LeftCoastLarry's Comments (281)

“You didn't read the article, did you?”

“Watch the clip. These were not ad homonym attacks. They did go after his words and so-called theories.
People like him are dangerous and must be exposed for who they are.
Throughout history during times of crisis people have been the most vulnerable and most easily influenced by fear mongers like Beck and Cheney.”

“Give me a break.
You don't go around stoking fear and hatred then think you can get away with it with a little disclaimer.
Nonsense.”

“Those who are sucked into the sickness that is nurtured 24/7 on cluster-FOX are even more pathetic than when they merely watched Bill-O and listened to Rush. They have really dialed it up since we finally got a duly elected president into the White House.
Apparently democracy isn't their strong suit.”

“The NSM and the teabaggers are so closely aligned ideologically I don't understand their hostility toward each other. Unless being exposed for who they are was just too much for them to deal with.”

“I agree he lacks spine or cajones or whatever, but I've watched his response to criticisms from legislators from the House side and his responses were flip and contemptuous. He clearly thinks he's above criticism.”

“Harry, are you paying attention?
I know you don't like it when people presume to tell you how it is, given the size of your ego, but unless you can dismiss the fate of the 40,000 plus people who will die the next year and another 40,000 the year after that because you think passing a bill, any bill, with 60 votes is more important, you will swallow your ego this once and do the right thing”

“Nonsense! Such a populist movement would serve only to get rid of the good ones. The bad ones are untouchable in safe districts.”

“Unfortunately, Obama deserves some of the "credit". He welcomed Lieberman back with open arms and lobbied on his behalf.
With all the good Obama has accomplished so far, he would do even better if he would be less bipartisan and more concerned about the public interest.”

“Republicans and conservative Democrats - and Lieberman - do everything they can to weaken health care reform then complain that it's weak.
No one who claims to be reasonably objective can fail to see through these antics.”

“If it weren't for conservatives, we would have a strong comprehensive single payer system by now.
Instead, we have to settle for much less in order to protect the obscene profits of health insurance companies.
That is the real travesty so your angst falls a little short.”

“Glenn Beck is from Mount Vernon, Washington. I have a lot of family in the area. My grandfather homesteaded not far from there a hundred years ago.
Embarrassing.
The really sad part is the mayor of Mount Vernon gave him a hero's welcome a few weeks ago and presented him with a key to the city.
I hereby apologize to the world for the mayor of Mount Vernon and for Glenn Beck.”

“Try observing what has been accomplished and what things would be like under McBush then rethink your rant.
He has righted a lot of wrongs. Not enough to be sure but to suggest he hasn't done anything is just plain false.”

“It's easy to loose track of how deep we had sunk as a nation under Bush and how far we have come since he left.
It didn't take long after Obama took office to start us in a new path of national honor and decency. Very quickly, health care for children was reinstated, diplomacy as a political tool,was reestablished. He massively improved respect around the world, a turning of the economy, the Constitution was restored as more than just a "quaint" document.
We have a lot yet to do - not just him - he can't do it alone. Unfortunately, all Republicans and some conservative Democrats fail to help lead, follow, or even to get out of the way. They would rather the country fail than to see President Obama succeed.
We are no longer concerned about when an out-of-control administration is going to find an excuse to invade Iran. Our efforts now are focused on repairing the damage of the previous administration.
He could be doing better - much better - but he's doing OK given the hand he's dealt.”

“California's governor is hamstrung by bad legislation that requires a super majority to get anything done. And conservatives are hell bent to do everything they can to destroy government.
It makes no sense to elect conservatives who hate our government so much.”

“What do you care about exactly? You don't really say anything useful.
Clearly though, throwing the good Democrats out won't solve anything. We'd be back where we were a year or three ago.
We've come a long way and still have a long way to go.
Your solution is no solution.
It's anarchy.”

“Throwing red meat at right-wing racists isn't making us any safer either.”

“My post on another thread touches on the point that Reid has the opportunity to salvage his legacy and the Democratic party by standing strong on a public option. I agree that their failure to deliver on the public interest instead of the corporate interests will spell doom in 2010.”

“Hardly.”

“Pressure, yes. Punish, no.
Democrats don't run nearly as tight a ship as the Republicans do and are much less likely to resort to retribution.
All you have to do is look at the antics of Bauchus to prove my point. Such divergence from what Democrats stand for would never be tolerated by Republicans.”

“With all due respect to Mr. Mitchell, Olympia Snowe is no moderate. She is very effective in watering down progressive legislation and getting away with it. She scuttled a large portion of the recovery package and is doing the same now with health care reform.
A proposal with no public option is not health care reform at all. It is complete capitulation to the insurance companies.
She proposes something called a "trigger". A trigger is a sell-out pure and simple and will be the bullet that kills meaningful health care reform if allowed in as a substitute for a public option.”

“With all due respect to Mr. Mitchell, Olympia Snowe is no moderate. She is very effective in watering down progressive legislation and getting away with it. She scuttled a large portion of the recovery package and is doing the same now with health care reform.
A proposal with no public option is not health care reform at all. It is complete capitulation to the insurance companies.
She proposes something called a "trigger". A trigger is a sell-out pure and simple and Olympia Snowe passing herself off as a moderate is a fraud.”

“Correction accepted. I realized that after I hit the send button. Too bad you can't edit your posts.
The Southern Strategy was initiated by Nixon after Johnson signed the civil rights legislation and it has been used very effectively by the Republicans ever since.
Interesting that the Democrats have never called the Republicans on their racist tactics while campaigning.”

“You're right of course. Clearly a fraudulent presidency from all respects and the right-wing­-lunatic-f­ringe works so hard to try to delegitimize Obama after what we went through with Bush.”

“We didn't re-elect him. There was massive election fraud in Ohio.
That, and their fraudulent use of terror alerts just before the election to scare the electorate.”