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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:52 AM Original message |
Americans, quick to go to war, shocked to hear the world isn't that crazy about us. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's worse than that: they want the Olympics to "reform our image" |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Good point. A political "Sham Wow!" if you would. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Like China ... eom |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Difference. China owns the world. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Saudis own 11% of our country according to Michael Moore |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. +1 |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. Reminds me of the Soviet Union in the 1980s. nt |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. The "real" reason: |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. wrong. |
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jeffbr (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well, it'll be a long time before another American president grovels before the IOC |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Grovels? How so? |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The leaders of Japan, Brazil and Spain 'groveled' as well. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. Looking back on not looking back... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Those outside looking in see the SHAM that those inside refuse to acknowledge |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. (shrug) Congrats to the remaining contestants... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yeah, the Olympics. No big deal. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. (shrug) We played; we lost. It happens. The tut-tutting from anti-Obama people should be choice |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. But the sense seemed to be that we weren't "playing"... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. As the saying goes: that's why they play the game. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:07 PM Original message |
Not playing makes it even less of a big deal. If we'd been trying and lost, it would be different. |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks to our insular practices and a media unwilling to provide the big picture... |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. We have no concept of how hated we are in the world. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
18. How much did the threat of domestic terrorism affect the decision? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. It seems to be all that our media covers.... |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
19. One very practical consideration is also that INS could very easily deny entry to |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Didn't we also recently reveal a desire to charge people $10... |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I hadn't even heard about that one! n/t |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. The 1980 summer Olympics puts things in even more in perspective |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. That was the best olympics ever! |
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JimWis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
27. Great post Barrack_America. Excellent thoughts. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. lol Don't blame Americans, we aren't in control. nt |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. ...then there's that whole torture thing, plus destroying the world economy. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Don't invite company over until you've finished cleaning up. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Yep, Obama's no Hercules. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. The bloom is off the rose for much of the world where we are concerned |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Huh? Are Americans really that jingoistic and violent? nt |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. How many other countries are currently involved in 2 wars? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Well, a big phony "war," mostly on its own citizenry, and two occupations |
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