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EarnestQuestioner commented on the diary post Ike’s Nightmare by Derrick Crowe.
Here are my five reasons for voting for Obama, in spite of his horrible record: 1) The Republican opponent, whoever that person may be, will be infinitely worse. The Republicans are all, “I’ve got mine, so screw you” me-firsters of such low moral character that no feeling human being could ever vote for any of [...]
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EarnestQuestioner commented on the diary post Ike’s Nightmare by Derrick Crowe.
I read that the original wording of Eisenhower’s speech read “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial-congressional complex.”
He was advised to take out the word “congressional” and he did so.
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EarnestQuestioner commented on the diary post Melanie Sloan Calls Glenn Greenwald A Big Poopyhead by Eli.
I’m done with CREW.
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EarnestQuestioner wrote a new diary post: Obama: Tool of the Oligarchs
If you’re a Democrat, and you still support Barack Obama, you need to get your head examined. He is going to buckle before the Republicans again, and throw another of his promises out the window: He’ll extend the tax cuts for the rich for two more years, and then he’ll fight, during a reelection campaign [...]
