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Barack Obama

just1voice

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23. Your obfuscation, it's obvious

Reply to Number23 (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 03:23 PM

Apr 2013

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obfuscate
1
a : darken
b : to make obscure <obfuscate the issue>
2
: confuse <obfuscate the reader>
intransitive verb
: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing
— ob·fus·ca·tion \ˌäb-(ˌ

fəs-ˈkā-shən\ noun
— ob·fus·ca·to·ry \äb-ˈfəs-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, əb-\ adjective
See obfuscate defined for English-language learners »
Examples of OBFUSCATE

1. Politicians keep obfuscating the issues.
2. Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.

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'The Class War Has Begun' [View all] Number23 Apr 2013 OP

obama waging it against the ricH now that is funny nt msongs Apr 2013 #1

Got nothing, huh? Number23 Apr 2013 #2

Nuthin'. You called it. n/t Summer Hathaway Apr 2013 #4

Got a problem with the article inchhigh Apr 2013 #7

God, what a stupid post. Number23 Apr 2013 #8

Quite perceptive actually inchhigh Apr 2013 #12

So despite the fact that numerous sources have reported that the PROPOSED cuts to SS Number23 Apr 2013 #14

I read it inchhigh Apr 2013 #15

His information with links is clearly much more definitive than anything you've presented Number23 Apr 2013 #17

Three Links inchhigh Apr 2013 #20

Three links which is approximately three more than you posted Number23 Apr 2013 #27

+1000 n/t Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #41

Tell it now! There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. IrishAyes Apr 2013 #35

Obama is instituting the largest increase in Medicare expansion, that is being fought grantcart Apr 2013 #22

expecting people/businesses who benefit the most to pay a fair share is hardly "waging war" nt msongs Apr 2013 #5

Hey, I'm a non-combatant. Let me find my Geneva card. Downwinder Apr 2013 #3

no, we are finally fighting back. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #6

I don't understand your post, particularly in light of the subject of the OP Number23 Apr 2013 #9

He means Lordquinton Apr 2013 #11

I as self employed,already have saved now $19,200 from President Obama's health plan. graham4anything Apr 2013 #10

I'm also self employed. freedom fighter jh Apr 2013 #13

Same here. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2013 #26

This is the Barack Obama group, and there are only positive posts here graham4anything Apr 2013 #29

Yes. Could you please tell us all. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #28

Please delete your post as it violates the SOP of this group- graham4anything Apr 2013 #30

I asked a question specifically to you. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #31

Oh? IrishAyes Apr 2013 #36

Thank you hall monitor, I'll keep that in mind. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #37

And you don't believe in respecting a group's POS? IrishAyes Apr 2013 #38

What's a troglodyte? Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #39

Consult your dictionary IrishAyes Apr 2013 #40

This spin is a little late... ReRe Apr 2013 #16

I think the title and the article itself are really quite self-explanatory Number23 Apr 2013 #18

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... ReRe Apr 2013 #19

He may not have anticipated the panicked frenzy of the responses Number23 Apr 2013 #24

Why is it suspect ? Because it's not true? Cha Apr 2013 #32

this is what I have had a hard time understanding at DU grantcart Apr 2013 #21

"People wanted single payer and Medicare is America's single payer plan." Number23 Apr 2013 #34

Your obfuscation, it's obvious just1voice Apr 2013 #23

Hey, great! You learned a new word Number23 Apr 2013 #25

You're being paranoid. These are more facts about what is in the budget. Cha Apr 2013 #33