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billhicks76

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13. Yawn
Wed May 13, 2015, 04:39 AM
May 2015

Wow. He supports women's rights. That should be a given. Even for republicans. That it's not proves that the center has been manipulated to the far right to justify and excuse right wing foreign policy objectives, mass surveillance and a loss of liberty. It's all a scam. And the perps are people like the Clintons who pushed the center to the right where the reflex is conservatives moving to the whacko far right because of an intrinsic need to culturally differentiate themselves from the "other side". Smart politicians knew this. The war mongers knew this. Now things that once were the norm or at least safe liberal issues have become radical and revolutionary and when democrats stand up for them they are heralded as warriors for the cause. It's a joke. Wanna be a real warrior and not a fake corporate tool? Then take a real stand against mass incarceration, drones, wars abroad, surveillance, police brutality etc. and I don't mean words or nice speeches. Guys like JFK lampooned flowery speeches and advocated for action and substance. Know them by their deeds not their words. Even our cohorts have become superficial in today's culture to be satisfied with a speech with no action behind it. If you're not a progressive you are just an enabler in my opinion.

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Eh, Brown showed why he will never run for president. geek tragedy May 2015 #1
The best president we've had in my lifetime, with apologies to Carter, my number two. NYC_SKP May 2015 #2
+1. Hoyt May 2015 #3
Plus a gazillion... pkdu May 2015 #4
Plus.. Sherrod has been called by his first name by the President too.. ghastly! Cha May 2015 #5
What makes you think anyone that stoops that low is a Democrat? freshwest May 2015 #6
KnR Hekate May 2015 #7
Nailed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 May 2015 #8
So we're all supposed to focus on Senator Brown's remarks and not what actually happened BrotherIvan May 2015 #9
Trying to divert attention away from Bernie AgingAmerican May 2015 #10
I Know...What A Joke billhicks76 May 2015 #14
kick Iliyah May 2015 #11
What i don't get is anyone putting personality over policy n/t eridani May 2015 #12
Yawn billhicks76 May 2015 #13
his attacks on dems who oppose him on the tpa cali May 2015 #15
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #19
Here's a link to what Brown said nikto May 2015 #16
Ah. Okay. My bad. Drunken Irishman May 2015 #18
My guess is that... nikto May 2015 #20
Suggesting someone is a sexist isn't creampuff - especially when it's the POTUS. Drunken Irishman May 2015 #21
Some of the attacks I've seen from the President toward his party are right-wing level. Enthusiast May 2015 #17
Some of what the president is doing is right-wing level. nt RiverLover May 2015 #22
Senators not playing as a team with their president isn't too smart either Yorktown May 2015 #23
Our Obama is an awesome Obama 951-Riverside May 2015 #24
LOL FlatBaroque May 2015 #27
I agree - it's disgusting MaggieD May 2015 #25
fud is working overtime uponit7771 May 2015 #26
I'm just standing in my own truth over here JustAnotherGen May 2015 #28
Obama picked this fight with his own party and lost. 99Forever May 2015 #29
We've got people here calling him a water carrier for his pal Mitch McConnell BeyondGeography May 2015 #30
Maybe he has his eyes on the Vice Presidency fadedrose May 2015 #31
I think this was expected. leftofcool May 2015 #32
When Obama tries to pass right wing legislation Oilwellian May 2015 #33
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