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About This Document: In her infamous October Nation column, Tulane professor Melissa HarrisPerry blames [Barack Obama]'s ratings fall on "liberal electoral racism" as exhibited by white liberals' "willingness to abandon a black candidate when he is just as competent as his white predecessors," like Bill Clinton. But the problem with Harris- Perry's reasoning is that progressives didn't bust their butts in 2008 to elect another Bill "Triangulator" Clinton. Ihey voted their hopes.One year ago, it did not seem possible that Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak would be ousted in the Arab Spring. A few months ago, we wondered where the progressive counterpart to the Tea Party was. Today, we have Occupy Wall Street, a movement whose example is inspiring similar "occupy" movements across the country, from Seattle to Atlanta. And now, President Obama is explaining to the clueless media establishment that the protests reflect "broad-based frustration about how our financial system works." Folks, the lesson here is that the prospect of organized social discontent commands the attention of political elites.

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Tags: In These Times, Nov 2011, Our Time is Now, Bleifuss, Joel, Editorial, Presidents, Presidential elections, Ratings & rankings, United States--US, Obama, Barack

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