[Peace-discuss] Obama apologists

Morton K. Brussel brussel at illinois.edu
Wed Oct 13 22:47:35 CDT 2010


The comments to Bello's article on CommonDreams are interesting, and overwhelmingly critical. --mkb

On Oct 13, 2010, at 11:53 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> The first is just nonsense.  In fact the second piece (by Walter Bello) points out what might have been done differently.  But your observation is incontestable - and the situation, yes, amazing... 
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> On 10/13/10 11:46 AM, David Green wrote:
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>> It's a source of amazement that some on the left continue to accept Obama's "good intentions" at face value, or make excuses for him:
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>> http://www.counterpunch.org/prashad10132010.html
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>> "Obama, the person, is not relevant to me. Even the most radical person in the White House would not be able to move an agenda without some fundamental reform of the political system, or an active people’s movement ready to beat back the Right and the plutocrats, as well as to hold its leader accountable. Nothing like that now, or in the near future."
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>> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/10/12-0
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>> "Two years after his spectacular electoral victory, President Obama and the Democrats face a rout in the U.S. polls in early November. Indeed, Obama and his party are like a rabbit on the railroad track that is hypnotized by the light of an oncoming train. Whereas Obama seemed to do all the right things in his quest for the presidency, he seemed to make all the wrong moves as chief executive."
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