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pangaia

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51. He teaches at Columbia University.

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Tue Dec 4, 2012, 08:17 PM

Dec 2012

He is not from Columbia.

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Columbian professor Robert Thurman calls the Grover Norquist oath "seditious" and "treasonous". [View all] backscatter712 Dec 2012 OP

That's exactly what it is jsr Dec 2012 #1

I love Robert Thurman! kentauros Dec 2012 #2

I believe the Professor makes a good, profound point. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #3

I believe the Professor teaches at COLUMBIA - and may or may not be Columbian. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #13

If he were, he'd be Colombian, from Colombia. LuckyLib Dec 2012 #41

Thurman is correct. aquart Dec 2012 #4

About time someone of stature called a blatantly seditious and treasonous action seditious and indepat Dec 2012 #5

Our President surely realizes that those who take a seditious and treasonous oath are not men of indepat Dec 2012 #6

So has our President called out those who have taken a sedition and treasonous oath, SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #33

+1,000 to what you said! freshwest Dec 2012 #11

Thom Hartmann has been for some time now. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2012 #46

It's about time someone points out the obvious. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #7

I agree!! Wish more would stand up with him!! DearHeart Dec 2012 #17

Columbia prof, not Columbian bluerum Dec 2012 #8

thank you, bluerum.. I wondered why a Prof from Columbia Cha Dec 2012 #15

Would have been Colombian BainsBane Dec 2012 #22

He teaches at Columbia University. pangaia Dec 2012 #51

Got it. :) Cha Dec 2012 #52

I forgot the smilie in my post. :>) pangaia Dec 2012 #55

The oath is a very bad idea, but it is not seditious or treasonous. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #9

I don't agree with you... ReRe Dec 2012 #24

More about Norquist Jim Lane Dec 2012 #31

Thanks for the info... ReRe Dec 2012 #34

No, the pledge wasn't secret. Far from it. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #44

Norquist started ATR in 1985.... yeah, everything is falling into place now in my mind.... ReRe Dec 2012 #38

Your information is incorrect. DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #26

Baker's number (from 2010) is defensible but the exact number is irrelevant anyway Jim Lane Dec 2012 #30

Yeah.... a letter and a pledge are.... ReRe Dec 2012 #32

I beg to disagree DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #43

The Social Security pledge protects PEOPLE -- Norquist oath protects PROFITS. Seditious CONTENT. Tigress DEM Dec 2012 #39

if not seditious then perhaps stellanoir Dec 2012 #47

Republicans are Government moles out to destroy the "beast" ErikJ Dec 2012 #10

Uma's dad, for those that don't know dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #12

Oh thanks, dreamnightwind Cha Dec 2012 #16

I didn't know that! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #18

Who needs to take an oath to upload the Constitution? snort Dec 2012 #14

K & R whether it is treason or not JanT Dec 2012 #19

One of my favoroite peeps trailmonkee Dec 2012 #20

Don't you just love intelligent and cogent conversation? Coyotl Dec 2012 #21

Exactly! Lugnut Dec 2012 #23

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for posting THE ONE AND ONLY PLEDGE ReRe Dec 2012 #35

That's the complete text of a letter I just sent my congresscritter Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #36

Link to this thread & his You Tube vid address Rockyj Dec 2012 #25

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!! mfcorey1 Dec 2012 #27

I've been saying this for years malaise Dec 2012 #28

Republicans against America. As usual. Berlum Dec 2012 #29

Agreed. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #37

Absolutely brilliant! Whovian Dec 2012 #40

I've been saying they are a bunch of traitors for a long time. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #42

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2012 #45

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #48

I absolutely love this Fence rider Dec 2012 #49

For a minute I thought it was a Colombian professor ashling Dec 2012 #50

I prefer "doughy little fuckwad", but I suppose "seditious and treasonous" will have to do. 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #53

Eric Holder disagrees. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #54