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graham4anything

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23. If the rabid mob got everything they wanted, they would burn each other down after that

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Sat Dec 29, 2012, 11:55 PM

Dec 2012

you need to work in stages

(and the whole world is a stage as GBS said)

You will never in your lives again have as great a president as one you have now
(assuming most here are the same age).

It took 50 years to go from the 60s to now.
It took 100 years from Lincoln to LBJ signing the acts
and yet people want instant gratificaiton

speaking of WW2
FDR was smart enough to know that one couldn't go to war to save some(and I am Jewish)
Jewish people.
Which is why it took so long to find an excuse to get us there

as someone above brought Hitler up, had we had drones now, who wouldn't have been for dropping one on him PRIOR to his killing 20 million people inc. 6 million Jews worldwide?
Even if 10 or 20 collateral were with him, it would have saved 19million 999,990 people
(assuming the 10 to 20 collateral didn't die at some point in the war anyhow)

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Just because we were against it when Bush did it, does NOT mean we are hypocrites now [View all] graham4anything Dec 2012 OP

A word to Affleck and Damon graham4anything Dec 2012 #1

exact reason we have continued wars..drones..corporate whoring. dumbest thing I've read on du xiamiam Dec 2012 #94

Well, yes I think it does mean we're hypocrites now dballance Dec 2012 #2

bush did it = bad, but obama does it = good. got that? nt msongs Dec 2012 #5

Damn it's hard to be consistent isn't it? dballance Dec 2012 #9

"wait - I used to like the 4th amendment when Bush was President!?" villager Dec 2012 #84

+ 1 channeling Cheney Octafish Dec 2012 #86

... Fumesucker Dec 2012 #3

heheheh SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #70

Speaking of humble... Solly Mack Dec 2012 #4

I love ricotta pie! Tell me more! R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #22

Not much to tell. It was good. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #24

One of my SILs is Italian, and every Xmas she makes two things that I love: R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #26

Sounds yummy. I bet she has a great recipe for it. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #27

That sounds too delicious to describe! Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #28

lol. It was. :) Solly Mack Dec 2012 #30

That's great. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #31

I've never heard of ricotta pie. I am intrigued. I am off to 'google' Siwsan Dec 2012 #81

You won't be sorry. It's good stuff. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #91

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Bonobo Dec 2012 #6

Hypocrites and apologists. OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #8

we are,, many of us, apparently fools hfojvt Dec 2012 #7

Franken games the system. When 60 is needed, he votes as should. When it's not he votes his way graham4anything Dec 2012 #17

Some of the strangest, most disjointed shit I've ever read. Regularly. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #29

I know we disagree on various things RainDog Dec 2012 #45

a series... sendero Dec 2012 #69

And he says it with a straight face. tradecenter Dec 2012 #76

That just needed to be said. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #89

Thank you tavalon Dec 2012 #58

BULLSHIT means :sarcasm:? hay rick Dec 2012 #10

You're kidding right? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #11

Wonderland closed yesterday but seems there are still Rex Dec 2012 #53

If you are sick and tired of being called a hypocrite truebluegreen Dec 2012 #12

So it's less important what one does, than who one IS when doing it? DirkGently Dec 2012 #13

doesn't make any sense to me either liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #54

i'm ready for my milk and cookies and coloring books datasuspect Dec 2012 #14

What are you talking about? Policy? Legislation? More specifics. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #15

Yes. Yes, you would certainly be hypocrites now. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #16

The president, regardless of party, has to be careful... Blanks Dec 2012 #85

That is exactly what it means. It doesn't mean that two people are the same person. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #18

Two options. Igel Dec 2012 #19

"You develope a moral and ethical center, and judge actions against it." patrice Dec 2012 #43

And it may be a bit of a mystery to those who don't know anything about moral relativism, let patrice Dec 2012 #50

Perhaps one's 'moral center' can be flexible enough to allow for a certain amount of relativism. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #75

You have struck comedy gold, my friend. Gold! R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #20

Honest inquiry here: How do we write perfect laws for everything that needs to be done, so that no patrice Dec 2012 #21

If the rabid mob got everything they wanted, they would burn each other down after that graham4anything Dec 2012 #23

I Go Vols Dec 2012 #39

Yea, it kinda does. Zax2me Dec 2012 #25

That is definition of a hypocrite Chisox08 Dec 2012 #32

Do you like Liz Warren? Gay Marriage? 2 liberal women on the US Supreme Court? graham4anything Dec 2012 #44

It seems like you missed my point entirely. Chisox08 Dec 2012 #47

Yes it's the very definition of hypocrisy Arcanetrance Dec 2012 #33

Hahahahahaha!!!!! If the "good President" is doing the same thing that the "evil President" did... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #34

. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #35

Great fucking video tavalon Dec 2012 #60

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! Octafish Dec 2012 #87

ROFL...this post is the very definition of protesting too much. forestpath Dec 2012 #36

hey man whatever it takes for you to get to sleep at night frylock Dec 2012 #37

funniest post of the night HiPointDem Dec 2012 #38

Uhm, yes, that's EXACTLY what it means RetroLounge Dec 2012 #40

I'm biting my tongue until it's bloody. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #41

I can only say sarisataka Dec 2012 #42

You're pissing off the Obama Haters, graham4anything. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #46

"the Occupy Mob here infiltrating this community" Union Scribe Dec 2012 #48

Pardon me, where are you getting that? People would do well to have patrice Dec 2012 #49

Agreed. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #55

Yep. And a few Republican sympathizers as well. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #52

Actually, tavalon Dec 2012 #61

Did you wander onto the wrong forum by any chance? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #63

Nope. I'm on the correct forum. I've read your posts and I'm wondering exactly BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #97

Honestly. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #72

Obama Haters??? Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #77

Sure you did. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #98

Here's a little emo of my own, though not so prog 'cause I just never have been part of the IN crowd patrice Dec 2012 #51

By all means share these other facts so that all might be enlightened TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #64

I don't understand Progressive dog Dec 2012 #68

Facists? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #104

You can either have pie or cake Rex Dec 2012 #56

actually that is not true I can have my pie and cake and Edith too graham4anything Dec 2012 #59

It may be your honest opinion but it makes no sense tavalon Dec 2012 #57

you mess up the order though graham4anything Dec 2012 #62

Nobody was against going to the Empire State building or the movie TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #65

The vast majority of congress just voted for the 3rd time to reaffirm the patriot act graham4anything Dec 2012 #66

"it is not against the constitution, it has congressional approval. " RetroLounge Dec 2012 #73

Congress funds everything. graham4anything Dec 2012 #82

Maybe you want to replace your comma with a period. RetroLounge Dec 2012 #92

...therefore it is legal.".... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #80

Took both parties to get the 13th amendment, then 100 years to get the Civil rights acts...then graham4anything Dec 2012 #96

Still a hypocrite though. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #95

I think I get it now. This is like a Zen koan, right? Bonobo Dec 2012 #67

I have always been, and will always be here, all week...be sure to tip your waitress DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #83

How do you establish who's a good president and who's a bad one? freedom fighter jh Dec 2012 #71

Yes, it does mean you are a hypocrite if Obama is doing the same thing. alarimer Dec 2012 #74

Talk to your doctor about CD Enrique Dec 2012 #78

BULLSHIT indeed. Autumn Dec 2012 #79

If an action is not okay when a Republican does it... GObamaGO Dec 2012 #88

. Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #90

When Obama kills people with drones it doesn't hurt as much as when Bush kills people with driones, Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #93

Yes, it does. "BULLSHIT"...You should've stopped there, because it sums up your OP rather succinctly Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #99

No, if a policy was wrong when Bush instituted it, it's still wrong if Obama continues it Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #100

If we're talking about Presidential powers, you should always assume a bad President Recursion Dec 2012 #101

What if you knew it wasn't going away once it was put in place? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #102

Wait. What? Are we at war with Eastasia or not? tblue Dec 2012 #103