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Samantha

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10. Sadly, I have to agree with everything you say

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 12:03 PM

Jan 2014

It would be a good thing if we here at DU could start collectively examining these maneuvers and talking about what exactly prompts what. It would be a great exercise and hopefully a learning process for us all.

Thank you for posting on my thread.

Sam

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From Inside the Beltway: Don't listen to what I say - watch what I do [View all] Samantha Jan 2014 OP

Thanks. I like it. elleng Jan 2014 #1

The whole matter has been extremely puzzling, hasn't it? Samantha Jan 2014 #2

You're welcome, Sam, elleng Jan 2014 #3

Those are both 2naSalit Jan 2014 #4

This is the kind of response a person who sits up late at night to wrestle with issues Samantha Jan 2014 #6

Thanks for the complement. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #19

Thank you for your wonderful words but as it would happen Samantha Jan 2014 #22

OH 2naSalit Jan 2014 #23

I favor #1, but we will see. bemildred Jan 2014 #5

I love your word "ambiguity" Samantha Jan 2014 #7

There are tens and hundreds of thousands of people whose job it is to feed us bullshit. bemildred Jan 2014 #9

I have been there for a really, really long time Samantha Jan 2014 #16

The vast majority of the public can't play politics on that level Fumesucker Jan 2014 #8

Sadly, I have to agree with everything you say Samantha Jan 2014 #10

So if we like what he's doing, he's brilliant... polichick Jan 2014 #11

I don't think there's any question Obama is a brilliant politician Fumesucker Jan 2014 #12

Claiming EVERYTHING is "11 dimensional chess" is just flat-out silly. polichick Jan 2014 #13

We have no way of knowing what's what though Fumesucker Jan 2014 #14

It's our job as citizens to call bullshit - and unfortunately we have... polichick Jan 2014 #15

+1. bemildred Jan 2014 #17

And I suppose one point of the OP is... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #32

Yes he is a brilliant politician and there is a certain nuance about his demeanor that is classy Samantha Jan 2014 #20

Just a step back in time for a moment... Samantha Jan 2014 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Jan 2014 #27

Adoration worked against us Dems...even though we needed to give him KoKo Jan 2014 #28

Samantha...interesting points KoKo Jan 2014 #21

Thank you KoKo for your very thoughtful, informational post Samantha Jan 2014 #24

Ford Foundation. Where Tim Geithner's dad was Obama's mom's boss. El_Johns Jan 2014 #25

I did not know this Samantha Jan 2014 #26

I disagree Armstead Jan 2014 #29

That is certainly your prerogative Samantha Jan 2014 #30

obama may be trying to kill fast track forever by seeming to support it. BO is smart and has a poke kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #31