Andrew Sullivan Is Wrong About Obama's Liberal Critics

Andrew Sullivan wrote a Newsweek piece titled 'How Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics' that takes aim at conservative and liberal critics of president Obama. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down and explains what he got right and what he got wrong.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/andrew-sullivan-how-obama-s-...

New book shows Obama backroom deals killed public option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcG3oEPdku4

Obama on the NDAA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gstBozWfhQ

Fed bailout dwarfs TARP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohwrs3yp7o

Feds Won't Prosecute Banks Despite Evidence Of Crimes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-yqXnzBmLk

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[Gr4yW0rld]

Obama completely changed washington! Now democrat is defined as a moderate republican

[michalchik]

@TurtleShroom You are really confused. 1) He was accused, innocent until proven guilty while tortured. 2) We don't torture war criminals accused or convicted. 3) He was not a war criminal at worst he was a traitor learn the difference. 4) We are not legally at war 5) He did not leak military secrets he leaked diplomatic ones. 6) He did not leak to our enemies he leaked them to the people through the news (you, me and other civilians), that is whistle blowing not treason.

[Gr4yW0rld]

@sweetcurmudgeon I wouldnt know, I was too young then

[Relbl]

Just keep hearing the same thing over and over: Obama is not progressive enough and that's why Cenk has a bug up his ass. Fair enough, but you are nit-picking on smallish details when on all the big picture stuff (economy, foreign policy) he's done well. NDAA is a black eye, but everything else made progress if not enough for hardcore progressives. The Fed is a private company and they give their profits to the federal govt... the Fed made A LOT of money on that $7T over 18months they lent out

[yakyakyak69]

@Mectrixctic

Pure Democracy replaces Natural Rights (some are enumered in the Constitution's Bill of Rights) which are given to us at birth as part of our humanity with Privaledges which are given or taken by a simple majority.

Democracy quickly turns into Oligarchy because only the Very Rich or Politically Well-Connected can afford to run for office.

Statists will raise $ BILLIONS this year (mainly from Specical Interests) because they give taxpayer "investment" aka "redistribution".

[Mectrixctic]

@yakyakyak69

And life would be so much better if we just had an absolute democracy on everything.

Oh wait.

[JimHinCO]

OMG - I had to pick between "I'm a Mormon" ad that is 1:50 long - or 2 commercials of which I don't know how long they are. That's like torture!

[yakyakyak69]

@Mectrixctic Gov't COMMITS murder during their "wars" on... EVERYTHING, plus each time someone is shot by a cop, put in prison or is forced to forfit their property (represents labor & life span) for committing a "crime" where there was NO victim but "the state" then THAT is "tyranny or the mob" aka GANG RAPE!

The MOB will not fire politicians who steal and give them some "entitlements".!

Correct, You're a FOOL to think that politicians (or the majority) are there to help you.

[Mectrixctic]

@yakyakyak69

Yes they can. If there is no government outlawing murder, do you think people will stop. The more money you have, the more you can cover it up by buying out other people.

Fact: We elect politicians. If they don't do what we want, we vote them out. It's not a monolopy yet, so instead of being a crybaby, start to use your common sense.

You're the fool for thinking that ANYONE is out there to help out. At least the politicians are cowards instead of monsters.

[yakyakyak69]

@Mectrixctic "Rich people" (whatever that means) can't write laws which imprison, kill and steal from people. ONLY Gov't can legalize murder & theft and politicians become cronies when WE allow them to "redistribute & regulate" for "fairness" (whatever that means).

Progressivism CREATES corrupt political cronyism by concentrating power in the political oligarchy and THIS MONOPOLY of gov't power is the WORST THING ON EARTH!

Only FOOLS think that gov't is there to help you!

[sweetcurmudgeon]

@Gr4yW0rld

As did Clinton.



[Mectrixctic]

@yakyakyak69

WTF? Nearly all Americans pay taxes. It's only the federal income tax that they don't pay. They still pay Federal FICA payroll tax, state income tax, state and local property tax, state and local sales tax, and other registration fees, user fees, tolls, and personal property taxes.

Yeah, if power corrupts then we should take the money away from rich people so they don't have power. Dummy.