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In reply to the discussion: Obamas donate two million [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)53. That's wonderful!
How out of touch of him it should of been 20 million...
Oh and speeches..................
I know, right? Some people! Jesus!
Oh and speeches..................
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Hekate
May 2017
#135
Here's a book of everything Van Jones has to say about Barack and Michelle's $2 mil
Cha
May 2017
#175
Yeah, a two million dollar donation is a reaction, not something thoughtfully planned.
SticksnStones
May 2017
#138
Hopefully they'll take it as their cue to shut their mouths about this particular issue
BannonsLiver
May 2017
#102
He hasn't even done that yet. He's going to do it at the end of the year, whatever is left.
George II
May 2017
#36
Probably what he usually donates, which as far as I've read and observed, is near zero.
calimary
May 2017
#48
Interesting. If this is so, then why do so many givers claim deductions?
Lyricalinklines
May 2017
#247
I am glad to hear it. Changes nothing about legitimate concerns about continuing a bad policy
JCanete
May 2017
#10
what does that mean? I'm saying I have a certain amount of trust in a public figure, which is a rare
JCanete
May 2017
#17
Tom Price is corrupt, working on bills and buying stock in companies accepted by bill --
Justice
May 2017
#23
we still have opinions on that , and that is all yours or mine are. We both agree here, but
JCanete
May 2017
#27
the money is the prize. The money is the thing we need to hammer them with. Otherwise the money
JCanete
May 2017
#34
we need to be able to make suspect any message that is coming from a person who is taking money
JCanete
May 2017
#57
Stop with the raising of suspicions. They don't call him "No Drama Obama" for nothing.
brush
May 2017
#74
......... I have said, repeatedly, this is not about raising suspicions about Obama from me. It is
JCanete
May 2017
#76
I've told you why its a problem, in spite of all of that. I agree all of that makes it easier to
JCanete
May 2017
#93
Until all money is eliminated from politics and we have public-funded elections
Blue_Tires
May 2017
#75
I didn't say those things. Why the fuck is it so hard for people, on this side of the aisle no less,
JCanete
May 2017
#112
What a great way to disempower the left!! Let's make sure they all stay poor and powerless!
lostnfound
May 2017
#81
has what we've been doing been working? Really? How many seats have we lost over the years? nt
JCanete
May 2017
#94
I did, that this would be pragmatism if it got results. It isn't getting results. We are perpetually
JCanete
May 2017
#99
nope. Are you changing the subject? Weren't you just 1000 reccing somebody who said we shouldn't
JCanete
May 2017
#103
no I'm not casting insinuations. Read my posts. And again, don't pretend your response was about
JCanete
May 2017
#115
fuck, you haven't read anything I posted. Everything I posted was with the GOP in mind.
JCanete
May 2017
#119
and that we should be fighting them the best way we can, and not harming ourselves in the effort.
JCanete
May 2017
#123
it would be a deflection and an equivalance, because I raised the issue of money in politics.
JCanete
May 2017
#129
what would stop people from doing so? It's actually a money trail. It really is not the whole story,
JCanete
May 2017
#142
weird that you have a Bernie logo. He is kind of promoting the idea that we need to stop taking
JCanete
May 2017
#87
no, I said it was weird. I wanted to know how the person thought about it. This wasn't casting
JCanete
May 2017
#116
This angle of yours has been completely overdone for awhile now. Assuming evil
R B Garr
May 2017
#101
thank you R B Garr, I always take the things you say deeply to heart, and since you had so much
JCanete
May 2017
#106
You're welcome, JC. Seriously, those talking points have been around since 2015, and
R B Garr
May 2017
#113
at least you go on about nothing in less words, so congrats. wtf? if I have nothing that interests
JCanete
May 2017
#178
AFTER is the key word you don't understand. He's not in a position to regulate anything anymore. n/t
pnwmom
May 2017
#26
wow, that really isn't as convincing as for some reason you think it is. Nobody could make the case,
JCanete
May 2017
#31
By the time Obama retired, his RECORD was enough to prove that he didn't get the speech
pnwmom
May 2017
#46
Thank you, I will continue to not let jealousy or spite cloud my judgement, and we didn't exactly
JCanete
May 2017
#66
that's why you have to take that to the people. The bully puplit is powerful. Granted, its not the
JCanete
May 2017
#83
Your "should haves" are nothing but wishful thinking. You have no evidence to prove your assertion
pnwmom
May 2017
#85
I don't have any evidence. You are right. I have evidence of what happened instead. I have evidence
JCanete
May 2017
#89
People don't trust Democrats because the MSM has taught them not to trust anybody,
pnwmom
May 2017
#111
oh I know...I'm running out of time here and will read your post later, but yes absolutely, the MSM
JCanete
May 2017
#117
We don't need to "paint" the GOP as in the pocket of Wall Street or big business
Blue_Tires
May 2017
#47
Our politicians don't hammer them for it the way they could. Our party's house has too many glass
JCanete
May 2017
#61
no George, I do not. I'm proud to have had him as my President. That doesn't mean I have to agree
JCanete
May 2017
#41
Since your concern is in the same vein as the Russian hackers and trolls..
Tribalceltic
May 2017
#43
totally, color it with everything else under the sun, and don't take the words and work with those.
JCanete
May 2017
#73
why not respond to my point as a bullshit point. I'm game. What's bullshit about it? nt
JCanete
May 2017
#68
It's not "my little axe"; it's about mindlessly handing red meat to our opponents
BeyondGeography
May 2017
#72
You do realize Obama is not regulating any industries right now? Concerns about corruption should be
TeamPooka
May 2017
#92
Well shit, you've convinced me that there is no way intelligent people could get that to work.
JCanete
May 2017
#98
I'm guessing, its a paid Russian agent who has infiltrated our internets and our minds, making us
JCanete
May 2017
#126
look up and down around my post. Don't tell me you didn't know where this was going. I'm on a
JCanete
May 2017
#182
seriously? You are pulling shit totally out of your ass. Completely. We can go up and down the ops
JCanete
May 2017
#208
I'm sure those city kids getting summer jobs are grateful for your concern. You should write ...
Hekate
May 2017
#140
maybe if you took the concern on the merits of the concern, and didn't make it about something else
JCanete
May 2017
#144
Point out where I said he was corrupt. I'm repeating it because I don't want people to misunderstand
JCanete
May 2017
#213
Surprised you came back...your post never stated President Obama was corrupt.
GulfCoast66
May 2017
#214
by the way, since you're taking so much faux umbrage over how "we" usually refer to President Obama,
JCanete
May 2017
#216
Look at him, putting on airs and donating $2M like he's better than everyone else
Orrex
May 2017
#15
I fucking promise you this will get 0.004% of the leftbro attention of "BUT CORPORATE SPEECHES"!!!!
Blue_Tires
May 2017
#24
Here's a book of everything Van Jones has to say about Barack and Michelle's $2 million
Cha
May 2017
#183
Here's a book of everything Van Jones has to say about Barack and Michelle's $2 mil
Cha
May 2017
#181
No doubt some will bash him for not donating his net worth, and becoming a monk
still_one
May 2017
#128
There's a part of me that wants to check out "the other site" for their reaction..but nah, I'll pass
PragmaticLiberal
May 2017
#139