For some people, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT OBAMA. (Reply #195)

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 09:35 AM

LWolf (46,178 posts)

195. For some people, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT OBAMA.

It's not about the atrocity of war.

It's not about the determination of the powerful to keep us at war.

It's not about a tired, bankrupt nation who is willing to put most of our dwindling resources towards perpetual war while maintaining strict "austerity" at home on the domestic front.

It's not about the MIC and their influence.

It's not about the immorality of war, the futility of war, the arrogance and inevitable collapse of empire.

It's never about the issue at hand.

It's always about Obama, and how the situation should be spun to make him the hero. The conquering hero, the smarter hero, the nth dimensional chess hero, the misunderstood hero, the abused hero...it's always about Obama.

Not for me. Give me a fucking break.

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221 replies	Author	Time	Post
Give Obama a Fucking Break [View all]	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	OP
Quick !!! Duck !!! Get down now !!!	jessie04	Sep 2013	#1
very classy	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#3
I was joking.	jessie04	Sep 2013	#8
we need to stick together !	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#52
is your post serious? He is president with advisors out the wazoo. if he	roguevalley	Sep 2013	#94
Anybody	Aerows	Sep 2013	#142
i can't agree more	roguevalley	Sep 2013	#148
Try the sarcasm thing once in awhile	Rebellious Republican	Sep 2013	#76
"Constructive, non-military ideas" don't exist in an empire of war	Corruption Inc	Sep 2013	#2
well, that really added to the discussion	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#4
it actually DID if you would really read it	Skittles	Sep 2013	#57
We lost Superman's cape	Generic Other	Sep 2013	#74
I read it (twice)....they are pretty much saying - no way, right?	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#80
you really do need a drink	Skittles	Sep 2013	#86
Fuck, I need a drink	Aerows	Sep 2013	#112
Sanctions, Blockades, Bin Laden HIS ass, Smoke don't Drink !!	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2013	#180
I said this earlier - this should be it's own post.	tecelote	Sep 2013	#186
Take four minutes to watch this vid & you'll understand what the poster meant.	CrispyQ	Sep 2013	#212
Hopefully there can be some progress during the Summit and I agree with giving Obama a break	Thinkingabout	Sep 2013	#5
The summit has concluded and there was no progress. I will give him a break when he calls off	totodeinhere	Sep 2013	#77
Revenge bombing from the heart	whatchamacallit	Sep 2013	#6
And nothing says we don't give a shit..	jessie04	Sep 2013	#15
Yes we give a shit but this is a problem for the international community to solve, not us	totodeinhere	Sep 2013	#79
So why was the US govt totally okay with Saddam using chemical weapons against his own people and	kath	Sep 2013	#89
We and the rest of the UN countries should have acted then. It was wrong not to.	phleshdef	Sep 2013	#108
You're seriously blaming the UN for not acting???	polly7	Sep 2013	#117
Any time a sanctimonious Republican prick opens his or her	HardTimes99	Sep 2013	#199
Where did Saddam	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Sep 2013	#210
Would cluster bombs meet with your approval?	GeorgeGist	Sep 2013	#174
Apparently White Phosphorus and thermite are acceptable also	warrant46	Sep 2013	#183
Well Naplam was just made illegal" to use on civilians by Barack Obama...However its still legal to	Katashi_itto	Sep 2013	#221
1,400 people died from the chemical attack.	tecelote	Sep 2013	#178
Did they?	MNBrewer	Sep 2013	#185
You can't give a bully a dozen roses and say play nice .....	MindMover	Sep 2013	#71
Israel is welcome to take action	Aerows	Sep 2013	#116
Petition to end Geneva Conventions since you believe US shouldn't	blm	Sep 2013	#192
non-military? no idea. now who should be dealing with this? Arab League.	KittyWampus	Sep 2013	#7
And the last thing we need	christx30	Sep 2013	#95
Well shit some people here say they already	Iliyah	Sep 2013	#144
Then I don't understand the rush	christx30	Sep 2013	#175
How about the US fess up to our imperialism	PowerToThePeople	Sep 2013	#9
I like that	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#22
I'd like a full head of hair, Woe !!!! excuse me, pigs are flying past...	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2013	#182
+ Infinity! - nt	HardTimes99	Sep 2013	#200
+ Infinity X Infinity! nt	marew	Sep 2013	#213
Oh good god ...	polly7	Sep 2013	#10
Good analogy. eom	Blanks	Sep 2013	#21
Good Analogy? What? Makes not sense at all, to me	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#24
Exactly. It doesn't make sense.	Blanks	Sep 2013	#31
+1. nt.	polly7	Sep 2013	#36
Exactly, Polly. n/t	Aerows	Sep 2013	#120
Ty, Aerows. nt.	polly7	Sep 2013	#122
I don't get why	Aerows	Sep 2013	#125
I know, it makes no sense to me at all either.	polly7	Sep 2013	#131
Makes as much fucking sense as dropping bombs that are guaranteed	polly7	Sep 2013	#34
Why? Did people get all combative and ignore the question being asked in the Twilight Zone?	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#51
Weddings are Especially Good Targets to Kill Entire Families	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#107
It's ridiculous	Aerows	Sep 2013	#127
Not a shock! n-t	Logical	Sep 2013	#113
I don't think it's a good analogy, either.	AverageJoe90	Sep 2013	#149
...and bombing them is the only way to get them to stop? eom	Blanks	Sep 2013	#194
Is that supposed to be a reference to the Branch Davidians of Waco?	JVS	Sep 2013	#157
No. nt.	polly7	Sep 2013	#191
Strange coincidence.	JVS	Sep 2013	#197
I guess, as I never once considered WACO. nt.	polly7	Sep 2013	#198
Just because I have no idea what we should do in Syria does not mean we should bomb them.	Gravitycollapse	Sep 2013	#11
Good points, for sure. but, surely the best minds, in unity against Assad's atrocities can	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#28
That assumes there is something to come up with...	Gravitycollapse	Sep 2013	#48
Unity against his atrocities is a good idea.	progressoid	Sep 2013	#81
Oh my word	Aerows	Sep 2013	#128
See, you lose me, and probably a lot of other people when you talk about Al-Assad's atrocities	AtheistCrusader	Sep 2013	#138
You know why JFK was so well regarded?	Nevernose	Sep 2013	#84
JFK and RFK almost alone against the war pigs! - nt	HardTimes99	Sep 2013	#202
I agree with giving Obama a break! n/t	RKP5637	Sep 2013	#12
I think Obama is really concerned about leaders using gas against their own people.	lumpy	Sep 2013	#13
true dat	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#29
Which is why he is Bombing Saudi Arabia next Week, right?	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#109
Read my sigline	GeorgeGist	Sep 2013	#176
Yeah, I'm sure he's super torn up about 1% or less of the casualties of this war.	AtheistCrusader	Sep 2013	#141
So far, he's doing OK.	kentuck	Sep 2013	#14
"He wants to stop atrocity " - what, with a time machine?	Warren Stupidity	Sep 2013	#16
Well, I hope you are not right about the motives. I do agree if we bomb them it opens up a	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#32
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy.	AtheistCrusader	Sep 2013	#143
another motive	questionseverything	Sep 2013	#207
Sorry, it's absolutely necessary to see such things as lying, a "sell out", caving to the MIC...	Silent3	Sep 2013	#17
...	YvonneCa	Sep 2013	#56
Since you asked...	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2013	#18
Wow. That is a great post. Thank you!	Democracyinkind	Sep 2013	#19
I am hoping you are truly in the cabinet and are just so brilliant that you can multi-task nt	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#35
Nah, they would not let anybody who does not play nice with the power structure	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2013	#62
You asked for non military suggestions and then	senseandsensibility	Sep 2013	#205
The surprising thing is that these suggestions are relatively unrecognized as an alternative to bomb	dkf	Sep 2013	#83
I fear it is because people are suffering from beaten wife syndrome	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2013	#91
.. Itself a Form of Conditioned Helplessness, Which Leads to the Milgram Experiment Results	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#119
Yup...I was wondering if this was the electricity shock experiment and it is.	dkf	Sep 2013	#126
Absolutely, we are a herd animal	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2013	#132
Yes and No - Humans have Very Diverse Possible Mental-States	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#147
You're right...	grillo7	Sep 2013	#106
Indeed	Aerows	Sep 2013	#136
You just hit it out of the park, my friend	Aerows	Sep 2013	#114
+ Infinity! - nt	HardTimes99	Sep 2013	#203
Is that what you said about Bush?	Coyotl	Sep 2013	#20
Hell no - Like night and day.	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#38
Thanks for your post, Laura. PBO is speaking from	Cha	Sep 2013	#23
Don't waste your time. This place is way, way past	DevonRex	Sep 2013	#25
We never loved him. Voting for him twice was just a ruse to bring him down.	Nuclear Unicorn	Sep 2013	#37
You never hated him. And you should be above that.	DevonRex	Sep 2013	#55
This is a great post. Thank you...	YvonneCa	Sep 2013	#63
If ANY president acted after an AUMF was publically requested and rejected	Nuclear Unicorn	Sep 2013	#65
Thanks for that.	Just Saying	Sep 2013	#96
heh.	SammyWinstonJack	Sep 2013	#66
This has nothing to do with the pics and videos of the kids who were gassed	NightWatcher	Sep 2013	#26
Wow....just...wow.	jessie04	Sep 2013	#30
if we are claiming to give a shit about kids or humanitarian disasters	NightWatcher	Sep 2013	#46
This one did happen	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2013	#98
There is some pragmatic straight talk	Aerows	Sep 2013	#134
We'd only be killing terrorists disguised as children, not ACTUAL CHILDREN! Why	HardTimes99	Sep 2013	#206
k&r...	spanone	Sep 2013	#27
We should flood the area around Syria with aid, not bombs.	Mr.Bill	Sep 2013	#33
Yup, that will stop Assad from using chemical weapons.	jessie04	Sep 2013	#41
So what's your plan?	Mr.Bill	Sep 2013	#47
A lot less than letting Assad run rampant with chemical weapons.	jessie04	Sep 2013	#54
And how many people would that be?	Mr.Bill	Sep 2013	#70
I am hoping that when the congress votes this down that Obama will stand up	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#43
Then work through the U.N. and...	SHRED	Sep 2013	#39
+1000	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#45
There's a problem with that idea...	Tx4obama	Sep 2013	#92
I suggest swiping Assad's $1.5 billion fortune, sending the money to help the refugees	Dems to Win	Sep 2013	#40
i agree	MFM008	Sep 2013	#42
There is so much atrocity in this country	bigwillq	Sep 2013	#44
Keep pressure on UN Sec. Council + Take Assad to The Hague + Humanitarian Relief	99th_Monkey	Sep 2013	#49
Constructive ideas? Here are two	eridani	Sep 2013	#50
Excellent	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#59
THAT is an excellent idea.	Benton D Struckcheon	Sep 2013	#82
I Agree, but TPTB Do Not.	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#130
Contructive solutions take time and effort and empathy over ego.	Bluenorthwest	Sep 2013	#53
what about	MFM008	Sep 2013	#60
Have You Seen the Libyans / Yeminis / Pakistanis / ... Bombed To Death on YouTube?	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#133
And have you seen	pecwae	Sep 2013	#170
It is hard for me to wrap my head around putting "wreckless language" up against	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#68
Amen.	IsItJustMe	Sep 2013	#58
Romney Isn't President - No More "Good Cop Bad Cop" Psychology Tricks	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#135
Okay deal.	Rex	Sep 2013	#61
I am against any bombing of Syria	Aerows	Sep 2013	#140
Here's a thought: Let the U.N. decide, for once...	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#64
That means you're leaving it up to Russia and China. And they back Assad.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#87
.........	polly7	Sep 2013	#90
The moderate rebels need the ability to house POWs....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#100
That article is already dated.....	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#102
Assad was Winning the Civil War - "Untouchable" Unless Gas Was Used - and, Surprise, Gas Appears	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#139
Agree completely, nt.	polly7	Sep 2013	#146
That was before chemical weapons were used.	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#93
Russia and China don't appear moved by the fact that chemical weapons were used. nt	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#99
They will with enough pressure. Not to mention the Saudis and Iran....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#101
I wish you were right. Russia and China don't give a shit.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#103
Oh,...okay,..so we should bomb everyone.	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#104
No, nor is that what Obama is saying.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#150
He has fallen into the DC trap of having to back up his "Red Line" comment....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#154
He said the red line was set by the world, and he is right.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#159
You must be new to the DC nonsense.	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#161
I see you have nothing of substance to add.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#164
Tell you what,...	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2013	#167
Is Saudi Arabia 'bending' on Murdering LGBTs?	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#145
And?	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#152
Under the UN Security Council veto rules, one nation gets to call the shots...	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#156
Oh yes, I'm "good with that"	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#162
Got it. Dead is dead. Look forward not back.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#163
I don't think killing more Syrians is the answer	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#166
Obama wants to take out the chemical weapons artillery, not target civilians.	SunSeeker	Sep 2013	#168
What Obama wants and what will happen are not necessarily synonymous	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#169
The Security Council Consensus Rule Prevents WWIII - Nothing More	HumansAndResources	Sep 2013	#155
well here is my idea for what it is worth.	zeemike	Sep 2013	#67
I have really never heard of a good enough reason to not do what you say. It is absolutely	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#73
Use the billions we spend on keeping them over there	zeemike	Sep 2013	#85
Bullshit. It's a continuation of the Bush/neocon strategy of perpetual war, as noted by PNAC, et al.	grahamhgreen	Sep 2013	#69
Rec	AnotherMcIntosh	Sep 2013	#160
K&R	JohnnyRingo	Sep 2013	#72
We all want to stop atrocities. But that doesn't mean bombing the hell out of country	totodeinhere	Sep 2013	#75
Saw a lady on tv tonight giving McCain hell	tiredtoo	Sep 2013	#78
If Obama wanted a fucking break maybe he shouldn't have run for fucking president.	GOTV	Sep 2013	#88
Thank you.	woo me with science	Sep 2013	#129
it's the rebels using the gas, ya'know...	MisterP	Sep 2013	#97
I'd love to give him a break, but	eissa	Sep 2013	#105
Drop some	Aerows	Sep 2013	#110
Brilliant !	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#171
Sorry, no. Obama does not get a fucking break when he is about to kill in our name.	morningfog	Sep 2013	#111
We arm the world.	mick063	Sep 2013	#115
non military options exist	martigras	Sep 2013	#118
I'm feeling for him, but he has a way out by dropping the military options and	Cleita	Sep 2013	#121
Freezing the assets of the Syrian leadership would be a big hit	bhikkhu	Sep 2013	#123
I think Russia might unblock if Putin gets offered something he wants in	Cleita	Sep 2013	#188
Gladly. Arm or leg?	SwankyXomb	Sep 2013	#124
There are two very simple, very useful options.	AtheistCrusader	Sep 2013	#137
I do not support war. How hard is that?	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#151
That is just crazy talk. You are really suggesting that any of us who hate war just as much	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#215
Well, that's exactly what I was seeing!	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#220
People don't agree with your idol. Live with it. Or not.	cherokeeprogressive	Sep 2013	#153
Give ME a fucking break!	cui bono	Sep 2013	#158
as in medicine - above all do no harm - in this case exacerbating a very complicated ethic/religious	Douglas Carpenter	Sep 2013	#165
Why? Seriously, why?	Egalitarian Thug	Sep 2013	#172
that is so sad. To be that disenchanted that it doesn't sound like anything would	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#214
What's sad is adults believing that fantasy and wishful thinking are valid substitutes for reality.	Egalitarian Thug	Sep 2013	#216
It's funny.. I think the exact opposite..I see fantasy as people who think everything is	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2013	#218
Some constructive, non-military ideas...	TreasonousBastard	Sep 2013	#173
More people have killed themselves over the American economic debacle..	sendero	Sep 2013	#177
Sorry, but DU has turned into a lot of 1 issue voters.	B Calm	Sep 2013	#179
ONE HUGE ISSUE	Carolina	Sep 2013	#189
If there was ever a single issue to vote on, perpetual war would be a good one to start with.	mick063	Sep 2013	#201
It's not about Obama. It's about escalating an armed conflict...	devils chaplain	Sep 2013	#181
I have a serious	riversedge	Sep 2013	#184
I will NOT	Carolina	Sep 2013	#187
People who need ...	99Forever	Sep 2013	#190
No. n/t	leeroysphitz	Sep 2013	#193
For some people, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT OBAMA.	LWolf	Sep 2013	#195
+1. The cult of personality is a dangerous thing. n/t	devils chaplain	Sep 2013	#196
Seriously. If the sun failed to come up tomorrow,	QC	Sep 2013	#208
This message was self-deleted by its author	malletgirl02	Sep 2013	#209
Forget it. DU has become a full-blown anti-Obama hate site.	baldguy	Sep 2013	#204
No President Deserves a Break When it comes to war.	malletgirl02	Sep 2013	#211
thank you	Liberal_in_LA	Sep 2013	#217
Jesus! PLAIN ENGLISH.	sibelian	Sep 2013	#219

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