cap, Al always spoke about a "donut hole" fix. In other words, after a person's pay reaches the current cap, no more SS withholding. Between the current cap and a to-be-determined higher cap, again no withholding. But all those who earn beyond the higher cap would begin to be taxed again. To me, this seems a good compromise. I'm not sure if Senator Franken still advocates this idea, but I think it sounds very reasonable.
I am so disgusted with Obama, that I am finding it difficult to care anymore..
I think he should run as a Republican on the next election.. Because I dont see how he can win the next election as a Democrat, when he has alienated the progressive base, and the conservatives will always vote for an actual Republican (I am having a hard time seeing his strategy). I would be surprised if there were enough blue dogs to get him elected..
I remember thinking that maybe things need to get really bad to wake up the voters, then bush2 came along and made things really, really bad. But it did not wake up the voters (senile mccain nearly won over obama).. Obviously because of FAUX news.. I ponder what it would take to wake up voters, because look how far Nazi Germany went before people turned against that regime.
When election time comes I may hold my nose and vote for him though, because thom says the judge appointments are important.. I wonder who Obama would appoint though?
bobbler
No one talks about taking the high income CAP off of SS. That would take care of any possible shortfall in 20 years. SS has nothing to do with the deficit. I am developing the most intense anger toward this deluded President. What makes him think Republican ideas work??? They haven't worked for the past 30 years! Who does he think supported him and helped him to win office. I, personally, have never spent so much in political campaign as I did his. This is beyond infuriating.
Wow. Who is Obama getting his advice from? This will be pretty awful if it comes to pass. This is so devastating on so many levels -- not least of which is the fact that young people came out in record numbers to put Obama into office. By going against his promises and ignoring the progressives, he's going to make all of those young people ignore politics for the foreseeable future to the detriment of us all. And I can't blame them. How many times can progressives be punched in the gut before we just stop caring? It's seriously depressing at what a disappointment Obama has been.
If Obama hits Social Security I prey and hope that USA Hackers shutdown the Government by hitting all systems! Jeffereson clearly warned, "We The People" about this type of action and what to do when a government no longer listens to the citizens. The administration is fastly niave if they do not recognize that today there is the ability to have a revolution without firing a shot. By the way that is the last straw for me if this happens I will stay home on election day! For this would provide undeniable proof that our votes no longer matter!
I JUST tried to call the program-I knew it was the end of the show, but I desperately wanted to get a message to shawn. The "call screener", was nothing short of rude.
Listen, I was a First Responder to GZ0-although I went in with a rescue/recovery team on Thursday, Sept. 13th. I was EXTREMELY upset by the phone call by John Devlin-or, more accurately, by what is going on in the Senate. After I calmed down, I called the Fire House I worked with on Long Island back then. It had been about a year since I called the guys, (I was the only woman at the time), to "catch up"-especially since our 2 main teams, 2 Ladder Trucks, had been on scene for 2-3 days at a time, off and on for a month. Since I was on a Medical Team, we were only there for one ten hour shift on the 13th. As John stated on his call, that first week was mayhem as far as disorganization-no one really knew exactly WHO was in charge, and because of all the volunteers coming from all over the Country, there wasn't exactly a "schedule" or anything set up. We basically staged and "lived" at Shea Stadium for 6 days, not knowing when, or if, we would be called in to the scene. I am "blessed" that 1. Compared to others, me & my team spent just a short time on scene exposed to the toxins that were EVERYWHERE, (ashes & debris were up to my knees in places), and 2. We brought & wore our own masks-most people there had no masks, even 3 days after the disaster, and most, like us, wore just the paper masks.
Anyways, all I wanted when I called was to tell Shawn I would write her an email & let her know some of the things the guys told me today. I think my email has been blocked as I tried to send her something & it was returned. The "call screener" , when I asked to pass a message on to Shawn, "she was in the Portland office". When I asked if I tried to send an email to thproducer@thomhartmann.com would get to her or someone that would read it, he said "I don't have that information". When I asked if there was ANY email, ANY phone number I could call to GET information-he said the same thing & hung up on me.
ALL I wanted was to tell someone, to let Thom know, what I was told by the guys at the FD because I think it's important. I want to do some checking myself to try & figure out where the heck their information was coming from-because it also upset me, and then pass on to Shawn/Thom what I found out. I'd call in tomorrow, but I won't be home-in fact, I won't be here for the rest of the week.
If Shawn or someone gets this-you can reach me at the SoloPocono at gmail address.
elaine
After listening to Lee Fang I know why my rectum is shattered. Americans must pay taxes but foreign companies and investors do not have to pay taxes. We not only have our jobs outsourced but we also have our monies outsourced with no foreigner paying any taxes on the money made in the United States of Mortal Sin. When will the BOHICA DAYS ever end for me???
The fact that our 9/11 first responders are still fighting more than 9 years later truly says something about us as a nation. I really shows the decay that is eating away at our country from the inside. 9 years ago we stood side by side in lines for hours to donate blood and money, but today most of us can't even be bothered to take a moment or two to write a letter or an email to our Senators or Representatives in support of these men and women who were there to help us in our time of need. It's our turn to help them in their time of need; please contact your officials and let's see this through together.