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In reply to the discussion: Forgive me if I roll my eyes at your precious outrage about torture. [View all]True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)216. Really? You polled Congress at the time about support for such measures?
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Forgive me if I roll my eyes at your precious outrage about torture. [View all]
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
OP
I think we should just repeat any metaphors the OP used in a mocking and snarky fashion n/t
dogknob
Dec 2014
#5
My opinion, which I'm not the type to pretend is some kind of divine revelation...
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#10
Forgive me if I roll my eyes at your implication that Obama and Holder operate totally independently
merrily
Dec 2014
#113
And I'm familiar with all the rationalizations for why your inability to get what you want
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#154
Wow, that was a huge load of crap to pull straight out of your ear! Feel better?
merrily
Dec 2014
#155
You have; I am and it's not worth the candle. Clearly, your OP was not about honest discourse.
merrily
Dec 2014
#159
You're most welcome. My posts a couple of years ago were nothing like they are now.
merrily
Dec 2014
#142
"People who pretend the President can order prosecutions" is a bit of a keyboardful.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#182
Really? You polled Congress at the time about support for such measures?
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#216
Opposing such legislation at that time would have been politically crazy for a Democrat,
Vattel
Dec 2014
#222
So no one even tried to pass it, but you're certain it would have passed?
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#223
The torture victims appreciate your steadfast attention to seeking justice for them.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#258
Seeing everyone other than yourself as evil is not a recipe for human progress.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#7
well, actually, gore was beaten mercilessly from 1000 rove-controlled radio stations while
certainot
Dec 2014
#61
Agreed, but Gore also owes his defeat to his not standing up for the people who had their right to
Downtown Hound
Dec 2014
#292
Republicans will continue being treasonous thieves no matter what we say to them.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#74
I remain unconvinced that George W. Bush, Dickhead Cheney, the neo-con leadership,
Downtown Hound
Dec 2014
#32
And I'm unconvinced that most Democrats in Washington fit any of those categories.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#166
Agreed, but I guess I just never had any illusions about how far it went.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#14
Let me roll my eyes at the "realist" who even bothers to type such fantasy after any observation
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#94
He had to appoint an Attorney General who would be confirmed by the Senate.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#114
Don't let me interrupt your mansplaining. Please continue. You've been a huge hit so far.
merrily
Dec 2014
#169
And Bush's psychopathic tendencies were visible as early as the 2000 presidential debates
hatrack
Dec 2014
#102
Street protests are perfectly tailored to the issue of police violence.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#133
Bottom line is that you're pissed off that no one paid attention to your precious research.
SMC22307
Dec 2014
#125
In the run-up to Operation Shocking and Awful in the fall of 2002, I attended a
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#23
Anyone who earned his or her stripes back in the days of Tricky Dick and Agnew has my
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#324
How about you take your preachy high horse and shove it where the sun don't shine?
Downtown Hound
Dec 2014
#25
May not mean much in the cosmic scheme of things, but you're one of my heroes, fwiw - nt
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#36
In summary, you think your personal feelings are the most important element
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#152
I was in the streets while Democratic leaders were cheer-leading for war.
ForgoTheConsequence
Dec 2014
#26
I never said they were trying to coronate her in 2008. Reading comprehension is your friend.
merrily
Dec 2014
#194
I disagree that everyone who is trying to coronate her now was trying so to do then. That is not my
merrily
Dec 2014
#201
Listen pal! I've done plenty of research in my mom's basement to disprove your "water is wet"
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#282
+1 That's why he's getting one liner replies instead of explanations, reasoning, links, etc.
merrily
Dec 2014
#306
I was just adding up the House and Senate Democratic votes listed on Wikipedia.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#211
What's your evidence for that assertion, that Dems feared for their physical safety?
Demit
Dec 2014
#226
I stressed the word "apparently." It appeared to me that they feared for their physical safety.
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#233
You cannot read. Period. Obama's term "THOSE folks"---THOSE---refers SPECIFICALLY TO "THOSE FOLKS"
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#185
Okay your megamindship, then who was he calling patriots in his "we tortured some folks" speech?
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#196
I see no indication that he was trying to defend and soothe the cafeteria staff at the CIA
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#339
Oh yeah, how time do you spend together? How many deep conversations have you had? When did you last
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#345
You should read your own post, if you want to see judgmental. Not to mention the OP.
merrily
Dec 2014
#168
i'll add that a lot of college students outraged by torture and guantanamo may want to check
certainot
Dec 2014
#56
Well, we knew the extent of the torture was bad, but I dare say, not this freakin' bad!
Major Hogwash
Dec 2014
#67
Hell, I was against the US being involved in torture before being against the US
hedgehog
Dec 2014
#78
Troll has been here for a year gonna tell us about what to be outraged about...lol!!!
U4ikLefty
Dec 2014
#109
Hey, I think I have apologists bingo! I just needed a phony irate kiss up kick down tirade and
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#119
No, you kissed ass and rationalized for those with power and authority and spit blame at those who
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#338
curious how you feel about the way you worded your Op considering the responses...
AuntPatsy
Dec 2014
#127
Do you often just waltz into other people's conversations and randomly insult people?
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#235
Saying the victims of torture are at fault for torture, is blaming the victim.
grahamhgreen
Dec 2014
#239
LOL! Funniest post I've read this week--and I told another poster yesterday that
merrily
Dec 2014
#164
ANSWERS? How about the OP offer HIS solutions? HUh? Where are THEY? Self-righteous blather.
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#186
Exactly what was so "well-done" about the OP's post? it's verbose, and he thinks it is cleverly
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#189
OFGS. Did you note the NON-reaction to MILLIONS marching against the 2003 Illegal Invasion? What
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#184
If the poster was born last week, I might be willing to cut him some slack.
bullwinkle428
Dec 2014
#205
I love Al, so yeah it is intriguing. And I'm impressed you had something for us!
RiverLover
Dec 2014
#293
I guess we all can't be practically perfect in every way, like you. And Mary Poppins.
Arugula Latte
Dec 2014
#228
you really DO think that all of us to the left of Tojo WEREN'T outraged 2002-8, don't you?
MisterP
Dec 2014
#229
~~~True Blue Door, I gotta tell ya. You're skilz in replying respectfully to members needs work.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#275
So, if "the key to war crimes prosecution is to first politically isolate highest targets...
MrMickeysMom
Dec 2014
#300