Congratulations to all you ReThuglican Lurkers & Trolls! I'm calling you out!!

[99th_Monkey]

I hope you have noticed how our Democratic "secret Muslim socialist" POTUS has not taken your precious guns away, but rather has capitulated on nearly every issue to the covert, sinister & unconstitutional agenda of NeoFascists, Banksters, Tea-baggers, the Kock Bros. et. al.

What I don't get it why you are not out dancing in the streets celebrating your complete victory over anything even remotely resembling clear-headed FDR-style Left Wing policy??? On second thought, I DO know why you're not out dancing in the streets, because under Obama it's become illegal to do so, or to pointedly publicly express any point of view contrary to above mentioned agenda. This was amply demonstrated by the "official response" to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

So, are you happy yet? How many more constitutional rights would you like to give away forever, before you say "enough!"?

Ooopsie. never-mind .. Scratch that, since there aren't any real rights left to give away.


But I'm curious, if you are happy with yourselves? Seriously. I am not being rhetorical here.

I'm curious, what, pray tell, do you think you have "won" .... by creating this NSA/CIA/DHS/FBI Frankenstein of a 100% saturation surveillance state? ... what have we "gained" by being chained to endlessly self-perpetuating "Wars on Terror" abroad and at home, that inexorably keep morphing into a war against 99% of our own US citizens, a war of hyper-suspicion, guilt-by-association, blame-the-messenger, secret laws, secret "government", unchecked systematic assassinations at the will of POTUS (regardless of party), not to mention private armies of hired guns & mercenaries to do the "private" bidding of whoever has the biggest purse, etc. etc.

Had enough yet? Will there ever be enough cannibalizing of our younger generation to wield guns & bombs & drones waging bloody wars against people of color, all in the name of "rights" and "democracy"?

Or perhaps you are getting paid to think otherwise, in which case, I know you "have your family to think of".

[Buzz Clik]

1. No celebrating, but lots of laughing at us.

It's never clear who hates Obama more -- the extreme right or the extreme left.

And this:

Scratch that, since there aren't any real rights left to give away.

Gawd. Is it hyperbole, hysteria, or the emotional vomit associated with pure ignorance? I just cannot tell any more.

EDIT: The only rightwing groups who have moles in this place are those who have no life of their own. Their opinions of DU are meaningless, though too often accurate.

[99th_Monkey]

2. I certainly didn't "hate Obama" when he was candidate Obama.

But he has lost my trust at this point. There has simply been too much betrayal of too much
that I care deeply about, for me to look the other way, and just keep quiet about it.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Yeah, I would hate anyone who took away all of our rights...

... as you claim Obama has done.

[99th_Monkey]

8. It's not just me silly

making that claim, there is a bevy of very highly skilled journalists, including Chris Hedges
and Amy Goodman, who are also making that claim; and that's just for starters. we could
make quite a list actually, including former NSA people who are now speaking out for the
preservation of constitutional rights to privacy, speech, assembly, you name it.

[Buzz Clik]

25. Frankly, my dear, ....

... they are all being equally hysterical.

[99th_Monkey]

29. Yes. of course. "Good citizens" should STFU. know their place & pretend nothing is happening.

Oh, and ridicule others who refuse to look away, and who recognize their duty as a citizen to
resist unconstitutional corporate-driven tyrannical rule.

[Buzz Clik]

34. If you honestly believe that we have "no more rights to lose"..

... then you and all those who share your view deserve ONLY ridicule.

[99th_Monkey]

37. I guess you've answered the question in my OP

You clearly haven't had "enough" yet.

The NDAA was the final straw for me.

How are you going to like having all this NSA secret spying
and drone warfare if (God forbid) a Rethuglican ever gets
elected POTUS again?

Will it be "enough" then?

Whatever, to each his/her own.

[Buzz Clik]

39. ..

How are you going to like having all this NSA secret spying and drone warfare if (God forbid) a Rethuglican ever gets elected POTUS again?

We had both under a Republican.

[Yo_Mama]

11. He hasn't completely lost my trust

Or perhaps I should rephrase that as "hope".

But I am writhing over the contrast between what he said in the senate and as a presidential candidate about issues such as this, and what has apparently occurred on his watch.

His recent comments about no one listening to your phone calls is also kind of painful to think about.

[sabrina 1]

35. How would you know how accurate the opinions of Right Wingers about DUers are?

Enlighten us please, we like to be amused and nothing is more amusing that the opinions of Right Wingers about anything, especially their opinions of DUers, all of which that I've seen so far have been wrong.

I've never seen them express a single opinion that I would agree with in the over ten years since I became aware of that particular species of human being. But then I no longer bother reading their boring, Fox, Hannity, Limbaugh imitations, the originals are bad enough.

[gulliver]

3. That's right, you don't get why they are not dancing in the streets.

If you are right about Obama, shouldn't they be? Could it be, oh, that you are completely wrong about Obama? Republicans don't like him at all. Hmm... What...can...that...mean? Such a puzzle!

[99th_Monkey]

6. With Obama, it's a Nixon-to-China kind of thing. ~nt

Just a little role reversal.

[Grisbald]

4. A Presidential candiate will say anything to get into office...

and are now finding out that is nothing but the same hot air that all the politicians blow.

[FSogol]

7. Unrec. Isn't this just whining about DU?

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. That's a particular specialty among this crew...they aim to win elections by insult and mockery

They wonder why they're stuck at 2%-7% of the electorate.

[randome]

10. Winning hearts and minds. Every day.

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[font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font]
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[alcibiades_mystery]

15. Election Strategy: Sarcastically attacking yer values!!!!

"Why don't Americans agree with us? They must just be stupid!!!"

The great mystery!

[FSogol]

27. It'll always be a mystery to me why someone would come onto a Democratic website and

criticize Democrats for being Democrats?

[sabrina 1]

36. He isn't criticizing democrats. Actual democrats, who stick to democratic principles, like SS and

people's Civil Liberties. I never met a Dem who supported spying on the American people eg. Or one who would even think about 'cutting SS'.

[truebrit71]

42. ^^^ This

[99th_Monkey]

30. What elections? Obama has won TWO elections, promising the Left the moon

total transparency

hope and change. not so much.

I was a chump, I'll admit to that; but that doesn't somehow let Obama off the hook.

[WillyT]

12. Or... Isn't This "Whining" About What We Were Taught America Was All About ???

I guess if we accept that it was all bullshit all along, then yeah... it is whining.

[FSogol]

13. Sorry, still voting straight D ticket in 2014.

Guess it is not working.

[WillyT]

14. And That's The Main Thing Ain't It... Party Over Principle And Country ???

[FSogol]

17. I'm sure that President Jeb will select Supreme Court Justices that will make everything better.

BTW, the term, "Party Over Principle And Country," tells me the air must be great up on the high horses in imaginary purity land.

[WillyT]

18. Oh Man... You Have NO IDEA How Great It Smells Up Here...

[99th_Monkey]

16. I'n not "whining" about DU per se

I love DU, or I wouldn't bother coming here and participating.

If anyone is "whining" it's you, whining "EEK! a dissenter!"

[newmember]

19. It's the lesser of two evils and it's always going to be the lesser of two evils because

that's how our government since it's beginning is set up for elections.

That's what elections are and have always been.
People that follow and support an elected official blindly are idiots ...and I'm trying to be kind in my statement.

I hate to say it but we do have some here.

[WillyT]

20. Yet Either Way... It's Evil... No ???

[newmember]

21. Have you ever meet or known anyone in your life you agreed with on everything 100% ?

That's what an election is.

a balance beam scale ...nothing more , nothing less


Evil ?

yeah maybe

[WillyT]

22. Check Out This Book...

We used to be made of greater stuff.

[newmember]

24. I will ,thanks

I don't think people were made of better stuff back then.
It's just that it was hidden or not reported like it is now.

Now everything is under a microscope and everyone want the new breaking news headline.

[whistler162]

23. Interesting.... calling ones self out!

quite odd.

[MotherPetrie]

26. K&R

[Eleanors38]

28. "Private armies of hired guns?" Then what trusted authority will effect gun control?

[BainsBane]

33. congress

You know, democracy. Horrible, isn't it. Thank god that congress is for sale to the highest bidder. What would you do if we actually had a democracy in this country. Perish the thought.

We ask for background checks and you invoke NRA propaganda about gun confiscation. Tome cuidado meu bem.

[Eleanors38]

40. Such a fail. And no irony whatsoever...

You evoke an institution you concede is corrupt & bought, and is not democratic in practice. And you don't even recognize the courts who have to pass judgment on the leavings of that body bought "by the highest bidder."

You don't want b.g. Checks (I do), you want bans.

Perhaps the place to turn to satisfy your prohi urges is elsewhere: Fata viam invenient.

[BainsBane]

43. bans, really?

Paranoid much? You really out to have that looked into.

[Eleanors38]

45. Nah, I sleep just fine, but thanx for asking!

[BainsBane]

31. I know where a lot of them hang out.

[Melinda]

32. Fucking Righteous Rant!! K&R!!!

[Eleanors38]

46. I like your quote from Eleanor. She had a forceful personality.

[Melinda]

47. Her words have given me strength over many years. It's a personal mantra of sorts.

But I feel that when others read her words, it helps to strengthen them too. Powerful indeed. Her philosophy has helped sustain me countless times, particularly when I've been backed into a corner vis a vis aggression. It's all good now tho.

How cool is it that you two share a name! Thank you, Eleanor.

[rrneck]

38. Oh my.

All that rending of garments must keep your tailor busy.

What do you want? Do you want Obama to fix problems in six years that took thirty to create? You want to him solve the problems of mature economies, empires in decline, depletion of energy resources and Justin Bieber?

I voted for him twice and I'd vote for him again. Is he the do all and be all of Democratic party politics? No. I'm not really interested in just how far left or not so left Obama may or may not be. I'm interested in the liberal that sits in the oval office after the Biden presidency. Or the Warren presidency. Or the fucking Bieber presidency if that's the guy that winds up running with a "D" behind his name.

[ucrdem]

41. Somebody just got his daily dose of Hypocrisy Now!

With assorted "leftists" assuring us we're soooo much worse off under Obama, the evil-doer who makes us miss the nice normal guys who use to run the place.

Stop listening to that shit show is my friendly advice, or listen more critically.

[99th_Monkey]

48. I never said "worse off now than under Bush", you did.

you are right of course, that I should "stop" listening to any journalist
who does not tow the Administration's line, to parrot the "official"
story on everything.

Listen, I've been a life-long Democrat (leaning Green) since working on
Robert F. Kennedy's campaign staff during the 60s, did voter registration
with ACORN, voted for Obama both elections, and was a community
organizer for much of my professional life.

I've been around long enough to know when I've been bamboozled and
betrayed politically, and as much as it pains me to admit that, I must
follow my conscience, despite that apparently not being in fashion these
daze in DC.

I doubt that you give a rats ass about any of this, except to try to make
anyone who speaks up about Obama's betrayal look like a fool and a
traitor; but I try to never assume the worst about anyone, so feel free
to surprise me.

[el_bryanto]

44. It's always nice to have your efforts recognized. nt