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In reply to the discussion: To the Manning defenders... [View all]FedUp_Queer
(975 posts)174. He's gay, right? He, therefore, makes baby Jesus cry.
On a serious note, has anyone held him up as a paragon of virtue? (What do you want to bet if Bush were president doing the same thing, a lot of these Obama apologists would be saying the opposite?)
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Yep. It was the fireballs that convinced me. Crime in government - naah, but anal fireballs?!
saras
Dec 2011
#107
Technically he said "Perhaps she insulted him and deserved it." ... no need to take out of context
LooseWilly
Dec 2011
#149
You're not saying that insulting someone deserves a physical response, are you?
Shoe Horn
Dec 2011
#191
As every single other accusation that has been presented in any case that has been presented on this
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#16
Every dyke that I know calls themselves a dyke. (Thus, dyke march) Every gay
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#37
I think the civilians writing up this stuff don't understand that a leading petty officer or other
MADem
Dec 2011
#99
It sounds to me that he is ill mentally. I hope he is getting some treatment while in custody. nt
Mojorabbit
Dec 2011
#81
Whether or not it's "court-martiable" is not really the issue as I see it.
FedUp_Queer
Dec 2011
#182
It's really starting to sound like the government/military dropped the ball on this thing.
ChadwickHenryWard
Dec 2011
#110
There seemed to be very little in terms of physical or adminstrative control...
NavyDem
Dec 2011
#142
He was demoted in rank for hitting a female soldier and on his way to being discharged.
tammywammy
Dec 2011
#93
Do you have any evidence to back up her "she said" claim? And Julian Assange is a rapist ... right?
Better Believe It
Dec 2011
#118
Has he publicly admitted they were real? The fact that you have not heard a denial is not evidence.
Bjorn Against
Dec 2011
#137
If they're not authentic then I'm sure Coombs will quickly bring that up in the hearing.
tammywammy
Dec 2011
#140
Wow, this whole OP is a pile of out-of-context tripe spinning... spectacular!
LooseWilly
Dec 2011
#171
he struck a superior. in the military, that is not.a small issue. also "trained for combat"
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#186
He was a good QB, and his extracurriculars, say what you like, didn't affect the point spread
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#5
My understanding is that he is being held and tried for exposing military 'secrets'--
bertman
Dec 2011
#8
I am aware of the credentials of the investigating officer, and the request that he recuse himself.
NavyDem
Dec 2011
#35
So you think somebody who is working on wiki leaks as a civillian is a-ok?
nadinbrzezinski
Dec 2011
#36
Where was it reported that the investigating officer worked on the Wikileaks case?
Azathoth
Dec 2011
#41
This isn't an example at all -- you're simply asserting something without any documentary evidence
Azathoth
Dec 2011
#47
Countdown misspoke, if they did say such a thing. There is no conflict of interest.
MADem
Dec 2011
#102
It is transparently ridiculous for this individual to be assigned this case given
EFerrari
Dec 2011
#54
Oskar Schindler cheated on his wife and clusterfucked every business he ever ran...
backscatter712
Dec 2011
#34
Hey now! If it weren't for "strawmen", we would have missed out on this splendeforous thread!
Behind the Aegis
Dec 2011
#56
few people on planet earth are with out character defects and moral holes in them.
xchrom
Dec 2011
#68
It takes less nerve to hold up Manning than to make a post like this without
Vinnie From Indy
Dec 2011
#74
I'm surprised there is this much controversy... no reason to complicate this.
Shipwack
Dec 2011
#104
Dear Cid--thank you for exposing this. When I posted it yesterday, 'crickets.'
msanthrope
Dec 2011
#109
classic GOP-style smear campaign -- it's a shame some in our party are so threatened by Manning
nashville_brook
Dec 2011
#127
Because it has nothing to do with his status as a whitsleblower or the way he's been treated?
Puregonzo1188
Dec 2011
#141
I thought Manning was being defended against the false charges of being a traitor?
DirkGently
Dec 2011
#159
I separate the art from the artist, the cause from the individual, etc...
LanternWaste
Mar 2012
#213