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Wed May 30, 2012, 11:37 AM

Arkana (22,209 posts)

2. It's an oops moment.

Call the Polish PM, say "yeah, sorry 'bout that" and move on.

The right wing will scream about it and use it as "proof" that Obama both a) hates Polish people and b) is a moron, but no one cares what they think.

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108 replies	Author	Time	Post
"Polish death camps" [View all]	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	OP
Definetly an "oops" moment.	brendan120678	May 2012	#1
It's an oops moment.	Arkana	May 2012	#2
Apparently the Polish government is not satisfied	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#3
A personal letter from a head of state...	FBaggins	May 2012	#8
I think an apology would magnify the President's standing.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#10
Concern noted.	trumad	May 2012	#4
Your concern for my concern is noted.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#6
Originality and cleverness noted (nt)	Nye Bevan	May 2012	#36
All of the real life and death issues on the planet..	99Forever	May 2012	#5
I smell a Ratzo.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#7
Then why give them an opportunity to make an issue of it?	FBaggins	May 2012	#9
He owes the Pope an apology?	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#13
Who ever said that?	FBaggins	May 2012	#16
You said it.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#18
No... I really didn't.	FBaggins	May 2012	#32
You "don't need to accept my description"?	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#65
That's my take, too	Mairead	May 2012	#14
Sadly, he doesn't really have a choice at this point.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#17
'Marching orders from the Vatican?' That's pretty ridiculous	RZM	May 2012	#19
It's a conspiracy.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#20
The President was giving the medal to a member of the Polish Underground.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#24
Oh yes it is ridiculous	RZM	May 2012	#27
It's a shame what we're seeing here. catholics weren't even mentioned in the article	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#30
"I just think he misspoke."	Mairead	May 2012	#53
Thank you.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#61
It's ridiculous because you just made it up with not a shred of evidence and keeping on repeating it	sabrina 1	May 2012	#83
I never said I had evidence.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#84
But the Polish government has no reason to jump on it, Sabrina	Mairead	May 2012	#93
Of course, but they did, probably disingenuously because it's clear to any rational person	sabrina 1	May 2012	#94
And Jews Are Still Waiting For Appologies From The Poles...	KharmaTrain	May 2012	#11
No... they aren't.	FBaggins	May 2012	#15
Why not accentuate the positive, too	aint_no_life_nowhere	May 2012	#73
Really, that is what I was thinking. The worst camps were in Poland	adigal	May 2012	#88
I Try To Keep My Prejudices Under Control...	KharmaTrain	May 2012	#89
Words can't express the sorrow I feel for your family	adigal	May 2012	#97
Of course they knew about it -- who else do you think were in the camps?	obamanut2012	May 2012	#96
Yes, I know many Poles suffered, and as I said, many were brave	adigal	May 2012	#101
Nobody has claimed that "all Poles were innocent"	FBaggins	May 2012	#104
I would expect a personal apology from any president -	lynne	May 2012	#12
I agree and I think it's like calling Abu Ghraib an 'Iraqi prison'	RZM	May 2012	#22
Well said, RZM. n/t	ChazII	May 2012	#33
Thanks n/t	RZM	May 2012	#35
No apology needed. Period. No-one thinks the Poles ran the death camps.	truebrit71	May 2012	#21
You're placing way too much blame on the Poles here	RZM	May 2012	#26
I respectfully disagree.	truebrit71	May 2012	#37
It's not about convoluted semantic arguments	RZM	May 2012	#40
Again I disagree. I knew what the President meant when he said 'Polish Death Camp'...	truebrit71	May 2012	#58
Auschwitz wasn't in Poland	obamanut2012	May 2012	#95
It most definitely IS (and was). Take a look at a map and get back to me...	truebrit71	Jun 2012	#105
I took his comment as meaning "Polish death camps" as in "Nazi death camps in Poland"	Zalatix	May 2012	#23
YES, this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^	maggiesfarmer	May 2012	#68
Yes. It seems stupid to me to make an issue of it	treestar	May 2012	#71
Poland should drop it	leftynyc	May 2012	#25
You tell 'em, cowboy.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#28
No kidding.	redwitch	May 2012	#29
Post #15	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#31
Lol! That's the ticket!	FBaggins	May 2012	#34
A bizarre tactic. What causes that?	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#41
He already said he misspoke	leftynyc	May 2012	#43
Whatever happened to improving our image in the world?	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#45
Sorry, that doesn't include	leftynyc	May 2012	#50
What nation received the most Righteous Among the Nations awards?	FBaggins	May 2012	#85
Word.	Brickbat	May 2012	#90
Did he?	FBaggins	May 2012	#47
Try reading more carefully	leftynyc	May 2012	#49
Your link doesn't support your claim.	FBaggins	May 2012	#52
Oh for Heaven's sake	leftynyc	May 2012	#56
Interesting that you expect a head of state to "stand up for their country"...	FBaggins	May 2012	#64
That's some ego you got there	leftynyc	May 2012	#67
You would have been much better off...	FBaggins	May 2012	#69
Awww - poor baby	leftynyc	May 2012	#79
AS IF it hasn't been fully and impartially studied already...	cherokeeprogressive	May 2012	#42
It's not about saving face	leftynyc	May 2012	#44
You're saying he misspoke but that he didn't misspeak.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#46
They are claiming	leftynyc	May 2012	#48
'Transported them to the camps?'	RZM	May 2012	#51
Uh - no	leftynyc	May 2012	#59
Poland was invaded and lost.	FBaggins	May 2012	#60
That's a whitewash of history	leftynyc	May 2012	#63
No... it really isn't.	FBaggins	May 2012	#66
I was taking this as a simple faux pas	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#70
"Their "victimhood" is bullshit."	Mairead	May 2012	#55
"many"??? Seriously???	leftynyc	May 2012	#57
Yes, many. Seriously.	Mairead	May 2012	#75
You don't even know what the	leftynyc	May 2012	#81
I'm certainly beginning to see a pattern emerging. (nt)	Mairead	May 2012	#82
And there were just as many that were more than eager to assist the Nazis in their task...	truebrit71	May 2012	#62
If you want to focus on disgusting, look at the Zionists.	Mairead	May 2012	#80
It totally eclipses his "Corpse Man" pecadillo	slackmaster	May 2012	#38
I voted for #1. It was clearly a kind of slip of the tongue. His advisors and speech writers	CTyankee	May 2012	#39
They need to get over it	Happydayz	May 2012	#54
So what would be the proper way to say this?	DCBob	May 2012	#72
"Nazi Death Camp in Poland".	truebrit71	May 2012	#74
Were there Polish Nazis?	DCBob	May 2012	#76
No doubt there were collaborators	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#78
Sarah's Key is a very good movie about France's complicity with rounding up Jews for	CTyankee	May 2012	#87
Coco Chanel was a Nazi collaborator, every time they discuss her company's clothes	adigal	May 2012	#98
absolutely disgusting.	CTyankee	Jun 2012	#107
"Konclager w zajmowanym Polsce"	Mairead	May 2012	#77
I like that.	DCBob	May 2012	#91
The Poles and Poland were just gutted by the Nazis	obamanut2012	May 2012	#86
It would be good if he could visit Auschwitz. We run the risk of having future generation forget	CTyankee	May 2012	#103
But there were MANY that were more than happy to help their occupiers...	truebrit71	Jun 2012	#106
We already said we regretted it. They should get over it	Blue_Tires	May 2012	#92
He is usually pretty good about apologizing	deaniac21	May 2012	#99
'Other' - Do nothing.	Drunken Irishman	May 2012	#100
Is the DU defined by being anti?	sarisataka	May 2012	#102
He mispoke...	ellisonz	Jun 2012	#108

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