Barack_America
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Fri Sep-18-09 11:06 AM
Response to Reply #13 |
| 15. I actually don't twitter. |
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I just read tweets over there during the media blackout this summer.
But thanks for the insult anyhow.
Unfortunately, however, it turns out that it was you was making the "blathering ignorant accusation". Isn't it funny how being rude can turn on you like that?
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| -#iranelection is trending again. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:34 AM |
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The whack jobs are swarming. n/t |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:36 AM |
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Are you referring to the protesters? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:36 AM |
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Which protesters? The protesters Tweeting from Foggy Bottom? |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:39 AM |
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Wow. Iranians were left with one outlet to communicate with the world and you bash it? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:42 AM |
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Well Obama instructed the Treasury to ban IM & social networks in Iran weeks b4 the election |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 10:58 AM |
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Just Iran? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:02 AM |
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Yes. It's strange the Obama admin would shut down social networks in Iran when they need them most. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:12 AM |
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Read your own links. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Facebook is filled with Iranians? Yep. Foggy Bottom Iranians too. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:17 AM |
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All right, I see that you are not interested in debating reality here, so there's really no point. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:28 AM |
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Rich Iranians, who, if the Nation could be overthrown would be "in charge" |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:40 AM |
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Do you believe the myth that the "common man" supports Ahmadi? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:51 AM |
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Don't twist my words. Although I was born in Tehran, I DON'T know and neither do you. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:54 AM |
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I don't know why you seem to be suggesting that I am a Neocon, or... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:01 PM |
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Neither of us KNOW exactly what's going on. There are "players" on all sides. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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Yes, they do NOT want outside intervention. They want and need to do this |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 02:56 PM |
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. |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 10:44 AM |
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Yes, do we want the folks who "Hate America Most" - present OR those ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:06 AM |
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Someone has apparently never heard of Austin Heap and Haystack |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 02:54 PM |
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The 1978 revolution took over a year |
Warpy |
Sep-18-09 10:37 AM |
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With American CIA help, maybe sharia law could be put in place. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:41 AM |
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Ah, I see, you are a supporter of Ahmadi and Iranian repression. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:43 AM |
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Ahmadinijad said bad things about Bush, so clearly he's one of the good guys |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 10:44 AM |
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No, the Green Movement Iranian clerics hate America almost as much and have the same ill will |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Are you concerned about their interests or your own? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:32 AM |
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You know NOTHING and neither do I. What I want is to prevent Armageddon. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:58 AM |
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Stick to Twitter. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:03 AM |
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I actually don't twitter. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:06 AM |
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Calling another DUer of supporting repression isn't rude? |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Waste of bandwidth. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:22 AM |
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If a poster is defending a repressive government... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:39 AM |
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And you think this OTHER CONSERVATIVE is the answer because our Neo-cons like |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:41 AM |
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I think Mousavi is the answer because that's who Iranians voted for. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:46 AM |
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He's nearly as right wing BUT he's more friendly to OUR interests. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:49 AM |
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So its YOU who supports repression. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:57 AM |
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Wow. That's some crazy logic. I support repression by supporting fair elections. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:04 PM |
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dupe |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:06 PM |
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I didn't call you "basiji" EVER. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:07 PM |
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I don't know if you are referring to me or Mika. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:12 PM |
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this "Basija" argument is between YOU and Mika. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:16 PM |
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Exactly. Which is why I have no clue why you decided to inject yourself into it. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:26 PM |
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I regret that I misread the link. Excuse please :-). eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:28 PM |
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Assuming again? |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:24 PM |
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Sorry, didn't get that from your profile. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:28 PM |
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Just applying your logic. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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Excuse me? |
Warpy |
Sep-18-09 11:20 AM |
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Exactly. So the US can't be the demonstrators real ally, based on the US recent track record |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:31 AM |
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Are you suggesting that Twitter is an arm of US foreign policy? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:36 AM |
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The Dept of State lent Twitter server bandwidth on Dept computer farms |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:52 AM |
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"lent Twitter server bandwidth"??? What conspiracy is this? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:16 PM |
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This does seem to be following a similar pattern. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:09 AM |
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Best of luck to them. |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-18-09 10:43 AM |
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Official slogan: Death to America. Protestors shout back "Death to russia"... |
BlooInBloo |
Sep-18-09 11:04 AM |
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Wow. Someone on DU actually unrecced the attempt to overthrow Ahmadi. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:12 AM |
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Get Real. There are no "good guys" here. Instability will only HARM the average Iranian now ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:18 AM |
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It's not up to me to decide what's in their best interests. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:29 AM |
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Something tells me that many here would egg on instability, that's not for US to say either. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:38 AM |
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...and we are doing exactly nothing about the instability in Iran |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 11:40 AM |
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No, because Iran is A SOVEREIGN NATION. Pakistan is being manipulated |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:46 AM |
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Jeez. You're debating here and you know nada. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:17 PM |
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So, a lot of hearsay and conjecture, but no proof |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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I don't think that the American people can mind our own business.... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:43 AM |
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CHINA = most favored nation - trading partner. Can we say "We're hypocrits?" eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:47 AM |
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It's not my favored nation and trading partner. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:55 AM |
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Well, that don't matter Citizen of America - The average Chinese person lives as |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:04 PM |
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Since when does stability trump democracy? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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It does when we are talking about LIFE and SURVIVAL. ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:14 PM |
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If the people vote for political upheaval, they should get it. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:24 PM |
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CHINA does every damn day. Get fired up about that one, there's less likelihood |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:26 PM |
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"killing it's own people for standing up" - lol |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-18-09 11:59 AM |
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You dispute that protesters were killed? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:07 PM |
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Let me just suggest that things get WEIRD "out there" - we don't know everything. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:23 PM |
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I dispute that whether a country "kills its own people for standing up" has |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-18-09 07:25 PM |
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The popular uprising continues. |
Kaleko |
Sep-18-09 12:06 PM |
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We don't know "squat" via Twitter. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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How do we know you're not an Iranian counter-intelligence agent? |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 12:34 PM |
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Too funny. But I bet the people who need to know ... KNOW that I'm just an a |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:40 PM |
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And the videos? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:34 PM |
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Have they been dated? Do you know the circumstances or are they just labeled? eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:42 PM |
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Some, but not all, hold up a newspaper at the beginning. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:44 PM |
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Yes, your glib dismissiveness. I always look forward to that. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:45 PM |
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I was actually being honest there. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:47 PM |
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I disagree, and will permit your posts to speak for themselves. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:49 PM |
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Oh yeah. Everything's a conspiracy and a triple-fakeout. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:51 PM |
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Thanks, the emoticon makes all the difference in the world. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:55 PM |
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Relevant Youtube from ABC News |
PufPuf23 |
Sep-18-09 12:31 PM |
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Well put. Average citizens have NO IDEA what is truly going on. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:35 PM |
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This video is not from "ABC News", as you state. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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+ 1 and n/t |
truedelphi |
Sep-18-09 01:27 PM |
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This is the most insane fucking thread that I have ever participated in... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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Calls for stability and "Don't rock the boat" are not what you would expect to see a lot of at DU. |
pampango |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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Yes, "black-white" thinking is always preferable to intellectual curiosity. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:44 PM |
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Just relating my experience with DU'ers reactions to what they perceive to be fraudulent elections. |
pampango |
Sep-18-09 12:47 PM |
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Cool! It also depends on what time of day. We are democrats, and as such, we |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:50 PM |
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Your thread has been hijacked |
Kaleko |
Sep-18-09 01:14 PM |
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I too am quite shocked |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 03:05 PM |
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DU's got a weird orthodoxy going on re: foreign protestors |
Posteritatis |
Sep-18-09 03:18 PM |
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I wish them the best |
Taverner |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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I do also, but it won't be via INTERVENTION on the part of the USA. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:46 PM |
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EXACTLY! |
Taverner |
Sep-18-09 12:48 PM |
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I don't think anyone has been calling for 'intervention' by the USA |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-18-09 01:18 PM |
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Who is calling for US intervention? |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 03:09 PM |
#100 |
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