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128. RECOGNIZE!!!1 Because "I'd be CONSIDERED a moderate Republican" presumably by the confused masses
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 07:44 PM
Jun 2015

is the EXACT SAME THING as saying "I'm all in! Recognize!!! I AM a moderate 1980s Republican and I'm damn proud of it!"

Yeah, baby!

Why do some people think Obama's lying MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #1
I for one take him at his word. nt COLGATE4 Jun 2015 #3
Me too. But it's worse than that. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #90
It IS worse than that. bvar22 Jun 2015 #116
Excellent point. He's out to prove his loyalty or something even more sinister. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #119
Maybe because he seems to be turning into Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #6
That's what I was thinking too. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2015 #63
He was engaged in a masquerade from the beginning. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #94
The dismay is spreading. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #97
More buy-partisanship. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #98
That excerpt from the NY Times you posted nails it - eom dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #104
Love the graphic lark Jun 2015 #107
Absolutely. And I was excited to vote for him the first time. cui bono Jun 2015 #110
FISA vote 2007. marym625 Jun 2015 #123
Big Time. Paka Jun 2015 #131
By 2012, I knew I was voting for the least objectionable candidate. lark Jun 2015 #166
Don't forget public option or single-payer. nt Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2015 #145
Ok, I will say it. salib Jun 2015 #140
Time is running out. Change will come. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #198
That pseudo Debate almost gave me a stroke. The email I sent to the DNC still burns. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #202
His cheering squad promised that we would see the "REAL" Obama after the mid-terms. bvar22 Jun 2015 #117
Indeed they did -- and indeed we have! n/t markpkessinger Jun 2015 #142
Nailed it, bvar bread_and_roses Jun 2015 #165
Isn't this just neoliberalism? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #197
I dunno - he said it, but people evidently think he was lying. Why do they think Obama is a liar? djean111 Jun 2015 #7
They want to believe their faith in him wasn't unjustified. They don't want to be wrong. nt valerief Jun 2015 #13
Because he's a politician - NT Freelancer Jun 2015 #106
Didn't want to believe it, like when told by your sig other that they weren't w/ someone else. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #203
I didn't vote for him because he was an extreme liberal let alone liberal PatrynXX Jun 2015 #29
I think that Bush got a lot done MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #31
Unfortunately you are right Manny, bush was a very effective President, with an still_one Jun 2015 #35
Bush? Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #41
Bush and the other criminals in his administration. Nice pic still_one Jun 2015 #64
Precisely. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #91
Bush "never had 60 votes in the Senate" either, and got almost everything he wanted. bvar22 Jun 2015 #121
No question about it, there were democrats who were too willing to vote with the republicans still_one Jun 2015 #143
Those first few months were really horrendous Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #39
Remember when some rich contributors got to run a submarine Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #66
The Ehime Maru incident Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #71
He got almost everything he wanted except for privatizing Social Security. A Simple Game Jun 2015 #67
his term is nearly over and he's structuring his post presidential roguevalley Jun 2015 #85
BULLSHIT POSTS ALL AROUND! Let's do the math AllTooEasy Jun 2015 #95
Careful with facts... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2015 #122
Why present a different opinion to people who are DETERMINED to hear "truth be told, my policies are Number23 Jun 2015 #124
He said it! The President himself! Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #126
RECOGNIZE!!!1 Because "I'd be CONSIDERED a moderate Republican" presumably by the confused masses Number23 Jun 2015 #128
"I'd be CONSIDERED a moderate Republican" Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #132
Being CONSIDERED something by others is in no way shape or form even CLOSE to saying "I am Number23 Jun 2015 #146
I've always known that about you. bvar22 Jun 2015 #135
You could have deleted that whole post. Because whatever you feel you "know" about me Number23 Jun 2015 #147
I was just validating what YOU said. bvar22 Jun 2015 #168
"This post has been edited 0 times." Number23 Jun 2015 #171
You have never edited a post before pressing the "post my reply" button? bvar22 Jun 2015 #173
Then you didn't actually delete anything, did you? If you never posted it Number23 Jun 2015 #174
In the 80s, I FOUGHT against Moderate Republicans... bvar22 Jun 2015 #130
Yes. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #133
Me, too ---- Fuck, yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! nikto Jun 2015 #156
Interesting that "the facts" are a crappy value judgement. salib Jun 2015 #137
+1 Scootaloo Jun 2015 #176
comparing the universe of injured workers treestar Jun 2015 #183
Precisely why we should have basic rights on these types of benefits that work across all occupation salib Jun 2015 #200
Thank you. cheapdate Jun 2015 #151
We don't need to do the math, the people pushing this already did. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #161
lol it's funny how many of these outrages have been treestar Jun 2015 #182
He's clearly been a "Rockefeller Republican" since his first raft of cabinet appointments villager Jun 2015 #109
We need him to be a 1930s style Democrat. Octafish Jun 2015 #114
Well, he never admitted that until about 6 years into his term, bvar22 Jun 2015 #115
Yeah, that pretty much told me what was up. ladyVet Jun 2015 #129
Same here! Nt newfie11 Jun 2015 #159
Even FDR had a gut wrenching political side... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2015 #120
Well said. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #149
I believe him! n/t sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #154
Well I am sure someone will come along to tell us how this is awesome n2doc Jun 2015 #2
We need to bring workman's comp benefits in line with Malaysia IDemo Jun 2015 #5
DUZY Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #23
'Tea party word Salad' keeping your mouth busy..... daleanime Jun 2015 #68
+1,000 !!! CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #38
Free burial when your usefulness is done. What more could you ask for. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2015 #69
Welcome to Earth, kid -- here's your shovel -- NT Freelancer Jun 2015 #108
"Left wing, right wing, chicken wing."..........Woody Guthrie red dog 1 Jun 2015 #111
Post 95 shows why it is another BS outrage. treestar Jun 2015 #186
Increase for some HassleCat Jun 2015 #4
Family values? sarcasm. jwirr Jun 2015 #19
I'm foggy today HassleCat Jun 2015 #25
My post was directed more in agreement with you than against. Sorry. jwirr Jun 2015 #32
That's bass ackwards...cut the ones in most need? zeemike Jun 2015 #75
How much will it raise compensation for singles? Thx bettyellen Jun 2015 #70
What's a CEO's rate? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #118
You can't divide with that tactic. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #127
According to the article it is going to "save Uncle Sam some money" salib Jun 2015 #141
Hey, he's the most progressive President, ever. Read it right here on DU. Scuba Jun 2015 #8
also declared the greatest president ever . . within the first week or so of his first inauguration DrDan Jun 2015 #77
Hero Worship is a helluva drug. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2015 #86
The first two years of a Hillary presidency ... earthside Jun 2015 #9
I'm sure he's thinking "What would Hillary do". L0oniX Jun 2015 #16
He doesn't have to - donf Jun 2015 #36
Direct link to the statement by Director of Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Cerridwen Jun 2015 #10
You know, that word "stakeholder." malthaussen Jun 2015 #11
In my experience, it's been used for a couple of decades, especially by gov't and non-profits. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #12
Shareholders are also stakeholders. Anyone or any entity that can or is affected by the A Simple Game Jun 2015 #74
Yes. I was replying to someone who thought it referred (solely?) to gambling. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #78
It's a commonly used corporatese word. People affected by the valerief Jun 2015 #14
You could say the inhabitants of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were stakeholders in the Manhattan Project Fumesucker Jun 2015 #17
Well, you "could," but I'd be inclined to think you were using hyperbole. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #26
I was just going by the definition in the post I responded to Fumesucker Jun 2015 #157
Yep. Or as I watch my natural world die. As fresh water dries up and the climate shifts raouldukelives Jun 2015 #55
In business theory, 'stakeholder' is a word we encourage as opposed to 'shareholder' Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #27
They have studied this ..... over the last 30 years. Post raygun. jwirr Jun 2015 #21
360 million? Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #24
Perhaps the US military needs to do it's own "30 years" worth of Cerridwen Jun 2015 #28
Workers comp is a rip off sorefeet Jun 2015 #15
I feel your pain... StarzGuy Jun 2015 #105
Just gotta ask turbinetree Jun 2015 #18
They claim they are working with their constituency when they are not in DC. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #48
I agree turbinetree Jun 2015 #148
It's not just tweaks to a 30 year old program fasttense Jun 2015 #20
They're just confused. malthaussen Jun 2015 #30
More nonsense and ad hominem attacks, this time in the title, this time on President Obama? Clinton attacks got too boring?? Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #22
I'm actually agreeing with Fred Sanders on this olddots Jun 2015 #33
I agree with him also SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #37
your extreme partisanship for this president cali Jun 2015 #34
I think it's good when "foreigners" like our Prez. Hoyt Jun 2015 #152
Why do you need double quotes Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #162
yes and they can be more informed than a lot of Americans treestar Jun 2015 #185
really? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black treestar Jun 2015 #184
I thought the discussion revolved around JEB Jun 2015 #43
Too bad the previous poster finds it "creepy" that "you aren't a citizen". We have posters from Cha Jun 2015 #45
Previous Poster must be one of 38 on my Full IGNORE list....ignorance of ignorance is bliss. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #49
Very wise. Cha Jun 2015 #50
Exactly Cha Andy823 Jun 2015 #54
I tell ya one thing, Andy.. whomever wins the Dem Nom will want the Obama Coalition.. they Cha Jun 2015 #60
Tidal Wave!!!!!! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #93
having fun with your broad brush? cali Jun 2015 #113
The double standards treestar Jun 2015 #187
Tip: You should actually cite something when you claim the OP is wrong. jeff47 Jun 2015 #57
The message is not that it's wrong, but that we're supposed to shut up and pretend to like it. arcane1 Jun 2015 #79
RW traffic? Look in the mirror. Broward Jun 2015 #72
Is the information in the OP incorrect? arcane1 Jun 2015 #73
The President is joining the Republicons in cutting workers benefits. How is disagreeing with that rhett o rick Jun 2015 #102
I bet you never had to deal with a workplace injury DiverDave Jun 2015 #158
Armed camp? Burned at the stake? Scootaloo Jun 2015 #178
For you and everyone on the Internet. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #191
right wingers are complaining about benefit cuts? Doctor_J Jun 2015 #192
I don't get how Dept. of Labor = Pres. Obama groundloop Jun 2015 #40
You are radically practical, groundloop. But, so much more fun for Cha Jun 2015 #42
He is trying to say that Pres Obama isn't responsible for what the DoL does. Not really correct. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #138
I said "another Republican issue" INdemo Jun 2015 #44
Obama is overjoyed to the point of heavenly Rapture... with a Republican Congress??...you made me laugh! Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #46
Check out the legislation that he has signed since Jan '15 INdemo Jun 2015 #181
You forgot Social Security Chained CPI ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #96
Who do you think the Department of Labor works for? jeff47 Jun 2015 #53
He has not in the past shown that he enjoys micro-managing all govt agencies. randome Jun 2015 #83
Again, his Labor Department. He's responsible. jeff47 Jun 2015 #84
So much for "The Buck Stops Here," eh? Efilroft Sul Jun 2015 #92
Sergeant Schultz was actually the one who constantly said 'I see nothing!' nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #163
Ach! Schultz it is! No wonder I flunked German! Efilroft Sul Jun 2015 #167
There are only 24 hours per day treestar Jun 2015 #188
You're in luck! The OP doesn't say "President Obama is an evil right winger" or anything close n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #80
Be glad to help. The Dept of Labor answers directly to the President. They wouldn't rhett o rick Jun 2015 #103
It's President Obama's Labor department. He appointed the Secretary of Labor. totodeinhere Jun 2015 #144
Careful what you say Phlem Jun 2015 #47
This jamzrockz Jun 2015 #175
Agreed. Phlem Jun 2015 #177
I don't for a second think jamzrockz Jun 2015 #179
Maybe Phlem Jun 2015 #180
I read the article and I am deeply disapointed with President azmom Jun 2015 #51
NY revised the way compensation is awarded and it was cut drastically... Historic NY Jun 2015 #52
It's just that "Umpity Multiple Dimensional Chess" fredamae Jun 2015 #56
The Commoner's List of Obama-Whining is short, not to mention untrue, compared to the litany of achievements, no? Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #59
He told us he is a moderate Republican from the Reagan era LittleBlue Jun 2015 #58
I trust the President to do the right thing neverforget Jun 2015 #61
It is the President's job to weed out incompetents (all Republicans).. bvar22 Jun 2015 #136
... and yet uneducated Tea Masses continue to call him a Marxist ... Myrina Jun 2015 #62
so ironically people who don't have all the time to burn on newsfeeds just assume MisterP Jun 2015 #88
It's good to see DU get off the bash Hillary binge... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #65
Thanks Cha Jun 2015 #76
Anything substantial to say about the OP? Do you support the Republicon efforts to cut benefits rhett o rick Jun 2015 #101
Oh for God Sakes. zentrum Jun 2015 #81
Is the information in the OP false? n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #82
You won't get an answer, at least not a straight one. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #87
Yes, good thing 'progressives' are back to focusing on the no good evil-doer twice elected fellow in the WH! Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #89
Do you have anything substantial to say about the OP? Do you support the President and the rhett o rick Jun 2015 #100
But how do you feel about this issue? How do you feel when Pres Obama sides with the Republicons? rhett o rick Jun 2015 #99
No skin in the game, bvar22 Jun 2015 #169
Anything but discussing actual issues. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #170
K&R red dog 1 Jun 2015 #112
the real politican comes out when they no longer need votes Skittles Jun 2015 #125
And this is why we all have to get behind Bernie Sanders EOM tiredtoo Jun 2015 #134
I am not one bit surprised. I made him for a ConservaDem before he won the primaries. Stinky The Clown Jun 2015 #139
I have been saying that too. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #195
I lost faith in him since he opened the Arctic, gave away public lands for coal, etc..... glinda Jun 2015 #150
I generally like Obama, but cutting back on Workman's Comp is barbaric. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #153
Oh, no no no, it's just stereophonic, mega-digital, harmonic-converging 3-dimensional Chess nikto Jun 2015 #155
That's right, he's master of the rope a dope Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #196
He's playing rope-a-dope ... nikto Jun 2015 #204
Why DIDN'T I rec this highly recced OP? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #160
WTF! blackspade Jun 2015 #164
You're trying too hard Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #172
by agreeing with the republicans again, he's showing how radical they are, so people won't Doctor_J Jun 2015 #189
What bothers me most... thesquanderer Jun 2015 #190
that's because he's one of them (republican). I think he just ran as a democrat to get elected Doctor_J Jun 2015 #193
What does the BOG think of this? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #194
They think the wh Easter pictures are adorable Doctor_J Jun 2015 #199
No aisle, No debate, No transparency, a orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #201
Fuckin' A, man. This sucks. eom JEB Jun 2015 #205
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