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Tue Aug-07-07 07:27 PM
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| 32. much to do about nothing |
| -Um...Obama, Canada does not have a president. It has a prime minister (another gaffe?) |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 06:30 PM |
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well ya know illinois is a LONG WAY from canda...minor gaffe at best... nt |
msongs |
Aug-07-07 06:31 PM |
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Actually, Chicago is pretty close to Canada. |
Hieronymus |
Aug-07-07 08:34 PM |
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It's 513 miles from Toronto. |
terrya |
Aug-07-07 08:36 PM |
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And it's 1792 miles from Yellowknife |
muriel_volestrangler |
Aug-08-07 06:31 AM |
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A place I like to visit. |
terrya |
Aug-08-07 06:42 AM |
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And it's about 180 million miles from Jupiter... |
WCGreen |
Aug-08-07 09:33 PM |
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It's 238 miles from Chicago to Detroit, which is on the Canadian border. |
Hieronymus |
Aug-09-07 03:29 AM |
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I guess it's a long way compared to Milwaukee, but it's hardly far away... |
DinoBoy |
Aug-07-07 11:56 PM |
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Yep, I saw that too. nt. |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 06:32 PM |
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who the fuck cares JESUS!!!!! |
bigdarryl |
Aug-07-07 06:32 PM |
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Not the Obamaramas... (who probably think Canada has a President, too...) |
MethuenProgressive |
Aug-07-07 06:37 PM |
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No, but they may understand that Obama knows that too. |
Mass |
Aug-07-07 07:04 PM |
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Who cares? It's CANADA. |
youthere |
Aug-09-07 11:42 AM |
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So what? Big Deal....... |
Ethelk2044 |
Aug-07-07 06:33 PM |
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Ignorance of other countries is a key characteristic of the current administration |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 06:33 PM |
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Never mispoke? Amazing how DU is full of people who never mispoke. |
Mass |
Aug-07-07 07:05 PM |
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How do you know what Obama thinks and knows? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 07:18 PM |
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Is the DU full of people running for the most important office in the world? |
seriousstan |
Aug-07-07 07:19 PM |
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He is correct about the foreign policy. He made the people who smeared him look stupid. |
Ethelk2044 |
Aug-07-07 07:29 PM |
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No, misquoting a title did not cause our current political situation |
Ethelk2044 |
Aug-07-07 09:31 PM |
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He is running for prez, says he is ready for the job but apparently has no clue about Canada? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 06:35 PM |
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A few years ago, Bush travelled to Canada and |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 06:42 PM |
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Well, Canada is one of our closest friends and allies. |
terrya |
Aug-07-07 07:01 PM |
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...That is the lowest nitpick I have seen yet. |
Kagemusha |
Aug-07-07 06:33 PM |
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Lowest nitpick? it's like a 4th grade civics fact! |
DinoBoy |
Aug-07-07 11:58 PM |
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Exactly. Who in America goes around discussing the matter beyond 4th grade? |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 12:45 AM |
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Uh, anyone with any sense of the outside world? |
DinoBoy |
Aug-08-07 11:35 AM |
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I know all about Canada... that's why I'm not hard on people about it. |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 11:53 AM |
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Did I say he wasn't worthy to lick Hillary's shoes? |
DinoBoy |
Aug-08-07 12:08 PM |
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Fine, assume that Obama is a blubbering fool all you like. |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 02:34 PM |
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You obviously care since you keep responding |
DinoBoy |
Aug-08-07 02:42 PM |
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That's shockingly ignorant. |
terrya |
Aug-07-07 06:33 PM |
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Me too.... |
bgb217 |
Aug-07-07 06:34 PM |
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More of a nitpick.. |
bgb217 |
Aug-07-07 06:35 PM |
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Two Ivy League degrees, and no basic knowledge of government? |
MethuenProgressive |
Aug-07-07 06:36 PM |
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Well, thats the state of education in Amerika today. It's a good thing |
1620rock |
Aug-07-07 06:50 PM |
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US History and Geography , Obama has little to no knowledge of... |
Tellurian |
Aug-07-07 09:01 PM |
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It also has a Governor General |
rockymountaindem |
Aug-07-07 06:51 PM |
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Yes. Michelle Jean. The governor-general is appointed by the Queen of England nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 06:55 PM |
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I know |
rockymountaindem |
Aug-07-07 06:58 PM |
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Never said accidentally something because you were caught in the rythm of a sentence. |
Mass |
Aug-07-07 07:03 PM |
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I know. I'm just responding to a remark someone made upthread about Harvard and Columbia |
rockymountaindem |
Aug-07-07 07:19 PM |
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Well, in fairness, U of T is the equivalent of Canada's Harvard. NT. |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 07:11 PM |
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Not to nitpick but.. |
ncabot22 |
Aug-07-07 09:31 PM |
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She is appointed by the Queen, on the recommendation of the PM. |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 11:40 PM |
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Yes but |
ncabot22 |
Aug-08-07 12:08 AM |
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As far as I'm aware, no but |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-08-07 12:18 AM |
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Lame. |
jefferson_dem |
Aug-07-07 07:07 PM |
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Agreed |
Indenturedebtor |
Aug-09-07 04:52 AM |
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wow what a deal breaker |
thatsrightimirish |
Aug-07-07 07:09 PM |
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I care. Basic knowledge - not like bush all over again. |
emilyg |
Aug-07-07 07:16 PM |
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You're right |
thatsrightimirish |
Aug-07-07 07:23 PM |
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No need for sarcasm. |
emilyg |
Aug-07-07 08:20 PM |
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If Americans didn't care why are BO fans quickly doing damage control/whining in this thread? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 07:19 PM |
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Oh please |
thatsrightimirish |
Aug-07-07 07:30 PM |
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Don't kid yourself, Obama didn't oppose the war |
Lirwin2 |
Aug-07-07 08:25 PM |
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Well |
thatsrightimirish |
Aug-07-07 08:30 PM |
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You have a point. Obama voted to defund the war about 2 minutes before Clinton did |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 09:09 PM |
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And Clinton was any different? |
thatsrightimirish |
Aug-07-07 09:34 PM |
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It's called follow |
laugle |
Aug-07-07 10:42 PM |
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It's over. Obama is finished. |
killbotfactory |
Aug-07-07 07:24 PM |
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much to do about nothing |
madrchsod |
Aug-07-07 07:27 PM |
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Canadians won't be surprised, they're quite used to US ignorance |
MethuenProgressive |
Aug-07-07 07:43 PM |
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Ordinarily, yes but not in Obama's case. This only reinforces the perception of him on experience |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 07:52 PM |
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That's "ado" |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-07-07 09:34 PM |
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At least he didn't get booed. |
Dawgs |
Aug-07-07 08:35 PM |
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ZING! |
Katzenkavalier |
Aug-07-07 08:37 PM |
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So why are you always in my threads? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 09:10 PM |
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Oh, good grief |
Canuckistanian |
Aug-07-07 09:14 PM |
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Hey, I hear he's got a summer place in those "mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan", too |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-07-07 09:27 PM |
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Youre the Prime Minister of inane anti-Obama snipes. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Aug-07-07 10:17 PM |
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Yeah, when he said he was going to call the president's of |
laugle |
Aug-07-07 10:36 PM |
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He misspoke. Nothing more, nothing less |
ripple |
Aug-07-07 10:43 PM |
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NOT ready for prime time. Not by a long shot. |
DinoBoy |
Aug-07-07 11:54 PM |
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Yeah I caught that too. Smart move by Biden nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-07-07 11:57 PM |
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Aug-08-07 12:01 AM |
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Aug-08-07 12:03 AM |
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maybe the Senator knows something we don't know! |
Lisa |
Aug-08-07 12:02 AM |
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It doesn't matter that it was a minor gaffe... |
incapsulated |
Aug-08-07 12:05 AM |
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Exactly nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Aug-08-07 12:07 AM |
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The media doesn't give the public enough credit |
killbotfactory |
Aug-08-07 12:20 AM |
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It's not one thing... |
incapsulated |
Aug-08-07 12:25 AM |
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I'll take the guy that was against the war and doesn't know that Canada has a PM |
CalebHayes |
Aug-08-07 12:41 AM |
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Hey lots of countries have presidents and PM's. Iraq does. |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 12:52 AM |
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Perhaps he misspoke? |
Hippo_Tron |
Aug-08-07 01:06 AM |
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We faulted Bush for this sort of thing |
MaineDem |
Aug-08-07 06:32 AM |
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Everyone or anyone else would be faulted for it , too. It seems for some reason |
Alamom |
Aug-08-07 07:00 AM |
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He's definitely a guy with an ever-changing history |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-08-07 10:20 AM |
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....Am I reading you right? Obama = Dick Cheney? Seriously? |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 11:54 AM |
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No, that's not the intention |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-08-07 03:57 PM |
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"For this wholesale disregard for reality and his own statements, he's in a league with Cheney." |
Kagemusha |
Aug-08-07 04:20 PM |
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Identical tactics don't mean the people are exactly the same |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-08-07 09:03 PM |
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I remember pretty clearly when DUers ripped into Bush when he called Spain's Aznar "president" |
DinoBoy |
Aug-08-07 12:09 PM |
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Speak for yourself. |
Dawgs |
Aug-08-07 02:24 PM |
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I wonder if he'll ever call the president of the UK? |
BigDDem |
Aug-08-07 08:25 AM |
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You guys are something else |
ellacott |
Aug-08-07 08:38 AM |
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Gotta be honest here... |
LanternWaste |
Aug-08-07 10:53 AM |
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Pay attention to dmc's posts; 90%+ attack Obama. |
Dawgs |
Aug-08-07 02:27 PM |
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Is there any evidence this wasn't just a slip of the tongue? |
liberalpragmatist |
Aug-08-07 01:49 PM |
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I think there was an American politician once (not sure who)... |
LeftishBrit |
Aug-08-07 02:28 PM |
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and let's not forget JFK's "I am a jelly donut." |
beaconess |
Aug-09-07 08:03 AM |
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Bigger gaffe: Voting for the war or getting Canada's |
sidwill |
Aug-08-07 02:46 PM |
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I say flog him. (nt) |
AtomicKitten |
Aug-08-07 09:18 PM |
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I don't think the gaffe is important but it does sound like something * would say. n/t |
goodgd_yall |
Aug-08-07 09:38 PM |
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Oh, you've got to be kidding. What difference does it make? |
calteacherguy |
Aug-08-07 09:53 PM |
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He was smart enough to know |
darboy |
Aug-08-07 09:57 PM |
#102 |
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