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summer-hazz

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104. I agree

Reply to Zorra (Reply #49)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 12:59 AM

Jun 2013

No more third way or Centrist BS,,
I want a Democrat in office!

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Hong Kong's Incredible Official Statement on Snowden's Departure [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 OP

this will be another bad episode for the administration n/t CrazyJudy Jun 2013 #1

Yep - they drank the Bush/Cheney Kool-Aid on this one FreakinDJ Jun 2013 #3

Obama joined the neo-cons they never left nineteen50 Jun 2013 #8

Yep...that is exactly right. zeemike Jun 2013 #12

That's what I think too. loudsue Jun 2013 #21

Old Joe, a feckless Boot Lick warrant46 Jun 2013 #60

Okay. How do we define "Boot Lick"? leveymg Jun 2013 #80

His only hope would be to make a clear break from the Conservatives glinda Jun 2013 #47

LOL...as if... SHRED Jun 2013 #103

Won't happen. It's too late for that anyway. He missed the boat. He missed the target. silvershadow Jun 2013 #108

and they earned it. When hong kong has more respect for their people than us, we are fucked. roguevalley Jun 2013 #32

You are kidding yourself Shivering Jemmy Jun 2013 #35

Is Hong Kong collecting every bit of info on their citizens? dkf Jun 2013 #51

You are missing the whole point.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #53

And by the same token, the Americans love to be the bad guy Savannahmann Jun 2013 #106

They'd be redundant considering we spy on ourselves.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #107

Depends who you mean by "we" robbob Jun 2013 #105

I am inclined to agree Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #34

Love it. Daniel537 Jun 2013 #2

The US lost all credibility and moral standing after Iraq malaise Jun 2013 #4

And anointing ourselves nineteen50 Jun 2013 #10

I don't know how one would document or prove your assertion. I would say most of HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #15

Very few of us focused on Vietnam or the malaise Jun 2013 #18

You are far more optimistic than I (belying your handle :) - certainly HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #23

I thought Kerry threw in the towel inexplicably prematurely. Maybe Gore also. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #95

Paranoia will destroy ya - maybe I'm going to have HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #98

He has to stop pussyfooting with ReTHUGs and the 1%.--- Your Quote warrant46 Jun 2013 #113

I like your thinking. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #26

I once read (or heard) Daniel Ellsberg say that America would not truly HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #30

chomsky said merca claims renewal and absolution every few years tiny elvis Jun 2013 #72

Gore Vidal called it "The United States of Amnesia." Vidal's voice HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #75

HardTimes99 Diclotican Jun 2013 #48

Thanks for those details. It's been a long time (> 30 years) since I HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #52

HardTimes99 Diclotican Jun 2013 #86

I enjoyed this brief history lesson. Thanks! :) n/t Jarla Jun 2013 #87

Jarla Diclotican Jun 2013 #89

thanks heaven05 Jun 2013 #115

Thanks. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #64

JDPriestly Diclotican Jun 2013 #79

Thank you, Diclotican. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #81

JDPriestly Diclotican Jun 2013 #88

Again, thanks. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #100

You've brought me to tears. Oh, how I fear for my children, for my country! Melinda Jun 2013 #92

Melinda Diclotican Jun 2013 #96

We left quite a bit of credibility in the Philippines before that arcane1 Jun 2013 #65

Yes, but we got points for fighting fascism in WW2 (including 'liberating' HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #67

LOL Indeed, we should stick to the mid-1900's to the present, for our own sake arcane1 Jun 2013 #68

Our jesting aside, there is a serious question of 'first cause' embedded HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #85

+1000 heaven05 Jun 2013 #114

Thank Blair and the UK especially. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #16

Why? malaise Jun 2013 #44

Right on! Theoted Jun 2013 #38

Recommend... KoKo Jun 2013 #5

Would the U.S. gov. stomping its feet East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #6

Scurrilous racist dogs MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #7

And besides that, Kos is well known as a progressive website, and has no standing as a credible Zorra Jun 2013 #33

The 3rd Way response: Hong Kong officials are nasty racists! Divernan Jun 2013 #40

I'm forced to admire their bold, adamant persistence, despite the fact that basically everyone here Zorra Jun 2013 #49

Hey. Jobs are hard to come by these days. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #97

I agree summer-hazz Jun 2013 #104

Highly un-American and disrespectful of the President, indeed jsr Jun 2013 #39

Ha-ha, I can already hear the debate over "Who lost Hong Kong?" starting :) - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #56

lolololol Th1onein Jun 2013 #41

Oops... I hate when that happens. whttevrr Jun 2013 #9

"...the documents provided by the US Government did not fully comply with the legal requirements" Earth_First Jun 2013 #11

Actually, Hong Kong has NO extradition with USA dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #27

It's pretty much what I'd expect - what was 'incredible'? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #13

In a weird way, I like it when the world sticks it to the US. Kind of makes up a little for the Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #14

Got to speak up on behalf of my peeps. 'Cold War bullying' yes, but also HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #17

I'm an American and the Marshall Plan had numerous strings attached Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #25

Can you imagine what America's reputation would be in the world, were we to HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #57

I have imagined... ReRe Jun 2013 #102

Elated ...and i hope Europe and Russia bites them too. L0oniX Jun 2013 #19

Off to Moscow, where freedom is really free! frazzled Jun 2013 #20

Love it. morningfog Jun 2013 #22

That's the politest way of saying "fuck off, State Department" I've seen in ages. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #24

agreed Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #90

Confucius say... Hubert Flottz Jun 2013 #28

The US revoked Snowden's passport. LMAO! Catherina Jun 2013 #29

as if a piece of paper could keep him frozen in one place... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #36

I'm slackjawed at our arrogance, slackjawed that he rattled so much Catherina Jun 2013 #45

The decline of America as the "sole superpower" is inevitable FarCenter Jun 2013 #31

Bookmarking. See you in 2050! leeroysphitz Jun 2013 #50

The probability that I will exist in 2050 is extremely small. FarCenter Jun 2013 #58

And our economy will suffer increasingly harsher realities. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #66

Our service economy is only sustainable if our military can impose US suzerainty on the rest. FarCenter Jun 2013 #69

We need to rethink our economic strategy. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #71

It's actually a weakness of our multinational companies FarCenter Jun 2013 #73

Precisely. We are unwilling to be what we really are which is not nearly JDPriestly Jun 2013 #74

Yes, but we are like a cat stuck in a tree - can we climb down before we fall or starve to death FarCenter Jun 2013 #77

I don't John2 Jun 2013 #111

This High school dropout Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #37

Hong Kong dumped a headache. They were sheltering him so he didn't exactly flamingdem Jun 2013 #42

Nice when "democrats" begin rooting for one of the most authoritarian and ruthless..... George II Jun 2013 #43

You need to read up on Hong Kong vs China Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #46

Yep, a model of human right protections: George II Jun 2013 #63

Jesus Christ. sibelian Jun 2013 #91

Are you attempting to describe HK or the U.S.A.? Jamastiene Jun 2013 #93

That came directly out of the link about HK Human Rights supplied by Ichingcarpenter George II Jun 2013 #116

Really ! I guess China will stop hacking and spying now! treestar Jun 2013 #54

See my post above (#53) Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #55

If Snowdon Departed Hong Kong "through a lawful and normal channel" DallasNE Jun 2013 #59

+1 SunSeeker Jun 2013 #61

This is something a lot of people on DU are overlooking davidpdx Jun 2013 #112

Yeah Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #117

Security Clearances DallasNE Jun 2013 #118

Snowden had Top Secret clearance Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #120

I had read something that said that the background checks had been contracted out davidpdx Jun 2013 #119

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #62

So much for "He's stupid for going to HK." n/t DirkGently Jun 2013 #70

Shorter version.... Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #76

LMAO!!!!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #82

That should be a DUzy... Jamastiene Jun 2013 #94

How did he get a Visa so fast? liberal N proud Jun 2013 #78

I believe he's under political asylum aplication right now darkangel218 Jun 2013 #83

Do I need a visa to visit Hong Kong? Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #84

If he is in transit only, he likely doesn't need to have visa. idwiyo Jun 2013 #101

. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #99

K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #109

K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #110