Obama to Switch Party

[kpete]

November 14, 2010 at 05:19:22
Obama to Switch Party

By Michael Collins (about the author) Page 1 of 1 page(s)

For OpEdNews
(Satire)

(Washington) President Barack Obama has confided his plans to become a registered Republican some time before the end of the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. Speaking to his inner circle, he lamented failing to bring the two major parties together. One of his confidants reported Obama saying, "It's really just one party anyway and clearly the Republicans have the confidence of the people. I can finish my original mission much easier within the GOP." Sources wouldn't elaborate on what that mission is. (Image: juvetson)

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Democratic Party insiders reacted with shock and dismay. "He's left us high and dry just two years after the biggest victory in recent history," said one. "How could he do this?" Another inside source was more direct, "It will be easy to change the name of the controlling interest - the Democratic Leadership Conference. Just plug in Republican and you now have truth in advertising."

Obama had gone through a several month period of gloom and despondency starting shortly after the BP oil spill. He felt as though he was forced to attack the hapless, accident prone oil giant in public just to appease popular sentiment. He reportedly told a close adviser, "Don't the people realize that big business is the engine of the world economy. The gulf will be OK, but will BP survive?"

It was all too much and the president chose to make history, once again; this time as the first president ever to switch parties while in the White House.

What Does this Mean for the United States?

The recent emergence of the once reviled former president, George W. Bush, indicates the preparations to complete the unfinished Republican agenda. "Free" trade and outsourcing are coming back as soon as possible according to a knowledgeable source. There will be a new campaign for more visas for science and high tech workers. The new Obama Republican administration will argue that good jobs go wanting due to a labor shortage. We'll be told that importing foreign high tech workers and scientists will create a rising tide for domestic employment.

There will be more bailouts, specifically for the legally strapped mortgage giants who find they lack sufficient legal standing to foreclose on the homes they mortgaged. The Department of Justice is preparing a presidential memo that will argue that the centuries of contract law are antiquated. This will be followed by a national law that will retroactively make legal all the bad paper the banks now hold.

Rather than blush about US military actions overseas, a new Obama doctrine called Full Spectrum Dominance will be unveiled. We'll no longer apologize for preemptive invasions and other military actions, said a senior official. "The rest of the world can just get used to it," he said.

One Washington insider summed it all up: "What do you expect when you elect a guy who praises Ronald Reagan and stops his campaign in early October 2008 to return to the Capitol to make sure the Wall Street bailout gets passed? Have you been paying attention?"

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more:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-to-Switch-Party-by-Michael-Collins-101114-821.html

[SidDithers]

1. Unrec...nt

Sid

[speppin]

3. ah, the truthiness of satire can be a bit of a concern. Yup!

[boston bean]

59. UnUnrec..nt

Boston

[NoPasaran]

81. UnUnUnrec

[JanMichael]

125. UnUnUnUnrec...did I get that right? nt.

[Gold Metal Flake]

136. I told you guys. Also Rec...nt

[dionysus]

2. what a steaming pile of shit.

[chimpymustgo]

6. Look at the FACTS. Just a FEW. You know the others.

-edit-
Obama clearly signaled his intentions through two recent tactical moves. He relented on ending the Bush-era tax breaks for the top 1% of income earners. The 3% reduction in the top rate accounts for over $1.0 trillion in lost revenues. Prior to the 2010 midterm elections, Obama hinted that he opposed a renewal of the tax breaks. It looked like the president might win this one with speculation that the tax breaks would likely die due to the post midterm atmosphere.

Obama also tipped his hand by backing away from his mid 2011 date to begin the withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan. His Secretary of Defense and NATO officials indicated that 2014 was a more likely date. On December 1, 2009, the president said, "" these additional American and international troops will "allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011."

A military insider said, "You never win an endless war, but you can certainly lose one. Premature withdrawal is a guaranteed way of assuring a clear loss."

In addition to these recent moves, the co-chairmen of the president's hand picked Commission on Fiscal Responsibility just announced a proposal for "deep cuts" to Social Security benefits and increase payroll taxes. The co-chairmen were appointed by the president and their recommendations were no surprise to him. Started by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, Social Security has been a pillar of the Democrat Party ever since. One analyst said, "It's no surprise that Social Security was barely mentioned in the midterm campaigns. The Democrats knew the commission would attack the current program."

-edit-

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[bigtree]

11. and all those half-truths wrapped in insults make him a republican?

ignorant.

This tripe isn't any basis for discussion of any shape or form except to remark on how ignorant and out-of-line it is.

[defendandprotect]

179. Did the "Democratic" label make Blue Dogs Democrats?

Or Lieberman a Democrat?

There's a message in this OP which you're ignoring --

[defendandprotect]

180. kick --

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[kpete]

12. excuse me,

the dickwad is a DU'er with an open mind
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/autorank
a wonderful writer,
and a friend, (one of the first friends I had here on DU - taught me to stretch my brain!)
sorry if satire goes over your heads,
peace, kp

[bigtree]

13. well, you should have mentioned that

I certainly don't think it's appropriate to address folks here like that and I think you know it. But, don't come on all self-righteous and defensive to me while posting crap like this. It isn't satire, it's an outright smear posing as satire. You don't really think you can just take anything labeled satire and post it here do you? Well, maybe you can . . . the fuck.

[noise]

19. We need to move forward

past all the divisiveness in this thread. The OP was posted a while ago and it's not helpful to keep rehashing the past.

[bigtree]

22. I don't know about moving forward

I'm seriously thinking of moving on. Interesting that I moved on from Op-Ed News for much the same reasons.

[chimpymustgo]

20. The piece is brilliant. Supported by a strong set of FACTS.

[nashville_brook]

25. i think the Reverend Bob Dobbs would have a response to this

[eridani]

146. More slack now!!! n/t

[pattmarty]

156. Oh, and we're ALL supposed to "line up" behind you because of...

...your intimidating insults? Go ply your bullshit somewhere else.

[SidDithers]

69. Then he should credit the DUer that had the idea first...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9475752

Sid

[uppityperson]

107. Wasn't that locked as being inflammatory and disruptive?

[asjr]

5. If satire had been intended it failed.

[puebloknot]

122. It didn't fail with me! nt

[unapatriciated]

123. nor most of us who have been awake for the past two years.

[OregonBlue]

7. This is disgusting. Go post it at FR. Unacceptable on a Democratic board.

[Name removed]

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[BeFree]

8. Out of the closet, Mr. Obama?`

That is some sad funny shit.

[ThomCat]

9. Pretty funny, actually.

He sure as hell hasn't been a Democrat. Why shouldn't he try being a Republican. :rofl:

[RC]

27. Sure, Why not?

He continued too many of Bush's policies, kept reaching across the aisle for no good reason. His appointed advisers were the first clue something was amiss. His Cat-Food Commission is the latest.

[ThomCat]

56. Correct on every point.

:(

[jonnyblitz]

47. My thoughts exactly!

:hi:

[ThomCat]

57. Hey Jonny!

:hug:

[nashville_brook]

14. people in Burma spend their lives in prison for satire like this -- the kind that's based in fact

ergo, the most dangerous to the monied interests.

big k and r for American freedoms...for which "they" hate us for.

[BeFree]

31. yep

There be a wee bit of that hate bleeding thru, right here on this thread, eh?

[nashville_brook]

35. why, i have no idea what you're talking about...

:evilgrin:

[BeFree]

Allow me to explain myself....

Oh, wait, if I did some of that hate may come my way.....

So, to make them happy and save me some grief, I will just STFU.

They win!!

[nashville_brook]

62. eggactly -- :)

[leeroysphitz]

15. I'm glad that the author took the time to label it satire. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

16. That is a great piece of satire.

The author is a looooong time DUer, a friend, and a good writer.

I'm sorry so many are so thin skinned with pieces like this.

K&R

[bigtree]

18. I may be thin skinned, Stinky

but it's my skin.

[Moonbat2]

181. I love it

:)

[Flubadubya]

24. Nothing hurts like the truth Stinky...

Nothing at all!

If it didn't you wouldn't see this much squirming, writhing, and hollering going on. :thumbsup:

[bigtree]

26. oh yeah there is

slander. That hurts as well.

[Flubadubya]

28. Slander... really???

Well, then, sue the author!

[bigtree]

30. whee!!

having a ball aren't we?

It's still part and parcel of the same ignorant smear. Good for you.

[nashville_brook]

29. there's no slander in satire (Falwell V Hustler)

http://www1.assumption.edu:80/users/McClymer/his261/falwellcampariparody.jpg

[unc70]

38. You probably meant libel, not slander. Still satire overrides either

Whether you find the satire funny, painful, offensive, spot on, inept, ... doesn't matter.

[bigtree]

44. yeah, libel

as if it matters to the ignorance of the piece.

I don't find this to be 'satire'. I think it's just a sly attack on the President with 'satire' in parentheses.

[orleans]

116. not all of us here think his shit don't stink ya know? n/t

[bigtree]

119. do tell

[orleans]

140. whatever! (let's just keep kicking this thread)

[SammyWinstonJack]

172. +1 nt

[Stinky The Clown]

39. Slander? Really?

Oh My.

[laughingliberal]

67. No, now it's libel.

:shrug:

[bigtree]

71. it's actually ignorant bullshit

but you call it what you want

[laughingliberal]

80. ROFL!! You started the screams of slander/libel, etc...A little over the top. ntnt

[bigtree]

89. I'm pretty sure I wasn't 'screaming'

but whatever . . . the base level of discussion on this thread is a good reflection of the op.

ROLF!! right back at you.

[pattmarty]

159. No, ignorant bullshit is what a lot of your posts are, and I don't see.........

..........anyone here saying you shouldn't be allowed to post. Let's see what happens in the "lame duck" session and see how you might defend that. My guess is EVERYONE that has posted on this piece voted for and had high hopes for Obama and now many are disappointed. Can you SAY midterms?

[bigtree]

167. This is an attack piece that could have been written by the republican opposition

It's a goddamn shame it's been allowed to stand, but, it's certainly not my decision. It's still ignorant bullshit, no matter what you think of my posts.

It's also ignorant to expect Democrats to have any more success in advancing any progressive agenda with even less of them in office than before. What Democrats need to satisfy the left's angst is a progressive majority, not just a majority of Democrats. Until the left can manage that, they will always be subject to the obstruction from conservatives and there's little the President can do about that obstruction.

What percentage of the nation's Democratic voters do you think post here? The responses are reflective of DU and not the entire Democratic community. Most Democrats who voted for President Obama still support him.

[pattmarty]

168. "And there's little the President can do about that obstruction", he can..............

.............grow some fucking balls.

[bigtree]

170. that's just as ignorant

The phrase 'grow some balls' is meaningless and demeaning. It's as if we're in a high school cafeteria.

[pattmarty]

173. Yeah, okay. Insert head into sand.

[howmad1]

175. Yea, well this is one Obama voter who does not support him!

He's a failure as a man and as a president.

[bigtree]

176. my my

my, oh, my

[Dappleganger]

104. Wow.

You really have jumped the shark this time.

[bigtree]

111. get over it, I used the wrong term

I should have gone with flaming pile of bullshit.

[speppin]

55. Thanks for the info. I did not know he was a member of DU.

[flyarm]

108. a longtime member of DU and well repected here..but then again so were many writers..

who are now under the bus because they dared to tell truth.

This was excellent satire!

[nashville_brook]

115. as evidenced by the nerve it hit...

the Third Way thinks it can grab hold of the Third Rail and not get shocked.

[Frisbee]

183. I think it just has a bit too much truth to it...

for some to handle. But for those who aren't satire-challenged, it's pretty good.

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. LOL!

[Vickers]

21. I prefer my satire to be leavened with a wee bit of humor. n/t

[hobbit709]

154. Then you should read a little Swift.

[Vickers]

157. I'm a Slow reader. n/t

[ismnotwasm]

23. Nasty

It could be considered-- marginally-- satire I suppose, but it sounds like a lot of what DU actually believes. Which is unfortunate to say the least.

[Little Star]

32. I enjoy satire and sometimes learn from it. k&r

[KeyserSoze87]

33. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama changed parties...

considering that he's not really a liberal at all. In fact, in most ways, I would consider him to be centre-right.

[somone]

34. I'm soooo glad he didn't apologize to BP

"The gulf will be OK, but will BP survive?"

WTF.

BTW did they do anything about the $75 million liability cap? Figures.

[ProSense]

36. Was this written by a teabagger?

After all the Kenyan communist president is a corporatist sellout and trojan horse who won the Democratic primary and the Presidential election. He delivered health care reform, Wall Street reform and an entire agenda that has the RW up in arms, threatening repeal and taking court action.

It's pretty obvious he's a Republican who wants to fuck up the country for good.

This isn't satire, it nasty psyops bullshit.

[nashville_brook]

37. LBLs...ACK...LBLs!!!

[ProSense]

41. If people spent

more time listen to the President instead of trying to tear him down, no one in their right mind would write a piece about the him switching parties and labeling it satire for fools.


Want to know where the President stands, listen to him on Social Security, tax cuts for the rich, trade and government.

He's not a fucking Republican and this isn't fucking funny.

[nashville_brook]

43. more LBLs! a devastating counter!

[ProSense]

46. More attempts to pretend that this response means anything. Ack! n/t

[donco6]

65. No LBLs - everyone can come out from under the tables.

We survived another one.

[nashville_brook]

66. phew. that was close.

[laughingliberal]

68. Thanks. nt

[ProSense]

82. TSB n/t

[Edweird]

53. What he is doing speaks so loudly that I am unable to hear what he is saying.

My apologies to Emerson.

[nashville_brook]

63. very well said.

[bahrbearian]

72. Really ,Listening to Obama is how we learn where he stands

he stands with the republicans.

[ThomCat]

129. The problem isn't that people don't listen to him.

The problem is all the people who listen to him, and think his nice, well scripted words are more important than his not-so-pretty and un-scripted actions.

[A Simple Game]

130. No, it isn't funny. And I have been listening.

Social Security, tax cuts for the rich, trade, and government; wow impressive list.

Why no mention of the Patriot act/personal liberties, Guantanamo Bay, rendition, health care reform, ending the wars, etc.? How do we stand on those?

It is especially not funny because he is not a Republican.

Satire? It wouldn't surprise me if it were to become true!

[ctwayne]

147. Obama Joining the Republicans Would Be an Improvement

In his desire to be Mr. BiPartisan, he would listen to the complaints of the Democrats and adopt some of their liberal idea.

[SammyWinstonJack]

174. HA!

:evilgrin:

[pattmarty]

160. Bingo!!

[druidity33]

149. Watch what he Does, not what he says. nt.

[muriel_volestrangler]

98. Do you object to the 13 'LBL's in the op-ed? (nt)

[Name removed]

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[progressoid]

141. Light Bladder Leakage?

LBL? :shrug:

[noise]

40. The criticism is coming from the left

Are you attempting to conflate all criticism of the Obama administration as that of teabaggers?

[ProSense]

42. Attempting? n/t

[noise]

45. I don't get the logic

People who want less cooperation with Republicans=teabaggers?

[nashville_brook]

48. this poster is clearly equating criticism of the administration with teabagging.

[jonnyblitz]

52. A teabagger would portray him as a commie pinko, not a

republican. you're just hysterically lashing out and making no sense at all. :crazy:

[laughingliberal]

78. +1000 nt

[speppin]

54. good satire such as the OP can be filled with TRUTH which makes

it difficult to digest.

[ProSense]

73. Not good satire:

"One analyst said, "It's no surprise that Social Security was barely mentioned in the midterm campaigns."

Not true

The entire OP relies on spin, and some of it (like the Afghanistan reports) from the MSM.

It's fascinating that some of the President's staunchest critics are those who buy into MSM spin.

[laughingliberal]

79. LBL/DF. nt

[ProSense]

83. TSB n/t

[laughingliberal]

87. delete wrong place

[speppin]

102. umm. satire deficit disorder is on the rise.

[Me.]

49. The Next Two Years Should Be Interesting!

[Dr.Phool]

50. Shouldn't this be in LBN?

Or is it more than 24 hours old?

[Morning Dew]

64. A piece like this never really gets old - funny stuff. n/m

[stray cat]

51. Then DU will get to nominate their favorite "real" progressive who won't win a state in the general

[Stinky The Clown]

60. You *do* know what satire is, don't you?

Why is always so damned personal with some people? :shrug:

[DirkGently]

112. As criticism becomes more effective, it becomes more threatening, & people become more defensive.

[DirkGently]

113. dupe delete

[laughingliberal]

58. K & R nt

[Starry Messenger]

61. k&r

[DearAbby]

70. Tomorrow's Headline

EVERY REPUBLICAN IN THE COUNTRY SWITCHED SIDES TO BECOME DEMOCRATS!

[laughingliberal]

86. Or:

President responds to Democratic critics of his party switch, says he'll seek areas of common ground.

[midnight]

74. K&R for such a"just kidding" chess move....

[sufrommich]

75. Unrec for clearly divisive "satire" . nt

[Richard Steele]

76. K&R for painful truth.

[SidDithers]

77. Did Michael Collins plagiarize DUer rfranklin?...

After all, rfranklin satirized (badly IMO) this very idea 10 days ago, right here on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9475752

Sid

[laughingliberal]

84. No. nt

[ProSense]

85. LOL! Thanks for the

"LBL"

:rofl:

[Flubadubya]

88. Pardon my ignorance, but what is LBL?

:shrug:

[ProSense]

91. An

acronym created by those afraid of links: Little Blue Link.

[Flubadubya]

92. Thanks!

[muriel_volestrangler]

96. Wow - they're afraid of facts, context or reality, it seems

I was scratching my head over that one - 'LaBeLs'?

Seems to me that whoever resorts to using 'LBL' first in a thread has admitted to losing it.

[cornermouse]

97. Have you ever tried clicking on those links to see what they actually linked to?

:rofl:

[muriel_volestrangler]

99. Yes (nt)

[cornermouse]

100. Well, let's see.

ON post #36 above, she links to her own post in which she uses Kaiser, an insurance company, with an interest in maintaining HCR as a reason to keep HCR. And that's just the first and only link I followed for you.

[speppin]

103. LOL.

[WillyT]

126. I Thought It Stood For LiBeraLs...

:shrug:

:hi:

[laughingliberal]

90. Democrats criticize President's party switch. President says he'll seek ways to work with them. nt

[ProSense]

94. Presidents always say that

Breaking news.

[old mark]

93. Obama blames party switch on "Democratic Leftists"....nt

[ProSense]

95. LOL! n/t

[Lucian]

101. He might as well make it official.

K&R

[uppityperson]

105. Are people recing because they agree or they see it as biting satire?

[Hamlette]

106. it could have been funny if he "switched" parties to find some loyalty and get Beck to STFU.

"He switched because he couldn't make anyone happy as a dem and thought if he was a republican at least half the country wouldn't want him to fail...the GOP.

The stuff in the op about BP and the bailout is alarmingly unfair.

Belongs on FR not here.

[Violet_Crumble]

109. Satire's funny. That was about as funny as watching sludgy porridge boil...

To it's credit, it does highlight how ridiculous some people are when they run around comparing Obama to Bush :)

[orleans]

114. lol! how's that for bipartisanship?

on edit
damn! i can't believe the shitstorm you're getting for posting this.
i thought it was very amusing/funny
k&r.

[Jack Sprat]

117. Obama is a Republican.

This has been a scam. His entire presidency has been a vehicle of the Plutocracy to take full control. Unless we intend to roll over compliantly, we need to find a powerful liberal voice to oppose him now and run against him in 2012.

[ProSense]

118. Actually,

some say Obama is a Democrat

[Jack Sprat]

121. I know what some say

but the reality is much different.

[puebloknot]

120. Be careful not to chomp down too hard on the tongue in your cheek!

Really, though, if I were off my meds (St. John's Wort) this piece might send me straight to the kitchen, to sharpen the butcher knife and/or turn on the gas in the oven.

I'm posting a revised version (an OP) of something I wrote and sent to you some months ago.

Look for it. It's called "Collaborwocky." (The only problem is that it's a little hard to clearly define just *who* the collaborators are.)

Everything's running together these days. At the end of WWII, they (the good guys) shaved the heads of collaborators -- or much worse. In those dark times, people could still sense when they'd been had. There was no knee-jerk "forgiveness," or "moving on" for the good of all (but mostly the moneyed interests). People were a bit wild and unwashed, but they weren't drugged by niceties or delusions, as too many are now. War on your own turf has a way of clearing the head!

Today? "It's all good." No sense in getting riled over trivia like the subject matter of this OP of yours.

When I "am" off my meds, I have thoughts like, "Bring on a demagogue -- a smart and compassionate one -- who will play his magical flute and lead us all SOMEWHERE. This malaise, this sitting in neutral, waiting for forward movement, is crazy making!

[puebloknot]

127. Meant to address my comments to Michael Collins. But thanks ...

... KPete for posting something by one of my most-admired writers on this forum.

[puebloknot]

128. Collaborwocky/Grabberwocky

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9558854

Just posted. All seriousness and no fun (with undercurrents of truth) makes Jack/Jill dull boys and girls.

[northernlights]

124. don't forget tto take the...

pathe...er...lovely logo with you. The target will be even lovelier and more effective in red with an R in the center.

Buh-bye...:hi:

[pa28]

131. Republicans despise him personally so the nomination fight will be tough.

He'll be forced to run on his record.

:rimshot:

[undeterred]

132. Oh, is he going to become a Democrat?

Welcome to the Big Tent! :kick:

[nashville_brook]

133. omg -- i'm so glad i didn't just take a drink of coffee

it's a new lap top.

damn that's funny.

[unkachuck]

134. LOL....K&R....n/t

[L0oniX]

135. Gee ...how did Fux news miss this one?

[ProudDad]

137. Very Good!!! And what's SO ironic is that the whiners and true believers are kicking it!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Codeine]

138. Some people can't do satire. This is one of them. nt

[ProudDad]

139. ...

[AndrewP]

171. +1

[saracat]

142. Bravo Mr. Collins! And for the irony impaired, when exactly did you become so similar

to the conservubots who cannot understand Colbert? There seems to be a real hate on for political satirists of all stripes and an especial hatred when it is our side who is satired. Well guess what? Real satire is funny and pointed no matter which side is its target. It is ridiculous to only laugh at the other side.

[Name removed]

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[grahamhgreen]

144. What do you stand for?

[Independem]

145. Satire or Propaganda, GOP AGENDA = Stop Obama = Party over Country

Satire or Propaganda, GOP AGENDA = Stop Obama = Party over Country

“The Power for Propaganda to Prosper” Stop Obama Job #1

[Jamastiene]

148. If he did do that and kept following his idea of bipartisanship,

"reaching across the aisle" would mean giving the Democratic Party everything we want, for a change.

This might actually work in our favor. :think:

[druidity33]

150. definition of satire...

"Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.<1> Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon.

A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"<2>—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire



From The Importance of Being Earnest:
"Satire should, like a polished razor keen, wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen"
-Oscar Wilde


I'll go with Oscar in that Satire, to be well written, ought to be more subtle. But Collins certainly has met the dictionary definition in this piece. Those who are refusing to acknowledge it as satire do not know their literary genres too well...

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

151. that was satire?

i found most of it the truth.

obama is a liberal republican. economically conservative and socially liberal. i know they all died out in the 80`s and were replaced by democrats.

[NYC Liberal]

152. I guess right-wing, anti-Dem garbage is now par for the course at DU.

Sad that DU used to be the place to get AWAY from bullshit like this. Seeing all the usual anti-Dem, anti-Obama, and faux liberals circle jerking and reccing this vile nonsense to high heaven is disgusting.

Cue the "Dur, dur, if it wasn't true, you wouldn't be mad!" posts.

[Hawkowl]

164. Co-dependent much?

If you didn't like the beatings, you wouldn't keep coming back.

[NYC Liberal]

166. My days on DU are winding down, probably will stop posting here altogether soon.

There is still valuable information posted here and that is what I come back to look for.

However, new policies were enacted within the last few days that have made it clear what direction DU will be taking.

[bigtree]

169. keep coming back

I've seen more and more supporters of the President coming forward to defend him that I hadn't before. There are still folks here who appreciate and will fight for this President.

[creon]

153. fail

Go read Jonathon Swift.
You may learn something

[Scruffy1]

155. They always switch to the big money party after the election

Dems Republicans-all the same.

[blindpig]

161. Ya know that we're in strange times....

when ya gotta make a triple take to be sure something is satire...

and that's the best kind of satire.

[The Uncola]

162. Actually...

.. it looks like Obama switched parties shorty after taking office.

[swilton]

163. +1

[speppin]

165. partly at least.

[Kermitt Gribble]

177. K&R for autorank - thanks kpete n/t

[bigwillq]

178. ha ha ha

:rofl: :thumbsup:

[scentopine]

182. LOL. Centrists are using dem party as gateway to the hard right . -nt