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In reply to the discussion: Boehner asks what he gets for $800b. Obama: "You get nothing." [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)120. What you say is besides the point. The issue is whether LBJ or Colsen said that.
The original passage is from Philippians 4, 7:
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ."
In his May 4, 1965 "Hearts and Minds" speech, LBJ said
"We must be ready to fight in Vietnam, but the ultimate victory will depend upon the hearts and the minds of the people who actually live out there."
Chuck Colson, an organizer of the Watergate burglary (involving Democratic offices of which you should disapprove), is the one who hung a sign on his White House wall with the quote that is now being falsely attributed to LBJ (of whom you should approve).
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Colson
Unless you are a hypocrite, your disapproval of the "work" statement should extend to the first person who said it at #88
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2058176
So now you're defending the false attribution of a wall slogan (maintained by a Republican) to LBJ (a Democrat) on the grounds that "LBJ said much worse."
Where's your loyalty to the Democratic Party and particularly LBJ who gave a 1965 "Hearts and Minds" speech for an entirely different purpose but did not say what is being falsely attributed to him? Is your animosity such that you are willing to close your mind to the truth?
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I was thinking more like Michael Corleone in the Godfather to the Senator from Nevada. "You get
monmouth3
Dec 2012
#20
Does this mean the Speaker is going to have a dead hooker problem in the near future? n/t
DefenseLawyer
Dec 2012
#35
Not to nitpick. Only because The Godfather II is maybe the only sequel I liked more
brewens
Dec 2012
#52
Me too! I was thinking Vito Corleone with Johnny Fontaine's manager when Boehner
appacom
Dec 2012
#82
President Obama has the patience of a saint. I would have given Boehner something to cry about!
Sunlei
Dec 2012
#50
You're right. Very patient. He's going to keep insisting that SS be cut until Boehner accepts it.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#81
If he supports cutting SS with chained-CPI, shouldn't you? Why so unhappy about it?
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#94
Not a cut for low income with the exemptions. The Romneys of the world will miss
Sunlei
Dec 2012
#106
You get the satisfaction of knowing that our nation is in better condition than before. That is what
jwirr
Dec 2012
#5
They also don't realize that what is said publicly is not what goes on behind the scenes
democrattotheend
Dec 2012
#26
I actually described three things which will destroy the deficit, without dividing, undersand?
freshwest
Dec 2012
#100
Yea, well, this wouldn't be getting out unless president Obama wanted it to get out...
WCGreen
Dec 2012
#63
And when corporations send jobs overseas that means less taxes from workers.
LiberalFighter
Dec 2012
#48
If you google the headline, usually one of the links to it lets you in behind the pay wall. I don't
Pirate Smile
Dec 2012
#62
Sounds like Obama is almost ready to have his very own "Network" moment. You know, that
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#30
I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger. I want a hotdog. I want a milkshake.
DefenseLawyer
Dec 2012
#33
Great comeback by Obama. I'm sure the article is an interesting read but............
George II
Dec 2012
#47
Not to mention making them pay for trying to take him down these past four years..
Kahuna
Dec 2012
#70
Me too! It's been HARD to watch & scarey too! I could figure some of it out, but NOT enough.
patrice
Dec 2012
#71
Chuck Colson worked for Nixon, not LBJ. And you attribute such a vulgar quote to LBJ?
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#98
What you say is besides the point. The issue is whether LBJ or Colsen said that.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#120
LBJ might as well have said it. After all, it is indisutable that LBJ
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#122
No. What is falsely being attributed to LBJ (a Democrat) is the exact opposite of what he said
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#123
Oy vey. I hope you have a good holiday, my friend. I'm amused by LBJ's
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#127
He needs to crush some balls, not try to compromise with these repugnant a-holes
budkin
Dec 2012
#99
seriously, you've NEVER heard/read the press refer to any presidents as "Mr...." ?
eShirl
Dec 2012
#105
I've always understood the usage to be a step up from just using their last name
bigtree
Dec 2012
#116