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Mon Oct-03-11 03:42 PM
Response to Reply #69 |
| -"Who does Obama think he is, Michael Corleone?" Obama Wrong to Rub Out Al-Awlaki |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 08:37 AM |
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"sets a new low" |
FiveGoodMen |
Oct-03-11 08:38 AM |
#1 |
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thank GOD the President did it!! |
trueblue2007 |
Oct-03-11 10:49 AM |
#41 |
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It was war and he was a high official against the United States of America |
Maraya1969 |
Oct-03-11 01:33 PM |
#86 |
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yep, yet another new low |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 08:40 AM |
#2 |
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The people that will still be alive because that newly-dead POS coward |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 10:57 AM |
#43 |
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and how about the people that will be killed because of it |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 12:24 PM |
#59 |
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Strawman, but you know that. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 12:43 PM |
#62 |
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Not, it's not in the least. It's a fact. |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 12:53 PM |
#67 |
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You're the next guy in line at AQ. You just saw al-Alwaki get the hammer. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 01:01 PM |
#74 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-03-11 01:06 PM |
#76 |
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“We’ll fight against America for a thousand years if we have to,” |
sad sally |
Oct-03-11 04:30 PM |
#103 |
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Oh bullshit. They lost a high power leader. Expect less deaths. |
Maraya1969 |
Oct-03-11 01:39 PM |
#90 |
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lol |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 01:47 PM |
#93 |
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Where is the evidence of what you just said? Did you know that |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-03-11 10:55 PM |
#135 |
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Well, as I've said before, you got a good point. Try to arrest 'em first. |
AverageJoe90 |
Oct-05-11 04:44 AM |
#142 |
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He was a leader of a viable and deadly enemy against the US. |
Maraya1969 |
Oct-03-11 01:37 PM |
#88 |
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No one has proven he did anything other than speak. |
Toucano |
Oct-03-11 10:33 PM |
#132 |
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No, he was not a leader,he was hardly known to a majority of people in the |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-05-11 11:57 AM |
#143 |
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Do you trust Obama to only kill bad guys? I do |
tularetom |
Oct-03-11 08:48 AM |
#3 |
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I don't trust any president |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 04:31 PM |
#104 |
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That's the same argument I used on my freeper co-workers during bush. |
Hassin Bin Sober |
Oct-03-11 10:55 PM |
#134 |
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You do realize they consider DU the bad guys, right? |
harun |
Oct-05-11 12:00 PM |
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An enemy of the state is whoever the President tells you is an enemy of the state |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 08:53 AM |
#4 |
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How about when the person tells you he is an enemy? |
Uben |
Oct-03-11 09:01 AM |
#8 |
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Never mind the truth. |
cliffordu |
Oct-03-11 10:23 AM |
#35 |
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I think you mean never mind due process and the Rule of Law |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 12:28 PM |
#61 |
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lol. These posts are my favorite. |
cliffordu |
Oct-03-11 12:44 PM |
#63 |
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yea, you lawless folks just love that, don't cha |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 12:54 PM |
#69 |
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Heh. More lulz. |
cliffordu |
Oct-03-11 03:42 PM |
#99 |
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So you think the government should execute any citizen who the state says is an enemy of the state. |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 12:46 PM |
#64 |
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"So you"... |
SidDithers |
Oct-03-11 12:56 PM |
#71 |
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Strawman is all they got. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 01:03 PM |
#75 |
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It's a favourite "debate" tactic of this poster... |
SidDithers |
Oct-03-11 01:10 PM |
#78 |
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So you think that the basis for their arguments is, well, less than good? |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 01:23 PM |
#81 |
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Don't think by a longshot that this guy is the only guy on the hit list. |
BlueCheese |
Oct-03-11 01:09 PM |
#77 |
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Every article on the subject says that JSOC has been transformed into a 24 hour assassination team |
Leopolds Ghost |
Oct-03-11 03:47 PM |
#101 |
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The precedent of this act is somewhat terrifying. |
sad sally |
Oct-03-11 04:41 PM |
#109 |
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I've been on vacation the past week. |
Wait Wut |
Oct-03-11 01:38 PM |
#89 |
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Lots of people say those things. Are you saying people deserve |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-03-11 11:03 PM |
#137 |
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Yep, I sure do. |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 12:27 PM |
#60 |
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So how many more Americans does Al-Awlaki have to kill? |
Uben |
Oct-03-11 08:53 AM |
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Thank you for your post. |
spartan61 |
Oct-03-11 08:58 AM |
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How many did he kill? As many as the gov of Texas or civilians killed by predators? |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 09:03 AM |
#9 |
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How many did Bin Laden kill himself? |
Uben |
Oct-03-11 09:08 AM |
#11 |
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Bad logic fail |
treestar |
Oct-03-11 09:58 AM |
#28 |
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and it comes with due process |
SwampG8r |
Oct-03-11 10:24 AM |
#36 |
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As legal as PBO taking out al-Alwaki under the AUMF. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 12:18 PM |
#56 |
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The Gov. of Texas can't give reprieves or pardons. |
GreenStormCloud |
Oct-03-11 10:27 AM |
#37 |
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I really don't think... |
dennis4868 |
Oct-03-11 09:25 AM |
#19 |
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Find an old WWII Veteran who was in the European Theater and ask |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 10:50 AM |
#42 |
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That only happened after the massacre by Waffen SS of our |
COLGATE4 |
Oct-03-11 11:42 AM |
#47 |
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And no tears should be shed for al-Alwaki. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 11:45 AM |
#49 |
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Should all of the Nazi POW's been executed? |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 12:49 PM |
#65 |
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I don't know, what do you think? |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 01:32 PM |
#85 |
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lol |
Bobbie Jo |
Oct-03-11 04:09 PM |
#102 |
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A. This website is NOT anti-Obama. It's PRO-DEMOCRAT. |
Bake |
Oct-03-11 12:57 PM |
#72 |
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Case in point...how many yelled |
madmom |
Oct-03-11 09:37 AM |
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My understanding is he didn't kill any |
whatchamacallit |
Oct-03-11 11:28 AM |
#46 |
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the one who orders the killings rarely does the killing... |
hue |
Oct-03-11 01:46 PM |
#92 |
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The *real* Michael Corleone in this is the late, unlamented coward al-Alwaki. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 02:17 PM |
#96 |
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Justice was served? |
Abq_Sarah |
Oct-03-11 04:38 PM |
#106 |
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Oh brother! |
Kahuna |
Oct-03-11 08:56 AM |
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The mission continues... |
Bobbie Jo |
Oct-03-11 09:06 AM |
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+1... |
SidDithers |
Oct-03-11 11:48 AM |
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Bullshit helps, too. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 01:37 PM |
#87 |
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Were at war with Al Qaeda did you forget.............. |
Historic NY |
Oct-03-11 09:09 AM |
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We are? |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 09:22 AM |
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Yes. Where have you been the last decade? Our Congress issued the AUMF under the WPA |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 12:53 PM |
#68 |
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You declare war on a state, sorry. |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 01:26 PM |
#82 |
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You don't think Mexico should have the right to declare war on the cartels? |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 04:44 PM |
#110 |
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historically this is soo wrong! |
hue |
Oct-03-11 04:58 PM |
#117 |
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The AUMF does not and cannot negate the Constitution |
Abq_Sarah |
Oct-03-11 04:41 PM |
#108 |
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Who are these victims? Is there a list somewhere? |
EFerrari |
Oct-03-11 10:47 AM |
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So whoever the government declares is "an enemy combatant" or radical terrorist should be murdured! |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 12:53 PM |
#66 |
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actually al Alwaki and other al Qaeda declared themselves |
hue |
Oct-03-11 05:02 PM |
#120 |
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"Get Yamamoto." was the order FDR gave to his Sec of the Navy.. |
Historic NY |
Oct-03-11 09:17 PM |
#126 |
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Al-Awlaki said repeatedly that Americans should be killed |
slackmaster |
Oct-03-11 09:13 AM |
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So what? A person can say what they like, write what they like, and think what they like. |
ThomWV |
Oct-03-11 09:38 AM |
#23 |
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I see it as a justifiable use of deadly force to stop a fugitive felony suspect |
slackmaster |
Oct-03-11 09:47 AM |
#25 |
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The end justifies the means. That is how the War on Terror is justified on all sides. |
RC |
Oct-03-11 09:15 AM |
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Unrec. With this line of thinking the next step will be to call for impeachment. |
FSogol |
Oct-03-11 09:16 AM |
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hmm, more harping. |
dionysus |
Oct-03-11 09:17 AM |
#16 |
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A non-issue for most middle Americans. [np] |
HighContext |
Oct-03-11 09:21 AM |
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So, does that make it legal to kill and American without a trial? |
ThomWV |
Oct-03-11 09:37 AM |
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'Who gives a fuck what most middle Americans think'? Um, politicians, other Americans...etc etc [np] |
HighContext |
Oct-03-11 09:51 AM |
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Goodbye forever |
FiveGoodMen |
Oct-03-11 10:40 AM |
#39 |
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lol. i hardly knew ye.... |
HighContext |
Oct-03-11 11:22 AM |
#45 |
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I love the smell of desperation in the morning. |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-03-11 09:35 AM |
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he's like the energizer bunny. he keeps posting, and posting, and posting... |
dionysus |
Oct-03-11 09:57 AM |
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LOL. n/t |
FSogol |
Oct-03-11 10:05 AM |
#31 |
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And it was the same thing when OBL got rubbed out |
treestar |
Oct-03-11 10:00 AM |
#30 |
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I was thinking the same thing - very apt comparison. nt |
bananas |
Oct-03-11 09:43 AM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-03-11 09:59 AM |
#29 |
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"They do it, so we do it" is piss poor foreign policy. K&R |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-03-11 10:17 AM |
#32 |
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you must spend every day looking up anti-Obama stuff to post |
WI_DEM |
Oct-03-11 10:17 AM |
#33 |
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yes, i wonder what the google search strings are... |
dionysus |
Oct-03-11 10:21 AM |
#34 |
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The Progressive has 13,000 followers on Twitter. n/t |
EFerrari |
Oct-03-11 02:35 PM |
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It's a daily constant scouring of the internet for this one |
Swede |
Oct-03-11 10:28 AM |
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I don't know... |
SidDithers |
Oct-03-11 11:55 AM |
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The Progressive is not an obscure publication. n/t |
EFerrari |
Oct-03-11 01:30 PM |
#84 |
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Nah. I'm sure he's got a Google alert now. The anti-Obama shit probably finds him now |
Number23 |
Oct-03-11 11:11 PM |
#138 |
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What gave al Awlaki the right to be judge, juror and the ability to |
hue |
Oct-03-11 11:22 AM |
#44 |
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The same "logic" could be applied to the Unibomber, and McVeigh among many others, |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 11:49 AM |
#52 |
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errr.. they were eventually accessible...not hiding in mntns of Yemen |
hue |
Oct-03-11 12:21 PM |
#57 |
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That is what extradition is for, |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 01:28 PM |
#83 |
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Um, you do realize that Yemen tried, that right? Yemen had already convicted him |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 04:37 PM |
#105 |
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Ah, so because somebody is difficult to catch, |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 04:40 PM |
#107 |
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Yes. Unless you want to give it a go? nt |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 04:47 PM |
#111 |
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So justice is limited by the convenience and ease of picking up the suspect |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 04:48 PM |
#113 |
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Not justice. Simply how many American lives get put in jeopardy picking this dude up. |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 04:57 PM |
#116 |
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You assume a lot about what I think, yet know absolutely nothing. |
MadHound |
Oct-03-11 05:02 PM |
#119 |
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and who thinks/said this?? you are assuming now. |
hue |
Oct-03-11 05:23 PM |
#123 |
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C'mon! The Constitution clearly says we have a right to a trial by a jury of our peers... |
Toucano |
Oct-03-11 10:17 PM |
#129 |
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Not in parts of the world where there is no effective government |
hack89 |
Oct-03-11 04:50 PM |
#115 |
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Like say, Washington D.C.? |
Toucano |
Oct-03-11 10:21 PM |
#130 |
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If you don't want a serious discussion, just say so. Ok ? nt |
hack89 |
Oct-03-11 10:23 PM |
#131 |
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You lost that ground when you repeated the FOX News talking point. |
Toucano |
Oct-03-11 10:45 PM |
#133 |
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Law enforcement has withdrawn from parts of the country? |
hack89 |
Oct-04-11 06:46 AM |
#140 |
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Usually when people are accused of these things |
Nuclear Unicorn |
Oct-05-11 12:00 PM |
#144 |
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kr |
defendandprotect |
Oct-03-11 11:44 AM |
#48 |
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Unrec... |
SidDithers |
Oct-03-11 11:47 AM |
#50 |
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If Bush killed Al-Awlaki... |
Life Long Dem |
Oct-03-11 11:50 AM |
#53 |
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I'd have been joyful if the Bush Admin had target killed OBL. nt |
msanthrope |
Oct-03-11 12:54 PM |
#70 |
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Unrec |
CakeGrrl |
Oct-03-11 11:58 AM |
#55 |
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The Truth Hurts the Reagan Republicans masquerading as New Democrats. |
Octafish |
Oct-03-11 12:23 PM |
#58 |
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Over at www.Reagan Republican Underground.com they are cheering. |
bananas |
Oct-05-11 04:36 AM |
#141 |
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+1 for being a real Progressive. |
harun |
Oct-05-11 12:02 PM |
#146 |
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If a right-wing Republican President declares a U.S. citizen to be an "enemy" anarchist, terrorist, |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 12:58 PM |
#73 |
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"I'm listening" |
Bobbie Jo |
Oct-03-11 02:04 PM |
#95 |
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No wonder right-wingers laugh at us |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Oct-03-11 01:17 PM |
#79 |
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Yep. The GOP builds up their leaders, the Dems doubt theirs down. -nt |
CakeGrrl |
Oct-03-11 01:21 PM |
#80 |
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Questioning unreviewable presidential power. Who the hell do we think we are? |
EFerrari |
Oct-03-11 02:21 PM |
#97 |
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Funny coming from the head of the Chavez Cabal |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Oct-03-11 05:08 PM |
#121 |
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SNAP!!! |
Number23 |
Oct-03-11 11:13 PM |
#139 |
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And you still don't know anything about Venezuela. |
EFerrari |
Oct-05-11 12:00 PM |
#145 |
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Such bull- crap tired of it on DU!!!!!!! |
watercolors |
Oct-03-11 01:44 PM |
#91 |
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Time to throw the ACLU and other defenders of the Bill of Rights under the bus! |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 01:50 PM |
#94 |
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Time to throw President Obama & the AUMF under the bus to defend the head of Al-Qaeda in Yemen. |
ClarkUSA |
Oct-03-11 03:44 PM |
#100 |
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No one but the White House is making that claim. |
EFerrari |
Oct-03-11 04:48 PM |
#112 |
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Actually, the WH called him "a" principal leader, which is fair. |
Robb |
Oct-03-11 04:59 PM |
#118 |
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It's really no wonder that we've lost the country. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-03-11 04:49 PM |
#114 |
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I agree. It's far more important that Obama look tough on defense. Screw the Bill of Rights! |
Better Believe It |
Oct-03-11 05:12 PM |
#122 |
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Round and round it goes. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-03-11 05:39 PM |
#124 |
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It was legal... oh please. It was justified using the Bush Doctrine |
ixion |
Oct-03-11 09:10 PM |
#125 |
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Yes, you have repeated yourself for the 10th time |
Bobbie Jo |
Oct-03-11 09:51 PM |
#127 |
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Wow... This is the Democratic Underground right? |
SomethingFishy |
Oct-03-11 10:02 PM |
#128 |
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It distresses me too |
Canuckistanian |
Oct-03-11 10:59 PM |
#136 |
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