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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:10 PM Original message |
[The President] has prescribed is to borrow more money if he can and to go further into debt... |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting post. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. When there is someone in the White House that is |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Proving my point. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I just showed in another thread |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. It is disconcerting to see his appointees to the deficit commission. Alan "I hate all old people... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Amen LL.We are in the same boat. We have NO reason to hope and |
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joe black (514 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. + 1 gazillion. |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. New tactics indeed |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Good points... |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. FDR had an 80+% dem congress....Obama has no where close to that and has problems almost as bad |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I know...we shouldn't be comparing FDR and Obama...Apples & Oranges.... |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. This seems to be the GD:P talking point of the day. Let's defend President Obama by showing FDR was |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Did you even read my post? |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. FDR did have critics on the left. In the end he responded to their criticism and moved left. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. He didn't really move left at all. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well, he certainly moved further left than anything I've seen from the current administration. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's subjective... |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. History has shown FDR's policies and the New Deal worked. There has been little or no push to |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Obama is probably following FDR too closely. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. FDR WAS A POS! His administration was "Glass-Steagall" separating Investment Banks from |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. yeah, if FDR had simply avoided the Glass Steagall separations, this |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. DAMNED RIGHT! ....What a FAILURE he WAS....! n/t |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Don't believe the OP was saying that at all. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. This seems to be the GD:P tactic of the day. |
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GlennWRECK (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Don't your parents teach you from a young age that debt is bad? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. Don't Worry...BE HAPPY...and that Hitler Pic wants me to do a DU MOD ALERT! |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. What Hitler pic? |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Umm... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Huey Long showed in Hitler Posture? You don't get the inference? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Riiiiight. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Right because a billion other people haven't used that same posture during speeches. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Huey Long Created the "Share Our Wealth Program"..."Progressive Populist!" |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Sweet Fancy Moses... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. ! |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I think you may have a reading comprehension problem. That isn't Hitler, and the OP does not call |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. No...it was the "VISUAL" that caused me to post. You might want to check out |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. I can't tell which phase of the meltdown this is. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. Interesting post, DI. Thanks for this. And thanks for being the catalyst |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. A couple of huge differences between FDR and Obama, |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Oh...So much TIME has passed...should we even be trying to compare the two of them? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. This war is costing more than we can afford |
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