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Fred Sanders

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22. So, you agree with the new guy, Obama is a "hired hand", a lackey in the employ of and totally
Sat Nov 29, 2014, 02:23 PM
Nov 2014

subservient to them?

I have not rushed to judgment that appointing any of these folks leads to such a conclusion....you can if you want....

Free world.....

What are some other examples, please? searchfortruth1 Nov 2014 #1
There were two examples in the OP. How many do you need? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #2
And don't forget wheeler Doctor_J Nov 2014 #13
Arnie Duncan. The list is long. I've asked repeatedly for someone to rhett o rick Nov 2014 #14
well, there's Van Jones, Doctor_J Nov 2014 #16
Yes. To this day, he remains my absolute favorite Obama appointment RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #17
Got the Chance to meet him once, Mbrow Nov 2014 #43
Yes! I am familiar with his work with the Ella Baker Center, too. RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #46
Yes, there was Van Jones, and look what happened to him.. mountain grammy Nov 2014 #63
Warren to head the freshly minted Consumer Protection Bureau, as I recall. Want more, you just asked Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #45
Aren't you clever? But actually you make my point. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #58
How about Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the FDA RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #18
All Broken Promises billhicks76 Nov 2014 #49
How about Taub and Hammond at the Postal Commission? merrily Nov 2014 #64
I hope your "searchfortruth" is successful. I noticed you popped in and left your post rhett o rick Nov 2014 #19
he couldn't handle it when he found it Enrique Nov 2014 #35
Geitner, Paulson, Duncan, and Wheeler at FCC nikto Nov 2014 #54
Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #55
Monsanto CEOs, Gates and Hagel, REPUBLICANS in Defense, Bush Loyalists left in the NSA, Clapper, sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #86
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #3
K & R +++ Thespian2 Nov 2014 #4
LOLx2, so that is why Obama went into community organizing, so he could cozy up to the banks.... Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #5
His work as a community organizer does not prevent him from being dependent on the financial JDPriestly Nov 2014 #10
What is obvious? I agree with this new member.Are you really disparaging them because they are new? rhett o rick Nov 2014 #12
Thank you! markpkessinger Nov 2014 #53
You've been here less than a year, Fred Sanders. Kermitt Gribble Nov 2014 #21
So, you agree with the new guy, Obama is a "hired hand", a lackey in the employ of and totally Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #22
Here is my conclusion. Either Pres Obama chooses conservatives because he supports conservatism rhett o rick Nov 2014 #27
I really appreciate your thought processes, R o R. grasswire Nov 2014 #79
Thank you and I appreciate your posts also. We must keep up the pressure. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #81
How else do you explain his appointments? Kermitt Gribble Nov 2014 #32
Isn't the whole point of a group that we don't need to have this kind of discussion? merrily Nov 2014 #65
Thank you. ~nt RiverLover Nov 2014 #67
Every other group is a "safe haven." Why not this one? merrily Nov 2014 #68
Here is my take. I would like this to be a safe haven for open discussions. I don't mind at all if rhett o rick Nov 2014 #70
There is at least one hidden post on this thread. merrily Nov 2014 #73
maybe you can explain for us all of Obama's very disappointing appointments magical thyme Nov 2014 #34
You Thespian2 Nov 2014 #42
That's so wrong--Goldman Sachs & JPMorgan were Obama's biggest donors RiverLover Nov 2014 #61
Let's see, Wall street inside for treasury LiberalArkie Nov 2014 #6
Hope and Change for Wall Street? jalan48 Nov 2014 #7
It looks to me like Pres Obama is in good with Wall Street or a higher power is calling the shots.nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #8
I am sure it is 11 dimensional chess. zeemike Nov 2014 #9
But it's like Lucy and Charlie Brown. Lucy (BO) promising Charlie Brown (99%) that rhett o rick Nov 2014 #11
what the fan club refuses to acknowledge is that this is bad politics as well as bad governance Doctor_J Nov 2014 #15
Do you have a possible explanation for Pres Obama's obsession with appointing conservatives? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #20
It is possible to support Warren and twice elected Democratic party President Obama, it is not that Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #23
Obama was twice elected because he pretended to be progressive. Why not support a real progressive rhett o rick Nov 2014 #25
I see Obama as transitional, he is the pioneer as Gorbachev was....history will be the judge of that Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #26
"And all I see on his overall agenda are clear progressive policies" You must be reading rhett o rick Nov 2014 #28
Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #39
Just a Minute saintsebastian Nov 2014 #50
So far, other than Sen Sanders, she is the best candidate we have. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #57
I hope by that time Warren will be so popular among most Democrats, that there Cal33 Nov 2014 #24
My greatest fear is that she's just another illusion. Like Obama 2008. Doctor_J Nov 2014 #41
She might be. But she seems like less of a cipher than the President RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #47
my exact same fear Caretha Nov 2014 #52
X2 ctsnowman Nov 2014 #59
Watch this video from back when she was still a professor RiverLover Nov 2014 #62
I have watched Elizabeth Warren long enough to feel quite sure that she is the real McCoy. I Cal33 Nov 2014 #71
Others had been watching Obama from afar since his speech at the 2004 Democratic National merrily Nov 2014 #74
I've read that when she was working at the Treasury Dep't, she had no fear about telling Cal33 Dec 2014 #82
A decade ago, she wrote a book about the 99% getting MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #78
He hired a lot of Republicans to run his government. Aren't there enough better Democrats around Cal33 Dec 2014 #83
Jeebus... ReRe Nov 2014 #29
He talks a good talk. It's the walk that's troubling. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #30
Now well into the 6th year...it does seem that's a big concern... KoKo Nov 2014 #75
The middle class are frogs in the water on the stove. The temperature is rising rhett o rick Nov 2014 #77
politics as usual highmindedhavi Nov 2014 #31
Yep. 840high Nov 2014 #33
Yeah, the fan club calls us racists and blames us for all thats gone wrong for 6 years Doctor_J Nov 2014 #38
They want so badly to have a leader they can blindly follow. Not make up their own minds rhett o rick Nov 2014 #56
Last week, Sen. Warren wrote a HuffPo blog about Obama picking Weiss red dog 1 Nov 2014 #36
Senator Warren is one of the few in Washington... Hubert Flottz Nov 2014 #37
Her and Bernie Sanders. Mbrow Nov 2014 #44
Washington is a crime FAMILY. A racket. All the insiders Obama chooses pretty much tips their hand blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #40
The fucking Third Way. Phlem Nov 2014 #48
When Oh When? colsohlibgal Nov 2014 #51
Do you think they will harrass Hillary they way they did her husband Bill, and Cal33 Dec 2014 #85
K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #60
Pin of the Week! demwing Nov 2014 #66
Thanks demwing. Let's get this movement going. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #69
The president appoints right wing asshole and Wall Street shills QC Nov 2014 #72
There's THAT to consider. Judging him by his Appointments..... KoKo Nov 2014 #76
For a real "thrill", investigate the Bush Lazard connections. grasswire Nov 2014 #80
Nice to see this pinned! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #84
Out Cheneying-Cheney: Obama’s Likely Defense Pick Once Backed Pre-emptive Attack on North Korea wavesofeuphoria Dec 2014 #87
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #88
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