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[QUOTE="Headbanging%20Man:1122462"]Oh ok, so if someone doesn't line up and lick the ass of corporatist neoliberal Democrats, they obviously have no idea what real progressivism looks like (i.e. something well to the right of the Nixon administration)... Obviously a bunch of dirty fucking hippies without the requisite seriousness to be considered realistic or relevant to any political discussion! Maybe Greenwald (despite the fact that he obnoxiously advocated voting for Obama as the lesser of available evils up until the election) committed to the premise that Obama is an authoritarian and a corporatist because, well... He is! Sotomayer seems to have been acceptable, and the Lily Ledbetter law was a no brainer. Past that I can't see one single "progressive" action the administration has taken (empty gestures like promising to close Gitmo/end torture don't count, nor does requiring people under penalty of law to subsidize the for-profit health insurance industry). Here's some reaction to Obama's fervent anti-1st Amendment activism: [URL='http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/politics/12leak.html?scp=1&sq=whistle+blowers+obama+leaks&st=nyt']Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press[/URL] A few key tidbits: "The indictment of Mr. Drake was the latest evidence that the Obama administration is proving more aggressive than the Bush administration in seeking to punish unauthorized leaks. In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions. His administration has taken actions that might have provoked sharp political criticism for his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was often in public fights with the press." "Though the inquiries began under President Bush, it has fallen to Mr. Obama and his attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., to decide whether to prosecute. They have shown no hesitation, even though Mr. Drake is not accused of disclosing the N.S.A.’s most contentious program, that of eavesdropping without warrants. " "Though he is charged under the Espionage Act, Mr. Drake appears to be a classic whistle-blower whose goal was to strengthen the N.S.A.’s ability to catch terrorists, not undermine it." [IMG]http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100720/soup-nazi_320.jpg[/IMG] NO TRUTH FOR YOU![/QUOTE]
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