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unrepentant progress

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6. That's simply idiotic

Reply to Archae (Reply #3)

Tue May 21, 2013, 08:21 AM

May 2013

If you go down that road, you invalidate all the good that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, JFK, and Jimmy Carter did as well. Every man is a monster, and we shouldn't forget their monstrous deeds but neither should we forget their contributions. Hell, even Richard friggin Milhous Nixon did some great things. And yeah, I extend the same courtesy to Obama.

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Obama vs. LBJ [View all] unrepentant progress May 2013 OP

Hey. I do care about other's "tough" upbringing. I do care that people suffer discrimination. Luminous Animal May 2013 #1

Almost 50 years apart treestar May 2013 #2

Besides, LBJ was corrupt as hell. Archae May 2013 #3

Medicare and Civil Rights? mountain grammy May 2013 #4

Those were good. Archae May 2013 #5

Approx. 21,000 Americans died under Nixon's "plan to end the war." So not ALL LBJ. WinkyDink May 2013 #15

That's simply idiotic unrepentant progress May 2013 #6

Well .. ananda May 2013 #7

Given what we've learned in recent years about how close LBJ was to peace in Vietnam unrepentant progress May 2013 #8

Bootstraps, baby. woo me with science May 2013 #9

There is no comparison between Obama and LBJ. The Link May 2013 #10

Where is bvar22's post woo me with science May 2013 #11

+1000 forestpath May 2013 #14

Hey, Hey, LBJ. How many kids did you kill today?... SidDithers May 2013 #12

So you think "race," "gender," and "age" are synonyms? Because, you know, there are A-A females, WinkyDink May 2013 #16

LBJ sure as hell cared, in words and actions. Obama's idea of "caring" = scolding. forestpath May 2013 #13