Barack Obama

MADem

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8. Haves and have nots. So long as we don't have equality of opportunity in this nation,

Wed May 13, 2015, 12:04 AM

May 2015

this kind of "leeches" denigration (mainly coming from the wingnut brigade) will persist. Some people like that, too--they just want to have someone to look down on. Damn if I can figure out that kind of attitude.

I am glad that he is bringing it up. It's not all about "bootstraps" and "nose to the grindstone" and "hard work." When there is NO opportunity, when there are NO jobs, when there are NO alternatives, when there are NO personal examples, it's not surprising that there are people who feel as though they are mired in despair and don't feel that they have equal access to the American Dream. That needs to change.

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Obama Swipes at Fox: Pushing Narrative That Poor People Are ‘Leeches’ [View all] freshwest May 2015 OP

I don't understand the poll Iliyah May 2015 #1

How about this? Old and In the Way May 2015 #2

THanks for this, fresh! Cha May 2015 #3

The video is long. but shows the brilliance of the man. Now, who will listen? n/t freshwest May 2015 #4

Brava freshwest! sheshe2 May 2015 #5

He said 'government!' He really is a Communist! Horrors! Fox was right all along. freshwest May 2015 #7

I'm not a poll person . . . Iliyah May 2015 #6

Haves and have nots. So long as we don't have equality of opportunity in this nation, MADem May 2015 #8

i loved the poll! SleeplessinSoCal May 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author SleeplessinSoCal May 2015 #10

Glad it's here, cuz the good news often sinks to the bottom in GD & I never read the back pages. Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #11

Hey Tarheel... sheshe2 May 2015 #12