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Just lost all respect for Chomsky. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #1
I'm sure he'll be crushed. dorkulon Jan 2013 #10
Ha ha ha! Good one! man4allcats Jan 2013 #27
No more or less than President Obama would be. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #85
Just like Sy Hearsh was about Viet Nam. kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #141
Did he try to burst your comfortable denial bubble. Shame on him. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #93
+1 Fearless Jan 2013 #111
Did you ever have any respect for Chomsky to begin with? - n/t coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #107
Because he dared criticize President Obama??? Bake Jan 2013 #135
Hang on, I must be missing something here, this is the guy us and Chomski were waiting for buddybrown Jan 2013 #153
Is that English? (n/t) leftynyc Jan 2013 #154
You are the person CJCRANE Jan 2013 #159
LOL! you've never heard of him!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2013 #184
Chomsky said the same of Jimmy Carter alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #2
True, Carter "terrorized" the Indonesian people banned from Kos Jan 2013 #18
Don't forget Carter's "devil's bargain" with Pol Pot alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #26
Considering that Chomsky's Pol Pot apologism, that's rich. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #58
And he was correct then as well. Right and wrong are real measures and one's capacity Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #32
"a black activist had recounted a story " Itchinjim Jan 2013 #3
I was guessing Alice Walker. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #13
He's basing this opinion on a second hand story? Wow ! virgogal Jan 2013 #4
No, that is not what he is doing. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #127
Plus, I heard Obama's just like Hiter. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #5
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #37
Do you have a graphic, or are you wasting the few posts you will get here on DU? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #40
Is that Strawman #1 in this thread or #2? nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #38
#2, just behind ... "Obama has no moral center". JoePhilly Jan 2013 #41
Errr, ummm, Joe... that is NOT a strawman. Bonobo Jan 2013 #44
Correct ... it was actually a lie ... and not a strawman. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #45
It is called an "opinion" and I agree with it. Bonobo Jan 2013 #46
The funny thing about opinions ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #50
Your point is muddled. Bonobo Jan 2013 #51
I accept you point as true on its own terms. I'm not here to argue against it. I just really patrice Jan 2013 #94
Thank you, Patrice. Bonobo Jan 2013 #97
Thanks very much for your thoughtful reply. I can see that, like me, you don't think any of this is patrice Jan 2013 #99
Your logic is easily refuted by simply reversing its terms. Consider the following: coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #110
You communicated this beautifully siligut Jan 2013 #123
Beautifully stated. DevonRex Jan 2013 #130
Well, hell, that settles it. Let's all regroup at InfoWars now... freshwest Jan 2013 #48
Thank goodness for people like Noam Chomsky who aren't afraid to state the obvious. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #6
Hey Commander Buzzkill, we are trying to have a flamefest here! Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #8
LOL my bad, please proceed limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #15
Oh salinen Jan 2013 #23
+ 1 peacebird Jan 2013 #9
"Nice way to take a long, intelligent interview,... cheapdate Jan 2013 #36
Yes, it is called "fucked up, manipulative cherry picking" where I come from. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #39
YES!!! Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #7
I bet he does, Noam. I'm just vexed by where it lies. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #11
+100 nt truebluegreen Jan 2013 #21
It may be selective G_j Jan 2013 #68
I saw Chomsky speak at my college last year graywarrior Jan 2013 #12
The only way to get a president to change arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #25
I like to re-watch his debate with Buckley from time to time Major Nikon Jan 2013 #66
I should do that! graywarrior Jan 2013 #67
'a group of african american women were disappointed' says it all for me spanone Jan 2013 #14
I'd like to know who they were... Hekate Jan 2013 #19
The old white guy trick of blackwashing--cherry-picking or inventing geek tragedy Jan 2013 #122
He's a President, not a Priest jberryhill Jan 2013 #16
And that's the truth. And frankly, if he was a priest, DUers would melt down... Hekate Jan 2013 #20
the first he mentions morality in the interview Enrique Jan 2013 #24
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #31
Being a sociopath is pretty much a requirement to want to be the President. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #33
I would like to see you repeat that the next time... Bonobo Jan 2013 #42
That's a matter of being human jberryhill Jan 2013 #47
On his part, yes. Bonobo Jan 2013 #49
What a nasty thing to say about your fellow DUers. You just don't respect us at all, do you? DevonRex Jan 2013 #133
More tedium leftynyc Jan 2013 #156
Right? DevonRex Jan 2013 #162
Do you think he/she leftynyc Jan 2013 #164
I don't know. DevonRex Jan 2013 #166
Pedantic? I'll take that any day over the trash talk, curse-filled bitterness you spill. Bonobo Jan 2013 #175
Yawn leftynyc Jan 2013 #176
12:30 to 18:00 in the video Enrique Jan 2013 #17
Well I'll be up all night.. one_voice Jan 2013 #22
Anyone, ANYONE, who criticizes our leader is a fool Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #28
Oooh, ProSense Jan 2013 #30
Oh, SNAP!!!! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #54
No, he's just another fraudster who says stuff to get himself attention rather geek tragedy Jan 2013 #56
I have been wondering why this bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #65
Nice post count. Been here under a different handle before? geek tragedy Jan 2013 #73
I was agreeing with your statement about the poster above. bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #84
Sorry, thought comment was directed at me. Sorry for being an ass. Nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #87
No problem.. bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #89
Yeah, and here I thought your manners were improving . . . patrice Jan 2013 #90
"put Osama bin Laden in the same category as Robert Kennedy Jr" Why in God's green Number23 Jan 2013 #102
That's "Dear Leader" datasuspect Jan 2013 #116
They are not of the body... L0oniX Jan 2013 #137
Wait, ProSense Jan 2013 #29
And equating observation and criticism to hating is? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #34
And character assassination is not critical analysis. freshwest Jan 2013 #80
Another bit of hyperbole from Chomsky. Anything for attention. nt pnwmom Jan 2013 #35
The old "He just wants attention" thing... Bonobo Jan 2013 #43
"Obama has no moral center" is not a progressive belief. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #57
No, that is just an opinion. Bonobo Jan 2013 #62
"I disagree with his policies" = "he has no morals" is a mindset geek tragedy Jan 2013 #74
Nice try. Bonobo Jan 2013 #77
Sure, just like Rush Limbaugh is allowed to question the morals geek tragedy Jan 2013 #81
"Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Noam Chomsky?" Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #101
It's certainly true with Nader. n/t pnwmom Jan 2013 #69
What's up with this? That's not analysis, it's more like rumor without foundation. Disappointed. freshwest Jan 2013 #88
Chomsky gets more media attention by making hyperbolic statements than pnwmom Jan 2013 #104
I have listened to him for years. Maybe he's slowing down. Or maybe I didn't notice this. freshwest Jan 2013 #105
Chomsky keeps his record perfect: he does not like any US presidents. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #52
The word that comes to mind is ideologue. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #60
It's easy to take on that role when you provide philosophical guidance .... Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #63
I'd say he has an excellent "moral center" NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #53
Amazing how many fraudsters like Chomsky pretend to know the inner psyche geek tragedy Jan 2013 #55
"fraudsters"? fascisthunter Jan 2013 #61
Anti capitalists who use Romney-style tricks to dodge taxes geek tragedy Jan 2013 #82
yes, you are 12 fascisthunter Jan 2013 #189
Yes, judging a person based on their actions is absolutely INSANE! nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #64
"He has no moral center" is a statement of personal hatred not a policy geek tragedy Jan 2013 #71
No it isn't. It is an opinion about the man's ethics and morality. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #75
Sure, just like the prognostications of UsWeekly readers on the geek tragedy Jan 2013 #76
Pffft. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #78
+ 1 eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #83
Your post certainly does raise questions of credibility. dgauss Jan 2013 #70
Eh, what Chomsky's fanboys and fangirls think of his geek tragedy Jan 2013 #72
"Fraudsters like Chomsky" - I'm surprised I had not yet put you on Ignore. But there's coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #112
does he have other suggestions? samsingh Jan 2013 #59
That's ridiculous treestar Jan 2013 #79
+ 1. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #86
He's sounding more and more like a right winger. One of the 99 Jan 2013 #91
Funny thing about that. If you listen to the video Freshwest posted above, you realize the 800 pound patrice Jan 2013 #96
The President Of The United States revealed his lack of moral center to DevonRex Jan 2013 #92
Agree. Please see my post #94. patrice Jan 2013 #95
That's fucking disgusting. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #98
lol Number23 Jan 2013 #100
Indeed. Apparently, the most salient point about these women is that they are "African American." msanthrope Jan 2013 #125
Is the statement supposed to be more powerful coming from "disappointed black.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #103
Oh come off it! Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #106
It's sad that that needs to even be said. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #108
Thank you Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #109
Ah, but you see, to Obama's defenders, the dead and wounded aren't 'civilians' but rather coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #114
Some of the defenders act like children Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #119
Are you talking about leftynyc Jan 2013 #158
And some of us know that perfection doesn't exist but expect a little more Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #172
Ah - sorry I missed the memo leftynyc Jan 2013 #174
You're muttering angrily while hunched over a can of reheated Campbell's soup, aren't you? nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #177
Nope-taking a break leftynyc Jan 2013 #178
HA!! + a million. It must be bad when something this popcorn-drenched gets a whopping 18 recs Number23 Jan 2013 #188
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #113
No, you come off your moral high horse and stop condemning everyone geek tragedy Jan 2013 #115
Only one relevant question here Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #117
There is such a thing as distinguishing between policy-based critique and geek tragedy Jan 2013 #121
Sorry, but I do have to wonder about someone who thinks that keeping the Afghan war going Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #126
Um, Obama is planning to end our presence in Afghanistan. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #143
But he widened it--added more troops--before he "planned to end it" Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #148
Yeah yeah, voting for Obama was a sin. Got it. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #165
You are getting desperate enough to argue like a right-winger Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #182
You seem to be in quite the rush leftynyc Jan 2013 #167
Oh that old canard Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #171
What an infantile argument leftynyc Jan 2013 #173
Your reply is incoherent Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #180
An economic model leftynyc Jan 2013 #186
Bingo Marrah_G Jan 2013 #118
This little anecdote reeks of bullshit. He had to mention their race to give it credibility? DevonRex Jan 2013 #131
He's only saying what many of us have suspected Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #134
He lied in saying it. He used fictitious "African American activists" to smear Obama DevonRex Jan 2013 #138
And do you have proof that it's not true Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #149
... DevonRex Jan 2013 #161
+ a million YoungDemCA Jan 2013 #139
I would have been just fine with a drone strike to Tora Bora and number of other targets after 9/11. msanthrope Jan 2013 #142
Bush wanted an Iraq War so badly he could taste it Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #150
+1 leftstreet Jan 2013 #146
Principles can be ANYTHING, e.g. End Times, so some people base their "morality" on the facts patrice Jan 2013 #157
NO!, Obama has no cream filling? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #120
If Chomsky wanted to get that "quote" out there... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #124
Ya just read he thinks Obama is worser than Bush. Rex Jan 2013 #128
My new definition of insanity - whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #129
Like that guy in Uruguay? nt tama Jan 2013 #170
He's a self-important asshole. zellie Jan 2013 #132
Way to refute his points... YoungDemCA Jan 2013 #145
What points? leftynyc Jan 2013 #168
What points? It's a fairly long interview-- he made more than a few. Marr Jan 2013 #187
The morality of politicians is always questionable. Centrist politicians even more so. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #136
How dare he criticize our president? ...and L0oniX Jan 2013 #140
Chomsky did not say that "Obama has no moral center" YoungDemCA Jan 2013 #144
I'm with you ann--- Jan 2013 #152
Replace politics with sports and there is not much difference Marrah_G Jan 2013 #163
well,obviously that is true. But if he did, he would never have been elected President of the United Douglas Carpenter Jan 2013 #147
Do we really need even lesser evil? tama Jan 2013 #169
but we don't live in a world without power hierarchies and we do not know if such a world is possible Douglas Carpenter Jan 2013 #183
Choises are scale dependent tama Jan 2013 #185
He's a corporatist ann--- Jan 2013 #151
Brilliant man BigDemVoter Jan 2013 #155
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #160
Name One President That Had A Moral Center Yavin4 Jan 2013 #179
if chomsky really "thinks" this of President Barack Hussein Obama - hopemountain Jan 2013 #181
When our guy does it, it's fine! woo me with science Jan 2013 #190
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