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In reply to the discussion: Does the White House Really Think People Are That Stupid? [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)31. Really makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Was candidate Obama not entirely truthful? Or what did he see/hear as President that made him change his mind on this and so many other things.
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How can anyone here criticize the President in the face of what just happened in SC? Y
kelliekat44
Feb 2014
#9
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were two of only four to vote against Froman
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2014
#16
What about when a protected group comes out here and tries to treat a hapless participant
RC
Feb 2014
#81
Same with the BOG. That kind of discrimantory behavior is a real ugly and dangerous side of DU.
cui bono
Feb 2014
#63
I never miss voting, but if my choice is Hillary or some Republican fool, both picked by the 1%,
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#60
I'm in California. My vote for Hillary won't make much difference. But if I vote for her, I will
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#72
Would normally agree with you. But Hillary? I don't see much about her that is Democratic.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#108
Clinton-Sachs isnt the same as the Republican clowns. No one here is saying that.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#93
Some are making a mistake thinking that our enemy is the Republican Party.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#118
Really? That's your post? I blame Republicans but they have had some help.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#124
I have just 1 question, why all the secrecy if you are pushing our interests?
Dustlawyer
Feb 2014
#10
Secrecy is good for presents. I'm sure the White House has a very nice present to surprise us with.
jsr
Feb 2014
#11
I gotta say, in terms of the conversation your remark seems to fit and I didn't take
Autumn
Feb 2014
#67
If 'free trade' caused poverty and inequality, Europe would be the poorest and most unequal place
pampango
Feb 2014
#27
Spain's standard of living was improved hugely by the EU--it's in Sherrod Brown's book
Kolesar
Feb 2014
#87
Austerity is indeed stupid, terrible fiscal policy. It has nothing to do with trade.
pampango
Feb 2014
#90
That is not what Obama said. He is the master of double-talk, and people fall for it.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#59
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#64