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American Extremists: "Bill vs. rights"

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Sun, 03/21/2010 - 6:07pm — vastleft

(Publishing Monday's comic early because of breaking news).

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That was a jaw dropper--

By jawbone on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 6:37pm

Nailed it.

Principles -- something to be bargained away for the Obama presidency.

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sisterkenney's picture

The best one yet

By sisterkenney on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 6:42pm

Your pithy distillation of what is really happening never fails to make my day. Sad, isn't it, that this presiduncy can provide soo much tragicomedy. And the new EO? It's WORSE than the Stupak amendment, no-one is calling it out? Just shows where this WH stands. I weep.

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DCblogger's picture

T shirt worthy

By DCblogger on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 7:16pm

add to your 2l4o line

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BDBlue's picture

Excellent

By BDBlue on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 7:28pm

Although it's not complete without the fundraising call at the bottom. Because we're supposed to thank him for completely selling us out!

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vastleft's picture

LOL! n/t

By vastleft on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 7:30pm

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DCblogger's picture

if I could do photo shop

By DCblogger on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 7:36pm

I would do one with Nancy, Harry, and Barack each with a coat hanger on their head.

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Valley Girl's picture

Just brilliant, vast

By Valley Girl on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 8:05pm

brilliant, and I am not given to hyperbole.

and, I second the t-shirt worthy comment.

and, as an aside, Obama's embrace of Theocracy is odious.

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libbyliberal's picture

Well done, vastleft!

By libbyliberal on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 8:14pm

I was thinking of the following suggestion on the way to work. I am beginning to structure my ironic observations in terms of your balloon character structure! Maybe you already structured one with this sensibility? This one would need serious tightening, I know. FWIW....

balloon person #1- If Obama actually spoke to the single payer advocates, what would he say about the idea of expanding Medicare into single payer Medicare for All?

balloon person #2- NO WE CAN'T!

balloon person #1- What if instead of doing it all in one fell swoop, we incrementally expanded medicare for ten year age brackets. First increased to anyone 55 and older. The next time 45 and older. Etc. What would Obama say?

balloon person #2- NO WE CAN'T!

balloon person #1- What if we gave states the power to opt in to a single payer expanded medicare for all system, or even an incremental one? What would Obama say?

balloon person #2- NO WE CAN'T!

balloon person #1- What was it that Obama said originally that has made you so very devoted to him?

balloon person #2- YES WE CAN!

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. (Japanese proverb)

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vastleft's picture

I have one in the works that's

By vastleft on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 8:24pm

... sorta kinda a little like that.

This format really tests one's skill for concision, eh?

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libbyliberal's picture

vastleft... you make it look easy... but a skill & gift 4 sure!

By libbyliberal on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 10:05pm

xx

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. (Japanese proverb)

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mass's picture

Would make a great poster.

By mass on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 8:20pm

Thanks!

The liberty of democracy is not safe if people tolerate growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism.---FDR

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anniethena's picture

Hmm, wonder if Obama

By anniethena on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 8:58pm

is thanking Jeebus that Natoma has leukemia and not a life-threatening third trimester complication...
Really wonderful work, vastleft - I bookmarked your comic site in case I ever miss any in here.

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michaelwb's picture

How about now?

By michaelwb on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 9:06am

So Ms. Magazine do you still think Obama is "what a feminist looks like" a year later? Or does this force you to get your frigging eyes examined.

And for laughs they are still giving away posters of that cover with subscriptions!

If they got it at all they'd stop that and retract that cover!

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votermom's picture

This is brilliant

By votermom on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 8:50am

because it is so true.

I have composed a little poem in honor of this historic occasion:

They’ve come for the women.
I think immigrants are next.
Lovely little to-do list on the Oval Office desk.

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Edgeoforever's picture

I am not even sure it was a bargain.

By Edgeoforever on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 8:58am

Just as it wasn't a bargain - but a design dropping the PO for Lieberman, this too seems planned to me. Stupak just gave him the politial cover for this.
Obama spoke the words in his EO many times before.
Basically, reinforcing W's conscience rules

I think he is finally paying back the women who dared oppose him.

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madamab's picture

Fan-freaking tastic...

By madamab on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 9:22am

I didn't even see this before I wrote my rant for this morning, but hey, GMTA.

Never vote for people who hate you.

ERA Now!

The Widdershins

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front-paged at TC

By Valhalla on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 9:27am

just fyi.

Because the problem is not that we have too little condescension from our tribe. -- okanogen

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