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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 10:55 AM

nadinbrzezinski (120,069 posts)

80. Hey pal, many of us agree with him on drones

Vinegar ain't good

Oh and I voted for a republican this time around. Sorry, no democrat was on the ballot for that position. But het, I do no hold an us vs them world view.

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My son, who preferred Obama over Romney had some pretty startling things to say............ [View all]	1springhill	Nov 2012	OP
You could send him here....	Tree-Hugger	Nov 2012	#1
thank him for his concern?	demwing	Nov 2012	#98
OMG... the trolls are sneaking into his wife's uterus now! n/t	Ian David	Nov 2012	#108
Guess again.	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#163
Breathe...for fuck's sake. nt	Tree-Hugger	Nov 2012	#175
This post was hidden by jury decision.	11.11 time prompt.	Nov 2012	#136
You don't have kids, do you.	renie408	Nov 2012	#160
Well Golly Gee	Tree-Hugger	Nov 2012	#174
I think it was the patronizing	renie408	Nov 2012	#193
I'll be sure to consult you the next time I post	Tree-Hugger	Nov 2012	#197
you could remind him that Obama ended one war	dsc	Nov 2012	#2
lets be honest here	former-republican	Nov 2012	#19
Do you believe if John McCain was president, he would have let SOFA keep him from war? nt	morningglory	Nov 2012	#69
McCain is a war monger	former-republican	Nov 2012	#186
Someone I know was a small child on the ground in Austria	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#189
Tell him the truth: not voting for the lesser of two evils	Warpy	Nov 2012	#3
"...killed an American citizen."???	Suich	Nov 2012	#4
Anwar al-Awlaki	Chan790	Nov 2012	#8
I think he meant that kid of a terrorist leader who was killed in a drone strike.	catbyte	Nov 2012	#9
Anwar al-Awlaki	Enrique	Nov 2012	#10
One of the terrorists targeted and taken out was actually an American...	Honeycombe8	Nov 2012	#11
This message was self-deleted by its author	Comrade_McKenzie	Nov 2012	#65
AND his 16 year old son.	alarimer	Nov 2012	#141
At least he preferred Obama.	Kath1	Nov 2012	#5
I think Obama is better than Bush on foreign policy, it gets dicey on civil liberties	TheKentuckian	Nov 2012	#6
What does Bush have to do with Anything	Fence rider	Nov 2012	#7
???	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#168
ask him to show you where he is getting his information	Enrique	Nov 2012	#12
Don't say anything 'to' him. He's an adult. Talk 'with' him.	toddaa	Nov 2012	#13
I like that.............	1springhill	Nov 2012	#27
if he is talking specifically about foreign policy in the second term of the Bush Administration	Douglas Carpenter	Nov 2012	#14
US foreign policy is its own beast, largely independent of any particular administration	Scootaloo	Nov 2012	#15
You might mention to him that President Obama will be the one appointing new Supreme Court Justices	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#16
He is aware of all that...............	1springhill	Nov 2012	#23
I doubt anyone here agrees with PBO on everything	sellitman	Nov 2012	#129
He voted for Obama and said he was the lesser of two evils, better than Romney. He said	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#179
I also find the use of drones so much to be disturbing.	brokechris	Nov 2012	#17
Sounds like your son has been talking to some Ron Paul or Gary Johnson supporters	Lilyeye	Nov 2012	#18
Yes, he has talked about Gary Johnson...........	1springhill	Nov 2012	#24
Then he is NOT a democrat and why not tell him to go to ...	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#55
real Dems don't talk to their kids that way	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	#72
Right on	randr	Nov 2012	#88
Hey pal, many of us agree with him on drones	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#80
why wasn't anyone on the ballot in that position? That is the problem, the repubs have someone	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#100
Sorry, misunderstood your question	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#107
DU used to be so great.	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#110
I hate to say it but your son is closer to the truth than farther from it.	former-republican	Nov 2012	#20
Really? "no better than bush on foreign policy"? I strongly disagree	Cha	Nov 2012	#25
Why do you find it necessary to insult my son?	1springhill	Nov 2012	#29
Ignorant just means he doesn't seem to know all the facts. Do you	Cha	Nov 2012	#31
I am well aware what ignorant means.......	1springhill	Nov 2012	#41
I hate to say it but your son is closer to the truth than farther from it	former-republican	Nov 2012	#30
You really couldn't post links on that.. because bush lied to get into the	Cha	Nov 2012	#33
stop right there	former-republican	Nov 2012	#39
You Stop Right There	Cha	Nov 2012	#43
Bush was a war monger , President Obama isn't but his actions closely mirror Bushes	former-republican	Nov 2012	#48
Well, I think if people don't like President Obama's Foreign Policy then	Cha	Nov 2012	#49
It seems to be a meme	SunsetDreams	Nov 2012	#79
That's interesting to know, SunsetDreams! Makes perfect sense why they	Cha	Nov 2012	#147
A stirred wasps nest.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#94
Thanks for explaining this aspect of The Big Difference between Bush and President Obama's	Cha	Nov 2012	#150
You're welcome, Cha!	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#165
My 20 something son	sense	Nov 2012	#21
That he's not wrong and it is now up to his generation to fix the mess we've	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#22
Tell your son to eat his veggies & wear clean underwear in case he's in an accident, AND ...	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#26
Thanks for the FACTS, TX4obama!	Cha	Nov 2012	#45
They doesn't make it any less illegal and the don't drive around with terrorists	Hissyspit	Nov 2012	#51
People seem to forget this HUGE factor.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#85
I don't give a flying fuck; it's still WRONG.	alarimer	Nov 2012	#142
Well, as they say,	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#143
Yes these people were citizens technically only	treestar	Nov 2012	#96
"Citizens technically only"--There's no other kind.	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#181
There is an element of citizenship that has to do with loyalty and belonging to the country	treestar	Nov 2012	#196
what's to say? he's right on those counts. say "you're right".	HiPointDem	Nov 2012	#28
That's why even during the debate with Romney even the talking heads said ( democrats and republican	former-republican	Nov 2012	#32
That's because romney was agreeing with the President on everything	Cha	Nov 2012	#37
You mean when Romney was lying to make himself appear more "moderate"?	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#46
Exactly, NYC Liberal..	Cha	Nov 2012	#50
No he's not.	Cha	Nov 2012	#35
whatever.	HiPointDem	Nov 2012	#36
Yeah, whatever, HIPointDem.	Cha	Nov 2012	#38
the drones are a sign of a crumbling, paranoid empire	quinnox	Nov 2012	#34
How about we appoint John Huntsman as SOS? That should fix it, right?	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#52
It would certainly be a fine start	quinnox	Nov 2012	#56
I knew it!	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#60
Anti-Labor Huntsman???? FUCK THAT NOISE.	Ikonoklast	Nov 2012	#137
I think courageous gets your ticket punched even before the primaries these days.	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#145
I agree with your son regarding the drone strikes, horrible. Never a good idea to vote	crunch60	Nov 2012	#40
He sounds like a wonderful son...	nenagh	Nov 2012	#42
Thanks for that.............	1springhill	Nov 2012	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	nenagh	Nov 2012	#64
Bush lied us into a war that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#47
I'm sorry, but your son doesn't sound all that aware to me, "politically" or otherwise.	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#53
Thanks for the advice.	1springhill	Nov 2012	#57
Yeah, and I'm sure he could be President someday. Everybody thinks their kid's the ONE.	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#61
Okay, you have a real problem..........	1springhill	Nov 2012	#62
You sure it's me?	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#63
stop making DU suck.	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	#73
"The election is over". Which is why the o.p. is strange. "We won". Exactly.	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2012	#138
Tell him to see Lincoln the movie. WARTIME POWERS is a constitutional right a president has	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#54
Drones save a lot of American soldiers' lives BUT	Lydia Leftcoast	Nov 2012	#77
Your third paragraph makes the point	treestar	Nov 2012	#97
Anything?	rug	Nov 2012	#118
in a world where the national economy died instantly, for 10 years due to 9-11	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#123
Where to begin?	rug	Nov 2012	#125
"ANYTHING A PRESIDENT DOES IS 100% DOABLE" Richard Nixon is that you?	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#183
Tell him that American domination of the world by military force has been a cheerfully bipartisan--	eridani	Nov 2012	#58
+1! nt	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	#75
That's good, too. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#144
Tell him that American domination of the world by military force has been a cheerfully bipartisan--	eridani	Nov 2012	#58
I am comfortable with Obama's foreign policy...	Comrade_McKenzie	Nov 2012	#66
Son's often get many of their misconceptions at that young age from their overly concerned parents.	aandegoons	Nov 2012	#67
Well then you son is an idiot	trumad	Nov 2012	#68
fucking coward	DisgustipatedinCA	Nov 2012	#120
Sounds as if your son is not a sensible pragmatic moderate centrist, unlike these two	Fumesucker	Nov 2012	#70
What do I say to him?... stop watching fox. nt	seabeyond	Nov 2012	#71
Tell him Obama is doing the best he can - a more pacifist candidate might have been booted out.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#74
you were adopted nt	hockeynut57	Nov 2012	#76
5,000 US troops dead in Iraq. 50,000 wounded. Hundreds of thousands of dead civilians.	WilliamPitt	Nov 2012	#78
I can't say I am particularly surprised at some of the answers	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#81
Agreed	toddaa	Nov 2012	#104
Stay in school. Pile up the degrees. Eat your wheaties. Be the change.	zonkers	Nov 2012	#82
Having a coughing fit here,	SunsetDreams	Nov 2012	#83
Why are you asking strangers for parenting advice?	lunatica	Nov 2012	#84
What he needs is to gain persepctive. He was 9 when Bush was elected. Nothing	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#86
I was trying to figure out why so many people are acting like assholes in this thread.	WilliamPitt	Nov 2012	#87
I heard Jesse Ventura say these exact same words on CNN last night	Generic Other	Nov 2012	#89
Just remind him who started those wars. Obama is 100% better on foreign policy than Bush.	Autumn	Nov 2012	#90
Tell him he's very wise for his age.	proud2BlibKansan	Nov 2012	#91
Tell him he's right.	LWolf	Nov 2012	#92
But the flip side of that message is that the lies about WMD and the invasion of Iraq	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#99
I don't see it that way, either.	LWolf	Nov 2012	#157
Congratulate him for his honesty and objectivity. nt	Speck Tater	Nov 2012	#93
Educate him on how wars were before the drones	treestar	Nov 2012	#95
Do you think Vietnam and Korea were wars worth fighting?	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#184
No.	treestar	Nov 2012	#195
Did the young lad get upset about bin Laden being shot by any chance?	NNN0LHI	Nov 2012	#101
Sounds like you should listen to him	upi402	Nov 2012	#102
Just curious - would you still support Obama's current drone policy if,	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#103
What would he do? I say that because the human race is pretty damn backward and	RKP5637	Nov 2012	#105
The President is trying to win this war that Bush started and get the hell out of there.	Auntie Bush	Nov 2012	#106
Explain that Glenn Greenwald works for the CATO institute,	allrevvedup	Nov 2012	#109
Refer him to what Bill Maher said about a disappointing friend versus a deadly enemy. n/t	Ian David	Nov 2012	#111
You say, "good job, son."	aikoaiko	Nov 2012	#112
"The lesser of two evils" is a favorite ploy by both of the establishment parties.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Nov 2012	#113
No, it's a necessary part of being domesticated primates	melody	Nov 2012	#176
No, it's a realistic assessment based on the fact that every human being is flawed.	pnwmom	Nov 2012	#180
He's not far off despite what many think here	davidn3600	Nov 2012	#114
Obama spent 4 entire years refusing to bomb Iran.	allrevvedup	Nov 2012	#117
Your son summed it up pretty well. There will always be good and evil.	southernyankeebelle	Nov 2012	#115
That he is spot on correct!	MadHound	Nov 2012	#116
No, her son is well intentioned, but he's not correct.	allrevvedup	Nov 2012	#119
Let's see here,	MadHound	Nov 2012	#124
No, it wasn't a false assumption, but an established fact now.	eqfan592	Nov 2012	#128
Can you refute anything I've mentioned?	MadHound	Nov 2012	#139
It's a question of scale. Al-Awlaki is not Pat Tillman	allrevvedup	Nov 2012	#146
You hit the nail right on the head. nt	eqfan592	Nov 2012	#148
You draw upon some strange comparisons to try and make your point.	MadHound	Nov 2012	#155
Bush-Cheney started TWO elective wars	allrevvedup	Nov 2012	#158
Tell him to work his ass off	MH1	Nov 2012	#121
Sorry, not buying it.	Scurrilous	Nov 2012	#122
;-)	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#166
Welcome to DU.	peace13	Nov 2012	#126
How many times, over his 21 years has he heard you say just that about an election?	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#127
Tell him the truth	NoOneMan	Nov 2012	#130
"..and very politically aware"	JNelson6563	Nov 2012	#131
It's always been the lesser of two evils & anyone who says otherwise is lying to you. PO has never	patrice	Nov 2012	#132
Let me get this straight: Obama is the "lesser of two evils"?	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#167
I'm borrowing common verbiage to illustrate my larger point about processes. I'm in the habit of	patrice	Nov 2012	#170
Which also, btw, begs the question as to how much lesser. There is no free lunch, but some	patrice	Nov 2012	#171
you could say to him:	Whisp	Nov 2012	#133
Here's some food for thought...	Hippo_Tron	Nov 2012	#134
There may be just a few here on DU who might agree with your son on the foreign policy issue	Fla Dem	Nov 2012	#135
It's true, unfortunately.	alarimer	Nov 2012	#140
The American citizen in question was a traitor who aided al-Qaeda in killing other Americans.	BlueStater	Nov 2012	#149
if your son, who is essentially correct, is actually as political aware as you say, he isn't gonna be	boilerbabe	Nov 2012	#151
He's not wrong about the drone strikes. They are inexcusable.	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#152
President Bush killed a gazillion Americans and ferners. Did your son talk about that?	valerief	Nov 2012	#153
Your son obviously is smart enough to see the long term consequences	fujiyama	Nov 2012	#154
Does your son prefer boots on the ground,	mzmolly	Nov 2012	#156
Tell him he's a smart kid who's got it pretty well figured out.	JackRiddler	Nov 2012	#159
My kid says some of the same things.	renie408	Nov 2012	#161
OP #43 on "Help me, DU, against this CRITICISM OF OBAMA WHICH I'M COMPELLED TO POST.."	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#162
No...	renie408	Nov 2012	#169
Tell him to ask Mitt Romney for a loan.	JoePhilly	Nov 2012	#164
Drones are bad, but they're the future. They kill dozens of innocents...	Bucky	Nov 2012	#172
No one in this thread is offering a solution or a plan.	reusrename	Nov 2012	#173
The Supreme Court did NOT do those things.	Savannahmann	Nov 2012	#182
The facts are what they are.	reusrename	Nov 2012	#188
Pfui	Savannahmann	Nov 2012	#191
Well he's right.	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#177
Life is always choosing the lesser of two evils because every single one of us is flawed.	pnwmom	Nov 2012	#178
It's not just that one of his drone strikes killed an American citizen	Time for change	Nov 2012	#185
Send him to an upper level poly sci class.	DevonRex	Nov 2012	#187
Perhaps we should consider the message.	Savannahmann	Nov 2012	#190
What do you say to him? Tell him he's right! But also tell him that if we nominated a candidate he	Texas Lawyer	Nov 2012	#192
here: bu$h* STARTED two wars....Obama ENDED two wars...startling difference	spanone	Nov 2012	#194

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