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In reply to the discussion: President Obama: “Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election” [View all]villager
(26,001 posts)6. Just trying to remember the things Obama fought real hard for, is all....
4th Amendment? Confronting global warming? reining in executive power? Wrapping up the absurd "war on drugs?"
head-scratching over here.
That said, in the pics, the inevitable gray hairs sure are catching up with him....
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President Obama: “Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election” [View all]
bigtree
Jan 2012
OP
Yes, and I could give you the link leading to the broken promises, too (as you know)
villager
Jan 2012
#13
Just assume I'm a realist. And of course there are broken promises, but you didn't ask for those.
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#26
well, since you're in to blue linky circle jerk, after all, here's Politifacts promises broken chart
villager
Jan 2012
#19
wait -- the same source you use is "biased piffle" when that *same source* has facts you don't like?
villager
Jan 2012
#30
FarLeftFist, the short list of items interesting to progressives is, indeed, very short.
JDPriestly
Jan 2012
#43
I completely agree. I am more than willing to give him a 2nd term to find out
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#48
So.. I started with a link to the "factual" website he used. Are you deciding what "facts" are now?
villager
Jan 2012
#31
Here's a fact. The President in this speech talked a lot about Republicans giving tax cuts to the
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#52
LOL. Your list doesn't mention NAFTA. Easy to list "kept" promises--just pretend the broken ones
Romulox
Jan 2012
#73
I would agree. I would also hope you get the White House to come 'round to that point of view.
villager
Jan 2012
#17
The unfortunate reality, is the "we" (if we include Obama) have not fought for what we should.
HuckleB
Jan 2012
#15
Sometimes it feels like 'we' are always fighting 'you' on keeping your past promises
DJ13
Jan 2012
#7
Alas, it's because I've been paying attention, rather than digesting press releases, that I question
villager
Jan 2012
#22
Sorry, but that was 2008. Occupy 2012 is where the fight is going. Nice load of pics, tho. (nt) (nr)
T S Justly
Jan 2012
#34
Yeah, sure. The Wall Street connections are purely coincidental and totally unrelated
Bonobo
Jan 2012
#70
Maybe I'll hold my nose and vote for Obama. But we only got our UNIFORMED troops out of Iraq.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#55
Meh, I was kind of hoping for a shift left, but that is so damn bi-partisan it makes me wanna puke.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#42
“Americans are sick and tired of ... [putting] the next election ahead of the next generation."
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#54
Thankfully, most people don't get into the minutiuae that political junkies like us
Proud Liberal Dem
Jan 2012
#82