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They tell even the Media to shut up or we will cut you off. Sure, this did work in prior elections, but it will not work this time because while they can tell the Netroots to shut up, we will not stand by silently. Not. This. Time.
We, the Netroots, do not have to wait for the Media to cover the story. We will cover it.
We do not have to have the "facts" spoon feed to us. We will find the facts ourselves.
We do not have to wait for permission. We will grant it to ourselves.
So go ahead. Call me a sexist when I actually supported womens' rights. I know where I stand.
Go ahead. Call me racist when I am the Black man that has been struggling for this moment. I know what has really happened.
Go ahead. Call me "Liberal" when I am actually firmly in the masses. I know what a mess the "conservatives" have made.
Go ahead. Keep telling me that I am losing when I am in the lead. I know that we will win because it is our time.
You, who love war, who love money, who love power -- your time is up. You had your chance, but no more, not this time, because it is our time. It is time for all of the people -- all of the people of the United States of America.
(Written by dkawaii at Daily Kos)
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In reply to this comment by NetRunner:
To commemorate this occasion, Amanda Makris will be stopping by with a falafel, a loufa, and a sexual harassment attorney.
Some say Bill O'Reilly likes sex with goats.
Some say Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann are drinking buddies.
Some say BillOreilly is a librul parody, and not really an American Patriot like the real Bill O'Reilly.
But I say we should ban this troll before he gets his own channel.
And sorry if I came across like a douche nozzle.
In reply to this comment by NetRunner:
You're right about the timestamps, but I'm virtually certain that video was posted last night. I'm noticing that the age of the promote matches the vid's current queue time.
I did a * discuss on it. Let's get an official ruling on it.
You're right though, I could easily be wrong about it.
In reply to this comment by shuac:
So between a submission 13 hours old (mine) and a submission 2 hours old (phelixian's), mine is the duplicate? Yeah, ok. Way to go!
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Dupe: http://politics.videosift.com/video/Obama-on-OReilly
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Dupe: http://politics.videosift.com/video/Obama-on-OReilly
http://happy.videosift.com/talk/Thinker247-Is-Now-Thinker101-1
>> ^deedub81:
@Fjnbk:
Yep. That's the difference. We haven't had an opportunity to vote for or against Palin. That's how it works.
The fact that Obama has campaigned longer doesn't mean he has more experience.
The bit about voting has become something of a lefty talking point, but saying "Everyone in the world has been vetting Obama since he declared his candidacy in January of 2007, and a majority of primary voters still chose him" is still a pretty sound argument that Americans have reached a comfort level with his ability to lead.
Add in that his campaign has employed more people, and commanded a larger budget than the Governor's office has, and the argument gets stronger still. Then consider that the Governor will naturally be focused on state-level concerns, while the Obama campaign has had to respond to questions about every area of the political landscape, from affirmative action to trade relations with China, and it gets stronger still.
Palin is unknown to most people, no one selected her in a primary, and the election is 62 days from now. McCain is 72 years old, with a medical history that includes cancer -- if he dies, she'll be President. What do we know about her?
Not a lot, and in just 4 days, the press has found quite a bit to be concerned about.
I was going to comment but you pretty much summed up my argument NetRunner.
Well said, and Thanks
... kind of example this sets for the first family, and...
Aren't they, like, the 'second' family... potentially?
http://www.palinfacts.com/?p=77
"# @RichardMahoney - Sarah Palin’s image already appears on the newer nickels
# @JonBurg - Fox is starting a new reality show… when Sarah Palin Attacks
# @Rammi - Sarah Palin wants you to LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!
# @JonHenke - Sarah Palin’s enemies are automatically added to the Endangered Species List"
It goes on and on like that.
http://parody.videosift.com/talk/Blankfist-gets-his-bronze-star
I agree with you that wealthy people have different concerns than do poor people, but my point is that they aren't as far removed from the rest of us as you make them out to be. Again, I didn't vote for John McCain, nor do I want him to be our next President. That doesn't make Barack Obama qualified. If you present me with a rotten peach and a rotten apple, I'll tell you that neither of them is appetizing.
I don't believe in fundamental capitalism. I'm happy to pay taxes to fund roads and education and defense, among other things. All of those things are good. I just feel that this country already collects more than enough money from it's citizens. We need to concentrate our energy on being more efficient and effective, not on collecting more money from the rich or from anybody. Not adding new programs, but streamlining the programs that we already have in place. Does all the money collecting from the gas tax go to maintain our transportation infrastructure? It was supposed to. Speaking of roads, is our long term expenditure on our roads efficient? No. We focus too much on getting them done quickly on not enough on building them to last. We work over and over on the same problems when we could have done it right the first time for a little more money up front.
I also feel that those who have succeeded have a greater responsibility to support our common good. I just don't believe that they should be forced to shoulder the cost of the common good more than anybody else does.
When corporations receive monetary benefits resulting from legislation, it's not always a bad thing. It's always a bad thing when lawmakers make it harder for large corporations (don't get me started on military contractors like Lockheed. You and I will probably agree a lot on that issue). Too many people in this county have a negative attitude toward Exxon and other oil companies. I think we've done a VERY good job keeping fuel inexpensive. Even with all the recent price increases, fuel is still cheaper here than in most other countries, including Japan and the UK. As soon as you increase taxes on corporations like Exxon, or increase restrictions that cause their profits to be reduced, their responsibilities to their shareholders dictate that they must increase their margins. In other words, picking on big oil only hurts the lower and middle classes in this country. ...or picking on any big business for that matter.