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flamingdem

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23. I don't think Obama is on a never ending vacation
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 02:53 PM
Jul 2013

He needs the support of the base to overcome Republican obstructionism, instead we see the muddling of the issues and finger pointing at him.

K&R COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #1
NAILS IT! BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #2
Yes, and they won't take responsibility for it flamingdem Jul 2013 #6
I think most of us can handle more than one thing at a time. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #175
Step, chew, step, chew, step, chew, chew... Agghghh reusrename Jul 2013 #183
I'm not sure where you are coming from? kentuck Jul 2013 #48
because people _do not care_ about the patriot act if they cant pay their bills pasto76 Jul 2013 #51
Do we have to choose one or the other?? kentuck Jul 2013 #62
I guess some people cannot multitask and for those of us that do Rex Jul 2013 #65
EVERY concern needs to be addressed to CONGRESS BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #66
yes, exactly!! nt flamingdem Jul 2013 #79
+1000 nt Andy823 Jul 2013 #120
And why do you suppose that is occurring? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #130
My opinion: It's just so much easier to blame Obama for everything. Plus... Hekate Jul 2013 #171
+1 dlwickham Jul 2013 #154
Of course, Obama supports both the Patriot Act and the NSA spying LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #211
WTF Skittles Jul 2013 #179
There isn't any connection here? reusrename Jul 2013 #184
+10 RC Jul 2013 #253
Read the post again BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #63
There would not have had a vote on "scaling back" the Patriot Act if not for Snowden. kentuck Jul 2013 #71
And why is that? BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #91
"This has nothing to do with "Snowden". You give him too much credit" kentuck Jul 2013 #126
So you're saying Obama wants the Patriot Act repealed and LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #212
I expect he does BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #217
Can you point me to some of his recent statements LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #218
Here is the first step at getting it done BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #226
So even though Obama reauthorized the Patriot Act LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #238
We almost had a bill pass that put some curbs on NSA Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #176
Did the bill (amendment) go far enough? BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #221
The Left's Teabaggers AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #3
Are you going to delete this post too? HangOnKids Jul 2013 #74
That thread attracted too many nutjobs, some of which AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #113
Argyle. Wool. It's anyone's guess. nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #178
Earlg Puglover Jul 2013 #220
+1000 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #228
Yep, all they care about is what propaganda greenwald is telling them next.. Cha Jul 2013 #230
Hear hear.nt Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #255
so true although I don't think obama is really a leftist ideologue nt msongs Jul 2013 #4
Pretty much how I feel. Yes, NSA revelations are a slippery slope, but JaneyVee Jul 2013 #5
I agree DontTreadOnMe Jul 2013 #252
Well I have been reading about all the horrible things that Obama supposedly does Vietnameravet Jul 2013 #7
It's crazy that people are willing to throw it all away again flamingdem Jul 2013 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jul 2013 #33
Damn! kentuck Jul 2013 #49
you'll never get throught to the swooners, mother earth Skittles Jul 2013 #150
Privacy and choice go hand in hand Fumesucker Jul 2013 #8
I wish more people on this thread paid attention to your simple post. Raine1967 Jul 2013 #90
Yup ProSense Jul 2013 #9
If Snowden's Russian adventure isn't important Downtown Hound Jul 2013 #215
Because I feel like it. OK? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #216
Oh, but it's not important. LOL. Downtown Hound Jul 2013 #231
Some people have ZERO sense of Irony or Hypocrisy. bvar22 Jul 2013 #239
Pretty close to how I feel about Progressive dog Jul 2013 #11
According to the Political Compass, Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #166
Are they obsessing over Snowden or are they obsessing over the Republican policies...? kentuck Jul 2013 #12
Let's not personalize it, look at the information and think flamingdem Jul 2013 #14
Sorry. I don't buy it. kentuck Jul 2013 #26
You speak of the left as if we are a bad thing for this country. I get a very strong impression A Simple Game Jul 2013 #85
Excellent points... Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #121
Put another worm on the hook. kentuck Jul 2013 #131
Thank you. onyourleft Jul 2013 #205
You can't multitask. If you could you wouldn't be expending ALL Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #256
Yes, I understand there... onyourleft Jul 2013 #261
nails it. nt dionysus Jul 2013 #13
...and the center's ideologues obsess over the Left's ideologues. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #15
I've followed the story to examine how it may have been manufactured flamingdem Jul 2013 #18
I looked at your active threads just now. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #31
"Hey look over there, its Snowden" someone must be losing ground. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #37
Bazinga! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #82
I pointed this hypocrisy down thread... AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #155
I swear I thought it was a joke when I first read it Skittles Jul 2013 #180
Caring about surveillance causes poverty? Bragi Jul 2013 #16
No, but obsessing over Snowden does nothing to end poverty. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #56
The OP obsesses about Snowden AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #167
So pointing out that DUers are obsessing over Snowden is obsessing over Snowden? SunSeeker Jul 2013 #188
The OP posts thread after thread after thread on the subject AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #193
Really? Is he/she fantasizing about having mojitos on the beach with Snowden like some DUers?? SunSeeker Jul 2013 #199
NO AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #202
RIDICULOUS Skittles Jul 2013 #181
If you want pretzel logic, see post 167. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #189
And rank hypocracy AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #203
Is there an official list of things not to obsess over? Bragi Jul 2013 #186
Actually, climate change would be a great thing to obsess over... SunSeeker Jul 2013 #187
Not quite so simple Bragi Jul 2013 #208
So, it is the left that forces flamingdem to post dozens of anti-Snowden and Greenwald Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #194
No, seems to me flamingdem thinks for himself/herself. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #195
The OP claims that the left is obsessing over Snowden. I'm not seeing that... Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #198
Well those are the threads that get the most replies right now. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #200
Yes. Like this Snowden-obsessed thread. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #206
What irony. Look around. THose obsessed here in DU with Snowden and put up post after post rhett o rick Jul 2013 #17
The people obsessed with Snowden usually claim they won't vote flamingdem Jul 2013 #19
Democrats usually side with whistle-blowers and not the authoritarian state. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #25
Why do posters here define the "left" by their own narrow purist criteria BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #68
I resemble that remark! flamingdem Jul 2013 #83
Awwww BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #84
If you are so "progressive" why dont I ever see you posting in threads that pertain to rhett o rick Jul 2013 #123
Do a search BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #137
So tell us what issues you are interested in, besides Snowden and any other whistle-blower that rhett o rick Jul 2013 #162
You might not like it BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #201
Sorry, somehow you stepped between me and flamingdem. My post 123 was to him/her. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #214
"Why do posters here define the "left" by their own narrow purist criteria" rhett o rick Jul 2013 #106
Not sure where you drifted off to in that rambling response. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #136
"Why do some posters here try to disparage the left?" RC Jul 2013 #257
I agree. We must clean up the Democratic Party before we can proceed. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #258
No, they simply realize that the anti-Snowden crowd are no different from the bush apologists. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #153
Pro Snowden people put up plenty of Snowden threads. nt treestar Jul 2013 #22
I don't know how many times I've seen the same Greenwald article posted. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #24
Why dont you post in threads that actually discuss issues? rhett o rick Jul 2013 #27
I will if you post a link to one. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #30
Did Sid give you permission to use is ridicule emoticon? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #32
LOL! Segami Jul 2013 #46
The title isn't very promising treestar Jul 2013 #40
And authoritarians hate Chomsky. He dares to speak truth to Big Daddy power. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #110
Apparently someone didn't think much of his/it's posting habits. Puglover Jul 2013 #219
Saves me from putting him on ignore. What happened? Do you know? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #222
God, it was obvious. Puglover Jul 2013 #223
I thought so but then I think others here are corporatist trolls. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #224
+1 Marr Jul 2013 #55
K&R treestar Jul 2013 #20
AND out of the State Houses. Both governors' mansions AND the state legislatures calimary Jul 2013 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jul 2013 #21
I don't think Obama is on a never ending vacation flamingdem Jul 2013 #23
He supports the Patriot Act. You cant blame the Republicans for that. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jul 2013 #35
+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #94
the 1st half of that headline is right... Deep13 Jul 2013 #28
I hereby nominate this thread..... 99Forever Jul 2013 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jul 2013 #36
Seconded. /nt Marr Jul 2013 #58
Hear here! tblue Jul 2013 #73
It's because many people only care about policies that they think affect them. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #38
Would you say it's obsessive to post several anti-Snowden threads every day? last1standing Jul 2013 #39
What is "near the poverty line"? median household income is ~43K Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #41
The left's ideologues ARE obsessing over Snowden burnodo Jul 2013 #42
garbage talking point of the day. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #43
All they know how to do is bash the left Rex Jul 2013 #47
They've hijacked the Party and dragging everything Broward Jul 2013 #86
Fortunately AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #109
Is there no room for a gray area? Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #169
Ed and Al both know what it is like trying to reason Rex Jul 2013 #247
I see someone is obsessing over Snowden, how funny is that? Rex Jul 2013 #44
The erosion of our civil liberties as disclosed by Snowden is not mutually exclusive. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #45
Those numerous problems listed were there before Snowden... kentuck Jul 2013 #52
Snowden is not an excuse for anything. Quite the contrary, there is no excuse for ignoring NSA totodeinhere Jul 2013 #99
"NSA spying is being used by the 1% who control this country to keep us under their thumbs?" cstanleytech Jul 2013 #59
Dear totodeinhere, tblue Jul 2013 #70
I can multi task mick063 Jul 2013 #50
DU rec... SidDithers Jul 2013 #53
Sorry allinthegame Jul 2013 #54
The state of 'protest' in America today is an embarrassment. randome Jul 2013 #57
The ol' choosing the ''lesser of two evils'' pitch again? DeSwiss Jul 2013 #61
I don't think it's the lessor of two evils. I think it's the issues of survival vs surveillance. n kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #64
You are entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. n/t DeSwiss Jul 2013 #93
The obsession is to hate and blame him. tblue Jul 2013 #67
A simple solution to your dilemma. Call off the dogs and give Snowden his passport. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #69
How are Snowden or civil rights activists responsible for the GOP's crimes? Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2013 #72
So true. Millions suffer while we obess over "owl shit." demosincebirth Jul 2013 #75
Democratic Socialist here: the surveillance state and suffering imposed upon the millions by HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #76
Well said, HardTimes99, kentuck Jul 2013 #78
If we had evidence of the NSA's illegality or abuse, I would agree with you. randome Jul 2013 #81
If the words of Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez ("tip of the iceberg") have not HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #152
Still no evidence provided by S&G. And 'tip of the iceberg' is very vague. randome Jul 2013 #158
No evidence except a court ruling, you mean? LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #213
Sure, from the FISA court. You know, the one you don't trust. randome Jul 2013 #232
Applause for logic & truth marions ghost Jul 2013 #87
Greenwald a "member" of the "working class" BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #88
It makes no sense to try to divide marions ghost Jul 2013 #95
There's a reason why "1%" and 'parasite class" are synonyms. The HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #151
"Does that mean you share my analysis that Snowden is working class?" BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #225
Gee, maybe because they are somewhat intertwined. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #77
Applause again for truth marions ghost Jul 2013 #89
Comrade stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #80
This post is classic deflection. Blames the Left for the inability of the Center to carry out leveymg Jul 2013 #92
So you blame Obama and not the Republicans? flamingdem Jul 2013 #96
You're torturing another metaphor to make another weak point. eom leveymg Jul 2013 #97
Here's a list of your GD OPs since the NSA spying was revealed, flamingdem: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #98
Obsessed is making a post like this and not parsing the meaning of my OP flamingdem Jul 2013 #100
You hate that post because it effectively illuminates how obsessed YOU are with Snowden. stillwaiting Jul 2013 #119
I wrote above about my interest in the story flamingdem Jul 2013 #122
Well, you certainly have no problem putting down "the left's" interest in Snowden's revelations. stillwaiting Jul 2013 #132
The meaning of your OP and all of them seems to be 'blame liberals not the Republicans' Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #133
Oh for heaven's sake Aerows Jul 2013 #192
Damn! demmiblue Jul 2013 #102
You and others here are engaging in shaming and outing in a really sick fashion flamingdem Jul 2013 #104
You think that listing your OPs is 'shaming' and 'outing' you? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #111
We've all seen your one billion and one posts on Snowden and Greenwald so there is nothing to Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #141
Perhaps you're doing it to yourself? AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #172
That's still more data than the NSA has on him. Kind of creepy, dude. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #105
Be realistic. The NSA runs a web crawler that collects all the data that Bing or Google do muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #117
LOL Scurrilous Jul 2013 #116
Wow, that left a mark. SMC22307 Jul 2013 #139
This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratsForProgress Jul 2013 #144
For real. Used to almost respect that poster too. Number23 Jul 2013 #164
To quote Obama: AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #173
That quote is not attributed to Obama. Number23 Jul 2013 #240
Impressive Oilwellian Jul 2013 #161
You nailed the OP TO THE FUCKING WALL!! Bravo!! nt Bonobo Jul 2013 #196
Word Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #249
Heh - so flamingdem thinks talking about the thread starter is a 'call out'? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #250
Got his thread locked! Thanks for the post Rex Jul 2013 #254
Wow-- could this shit get any more transparent? Marr Jul 2013 #259
So The left can control the Right's agenda? n2doc Jul 2013 #101
Yeah, sure. JoeyT Jul 2013 #103
You sure are wasting a lot of enegry AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #107
Why are you posting a personal attack about an OP from a democratic site? flamingdem Jul 2013 #108
I can walk and chew bubblegum at the same time AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #112
Who are you to tell me what I post about? flamingdem Jul 2013 #114
If you can't handle hearing about it AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #118
You have a problem, as I explained flamingdem Jul 2013 #124
I have a problem with my government spying on me AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #134
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #142
Yes, of course AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #145
Ahh Poor Bum Got A Time Out! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #229
Funny AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #236
Your OP is telling other people what they should post about muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #125
Guess what ridiculous outing person flamingdem Jul 2013 #127
Of course you wrote the OP muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #135
Personal attack that has no bearing on the issue. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #140
The Left better WAKE UP railsback Jul 2013 #115
It isn't about Snowden AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #129
it's no use AA - the swooners just DO NOT GET IT Skittles Jul 2013 #182
How are you blaming the left here? Does the left create a dragnet surveillance program or was that TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #147
Yup gulliver Jul 2013 #128
So the desire to fill our bellies means it's acceptable to empty our souls? Savannahmann Jul 2013 #138
kick kentuck Jul 2013 #143
A quote from Henry A Wallace: Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #146
most of them are not the left, most are conspiracy theory types and right wing libertarian types JI7 Jul 2013 #148
What a goddamn fucking STUPID article. It's not either/or. It's possible to do both. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #149
Actually, It's the Third Way crowd that's obsessing over Snowden MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #156
Exactly. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #157
More from the link, why I'm disgusted with this media circus: freshwest Jul 2013 #159
Just curious - do you agree with Elizabeth Warren that 'chained CPI' MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #160
Well, Snowden and how important DU is to Teh Establishment Number23 Jul 2013 #163
Same here. great white snark Jul 2013 #185
As leftists, we're incapable of focusing on more than one issue at a time. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #165
you can change it to glen greenwald now PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #168
I'm shocked! Hekate Jul 2013 #170
Because if Snowden didn't exist, poverty would vanish, LittleBlue Jul 2013 #174
LittleBlue mick063 Jul 2013 #241
lol thanks LittleBlue Jul 2013 #242
So wait, let me get this straight... Union Scribe Jul 2013 #177
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #190
Divisive philly_bob Jul 2013 #191
Maybe the ideologues have it right. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #197
"an expatriate journalist living in South America" KamaAina Jul 2013 #204
He says it is problematic because he has 8 dogs... Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #207
I'm perfectly capable of caring about both Downtown Hound Jul 2013 #209
Since YOU continually obsess about Snowden, bvar22 Jul 2013 #210
I do not think they understand irony or hypocrisy, bvar22 Skittles Jul 2013 #227
I do. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #233
I think she may be among the last ones Skittles Jul 2013 #234
I don't know what you're talking about. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #235
uh huh Skittles Jul 2013 #248
Another post with no substance. Just snark. That's all you guys got. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #237
There is a time and place for everything mick063 Jul 2013 #244
The problem I see is that we have Democrats that carry water for the conservative Administration. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #246
That was one of the Bushbots' distinguishing characteristics as well, oddly enough. Marr Jul 2013 #260
I have to agree. I'm not trying to knock anyone ecstatic Jul 2013 #243
K&R. Whisp Jul 2013 #245
How the hell did I miss this? Big K & R!!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #251
Boink. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #262
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