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26. Doesn't modifying violence with senseless mean ...

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 08:30 PM

Feb 2013

... that not all violence is senseless, which is exactly the opposite of what the wing nuts claim the President meant.

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The National Review Complains That Obama Was Too Hard On Nazis [View all] ashling Feb 2013 OP

Newt Gingrich took exception to that ordinary phrase back in September Enrique Feb 2013 #1

What Spock said applies to Nazis and their ilk daleo Feb 2013 #2

Yep. "senseless" to humane and sensible people. A "plan" to Nazis and the like. maddiemom Feb 2013 #40

Unbelievable Ohio Dem Feb 2013 #3

arguments as to whether or not all violence is senseless aside arely staircase Feb 2013 #4

"Senseless" as in it makes no sense to rational people Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #5

"Senseless" as in it makes no sense to rational people AlbertCat Feb 2013 #11

Hey, National Review: freshwest Feb 2013 #6

I'm convinced there is nothing Obama can do that would please these morons. Initech Feb 2013 #7

This entire article is misguided. Deluded. Dangerous. Senseless. FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #8

Um - not sure the argument that the Holocaust "made sense" is a winning one Kber Feb 2013 #9

Near the end of the war.... Jerry442 Feb 2013 #10

As Daniel Goldhagen exhaustively documents, in "Hitler's Willing Executioners," even as Germany coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #16

Very telling. History repeating itself. appleannie1 Feb 2013 #12

Was the writer below his quota on Obama-bashing, or... JHB Feb 2013 #13

Not defending the article here. Cartoonist Feb 2013 #14

Does the National Review hate Obama? Was the Pope a Nazi? underpants Feb 2013 #15

Parsing the words of a madman (the NR author) - not to put too fine a point on it, but coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #17

Oh those poor Nazi's. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #18

and the remainders of the party of Lincoln said...what? alphafemale Feb 2013 #19

These cretins amuse bouche Feb 2013 #20

Prescott Bush SCVDem Feb 2013 #21

The Holocaust was not the first time the Germans slaughtered Jews. Here's a book I highly alfredo Feb 2013 #22

They can't see past their hatred of Obama Anarcho-Socialist Feb 2013 #23

Good golly Miss Molly, what will they say next? TeamPooka Feb 2013 #24

C'mon, Republicans, go back to saying stupid things about rape. tclambert Feb 2013 #25

No no; keep talking, keep talking robbob Feb 2013 #42

Doesn't modifying violence with senseless mean ... GodlessBiker Feb 2013 #26

it`s really a hard job for these folks at national review. madrchsod Feb 2013 #27

...sick. SoapBox Feb 2013 #28

The National Review is one of the Republican intellectual leaders NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #29

At the risk of playing devil's advocate... heliarc Feb 2013 #30

uh, no. your dime store philospophy holds no water pasto76 Feb 2013 #32

First, Obama came for the Nazis Orrex Feb 2013 #31

that's a shout out to the neo nazis RainDog Feb 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author skypilot Feb 2013 #34

Maybe TNR has too much sympathy for the Nazis. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #35

Hmmm.... PD Turk Feb 2013 #36

TNR wants sensible Nazi violence to replace senseless Nazi violence: their idea of progress. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2013 #37

National Review: "Holocaust Sensible Violence" McCamy Taylor Feb 2013 #38

MUST BE NEAR SPRING, THE RWers ARE DEFENDING drynberg Feb 2013 #39

Holocaust Sympathizers nt Taverner Feb 2013 #41