Psycho-Babbling Obama
Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Glen Ford
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Take Paul Krugman, of the New York Times, for example. People on the Left quote him a lot, which I find strange, since Krugman can talk about the political meltdown of 2008 for 45 minutes and never say the word “corporation” – as if corporations had nothing to do with the meltdown. But anyway, the liberal Krugman insists that Obama’s problem is, he tried to transcend partisan divisions, not understanding that sometimes one has to fight. That’s a recurring theme with Obama apologists, that Obama won’t fight. But Obama showed plenty of fight during the health care debate. He fought the left wing of his own party every step of the way, exiling single-payer supporters to the margins while he kissed Republican boodie and empowered Blue Dogs and DLCers. He didn’t just fight progressives, he stomped their butts into the dirt.

[Duchess Note: It’s been tough for third parties to break in, however, like abolition, the suffrage movement, labor movement, and civil rights movement. Let's face it, you have to start somewhere. These movements were not overnight sensations but rather took years of blood, sweat, and tears before gaining acceptance, momentum, and eventually success. If voters continue the lesser of two evils election strategy, things will get worse, not better. As we've seen over the last few years, the Democrats have ceased to give a crap about the poor and working classes who comprise over half this nation, as well as most of their voter base. They are enacting legislation Republicans always dreamed about but could never pull off. ]