Top US Official Demands Private Citizens Reveal Confidential Info
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March 2, 2012 at 12:20am
Is there any precedent for a president going after private citizens like this?
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Jul '11
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Obama is a thin skinned man with narcissistic overtones. A very odd combination. We are in for a wild ride if he gets re elected and it ends in serfdom.
Nov '10
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Wow. All out class warfare and partisans on parade. And here I forgot my confetti at home.
Mar '11
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Does Obama's previous attack on Rush Limbaugh, by name, count as precedent?
Mar '11
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I'm confused by the grammar here: "...demand that the Koch brothers make their donors public." I thought the Koch brothers were the donors that everyone on the left hates. Or does he want to find out to whom they are donating?
Edited on March 2, 2012 at 12:22amMar '11
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This makes him look very small and weak.
Well... not only this...
Jul '10
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Sounds like a Putin or Chavez tactic.
Aug '10
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I think the grammar is supposed to mean, "Those who donate to organizations founded by the Koch brothers (like Cato), or who donate to organizations also financed by the Koch Brothers." So if you ever made a $20 contribution to Cato, you might be on that list.
Edited on March 2, 2012 at 10:31amAug '10
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See Putin v. Khodorovsky
Sep '10
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So after a bunch of people add their names to this "demand", what is supposed to happen then, exactly?
Oct '10
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Add your name to the demand that Obama make his college transcripts public.
Add your name to the demand that Obama explain his relationship with Bill Ayers.
Add your name to the demand that Obama explain how he spent 20 years in Wright's congregation, looked on Wright as a mentor, and didn't realize the Rev held radical views.
The demands just keep coming.
Jan '11
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This is really the smallest, most spiteful, thing I could imagine a president doing. I must confess that Obama's sheer meanness -- in both senses -- never fails to surprise.
January 2013 can't come too soon.
Edited on March 2, 2012 at 2:40amApr '11
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Tom Meyer: This is really the smallest, most spiteful, thing I could imagine a president doing. I must confess that Obama's sheer meanness -- in both senses -- never fails to surprise.
January 2013 can't come too soon. ยท 1 minute ago
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That's really the thing isn't it?
His meanness.
The pettiness.
It's embarrassing.
Contra Michelle Obama, for the first time in my life I'm ashamed of my country.
Jul '11
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Have no fear, this is nothing compared to what is to come.
Dec '10
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Pure hatred of those who succeed in spite of government.
Koch isn't a perfect family or company (in fact, I've found interactions with the firm somewhat uncomfortable, at times), but they're heroic in comparison to the classless bore we have occupying the White House currently.
Don't give an inch, boys! Don't give an inch.
May '11
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All this after Obama facilitated apparent fraud by removing credit card verification from his website
Dec '10
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I can appreciate the outrage, but I think it's the wrong response. Everyone who has ever donated $20 to CATO or another free market Koch sponsored intituion, should offer to spare Obama the trouble and make themselves known.
This "shame them out" tactic only works if it makes people feel like they have something to hide. The average American is on the side of the Koch's when it comes to healthcare, taxes and a number of other issues. Why hide?
Obama can demonize these brothers but he can't demonize another swell of the conservative grassroots. This action begs for a Tea Party response. Not on behalf of the Koch's, but on behalf of individual liberty; and as a sign those in power who would seek to quash its champions with scare tactics.
May '11
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The rhetoric is consistent with the man, but this is a new level. It's just so... juvenile. So... un-presedential. So...likely to be applauded by his supporters.
Most of all, though, I feel bullied! This is why we need more anti-bullying laws!
May '10
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Woodrow Wilson had his goon squads....
Feb '11
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Apparently there were "elections" held during early period of the Nazi regime, and polling places displayed a poster that said:
"Patriotic Germans are proud to show how they vote"
This precedent involves a chancellor rather than a president, though...
Nov '11
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All I can think of is this:
"those who sign against Chavez are signing against their country and against the future", and added, "whoever signs against Chavez, there will remain his name recorded for history."