mdmc
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Thu Jun-26-08 10:03 PM
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| 35. You can never say that IKE didn't warn us |
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 Eisenhower was a far left extremist |
eridani |
Jun-26-08 07:41 PM |
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Lord, I miss him |
wryter2000 |
Jun-26-08 07:43 PM |
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He would think Bush was a coward. |
Hissyspit |
Jun-26-08 08:22 PM |
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And he would be right on both counts.. . . n/t |
annabanana |
Jun-26-08 09:40 PM |
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He knew what war is REALLY like. Unlike the keyboard commandos of today, who |
Redstone |
Jun-26-08 07:44 PM |
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and his progeny are for Obama |
grantcart |
Jun-26-08 07:45 PM |
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So, when do we stop letting Repukes and pundits |
eridani |
Jun-26-08 07:47 PM |
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Maybe he should have been a Democrat... |
FarLeftRage |
Jun-26-08 07:45 PM |
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Nixon signed the Environmental Protection Agency into existence |
eridani |
Jun-26-08 07:48 PM |
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It's possible... |
FarLeftRage |
Jun-26-08 07:54 PM |
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Nixon |
osperto |
Jun-26-08 08:11 PM |
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I wouldn't call Nixon a crappy president |
galaxy21 |
Jun-26-08 08:32 PM |
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I don't feel the same way about Nixon.. |
ReadTomPaine |
Jun-26-08 08:43 PM |
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Nixon used to get drunk and call generals in the middle of the night to bomb |
sfexpat2000 |
Jun-30-08 09:47 AM |
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An odd duck indeed |
hootinholler |
Jun-26-08 10:01 PM |
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Froze prices and wages, Clean Air and Clean Water acts, ... |
underpants |
Jun-26-08 08:31 PM |
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I feel dirty admiring Nixon for some of the things he did. |
alarimer |
Jun-26-08 11:22 PM |
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Actually Ike was courted by both parties |
Thothmes |
Jun-26-08 09:08 PM |
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Those words pretty much made Ike a commie in the eyes of the far right wing |
whistle |
Jun-26-08 07:52 PM |
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By today's standards, FDR would be a member of the Socialist Party if we listened to the Repubs. |
Selatius |
Jun-26-08 07:54 PM |
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Heck, he even sounds like Gandhi! |
scarletwoman |
Jun-26-08 07:59 PM |
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In some respects he was a bleeding heart liberal because he actually cared about the people and |
Uncle Joe |
Jun-26-08 08:00 PM |
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Bush, McCain are of that "tiny splinter group" Ike mentioned in 1954: |
tiptoe |
Jun-26-08 08:03 PM |
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I love that speech. |
bunkerbuster1 |
Jun-26-08 08:11 PM |
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heck, NIXON was a far left extremist by today's standards |
unblock |
Jun-26-08 08:12 PM |
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That I hate more than anything |
Hydra |
Jun-26-08 09:04 PM |
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Damn communist bastard... |
Gman |
Jun-26-08 08:28 PM |
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Oh, THAT Eisenhower. |
kiva |
Jun-26-08 08:32 PM |
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The death doesn't stop there |
Hydra |
Jun-26-08 09:12 PM |
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I know what you mean, Hydra *sigh* |
kiva |
Jun-26-08 09:16 PM |
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And you shouldn't have let it pass |
Hydra |
Jun-26-08 09:23 PM |
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Are you a history teacher too? |
kiva |
Jun-26-08 09:31 PM |
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Hehehe |
Hydra |
Jun-26-08 09:37 PM |
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There are no white hats and black hats. Roosevelt kept many from starving to death |
bobbolink |
Jun-28-08 01:54 PM |
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He also authorized the assinations of foreign officials. |
Thothmes |
Jun-30-08 08:38 AM |
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In this country, you can't distinguish left and right by referring to support of imperialism |
eridani |
Jun-26-08 09:20 PM |
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The one who chose Nixon for VP... |
hootinholler |
Jun-26-08 09:36 PM |
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I'm sure you have at your disposal |
LanternWaste |
Jun-30-08 10:53 AM |
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The OP was a response to all those folks who think Obama should disown the "far left" |
eridani |
Jun-26-08 09:23 PM |
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Most keyboard warriors like words that end arguments |
Hydra |
Jun-26-08 09:28 PM |
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The problems with the word "right" |
Art_from_Ark |
Jun-26-08 10:28 PM |
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So true! |
PerpetuallyDazed |
Jun-27-08 07:50 AM |
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The terms date back to pre-revolutionary France(1789)... |
Solon |
Jun-28-08 01:50 PM |
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People who cliam Obama is conservative don't often give many specifics either. |
Radical Activist |
Jun-27-08 06:09 PM |
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There is nothing BUT specifics posted on his conservatism |
eridani |
Jun-28-08 02:31 AM |
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Like what? |
Radical Activist |
Jun-28-08 03:25 AM |
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That he publicly calls out Venezuela and Ecuador |
eridani |
Jun-28-08 03:36 AM |
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Those aren't specific statements. |
Radical Activist |
Jun-28-08 12:44 PM |
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The big expense in the military establishment is maintaining 700+ military bases all over the world |
eridani |
Jun-29-08 09:18 PM |
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You can never say that IKE didn't warn us |
mdmc |
Jun-26-08 10:03 PM |
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As a history buff, I have a lot of respect for Ike. |
cobalt1999 |
Jun-27-08 08:04 AM |
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Ike was a moderate Republican in a much more liberal time |
dmesg |
Jun-27-08 05:54 PM |
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Before the neocons, republicans used to be quite anti-war, bordering on isolationism. |
anonymous171 |
Jun-28-08 02:33 AM |
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Ike was a good man who cared about his country. |
tabasco |
Jun-28-08 01:59 PM |
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That's because the media has been allowed to redefine what a "Liberal" is |
mrone2 |
Jun-28-08 02:03 PM |
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I've started describing myself as an "Eisenhower Leftist"... |
JHB |
Jun-30-08 09:58 AM |
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nice |
mdmc |
Jun-30-08 10:07 AM |
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Thanks, mdmc |
JHB |
Jun-30-08 10:47 AM |
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Sadly, I think we use what we can to get people to think, and move beyond |
bobbolink |
Jun-30-08 01:41 PM |
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kick |
mdmc |
Jul-02-08 07:48 PM |
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