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specimenfred1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:53 PM Original message |
So when a torturer and war criminal supports your candidate, he's A-OK huh? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hyperbole, Much??? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. at least this one used nicer language than the one OP posted in GD. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yep...the hatred just ooozes, though, don't it?? |
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specimenfred1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Accountability for war crimes isn't hatred, it's J-U-S-T-I-C-E |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Once again: When was the last time a secretary of state was tried as a war |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Why do you keep harping on a difference in degree and not kind? |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
42. Geobbels??? Pol Pot?? Edie Amin?? |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Wasn't Edie Amin the partner of Steve Lawrence? Steve and Edie? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
44. there is no cut off, cliffordu. truly. This is so important I will take |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. One thread wasn't enough, huh? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Like a freakin' echo chamber, isn't it? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. K/R |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. So if someone gives you the wrong sandwich at a Deli do you scream, "Thief! He tried to poisen me!" |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Oh puh-leeze. See this post and let's just win for fuck sake. |
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specimenfred1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Why do you support war crimes for "fuck sake"? |
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doublethink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #16 |
35. YOU OPENED A CAN OF WORMS IN THIS THREAD ... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
52. I'd feel differently if he was anywhere near the top of the food chain of criminals. nt |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Don't shoot the message. |
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spag68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
9. specimenfred |
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Blondiegrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. ... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. I believe in "redemption" too, I redeem coupons at Safeway all the time... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. How the hell is Colin Powell a torturer? Geez. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. Another poster who insists someone be all good or all bad. How about this... |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. Meh. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. Nobody's saying he's OK... we're saying this helps Obama.... NOT the same thing |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. That's a dangerous position imo |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. No... it really isn't..... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. disagreed, he waited sooooo long as to be suspect; talk about seeking a star... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Again.... the bottom line is "does this help or hurt Obama's campaign"? |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. This does not help with *democrats*, *democrats* are already in... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. If nothing else, it smothers McCain's attack machine for 72 hours.... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:57 AM Original message |
I suppose that's fair enough. McCain is teetering, may as well push him in a mud puddle... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. So if a prominent Klansman endorsed Obama, that'd be okay? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
37. Um, wrong. People ARE saying he's okay. They're even saying he did nothing wrong. |
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Ramius (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. McCain Palled around with mobsters and Nazis. Palin with Secessionists. OK with U? |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
20. Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. |
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doublethink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. ... "no reason for churches or schools," ..... WTF ? |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
24. Did George Bush endorse Obama? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. So you're saying that Obama should reject his endorsement? |
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Tigress DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. NO. But if he speaks the truth, it's still the truth. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
31. A-O-Fucking-K!! Let's suck'ah shit load o'buttermilk and do this thing!! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
34. You are out of line primarily because you never mentioned |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. Obama should tell him to fuck off in public and tell him to ram his recommendation up his ass |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
39. That's more or less the correct conclusion to be drawn. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
40. Oh fer freak's sake! |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Most people don't willfully lie to the U.N. to help launch an illegal aggressive war. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
45. k/r |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
46. I see Powell as righting a wrong here, don't know if I'd put him in the same boat as Perle |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
47. Purity Trolls Are Melting Down Worse Over the Powell Endorsement |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 05:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Purity Trolls... |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
48. Maybe Obama is really guilty of all those Republican charges |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
50. I am happy to accept his endorsement and his vote. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
53. About the torture thing... |
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