Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Warren way too honest for Obama’s inner circle

Posted on October 12, 2011 by oddmanout215

I hope she runs Scott Brown’s pickup truck off the road, I’ll root for her all the way, BUT… I won’t forget how Barack Obama turned his back on Elizabeth Warren for her loyalty, not to mention her effectiveness at … Continue reading →

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Belated populist rhetoric from the big chief

Posted on September 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

It’s rude and obvious, so I’ll say it: If Barack Obama had stood up to Republicans early on instead of being cowed by their enmity and wowed by his own rhetoric, he’d have a much better chance of being re-elected. … Continue reading →

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When serfs fight back, GOP cries ‘Class warfare!’

Posted on September 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

This week’s winner of the chutzpah award is libertarian con man Paul Ryan, for accusing the Democratic Party of “class warfare.” Ryan is a disciple of Ayn Rand, the Benzedrine-addled academic who wrote two door-stopper novels that celebrated “the morality … Continue reading →

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Obama’s ‘odd strategy’ for pushing jobs bill

Posted on September 15, 2011 by oddmanout215

Poor Robert Reich. Every time I look at the photo of him that runs with his column he seems to look more bemused, or even dumbfounded, and I can’t help thinking it’s because President Obama is slowly driving him crazy. … Continue reading →

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Obama offers new spiel, but no New Deal

Posted on September 9, 2011 by oddmanout215

I wasn’t surprised that Paul Krugman didn’t slam my good buddy Barack’s jobs plan, a mix of tax cuts and increased government spending that makes more sense than anything congressional Republicans will ever put together. But I thought it excessively … Continue reading →

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Pre-speech e-mail from my buddy Barack

Posted on September 9, 2011 by oddmanout215

I received an e-mail from the president late Thursday afternoon as he was preparing for last night’s important jobs speech. The chief addressed me as “David” and signed his message “Barack.” I was so moved by this personal gesture, I … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business Review: ‘Was Marx right?’

Posted on September 7, 2011 by oddmanout215

You know the economy is on its last legs when a Harvard Business School publication reminds us that Karl Marx might have been on to something in his critiques of industrial-age capitalism. In an article headlined “Was Marx right?” economist-consultant … Continue reading →

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Trumka to Obama: We are not the Tea Party

Posted on August 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

Richard Trumka is a hulking fellow who often wears a big smile, maybe in order to not look threatening. He wasn’t smiling much today when he blasted Barack Obama for failing to do anything in the way of jobs creation … Continue reading →

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Pesky lawyer still on banksters’ case

Posted on August 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

When it comes to describing the complacency of the Wall Street banksters, their unabashed disregard for the millions of people they defrauded, and the ease with which they continue to push the right buttons in Washington in order to avoid … Continue reading →

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NY Fed’s bottom line: Banksters above the law

Posted on August 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

Most people who buck the system are easily pressured to change course, but a few are more likely to get their back up and hold steady, at least until the pressure becomes unbearable. Gretchen Morgenson wrote today of one such … Continue reading →

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