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Spitfire of ATJ

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82. One of the things the Right Wing did during Iraq....
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 02:43 PM
Jun 2013

....was to make their web of lies intensely complex and layered and multifaceted so their followers who dug into their long list of contrived details got the false impression that they were highly informed.

This led to them dismissing Liberals as "uninformed" because said Liberal might not know the name of a specific character who stared in a specific fictitious event that was only considered "common knowledge" inside the Right Wing's own inner circle.

Wrong! Canada is THE BEST. Schema Thing Jun 2013 #1
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #2
America, love it or leave it? SCVDem Jun 2013 #61
What crap. former9thward Jun 2013 #86
mountaintop removal ring any bells? polluted rivers and lakes ring any bells? the sad state niyad Jun 2013 #98
Hyperbole much? former9thward Jun 2013 #105
Why should I leave? Schema Thing Jun 2013 #64
HA ! My Australia will kick your ass. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #34
Your a bunch of criminals! edhopper Jun 2013 #45
You also forgot fiberoptic to the home Internet. Paulie Jun 2013 #53
The National Broadband Network? I haven't got it yet... Violet_Crumble Jun 2013 #109
Hi: I'm in the States. I'm a dual citizen and live in the usa at the time. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #112
Australia is #1 marions ghost Jun 2013 #52
And we're the happiest* people! Violet_Crumble Jun 2013 #110
Pffffft. TransitJohn Jun 2013 #3
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #4
Who said anything about hating my country? And why the personal attack? TransitJohn Jun 2013 #5
Lmao!! then dont personally attack me if you dont want to be "personally attacked". darkangel218 Jun 2013 #9
Okay, so you're trolling and I fell for it. TransitJohn Jun 2013 #10
Yup maddezmom Jun 2013 #14
IBTSD Paulie Jun 2013 #18
"IBTSD" quinnox Jun 2013 #24
Well, perhaps it's time to "Save the Post" GoneOffShore Jun 2013 #57
As someone who studies history... a la izquierda Jun 2013 #6
Same here. Nt newfie11 Jun 2013 #25
But, but, but Pinochet was good for business nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #26
My brother in law used that line on me. a la izquierda Jun 2013 #28
You welcome nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #29
It's been hard for... a la izquierda Jun 2013 #31
You will, my brother nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #36
Sister a la izquierda Jun 2013 #37
I meant my brother in Cleveland Oh nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #47
Duh... a la izquierda Jun 2013 #48
This cold has also greatly degraded nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #49
Did you start this thread simply to use it as an avenue to attack people? n/t demmiblue Jun 2013 #7
The OP is a troll and that's that. Occulus Jun 2013 #66
Concur. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #76
and a lush Electric Monk Jun 2013 #77
That's mean! RiffRandell Jun 2013 #97
As someone who just returned from Europe edhopper Jun 2013 #8
Why didnt you just stay there then?? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #11
I don't have the language edhopper Jun 2013 #15
'America, love it or leave it' right? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #51
actually, I got told the same thing, when I commented some time back on how poorly so many niyad Jun 2013 #103
What hypocrisy? Hissyspit Jun 2013 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #62
Oh boy do I EVER agree with you. nt newfie11 Jun 2013 #12
Is this Satire? Grey Jun 2013 #13
PWI Paulie Jun 2013 #16
I'm gobsmacked at the time - it's still early morning in the U.S.A.! Melinda Jun 2013 #20
trolling Kali Jun 2013 #30
+17.5! n/t zappaman Jun 2013 #100
Its not "chic" to say this, but I agree with you. jessie04 Jun 2013 #17
You say 'justice can take time' William Gladstone said 'justice delayed is justice denied'. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #71
Whoa...easy....I agree with Gladstone 100 %. jessie04 Jun 2013 #80
It's not cool that the US has put itself in a position where it no longer has moral authority sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #107
thank you--I needed a really good laugh to start my day. niyad Jun 2013 #19
you might want to read this: niyad Jun 2013 #21
so, are you a proud amurikan? quinnox Jun 2013 #22
Immigrants tend to adopt the American myth fully nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #23
also, nice how you regurgitate the "ya better leave!" right wing meme if someone doesn't say they quinnox Jun 2013 #27
your transparency page is showing Kali Jun 2013 #32
seriously? did you ever hear of the alps? the outback? the fjiords? the cote d'azur? niyad Jun 2013 #33
the more I consider this OP, the more it looks like straight from free republic quinnox Jun 2013 #35
Totally. eom TransitJohn Jun 2013 #50
For many things this country IS the best, and for many things this country IS the worst. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #39
Are you drunk? Apophis Jun 2013 #40
"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions, and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #41
Great quote! forestpath Jun 2013 #59
I like living here BUT. Jeff Daniels Monologue in the Newsroom .. can't say I disagree. auntAgonist Jun 2013 #42
you might also try reading this: niyad Jun 2013 #43
a huge part of 'the problem' is that some Americans are lead to believe Whisp Jun 2013 #44
Wrong. Spain. Chan790 Jun 2013 #46
Why do people in this country put such an emphasis on flying "The Flag"? GoneOffShore Jun 2013 #54
...and military stickers. n/t L0oniX Jun 2013 #69
"our rights and freedoms" marions ghost Jun 2013 #55
hilarious . KG Jun 2013 #58
"We can be happy to know the future belongs to us!" Propaganda lives. Melinda Jun 2013 #60
There's an awful lot of world out there, and quite a few amazing places DFW Jun 2013 #63
ugh. I find juist thinking in those terms not only idiotic but morally repugnant. cali Jun 2013 #65
Darkangel, sleep it off buddy LittleBlue Jun 2013 #67
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because... L0oniX Jun 2013 #68
Divide and conquer. Rex Jun 2013 #70
American exceptionalism is the Big Lie. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #72
This reminds me of a song. Brickbat Jun 2013 #73
! maddezmom Jun 2013 #74
Then why the fuck do you still post here if it's such an unpatriotic place? Take your own advice and Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2013 #75
"You will never find our valleys, hills and seashore in Switzerland. Or France. Or Germany." Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #78
Or run over by an actual police truck. Paulie Jun 2013 #83
I don't know what the FUCK you're talking about. Yosemite? tkmorris Jun 2013 #79
It's always nice to come home after a trip. ucrdem Jun 2013 #81
you cannot be a real progressive hfojvt Jun 2013 #84
Yeah, seriously. What do the French know about valleys or seashore, anyway? Electric Monk Jun 2013 #88
mostly how to surrender them hfojvt Jun 2013 #89
Ever hear of the French Underground? Or WW1? How many French died fighting in WW1 and 2? uppityperson Jun 2013 #94
The French Revolution. tblue Jun 2013 #111
Wonder if the OP has ever seen film footage of the Tour de France. There are bike man Jun 2013 #92
where dp you get the idea this person just got back from an airport? even if that were true, niyad Jun 2013 #108
One of the things the Right Wing did during Iraq.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #82
Our democracy is not better. Our gun laws are fucking nuts. DevonRex Jun 2013 #85
We had incredible potential Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #87
There are not valleys, hills, seashore in Europe? No patriotism anywhere else? No flaggies? No right uppityperson Jun 2013 #90
Sorry, but even as an American I think Canada is better. roamer65 Jun 2013 #91
And we're allowed to criticize our country lunatica Jun 2013 #93
There is no doubt! JanMichael Jun 2013 #95
I could come up with a list of pros & cons for every country in the world. Inkfreak Jun 2013 #96
by the way, anybody know what "bad pitties" are? niyad Jun 2013 #99
I assume it refers to pit bulls. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2013 #101
okayyyyy-- god and guns and flags and pitbulls--interesting combination there niyad Jun 2013 #102
Well, some of it is about recent topics on DU, and some is just garden-variety jingoism. scarletwoman Jun 2013 #106
I don't know if it's the best, but it's my country BainsBane Jun 2013 #104
As a non-white person, sagat Jun 2013 #113
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