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Monday, December 8, 2008 04:20 AM

vastleft

Overall, it has been stunning since the election (let alone before it) how many prefabricated memes have dominated even progressive conversation:

You obviously haven't heard that this is not the time to be questioning or criticizing:

http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/07/obama-deputy-steve-hildebrand-liberals-need-to-stfu/

You just need to wait a little, until this is done:

"first let's get our economy moving, bring our troops home safely, fix health care, end climate change and restore our place in the world."

Then, maybe it'll be your time pipe up -- maybe not though;

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-hildebrand/a-message-to-obamas-progr_b_149089.html

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