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Sun Oct-18-09 04:47 PM
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Essential for legitimizing war crimes/criminals and re-writing history. Obama lavishes praise on elder Bush Saturday, October 17, 2009 3:12 AM BY CHRISTI PARSONS McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- In a glowing tribute to a Republican predecessor, President Barack Obama praised the presidency and life work of former President George H.W. Bush yesterday, citing him as an example of someone who eschewed "a life of comfort and privilege" and devoted himself to public service.  |
| -What The Hell Is This!? Obama Heaps PRAISE On WAR CRIMINAL GHW Bush!? |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:41 AM |
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I refer to him as GWH Bush-- |
tsuki |
Oct-18-09 09:46 AM |
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That sickens me too. |
Jamastiene |
Oct-18-09 09:46 AM |
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lol |
Neecy |
Oct-18-09 09:48 AM |
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A very special club where rule of law doesn't apply. |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 09:50 AM |
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So you know of specific instances of torture Obama has |
obliviously |
Oct-18-09 07:24 PM |
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Your not paying attention. |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 08:38 AM |
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Gracious and classy of both men. Sometimes you need moments like these |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 09:51 AM |
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You have got to be kidding. Or you forgot your sarcasm tag. |
chimpymustgo |
Oct-18-09 10:15 AM |
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Nope. Not kidding at all. I don't mind moments of civility. |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 10:24 AM |
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Civility is not the same as honoring. You can be civil to a war criminal |
glitch |
Oct-18-09 10:43 AM |
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He was honored for his military service in WW2 and for his Points of Light thingie. |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 10:50 AM |
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Totally disagree, please see my post #43 nt |
glitch |
Oct-18-09 11:09 AM |
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You're kidding, right? n/t |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-18-09 06:23 PM |
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Very classy to be gracious to master war criminals and crack kingpins, it brightens the world. |
JackRiddler |
Oct-18-09 06:28 PM |
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WTF?! Gracious and Classy?! Those * fuckers don't know the meaning of those words!!! |
earth mom |
Oct-18-09 07:00 PM |
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Yes a spoonful of sugar helps the stealing and the lying and the genocide go down. |
omega minimo |
Oct-18-09 07:19 PM |
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Yes we need these staged moments to keep the sheeple from stampeding. |
BeHereNow |
Oct-19-09 10:00 PM |
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Ronald Reagan must be very proud of his Vice President's legacy. |
rug |
Oct-18-09 09:53 AM |
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He's in the club. |
asdjrocky |
Oct-18-09 09:55 AM |
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Obama's one of them now. |
bigwillq |
Oct-18-09 09:56 AM |
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GHW |
enid602 |
Oct-18-09 09:57 AM |
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... |
Solly Mack |
Oct-18-09 09:57 AM |
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So Obama should have kicked out his cane |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-18-09 09:57 AM |
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+10,000 |
TheDebbieDee |
Oct-18-09 10:20 AM |
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No people are tired of him obstructing the evidence that would |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 11:10 AM |
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Well said and I thank you. |
classof56 |
Oct-18-09 10:20 AM |
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The choice is not EITHER kick the cane from an old man OR honor him. nt |
glitch |
Oct-18-09 10:54 AM |
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So, using your example, let me get it straight: If Hitler had invited Obama to the 1936 Olympics... |
JackRiddler |
Oct-18-09 06:30 PM |
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Hitler, as a matter of fact, invited Jesse Owens to the 1936 Olympics |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-19-09 12:02 AM |
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Excuse me, YOU brought up Hitler, not me... |
JackRiddler |
Oct-19-09 08:30 AM |
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Hitler prohibited ANY athlete of Jewish or Gypsy ancestry from competing |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-19-09 09:53 AM |
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Thanks for wasting my time, but you're wrong. |
JackRiddler |
Oct-19-09 03:00 PM |
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YES! |
JVS |
Oct-18-09 07:26 PM |
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"the R or D next to your name is irrelevant" in challenging times... |
Ruby the Liberal |
Oct-18-09 09:58 AM |
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Where are the heaps of praise? |
ecstatic |
Oct-18-09 09:58 AM |
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Sick |
leftstreet |
Oct-18-09 10:00 AM |
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Unrec. |
Bonobo |
Oct-18-09 10:00 AM |
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You just got rid of my rec |
leftstreet |
Oct-18-09 10:01 AM |
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Sorry we disagreed on this one. It's just how I see it (this morning anyway). nt |
Bonobo |
Oct-18-09 10:03 AM |
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as others have said, nice to be in the club |
G_j |
Oct-18-09 10:01 AM |
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Making my head ache something fierce. |
nc4bo |
Oct-18-09 10:03 AM |
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Are you calling Obama "Boy"? |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-18-09 10:08 AM |
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For realz? |
SammyWinstonJack |
Oct-18-09 10:12 AM |
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Hey I'm black!!! |
nc4bo |
Oct-18-09 10:17 AM |
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I know you're black. |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-18-09 10:33 AM |
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Yours isn't the lamest post ever, but I give you credit for your effort. |
Karmadillo |
Oct-18-09 10:44 AM |
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I try. I try. |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-18-09 10:50 AM |
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Jebus.... |
Rebubula |
Oct-19-09 07:42 AM |
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Silly and opportunistic was what I was going for with that post |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-19-09 09:54 AM |
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When a critter with a limited nature manages to do somethings that are the highest manifestation of |
patrice |
Oct-18-09 10:07 AM |
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Its wrong to praise something someone did right if you think they did something else wrong? |
stray cat |
Oct-18-09 10:09 AM |
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Oh, how petty of me- now here's a reminder for you |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 10:28 AM |
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Why are you spoiling the lovely image of bi-partisanship |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-18-09 06:54 PM |
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W increased aid for HIV in Africa - I guess all progressives condemn the aid? |
stray cat |
Oct-18-09 10:11 AM |
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It's the same as the wingnuts and teabaggers insisting that Obama |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 10:12 AM |
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We get that you can't get it. But we do think if you apply yourself, do some research, you can. |
glitch |
Oct-18-09 11:37 AM |
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Don't condescend to me because I hold a different opinion. |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 11:41 AM |
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Back off from the Kool aid. nt |
earth mom |
Oct-18-09 07:03 PM |
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Huhn? What Kool aid? |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-19-09 08:34 AM |
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Actually, the aid went mainly to the US drug companies for the medication |
debbierlus |
Oct-18-09 11:45 AM |
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Has anyone ever known a current president to trash an ex-president? |
elocs |
Oct-18-09 10:17 AM |
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Well the only one that comes immediately to mind is Pres. Carter and it's well known how well |
nc4bo |
Oct-18-09 10:26 AM |
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'trashing' vs hugging |
leftstreet |
Oct-18-09 10:29 AM |
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The more appropriate act would be to very civilly prosecute him for his war crimes AND |
glitch |
Oct-18-09 11:04 AM |
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+1 |
Liberation Angel |
Oct-18-09 11:42 AM |
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Exactly. There is a difference between professionalism and singing praises |
debbierlus |
Oct-18-09 11:42 AM |
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Just because something never happened, doesn't mean it wouldn't the right thing. |
JackRiddler |
Oct-18-09 06:31 PM |
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We all should know that this President is far too gracious to be anything but gracious |
elocs |
Oct-18-09 06:43 PM |
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And why shouldn't he show the same grace to Ahmedinejad? |
JackRiddler |
Oct-18-09 06:45 PM |
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Is Ahmedinejad an ex-President of the U.S.? No need to be disingenuous |
elocs |
Oct-18-09 07:08 PM |
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It's easy to find reason why you're not going to appear with a war criminal... |
JackRiddler |
Oct-19-09 08:23 AM |
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a thousand points of light |
G_j |
Oct-18-09 10:19 AM |
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good one, nt |
maryf |
Oct-18-09 04:30 PM |
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K & R nt |
snagglepuss |
Oct-18-09 10:24 AM |
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Harvard, Yale, Boy's Clubs, Secret Societies |
Liberation Angel |
Oct-18-09 11:40 AM |
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Oct-18-09 11:41 AM |
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Oct-18-09 11:43 AM |
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Ummmmm no a post from Skinner |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-18-09 11:56 AM |
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... |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-18-09 11:58 AM |
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I believe |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-18-09 01:35 PM |
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Oct-18-09 12:17 PM |
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This is not Obama Underground and criticism for the President is |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-18-09 01:49 PM |
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Part of the Job... |
Texasgal |
Oct-18-09 12:13 PM |
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I don't think it defines who Pres. Obama is from way back from his days of studies... |
ProgressOnTheMove |
Oct-18-09 01:41 PM |
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Takes one to know one? |
TBF |
Oct-18-09 01:42 PM |
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The President is classy, unlike many here who would have preferred he spit on a former President. |
mamaleah |
Oct-18-09 01:57 PM |
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The same president who lied us into a war by stating repeatedly that |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 02:46 PM |
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He was lauding him for his military service in WW2 |
mamaleah |
Oct-18-09 03:58 PM |
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Turn a blind eye. |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 04:47 PM |
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This site is not about accusing Obama |
obliviously |
Oct-18-09 07:27 PM |
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Actually it's about the truth. |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 07:34 PM |
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Your calling Obamma a liar |
obliviously |
Oct-18-09 09:58 PM |
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I already did and so didn't several others in this thread. |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 08:16 AM |
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well I was wondering how Bush Sr was considered a 'war criminal' |
hfojvt |
Oct-19-09 01:43 AM |
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It was followed by more than just that. |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 08:29 AM |
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even if obama retroactively tried every prior president as a war criminal and then immolated himself |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:00 AM |
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That's class? |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:04 PM |
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And is showing respect for the criminal we elected... |
Orsino |
Oct-19-09 08:50 AM |
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Thanks for posting this. |
TicketyBoo |
Oct-18-09 01:58 PM |
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K&Rnt |
maryf |
Oct-18-09 03:51 PM |
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"the R or D next to your name is irrelevant" - Barack Obama |
inna |
Oct-18-09 06:25 PM |
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Saying the same thing on DU could get him tombstoned! |
JackRiddler |
Oct-18-09 06:32 PM |
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He so much yearns for the approval of the Right. I don't know |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-19-09 01:15 AM |
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What specific war crimes did the elder Bush committ? |
Freddie Stubbs |
Oct-18-09 06:39 PM |
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He's a Republican |
Dreamer Tatum |
Oct-18-09 06:42 PM |
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ROFL |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:26 AM |
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Invasion of Panama -- 2,000 civilians dead in hunt for CIA man Noriega |
Octafish |
Oct-18-09 08:46 PM |
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Why did you vote for Obama? |
BzaDem |
Oct-18-09 06:52 PM |
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Disgusting. Next Obama will be singing * Jr's praises. |
earth mom |
Oct-18-09 06:58 PM |
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well, you've found today's excuse to be angry. good for you. |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:22 AM |
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When the hell did GHWB become a war criminal? |
Azathoth |
Oct-18-09 07:03 PM |
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He killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 07:28 PM |
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Somebody please throw "eschew" at him. |
omega minimo |
Oct-18-09 07:16 PM |
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Am I the only DUer who thinks that GHWB actually did a reasonably good job in Desert Storm? |
Nye Bevan |
Oct-18-09 07:18 PM |
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What was the objective of Desert Storm? I can't remember |
leftstreet |
Oct-18-09 07:21 PM |
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To kick the Iraqi army out of Kuwait |
Freddie Stubbs |
Oct-18-09 08:47 PM |
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You bought that lie? |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:00 PM |
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Are you suggesting that the Iraqi army was never in Kuwait? |
Freddie Stubbs |
Oct-18-09 09:49 PM |
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Are you suggesting |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:57 PM |
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It was a hologram. |
Dr. Strange |
Oct-18-09 09:58 PM |
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Remember this? |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 10:21 PM |
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Nope. Only that our "war" was not to "kick them out" but to prevent them from leaving |
eridani |
Oct-19-09 06:04 AM |
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The Iraqis got what they deserved on the "Highway of Death". |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-19-09 10:41 AM |
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So you have a problem with just letting them evacuate, as Russia convinced them to do? |
eridani |
Oct-19-09 09:49 PM |
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I hope so but realistically, I doubt it. n/t |
ipaint |
Oct-18-09 07:29 PM |
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ha - well said ipaint |
faithnotgreed |
Oct-18-09 09:36 PM |
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You mean except for the lies in starting it? Compared to Jr, he still is evil, look at his 12 yrs in |
uppityperson |
Oct-18-09 07:39 PM |
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Like you mean |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:41 PM |
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Obama has a weakness for civility, comity, consensus, graciousness,... |
burning rain |
Oct-18-09 07:29 PM |
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Ew god, why would anyone praise that piece of shit? |
Initech |
Oct-18-09 07:46 PM |
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Treason! |
BolivarianHero |
Oct-18-09 09:14 PM |
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President Obama is a class act. Some have problems with that. |
Kaleva |
Oct-18-09 09:52 PM |
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Nonsense |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-18-09 09:55 PM |
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Ah, but which class? |
blindpig |
Oct-19-09 07:24 AM |
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Boy, I can't wait until Rayguns 100th anniversary arrives in 2011. |
EFerrari |
Oct-18-09 10:02 PM |
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morning kick, nt |
maryf |
Oct-19-09 05:39 AM |
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"R or D next to your name is irrelevant" in challenging times." |
Hubert Flottz |
Oct-19-09 08:04 AM |
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did you really expect Obama to... oh geez never mind... |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 08:35 AM |
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Of course not. |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 09:23 AM |
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A couple of the "points of light award" recipients this year |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 10:51 AM |
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What are you saying? |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-19-09 10:08 AM |
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Obama paid a simple courtesy to Bush senior, and you're blowing it way out of porportion. |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:20 AM |
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It validates |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Oct-19-09 11:22 AM |
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Good for Obama, talking to our |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-19-09 10:15 AM |
#135 |
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no,no,no, he was supposed to spit in his face and stinkpalm him! |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:21 AM |
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LoL. Maybe he should have teabagged him? |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-19-09 10:24 AM |
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lol, teafragging, that's uh... new... |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:25 AM |
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You must not be a gamer. Tea bagging is |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-19-09 10:28 AM |
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i only do single player. waiting for them to make a new brothers in arms... |
dionysus |
Oct-19-09 10:47 AM |
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If people don't do that every so often the old man will start crying |
bridgit |
Oct-19-09 10:47 AM |
#145 |
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Yeah, why didn't he call him an asshole and kick him in the shin? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Oct-19-09 10:53 AM |
#147 |
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Obama showed class and maturity like he always does... |
RyboSlybo |
Oct-19-09 04:16 PM |
#150 |
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Centrists and republicans do have one unifying value in common. |
ipaint |
Oct-19-09 10:19 PM |
#153 |
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