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Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
10. Your "tiddlywinks" post isn't that compelling ...
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 03:59 AM
Sep 2013

And yet you felt compelled to respond to it.

"The reason the speech needs to be rewritten is that they will now have to add NEW REASONS to attack Syria, because the "chemical weapons" excuse is being undercut by the ruskies."

Yes, yes, of course. Aha. Yes, no doubt. Mm hmm, sure of it now.

Rather dispassionately I say... David__77 Sep 2013 #1
Maybe that is for the best? ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #13
most helpful to Assad? bvar22 Sep 2013 #66
A couple of things... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #2
So you're saying Obama is all-knowing, except when he isn't n/t markpkessinger Sep 2013 #45
LOL, keep trying to spin it your way. Most of us know what really happened! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #61
Please tell us stevil Sep 2013 #3
They don't make any sense to me, either, stevil. Suich Sep 2013 #4
The White House staff had to re-write the speech because the goal has changed. dkf Sep 2013 #6
Oh piffle. Presidential speeches are rewritten all the time. Hekate Sep 2013 #11
I would think this re-write is very tricky....can't wait to hear snappyturtle Sep 2013 #19
Ya, that should be interesting Hydra Sep 2013 #20
What they woke up to is not where we are now hence the need for re-write of speech. dkf Sep 2013 #5
Maybe you tiddly-winks players Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #7
^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^ pkdu Sep 2013 #8
in any game, there is more than one player.... dtom67 Sep 2013 #9
Your "tiddlywinks" post isn't that compelling ... Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #10
Goodbye, Summer. nt sibelian Sep 2013 #56
The Game, the Go board, indeed, is much larger. Putin's judo, karate, intelligence- Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #12
This would have been a nice touch OilemFirchen Sep 2013 #25
Heh, yeah... Cool. Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #72
'Bewildered herd'. Speak for yourself. randome Sep 2013 #16
sorry, hoss... dtom67 Sep 2013 #68
Nice Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #23
I would think this re-write is very tricky....can't wait to hear snappyturtle Sep 2013 #18
"If" and "but." That's what Obama will do. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #36
It's an awful, disastrous, no-good day she had some 10 months ago. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #69
If Kerry's statement was a trial balloon, which I think, how would he have known pnwmom Sep 2013 #14
Honestly don't know how to respond to such Skidmore Sep 2013 #15
'Rigidity of thinking'. randome Sep 2013 #17
+1 Exactly. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #21
Exactly FedUpWithIt All Sep 2013 #35
The Combustible Hair Club is struggling today. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #22
The President is doing a great job, much to the chagrin of some. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #24
And they've got it backwards. Avalux Sep 2013 #27
You Better Believe It. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #32
Obama is fortunate to have found an exit strategy for his hugely unpopular Syria strike. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #37
+1 woo me with science Sep 2013 #42
it would be nice to see some of his most ardent supporters acknowledge that.. frylock Sep 2013 #43
He's always had an out, anyone who denies this isn't credible. joshcryer Sep 2013 #70
In these situations, keep a bunch of possibilities going, hope one breaks your way, and jump on it. Hoyt Sep 2013 #26
It's really, really important to you that Obama not take any credit for this, right? randome Sep 2013 #28
I give him credit for rolling with it. But I'm not going to credit him for something anyone dkf Sep 2013 #31
Considering how little we actually know that the president doesn't... Orsino Sep 2013 #33
It should be obvious to you that Kerry didn't mean to make a proposal that would stop the bombing. dkf Sep 2013 #34
As far as I can tell, you are the one making huge assumptions Skidmore Sep 2013 #38
Of course it will linger. Even when Saddam got rid of WMD it lingered. Ask Qaddafi how well dkf Sep 2013 #40
If you realize that, then why all of the Skidmore Sep 2013 #41
Because I didn't think Obama would be the one to do it. dkf Sep 2013 #49
Actually, the President has kept us out of the ditch. Skidmore Sep 2013 #52
Yes. I can't speak to how well the president and SoS are doing... Orsino Sep 2013 #73
I'll give him credit if he can resist the impulse to sneak excuses for a war into the agreement kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #54
I wish we would stop looking at this in terms of giving Obama an "out"........ wandy Sep 2013 #29
I haven't heard anyone imply it was "planned" They said it was thought of and discussed FedUpWithIt All Sep 2013 #30
I think … 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #71
Of course they are. Enough of this Orwellian garbage. woo me with science Sep 2013 #39
Oh god, now you are spamming threads with the same cliche ass copy/paste sentence. phleshdef Sep 2013 #44
You must stop answering my posts. woo me with science Sep 2013 #46
LOL polichick Sep 2013 #50
Good job Mr. President. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #47
Only conservatives think in terms of black and white. No nuance. No flexibility. No reason... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #48
His actions lead to this reaction from Russia and Syria, you sound disappointed (nt) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #51
"one of the most challenging moments of his presidency" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #53
I'm thinking this will be a different speech than originally scheduled. RC Sep 2013 #55
dang -- glad they're on top of that...for a while today it was nashville_brook Sep 2013 #57
I just love how Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #58
Rewriting the speech was always part of His plan. MNBrewer Sep 2013 #59
He's not writing the speech?? kentuck Sep 2013 #60
LOL, great point! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #62
I'm sure it's part of the plan! Union Scribe Sep 2013 #63
Wow, the situation changing and things moving quickly, Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #64
Yeah right. They cooked this up at the G20 last week. nt Ruby the Liberal Sep 2013 #65
Hey , Everybody, Watch THIS!!! bvar22 Sep 2013 #67
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