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Obama exhorts Republicans to put politics aside
Associated Press ^ | Jan. 4, 2011

Posted on 01/04/2011 1:07:20 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ending a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama is appealing to newly-empowered Republicans to resist jockeying for the White House in 2012 and work with him to get the economy growing and the jobless back to work.

Facing anything but a political soft landing after his holiday stay in Hawaii, Obama told reporters en route to the capital Tuesday that he understands Republicans, who recaptured the House in last fall's elections, "are going to play to their base for a certain period of time."

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KEYWORDS: democrats; fail; kenyanvillageidiot; muslimtraitorpos; obama; obamacare; skinnyrail; totus
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1 posted on 01/04/2011 1:07:25 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

We won.


2 posted on 01/04/2011 1:08:11 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

No way ahole. Instead I hope our guys ram their’s down your throat.


3 posted on 01/04/2011 1:09:16 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Free ThinkerNY

When did he EVER put politics aside!!???


4 posted on 01/04/2011 1:09:24 PM PST by TexasGreg ("Democrats Piss Me Off"M)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
If I were the new SPEAKER, I'd call a press conference and say one thing - one thing only:

"The US House Representatives will conduct business how its leadership sees fit. I remind the President WE WON - deal with it!"

5 posted on 01/04/2011 1:09:54 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: Free ThinkerNY
he understands Republicans, who recaptured the House in last fall's elections, "are going to play to their base for a certain period of time."

They had better... but I'm not holding my breath.

6 posted on 01/04/2011 1:09:58 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey Barack - guess which finger I’m holding up?


7 posted on 01/04/2011 1:10:30 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (Tralala boom-dee-aye!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Screw u Bam and your reconciliation and your filibuster rule changes and your unread bills. You just held the most partisan Congress in history...payback is a’comin.


8 posted on 01/04/2011 1:10:55 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

See the hand Obama!


9 posted on 01/04/2011 1:11:12 PM PST by GoCards (Why me? Why not me?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
GRAVITAS
10 posted on 01/04/2011 1:11:31 PM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

are going to play to their base for a certain period of time......................................... YEAH AND IF THEY DON’T THEY’LL BE REPLACED BY THOSE THAT DO!


11 posted on 01/04/2011 1:11:41 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (The candidate they smear and ridicule the most is the one they fear the most.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

They’d better ‘play to their base’ for the duration of their terms.


12 posted on 01/04/2011 1:11:46 PM PST by nina0113
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To: reagan_fanatic

Did mac daddy get a bad batch of nose candy?


13 posted on 01/04/2011 1:12:23 PM PST by chiefqc
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To: TexasGreg

Let’s put VACATIONS aside...slacker ~


14 posted on 01/04/2011 1:12:24 PM PST by IH8DEMS
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To: cripplecreek

Ding-ding-ding!


15 posted on 01/04/2011 1:13:06 PM PST by vpintheak (Democrats: Robbing humans of their dignity 1 law at a time)
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To: TexasGreg

His munchkin parinoid former speaker said she welcomes the opportunity to work with Republicans for the american peoples best interest.

Methinks there is a joint message here and I think the GOP needs to be warned again, these guys shut you out of everything, they sought no middle ground. Just return the favor, have closed door meetings, pass whatever legislation you want and send it over to the empty suit over in the senate with a cover sheet that says, up yours.


16 posted on 01/04/2011 1:13:21 PM PST by Mouton
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To: TexasGreg

When did he EVER put politics aside!!???

This AM Fox showed him, referring to the GOP, saying that politicing should be on hold until 2012 - what a hoot. He hasn’t stopped politicing since he started campaigning for pres. What idiots these leftists think we are!


17 posted on 01/04/2011 1:13:49 PM PST by Bitsy
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The message from 0bama and Pelosi to the American people is clear.

The Republican agenda is simply politics, but the dems are working for what’s right, and good, and pure.

I worry that Boehner et al are going to hear this and think that it would be best if they worked together in bipartisan compromise.


18 posted on 01/04/2011 1:18:43 PM PST by DBrow
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To: Free ThinkerNY

That is funny coming from Obama.


19 posted on 01/04/2011 1:22:02 PM PST by GeronL (How DARE you have an opinion!!)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

“are going to play to their base for a certain period of time......................................... YEAH AND IF THEY DON’T THEY’LL BE REPLACED BY THOSE THAT DO!”

DAMN STRAIGHT!


20 posted on 01/04/2011 1:23:40 PM PST by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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