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Open Thread: TMTCTMTSTS*

by: William Tucker

Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 07:09:07 AM EDT

* The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is an open thread.
h/t: @NashuaDemocrats

William Tucker :: Open Thread: TMTCTMTSTS*

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Open Thread: TMTCTMTSTS* | 17 comments

When was the GOP ever the friend of the working man (ah-- person) (4.00 / 4)

There are only 2 kinds of Republicans
1 Millionaires
2 Suckers

by: tchair @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 11:26:04 AM UTC

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Economics... (4.00 / 9)

GOP 1980: Voodoo Economics.
GOP 2011: Deja-Voodoo Economics.

by: tesha @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 11:47:23 AM UTC

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The Tea Party makes Ronald Reagan look like Bernie Sanders. (4.00 / 2)

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 02:00:35 AM UTC

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pccplmc n/t (0.00 / 0)

note to close readers: this might be sarcastic so think twice before reading to candidates for use in their attacks on each other

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 12:00:02 PM UTC

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Another FDR Quote (0.00 / 0)

I don't have it here, but he clearly said the greedy plutocrats present as much of a threat to our national security as any foreign threat.

Somebody find that quote?

These Republicans truly don't care about pushing our economy over the cliff--their goal is defeat Obama and do what they've seething to do since FDR: destroy the New Deal. that's really it, no more no less.

And if you want, tune in to James Galbraith on the subject today from noon to one at wscafm.org

No'm Sayn?

by: BurtCohen @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 12:24:50 PM UTC

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Good "framing" by the president (0.00 / 0)

He highlighted the absurdity of the GOP position effectively. I have mixed feelings about his approach, but in that sense, he definitely won the night.

by: JimC @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 12:40:03 PM UTC

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Boehner's raspy breathing was creepy. n/t (0.00 / 0)

~~In the immediate aftermath of~~ Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed ~~$28~~ $29 trillion to save the banking system.

by: StraffordDem @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 14:04:03 PM UTC

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Must be a sign (0.00 / 0)

that he is lying. Oh, no, that won't work, he's always lying. Or is he always raspy?
I really, really hate liars. They leave you hanging in the void, unsure where to put your feet or where to go.

by: Lucy Edwards @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 22:19:09 PM UTC

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: (0.00 / 0)

Best President EVER.

"We now know that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob." - FDR

by: Granite Gnome @ Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 21:58:34 PM UTC

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My Favorite Political Button (4.00 / 1)

We Want FDR Again!

Do we ever. Had Obama put in a real stimulus, created real jobs building our infrastructure etc, there'd be massive strong support for him. FDR took on the fat cats and saved this country.

We want FDR again. Best president ever, yep.

No'm Sayn?

by: BurtCohen @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 00:43:53 AM UTC

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FDR had bigger majorities. (4.00 / 1)

And Hoover stuck around for years after the Depression started, so the public didn't forget who to blame. Add to that a different political/media culture.

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 02:14:20 AM UTC

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He had the right majorities. (0.00 / 0)

When FDR had a strong New Deal coalition, he passed strong New Deal legislation. When he didn't, he didn't.

~~In the immediate aftermath of~~ Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed ~~$28~~ $29 trillion to save the banking system.

by: StraffordDem @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 02:42:50 AM UTC

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More and better, etc (0.00 / 0)

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 03:00:02 AM UTC

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Not fair, Burt, (0.00 / 0)

Obama got what stimulus he could get by Congress. We don't do ourselves or our fellow citizens a favor by pretending that Congress will do whatever the president presents. We have a Senate where the GOP uses the filibuster and the threat of the filibuster to block much legislation, not to mention the horrors associated with trying to get judges and executive branch leaders confirmed. And now the GOP run House is so far to the right they are falling off the flat earth and dragging us all with them.

by: Lucy Edwards @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 11:27:42 AM UTC

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Colbert on right-wing economics: (0.00 / 0)

These great society anti-poverty programs are like a dam that we built to hold back the river of poverty. And it worked. So let's tear down the dam. I'm sure the river will stay put.

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 04:48:09 AM UTC

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Creepy (4.00 / 1)

According to the Post, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sought to foster a sense of unity among House Republicans at their meeting by playing a clip from The Town, a 2010 crime thriller starring Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner.
In the segment of footage reportedly shown, Doug MacRay, a bank robber played by Affleck, says to his friend Jem Coughlin, played by Renner, "I need your help. I can't tell you what it is. You can never ask me about it later. And we're going to hurt some people." Jem then responds, "Whose car are we gonna take?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Such a good movie too; hate to see it abused like this.

by: JimC @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 12:20:51 PM UTC

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This is frightening (0.00 / 0)

in an out-of-control frat boy kind of way. It shows that most of this is not even about principle, just a foaming-at-the-mouth mob mentality.

Kinda like a carload of beered-up yahoos playing mailbox baseball on a Saturday night.

They. Don't. Care.
We do.
Rinse, repeat.

by: GreyMike @ Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 13:42:46 PM UTC

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