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BumRushDaShow

(127,309 posts)
201. You might not like it
Mon Jul 29, 2013, 12:32 PM
Jul 2013

but since you refused to search -

I want the disgrace that was the 300 page Gramm-Leach-Bliley completely repealed
I want FISA (which was created by Jimmy Carter) gone
I want the NSA (which was created by Harry Truman) replaced
I want the Patriot Act repealed
I want No Child Left Behind repealed
I want the VRA restored COMPLETELY
I want DOMA gone
I want revenue-sharing restored to the cities
I want A-76 repealed and/or rewritten.
I want more bases closed and bring those soldiers back to bolster the National Guard for disaster duty
I want people to take back their states from the teabaggers
I really want the top tax rate to go back to 90% like it was under Eisenhower (to pay for the 2 wars that had just ended in the '40s & 50s) but no Congress today is going to do that

I don't salivate over finding opportunities to vomit forth a flurry of hyperbolic adjectives at other posters in order to falsely define and dismiss those who don't agree with a particular position. It's ironic that the term "authoritarian" has been thrown around here more against Democrats than against anything associated with the GOP. All one needs to do is look at how many ex-pats are around to tell you where the U.S. stands compared to what is being imagined.

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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