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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160368)	10/8/2013 8:48:53 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	4 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo lorne rayrohn TideGlider Respond to of 224777

Tea party grows from 'imperial White House': Zell Text Size Published: Tuesday, 8 Oct 2013 \| 8:15 AM ET By: Matthew J. Belvedere \| Producer, CNBC's "Squawk Box" The tea party represents a significant percent of the voting population, and for the media to treat it like "some kind of disease" is unfair, billionaire entrepreneur Sam Zell told CNBC on Tuesday. "The tea party is a reaction to an imperial White House," Zell said in a " Squawk Box" interview. "The idea that they are treated as though they are crazy is ridiculous, and not very representative of a democratic society." (Read more: No way US would allow debt default? Don't bet on it) Commenting on the standoff over the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling deadline, Zell said: "The way in which this is being postured is as though the president sits on high and says, 'I will not negotiate.' And everybody is expected to lay down. I don't understand that." "What makes this man different than anyone else?" he asked. "The president is elected to negotiate." Adam Jeffery \| CNBC Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments. "We treat the tea party like they are some kind of disease, and the very same thing on the other side the press don't even cover it," continued Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments. "Can you imagine the press vilifying the ACLU?" Zell said he's "not a big tea party fan at all," but added that they are "significant percent of the voting population" with a "right to have a view." "The answer is somebody has to pull it all together and say, 'I represent everybody,'" he offered. "I don't think it's ever too late for reality to overcome ideology." All the wrangling in Washington is having an effect on investor sentiment, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index dropping in 10 of the past 13 sessions. The Dow is coming off its lowest close in a month and has now given up just about half of its September gains. "The events going on right now are an excuse for the stock market to correct," Zell said. "I run a lot of businesses. It's true that business is better than it was in 2009. But that's like comparing like cancer to leprosy; 2009 was horrific. It's definitely better today, but we're a long way from any kind of robust recovery." —By CNBC's Matthew J. Belvedere. Follow him on Twitter @Matt_SquawkCNBC.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160368)	10/8/2013 9:59:51 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224777

Obama won't let our dead troops to be bury, the military now know what a traitor Obama is

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160368)	10/8/2013 10:09:09 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224777

for the first time the lincoln and jefferson memorial has been shut down even though we have had 20 other gov shut downs. the people won't forget what the traitor obama has done

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160368)	10/9/2013 8:23:15 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224777

Arizona State Rep. Compares Obama to Hitler on Facebook Oct. 8, 2013 Oliver Darcy theblaze.com An Arizona state representative appeared to compare President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler in a Monday Facebook post that’s drawing controversy. “Someone is paying the National Park Service thugs overtime for their efforts to carry out the order of De Fuhrer… where are our Constitutional Sheriffs who can revoke the Park Service Rangers authority to arrest??? Do we have any Sheriffs with a pair?” state Rep. Brenda Barton (R) posted on Facebook Monday. Arizona State Rep. Compares Obama to Hitler in Controversial Facebook Post Image Source: Facebook Fuhrer is a German term for leader, often associated with Hitler. In a followup post, she said “The Chief Executive is being an Imperial President.” Arizona State Rep. Compares Obama to Hitler in Controversial Facebook Post Image Source: Facebook The posts have reportedly been heavily criticized by Democrats and others in the community. Nonetheless, Barton said she stands by her comments in an interview with the Arizona Capitol Times. “He’s dictating beyond his authority,” she said. “It’s not just the death camps. [Hitler] started in the communities, with national health care and gun control,” Barton continued. “You better read your history. Germany started with national health care and gun control before any of that other stuff happened. And Hitler was elected by a majority of people.” Arizona State Rep. Compares Obama to Hitler in Controversial Facebook Post Brenda Barton has drawn criticism for a Facebook post that appears to compare Obama to Hitler. (Image Source: Facebook) Barton said Obama is leading America toward an imperial dictatorship and that America is beginning to resemble early Nazi Germany, according to the Arizona Capitol Times.