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Cha

(297,154 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 01:33 AM Nov 2014

I'm Warning you.. Don't Play With Matches.. The President Ignores Boner and is Going Ahead on..



Obama may announce immigration reforms as soon as next week

Thu Nov 13, 2014 at 09:48 AM PST.

President Obama will ignore angry protests from Republicans and announce as soon as next week a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration enforcement system that will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation and provide many of them with work permits, according to administration officials who have direct knowledge of the plan. [...]

One key piece of the order, officials said, will allow many parents of children who are American citizens or legal residents to obtain legal work documents and no longer worry about being discovered, separated from their families and sent away.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/13/1344647/-Obama-may-announce-immigration-reforms-as-soon-as-next-week#

Obama Plan May Allow Millions of Immigrants to Stay and Work in U.S.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/us/obama-immigration.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1

I hope this comes to pass!
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I'm Warning you.. Don't Play With Matches.. The President Ignores Boner and is Going Ahead on.. (Original Post) Cha Nov 2014 OP
Kick for Immigration Reform!! Cha Nov 2014 #1
KICK 4 Immigration Reform! Cha Nov 2014 #2
What she said ^^ Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2014 #4
Malalo, Hassin! Cha Nov 2014 #8
And my first thought is... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #3
Lol. Me too. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2014 #5
LOL! Why did I check that out too! Cha Nov 2014 #6
That is the first thing I thought. ellie Nov 2014 #7
"I hope this comes to pass!" Kath1 Nov 2014 #9
Yes, it does, Kath~ Cha Nov 2014 #10
He knows they are going to Impeach him anyways Cha! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #11
Yeah Vanilla.. Prez is like "What-Ev-A.."! Cha Nov 2014 #13
Yep and he has a fresh and ready to go veto pen! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #15
Big ol pen.. maybe more than a few.. :) Cha Nov 2014 #20
Yeah, and if they do, Joe is going to give them one hell of a ball game. C Moon Nov 2014 #18
Yeah....Joe is Cleanup man! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #19
Cleanup man! Yes!...of course (outside of baseball), Obama cleaned up after the Bush team. C Moon Nov 2014 #29
I, too, hope this comes to pass. And good on Obama when he does it. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #12
They've warned him, Comrade G.. Not phasing him. this is so the right thing to do. Cha Nov 2014 #16
Bravo to this President. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #14
Thank you, she, for your Righteous Rant! They're all making money off President Obama.. a one Cha Nov 2014 #22
He has had a good week... sheshe2 Nov 2014 #24
Yeah, starting with his Presser! But, he knew what was coming.. those who thought he was glad Cha Nov 2014 #26
Best President Ever! madokie Nov 2014 #31
Great! C Moon Nov 2014 #17
Si! Cha Nov 2014 #27
Guess Why Conservative Heads are Exploding Over Google’s Definition of ‘Bigotry’ freshwest Nov 2014 #21
Their every move...every word... SoapBox Nov 2014 #23
Over and Over and Over Again, Soapbox! Thank you! Cha Nov 2014 #30
I consider them anti-American and traitorous. They meet the definition of fascist: freshwest Nov 2014 #33
Perfect example of how to grasp the meaning of "bigotry", fresh! Thank you! Cha Nov 2014 #28
after 6 yrs obama finally wakes up. good for him, it took rip van winkle 20 yrs msongs Nov 2014 #25
To Familes being able to Stay Together! Cha Nov 2014 #32
Silly Question. How do we win anything in 2016? Savannahmann Nov 2014 #34
I say you're asking a silly question. Cha Nov 2014 #35
So winning is silly. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #40
Immigration Reform! Cha Nov 2014 #36
Famlies! Cha Nov 2014 #37
K4IR Cha Nov 2014 #38
K4IR Cha Nov 2014 #39
K4IR Cha Nov 2014 #41
In your face, Repukes! Martin Eden Nov 2014 #42
KICK For FAmilies Staying Together Cha Nov 2014 #43
ok then... glinda Nov 2014 #44
Great toon! MissB Nov 2014 #45
Really, MissB! Cha Nov 2014 #46
Obama says undocumented immigrants who have worked and raised families in the U.S. can stay: Cha Nov 2014 #47

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
9. "I hope this comes to pass!"
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 01:53 AM
Nov 2014

Same here. And the sign in that beautiful photo... That says it all!

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
12. I, too, hope this comes to pass. And good on Obama when he does it.
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:14 AM
Nov 2014

The Republicans in Congress have blocked comprehensive immigration reform all the way through Obama's presidency.

They, and too many Democrats, blocked it when Bush tried to get it passed, too.

If Congress refuses to act, which it has, it's up to Obama to do what he can.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
14. Bravo to this President.
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:20 AM
Nov 2014

For all the crap that is sent his way, he never falters or fails. Naysayers can kiss my ass. Best President ever!

They have denied him support, they have obstructed all that he has tried to achieve, he has been blatantly disrespected. The simplest of things, they don't care about anymore because this President supports it. Remember VAWA? It always passed before, yet the fricking GOP was against it, because Obama Biden supported it. My god, we had to fight for the right not to be abused. WTF. My tolerance level for stupidity is low right now.

Yes, they were for immigration reform before they were against it under this President. May they all rot in hell Cha.

This President is having to do it all on his own. You know what is sad? He is completely disrespected on Democratic Underground as well. I have been spending less time here. The vilification of this President from the left is a sad reminder of why we as a party seem to fail.

Tired and angry Cha. Gotta go~

Cha

(297,154 posts)
22. Thank you, she, for your Righteous Rant! They're all making money off President Obama.. a one
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:46 AM
Nov 2014

man Economy Booster.. the rw and the profiteering left. the hate is what drives it and the clicks.. don't have to investigate.. just say anything and the bobble heads whine and bobble.



Our President has had a very good week! .. too bad so many can't wrap their heads around it. But, there are plenty more who do recognize progress when they see it.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
24. He has had a good week...
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:55 AM
Nov 2014

I never expected anything less from him, Cha. He has not disappointed me.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
26. Yeah, starting with his Presser! But, he knew what was coming.. those who thought he was glad
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 03:05 AM
Nov 2014

the gop won".. didn't know shite from shinola!

BWD @theonlyadult
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BUT OBAMA YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CRY!!!!!!
10:55 AM - 5 Nov 2014 18 Retweets 13 favorites


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WHPC getting really angry now about the President not being downbeat
11:06 AM - 5 Nov 2014 76 Retweets 52 favorites

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PBO so cool he doesn't even eyeroll Q about why he didn't work harder to bond with GOP who vowed INAUGURATION NIGHT to make him a 1 termer.
10:27 AM - 5 Nov 2014 103 Retweets 50 favorites


TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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Now Jim Acosta is losing his mind over the President being so upbeat.

The President is totally trolling them.

Epic


10:59 AM - 5 Nov 2014 109 Retweets 73 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/05/chat-away-460/

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Ed Henry: "You're doubling down on the same policies and approach!"

The ones that got him elected President twice, Ed?

10:36 AM - 5 Nov 2014 76 Retweets 40 favorites

Kevin Grüssing @KevDGrussing
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Obama pissing off Beltway Press by not falling flat on face and coming into this presser bloodied.
I LOVE YOU @BarackObama.
Never change...

10:45 AM - 5 Nov 2014 136 Retweets 109 favorites

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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The media expected President Barack Obama to come out all depressed and President Obama is giving them all his unique brand of the finger.
10:05 AM - 5 Nov 2014 201 Retweets 168 favorites

Jon Favreau @jonfavs
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I'm proud of my president, and grateful for him.
11:10 AM - 5 Nov 2014 265 Retweets 366 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/05/the-press-conference-a-tweet-or-two/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5778289

Firewall in Chief, she!

madokie

(51,076 posts)
31. Best President Ever!
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 03:53 AM
Nov 2014

Bar none.

Yup a pretty much tired and angry, over how this President is treated here, madokie too
The world is full of assholes and sometimes this place is no better. I remember when that used to not be the case.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
21. Guess Why Conservative Heads are Exploding Over Google’s Definition of ‘Bigotry’
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:41 AM
Nov 2014

Tery Steelman - June 16, 2014

...For some reason, Betsy Rothstein at The Daily Caller happened to type “bigotry” into Google. She was not happy with what came back:



Read the sample sentence. Uh-huh. That’s what did it, that’s what is making conservative heads explode tonight. But, as is their wont, they are taking it out on the messenger, blaming Google. But Google is just using a sample from the Oxford Dictionaries. You can see exactly the same sample sentence at the Oxford Dictionaries website.

It’s interesting, though, that typing just “bigotry” doesn’t bring that page up. Go ahead and try it. You have to add “definition” — as I did in the image — to get the same result as The Daily Caller did. It just makes me wonder if someone was fishing for something to be up in arms about...

Another school of thought is that “bigot” goes back to a name of a Visigoth tribe in Gaul. This is also doubtful, on phonetic grounds. The only plausible theory left is that the word may be based on the Spanish word for mustache, “bigote.” In the end, we just don’t know for sure. But, in the sense in which we now know it, “bigot” came into use to describe a religious hypocrite in the 16th century. It evolved to include any kind of hypocrisy or sanctimoniousness...


http://aattp.org/guess-why-conservative-heads-are-exploding-over-googles-definition-of-bigotry/

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
23. Their every move...every word...
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:48 AM
Nov 2014

Is suspect these days.

Pukes and Baggers have proven themselves to be non-trustworthy.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
33. I consider them anti-American and traitorous. They meet the definition of fascist:
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 04:11 AM
Nov 2014
The really dangerous American fascist... is the man who wants to do in the United States in an American way what Hitler did in Germany in a Prussian way. The American fascist would prefer not to use violence.

His method is to poison the channels of public information. With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power...

They claim to be super-patriots, but they would destroy every liberty guaranteed by the Constitution. They demand free enterprise, but are the spokesmen for monopoly and vested interest.

Their final objective, toward which all their deceit is directed, is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.


~ U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, quoted in the New York Times, April 9, 1944

And does this not fit the definition of the Koches?




 

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
34. Silly Question. How do we win anything in 2016?
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 04:33 AM
Nov 2014

I only ask because while exit polling shows 57% support for congressional action on immigration reform there is only one poll that addresses executive action on it. http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/midterm-exit-polls-1/index.html

The one poll that asks the question shows only 20% support for executive action on immigration.

http://pollingcompany.com/poll-vault/new-post-election-survey-findings-on-immigration/attachment/2014-post-election-immigration-analysis-final-11-6-2014-6/

80% oppose the idea of executive action. What that means is several things. First people will blame President Obama and the Democrats for it. Second it will increase public support for Republican counter actions including but not limited to their already stated plans of eliminating or reducing funding for green cards.

So we lose credibility on the issue in the minds of the public. We almost certainly lose the White House in 2016. We give cover to draconian policies of the republicans which not only erase the gains but put true inclusion out of reach for at least a decade. And we turn a fair majority public support for immigration reform into overwhelming opposition.

How do you think you're going to like President Rand Paul in 2017?

 

Savannahmann

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40. So winning is silly.
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 06:39 AM
Nov 2014

Worse the immigrant community will suffer more because of a defiant gesture.

And we are cool with that. Awesome

Martin Eden

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42. In your face, Repukes!
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 08:18 AM
Nov 2014

I wish this president would have been in their face ever since Mitch McConnell established the failure of the Obama presidency as the highest priority for the Republican Party.

Cha

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47. Obama says undocumented immigrants who have worked and raised families in the U.S. can stay:
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 10:21 PM
Nov 2014

The Root ✔ @TheRoot
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Obama says undocumented immigrants who have worked and raised families in the U.S. can stay: http://bit.ly/1ukb0J3
3:55 AM - 14 Nov 2014 272 Retweets 143 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/14/a-tweet-or-two-169/
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