Clio the Leo
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Tue Feb-01-11 12:06 PM
Response to Reply #9 |
| 11. yeah, that's the way I'd describe it too. |
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Also, the President has created a global atmosphere that tells the Egyptian people that the US will NOT support Mubarak regardless of the situation. His less-than fully supportive of Mubarak words Friday night may have had as much impact as the Cairo speech itself.
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| -It all started with president Obama's speech in Cairo |
impik |
Feb-01-11 10:27 AM |
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What horseshit |
blindpig |
Feb-01-11 10:33 AM |
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Then what was Iran?! n/t |
vaberella |
Feb-01-11 11:39 AM |
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Some want to think that all of this is "coincidental"....... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:09 PM |
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And SOME believe that |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 12:19 PM |
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The beautiful thing about it is that you don't have to believe it..... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:32 PM |
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You're still missing the point |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 12:38 PM |
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Again, the beauty of it all is that you are allowed to believe what you want to..... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:44 PM |
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I think I can prove otherwise |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 01:08 PM |
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None of the articles you posted state how the 30 years of rule |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 01:15 PM |
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Actually, they do - and you're contradicting yourself |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 01:46 PM |
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You providing the opinion of some doesn't offer proof, only possible consensus..... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 01:52 PM |
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Please stop trying to channel Miss Cleo |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 02:05 PM |
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I'm not the OP. I didn't say that "It all started with Obama's Speech"..... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 02:14 PM |
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No, you're just responding to statements that nobody is making |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 02:24 PM |
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Actually if you read the responses, some called it horseshit, while others called it idiotic...... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 02:30 PM |
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And horseshit, it is |
comsymp |
Feb-01-11 02:42 PM |
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Great for you! |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 02:45 PM |
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Yes, but this is the latest spin to try to excuse the dismal |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-02-11 02:05 AM |
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So, we have |
leftynyc |
Feb-02-11 01:35 PM |
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This country supported the dictator |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-02-11 01:56 PM |
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I disagree |
leftynyc |
Feb-02-11 03:24 PM |
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You are in denial. We have financed these thugs for decades. |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-02-11 05:09 PM |
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I don't need a history lesson |
leftynyc |
Feb-03-11 04:14 AM |
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Wouldn't you agree that it is multifaceted? |
olegramps |
Feb-03-11 07:57 AM |
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Egocentric and paternalistic. n/t |
demmiblue |
Feb-01-11 10:34 AM |
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The Egyptian people are the force behind their own revolution. |
myrna minx |
Feb-01-11 10:38 AM |
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You and the others are over-reacting! |
RichGirl |
Feb-01-11 11:01 AM |
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a little credit? |
Enrique |
Feb-01-11 11:46 AM |
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It makes sense for people who blame him for everything |
treestar |
Feb-03-11 08:16 AM |
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Facts are facts. The man who set himself on fire in Tunisia |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-03-11 04:44 AM |
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I've seen plenty of tweets from Egyptians asking why Obama isn't standing behind his words |
justiceischeap |
Feb-01-11 12:18 PM |
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As folks disappointed in Obama, they can get in line...... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:35 PM |
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You haven't been following this story, have you? You don't seem |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-02-11 02:19 AM |
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He'd be accused of meddling, too |
treestar |
Feb-03-11 08:19 AM |
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Telling people not to protest through violence is "condemnation", how? |
vaberella |
Feb-01-11 12:51 PM |
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When I spoke of 'subtle condemnation' I wasn't referring to the Egyptian people |
justiceischeap |
Feb-01-11 01:09 PM |
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Ahhh...understood.n/t |
vaberella |
Feb-01-11 01:19 PM |
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It's patronizing and insulting. They didn't need any lectures |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-03-11 08:34 AM |
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Egypt has been around for thousands of years. |
olegramps |
Feb-03-11 08:08 AM |
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Do they think Obama is their President? |
treestar |
Feb-03-11 08:17 AM |
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Feb-01-11 11:32 AM |
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Actually, it isn't an insult......nor is the post idiotic. |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:00 PM |
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That was then. And it gave them false hope, as they have |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-03-11 05:35 AM |
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to be fair to Brian Williams and whoever wrote the Examiner article |
Enrique |
Feb-01-11 11:45 AM |
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No doubt Obama's speech helped, but "It all started....." is way over the top. |
yellowcanine |
Feb-01-11 11:56 AM |
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yeah, that's the way I'd describe it too. |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-01-11 12:06 PM |
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Is there another President? |
Safetykitten |
Feb-01-11 12:22 PM |
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"Single payer"? How about the public option when he had the votes? |
Dawgs |
Feb-01-11 12:26 PM |
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I agree. He failed at HCR on every front. |
Safetykitten |
Feb-01-11 12:32 PM |
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You don't know the facts if you agree with that. Since the facts stated by the poster are WRONG. n/t |
vaberella |
Feb-01-11 01:30 PM |
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How are my facts wrong? Proof? |
Dawgs |
Feb-01-11 02:37 PM |
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List the votes for the Public Option in the Senate. |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-01-11 12:47 PM |
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Here you go. |
Dawgs |
Feb-01-11 02:38 PM |
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Feb-01-11 01:30 PM |
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History? You know that it only needed 50 votes, right? |
Dawgs |
Feb-01-11 02:42 PM |
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You expect one person to do that? |
treestar |
Feb-03-11 08:21 AM |
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That is a BRILLIANT talking point! This must drive the Republicans CRAZY! |
metapunditedgy |
Feb-01-11 12:25 PM |
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'Tear down this wall' |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-04-11 08:09 PM |
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I am one of the most consistent Obama supporters on this site, and even I think this stretches truth |
Godhumor |
Feb-01-11 03:19 PM |
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You can't say for sure if there's a connection between the speech and the current situation in Egypt |
Cali_Democrat |
Feb-01-11 03:22 PM |
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I do think his speech- and his election and presence in Egypt- added a lot, but I doubt |
old mark |
Feb-02-11 01:46 AM |
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Lol, holy shit |
Union Scribe |
Feb-02-11 04:09 AM |
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I want to see the reponse when Egypt goes full on looney tunes fundamentalist. |
Safetykitten |
Feb-02-11 08:55 AM |
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Why must you dishonor prophets in their own land? Why? |
QC |
Feb-02-11 09:01 AM |
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Just substitute "Reagan" and "Tear down this wall!", and VOILA! |
bullwinkle428 |
Feb-02-11 10:55 AM |
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It is the new talking point. Whenever you see the same |
sabrina 1 |
Feb-03-11 05:37 AM |
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Feb-02-11 10:13 AM |
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And people are dying in Cairo right this minute while the White House expresses dismay. |
rug |
Feb-02-11 10:18 AM |
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Freedom after 30 years of dictatorship is never easy....... |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-02-11 12:12 PM |
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Do you mean this dictator? |
rug |
Feb-02-11 01:07 PM |
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Great pic. Says it all |
jeanpalmer |
Feb-04-11 09:42 PM |
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What more do you want the WH to say? |
JuniperLea |
Feb-02-11 04:51 PM |
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All aid immediately yanked upon the government opening fire. |
rug |
Feb-02-11 05:03 PM |
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Poof! Aid has been pulled... |
JuniperLea |
Feb-02-11 05:26 PM |
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You're making quite a leap from withdrawing support for him to killing him. |
rug |
Feb-02-11 05:57 PM |
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Well excuse me if I extrapolated killing from your mention of "opening fire" |
JuniperLea |
Feb-02-11 06:22 PM |
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Who else would the government fire upon but the thousands demonstrating against it? |
rug |
Feb-02-11 07:34 PM |
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