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2014-12-02 Home Front: Politix

Obama Shafts Hillary With Amnesty and Ferguson

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-12-02 02:29|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Glenn is correct. A Democrat in the White House who is somehow able to work with the congress like Bill Clinton did, will paint the Champ as the ultimate Dem loser. With a Pub in the Oval Office, he'll simply be remembered as the first black president, and champion of amnesty and ACA.

I doubt the White House shadow gov't troika [FLOTUS, ValJar, and Rice] have any use for the likes of a wealthy, white Beest either.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-02 03:46|| 2014-12-02 03:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't count out Hillary - or any other Dem - just yet.

Unless and until the Repubs find a way to overcome the vote of the publicly funded - welfare recipients, yes, but more importantly public employees, grant recipients, and subsidy recipients - the chances of getting a Republican elected are slim, and the chances of getting a fiscal conservative elected are zero, especially in a down private economy.

47% and all that. All Hillary or any other Dem has to do to get to that 47% is promise that not one cent of any publicly sourced income will be touched, and challenge the Republican who is running to make the same pledge (which they shouldn't and won't), and she will have the vote of every welfare recipient, every government worker, everyone with a government pension, and every recipient of a government grant or subsidy. Even people who are nominal Republicans and conservatives will, once in the voting booth, pull the lever for the party of the magic paycheck. They will crawl over a field of broken glass while naked to vote for the Democrat.

That's just how it is in 2014.

Posted by no mo uro 2014-12-02 06:03|| 2014-12-02 06:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Excellent point nmu. Your first para is a very apt description of the 'Chicago Machine.' Pubs have not made if far there for decades.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-02 06:10|| 2014-12-02 06:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Respectfully disagree w/ NMOU's all-inclusive "...every government worker, everyone with a government pension...",
I can point to at least 2 in that category that will not be pulling a D lever in any Nat'l election.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-12-02 06:39|| 2014-12-02 06:39|| Front Page Top

#5 @#4: Make it 4.

Posted by Squinty Jones8800 2014-12-02 09:03|| 2014-12-02 09:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey Kids, How about some sleepless nights?

Posted by Unamble Splat5115 2014-12-02 11:31|| 2014-12-02 11:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Make that five government.

I so despise blanket generalizations. It's a lazy and stupid practice.

Posted by Pappy 2014-12-02 12:01|| 2014-12-02 12:01|| Front Page Top

#8 I would think that by now you all know that fellow 'burgers I do not include in that cohort. In particular those who have served in the military (for which I am deeply grateful).

If you took offense, apologies. I was not referring to any of you. It is obvious from the contents of your posts that you aren't like that.

(Haven't we been through this before?)

Nonetheless, the point I made is a valid one. The fact that there are a few good people like the public workers and pensioners who post on this site in the publicly funded sector does not mean that way north of 95% are anything different than what I described. Don't take it personally. That's just how it is.

Posted by no mo uro 2014-12-02 14:18|| 2014-12-02 14:18|| Front Page Top

#9 "With another Democrat in the White House, Obama's a has-been. With a Republican and an angry 35% constituency, he'll matter"

I disagree. Follow Obama with another Dem and they'll take the heat for how messed up things are (same for any Republicans that take over but don't fix things pronto) while Obama continues to get his W's fault pass.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-12-02 14:28|| 2014-12-02 14:28|| Front Page Top

#10 (Haven't we been through this before?)

Yes nmu, but we must remain cognizant as well as respectful of the random outliers, you know, the .0000000012 percenters.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-02 16:28|| 2014-12-02 16:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Seems there've been a few epithets you took offence at, meneer.

Posted by Pappy 2014-12-02 17:28|| 2014-12-02 17:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Ferguson rioters = Obama's choom gang, supported by Federal EBT cards, etc.

Posted by us 2014-12-02 18:34|| 2014-12-02 18:34|| Front Page Top

#13 but Hillary seems so personable, compromising, and willing to learn and move on!

*cough*

Posted by Frank G 2014-12-02 19:24|| 2014-12-02 19:24|| Front Page Top

#14 In the end, it comes down to how HILLARY herself effec responds to any Bammer threat, notsomuch what the Bammer does.

Iff she expects to be POTUS, + for the Amer Voter to support her, she has to show she can handle herself.

Another, third "I'm Just A Girl"-esque campaign isn't gonna cut it for 2016.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-12-02 20:54|| 2014-12-02 20:54|| Front Page Top

#15 according to Breitbart, Boner is willing to cave to the dems to prevent gov't shutdown and thus support that eo on amnesty.
boner needs to go!

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