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Luminous Animal

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34. Hahahahahaha!!!!! If the "good President" is doing the same thing that the "evil President" did...

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:45 AM

Dec 2012

means that the "good President" is doing evil.

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Just because we were against it when Bush did it, does NOT mean we are hypocrites now [View all] graham4anything Dec 2012 OP

A word to Affleck and Damon graham4anything Dec 2012 #1

exact reason we have continued wars..drones..corporate whoring. dumbest thing I've read on du xiamiam Dec 2012 #94

Well, yes I think it does mean we're hypocrites now dballance Dec 2012 #2

bush did it = bad, but obama does it = good. got that? nt msongs Dec 2012 #5

Damn it's hard to be consistent isn't it? dballance Dec 2012 #9

"wait - I used to like the 4th amendment when Bush was President!?" villager Dec 2012 #84

+ 1 channeling Cheney Octafish Dec 2012 #86

... Fumesucker Dec 2012 #3

heheheh SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #70

Speaking of humble... Solly Mack Dec 2012 #4

I love ricotta pie! Tell me more! R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #22

Not much to tell. It was good. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #24

One of my SILs is Italian, and every Xmas she makes two things that I love: R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #26

Sounds yummy. I bet she has a great recipe for it. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #27

That sounds too delicious to describe! Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #28

lol. It was. :) Solly Mack Dec 2012 #30

That's great. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #31

I've never heard of ricotta pie. I am intrigued. I am off to 'google' Siwsan Dec 2012 #81

You won't be sorry. It's good stuff. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #91

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Bonobo Dec 2012 #6

Hypocrites and apologists. OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #8

we are,, many of us, apparently fools hfojvt Dec 2012 #7

Franken games the system. When 60 is needed, he votes as should. When it's not he votes his way graham4anything Dec 2012 #17

Some of the strangest, most disjointed shit I've ever read. Regularly. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #29

I know we disagree on various things RainDog Dec 2012 #45

a series... sendero Dec 2012 #69

And he says it with a straight face. tradecenter Dec 2012 #76

That just needed to be said. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #89

Thank you tavalon Dec 2012 #58

BULLSHIT means :sarcasm:? hay rick Dec 2012 #10

You're kidding right? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #11

Wonderland closed yesterday but seems there are still Rex Dec 2012 #53

If you are sick and tired of being called a hypocrite truebluegreen Dec 2012 #12

So it's less important what one does, than who one IS when doing it? DirkGently Dec 2012 #13

doesn't make any sense to me either liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #54

i'm ready for my milk and cookies and coloring books datasuspect Dec 2012 #14

What are you talking about? Policy? Legislation? More specifics. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #15

Yes. Yes, you would certainly be hypocrites now. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #16

The president, regardless of party, has to be careful... Blanks Dec 2012 #85

That is exactly what it means. It doesn't mean that two people are the same person. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #18

Two options. Igel Dec 2012 #19

"You develope a moral and ethical center, and judge actions against it." patrice Dec 2012 #43

And it may be a bit of a mystery to those who don't know anything about moral relativism, let patrice Dec 2012 #50

Perhaps one's 'moral center' can be flexible enough to allow for a certain amount of relativism. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #75

You have struck comedy gold, my friend. Gold! R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #20

Honest inquiry here: How do we write perfect laws for everything that needs to be done, so that no patrice Dec 2012 #21

If the rabid mob got everything they wanted, they would burn each other down after that graham4anything Dec 2012 #23

I Go Vols Dec 2012 #39

Yea, it kinda does. Zax2me Dec 2012 #25

That is definition of a hypocrite Chisox08 Dec 2012 #32

Do you like Liz Warren? Gay Marriage? 2 liberal women on the US Supreme Court? graham4anything Dec 2012 #44

It seems like you missed my point entirely. Chisox08 Dec 2012 #47

Yes it's the very definition of hypocrisy Arcanetrance Dec 2012 #33

Hahahahahaha!!!!! If the "good President" is doing the same thing that the "evil President" did... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #34

. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #35

Great fucking video tavalon Dec 2012 #60

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! Octafish Dec 2012 #87

ROFL...this post is the very definition of protesting too much. forestpath Dec 2012 #36

hey man whatever it takes for you to get to sleep at night frylock Dec 2012 #37

funniest post of the night HiPointDem Dec 2012 #38

Uhm, yes, that's EXACTLY what it means RetroLounge Dec 2012 #40

I'm biting my tongue until it's bloody. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #41

I can only say sarisataka Dec 2012 #42

You're pissing off the Obama Haters, graham4anything. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #46

"the Occupy Mob here infiltrating this community" Union Scribe Dec 2012 #48

Pardon me, where are you getting that? People would do well to have patrice Dec 2012 #49

Agreed. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #55

Yep. And a few Republican sympathizers as well. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #52

Actually, tavalon Dec 2012 #61

Did you wander onto the wrong forum by any chance? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #63

Nope. I'm on the correct forum. I've read your posts and I'm wondering exactly BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #97

Honestly. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #72

Obama Haters??? Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #77

Sure you did. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #98

Here's a little emo of my own, though not so prog 'cause I just never have been part of the IN crowd patrice Dec 2012 #51

By all means share these other facts so that all might be enlightened TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #64

I don't understand Progressive dog Dec 2012 #68

Facists? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #104

You can either have pie or cake Rex Dec 2012 #56

actually that is not true I can have my pie and cake and Edith too graham4anything Dec 2012 #59

It may be your honest opinion but it makes no sense tavalon Dec 2012 #57

you mess up the order though graham4anything Dec 2012 #62

Nobody was against going to the Empire State building or the movie TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #65

The vast majority of congress just voted for the 3rd time to reaffirm the patriot act graham4anything Dec 2012 #66

"it is not against the constitution, it has congressional approval. " RetroLounge Dec 2012 #73

Congress funds everything. graham4anything Dec 2012 #82

Maybe you want to replace your comma with a period. RetroLounge Dec 2012 #92

...therefore it is legal.".... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #80

Took both parties to get the 13th amendment, then 100 years to get the Civil rights acts...then graham4anything Dec 2012 #96

Still a hypocrite though. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #95

I think I get it now. This is like a Zen koan, right? Bonobo Dec 2012 #67

I have always been, and will always be here, all week...be sure to tip your waitress DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #83

How do you establish who's a good president and who's a bad one? freedom fighter jh Dec 2012 #71

Yes, it does mean you are a hypocrite if Obama is doing the same thing. alarimer Dec 2012 #74

Talk to your doctor about CD Enrique Dec 2012 #78

BULLSHIT indeed. Autumn Dec 2012 #79

If an action is not okay when a Republican does it... GObamaGO Dec 2012 #88

. Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #90

When Obama kills people with drones it doesn't hurt as much as when Bush kills people with driones, Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #93

Yes, it does. "BULLSHIT"...You should've stopped there, because it sums up your OP rather succinctly Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #99

No, if a policy was wrong when Bush instituted it, it's still wrong if Obama continues it Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #100

If we're talking about Presidential powers, you should always assume a bad President Recursion Dec 2012 #101

What if you knew it wasn't going away once it was put in place? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #102

Wait. What? Are we at war with Eastasia or not? tblue Dec 2012 #103