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In reply to the discussion: The irony, oh the irony. [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)34. Agreed.
I'm reminded of what Lincoln said about one of his opponents; that the man could point to a horse chestnut and declare it to be a chestnut horse. On the subject of twisting words, which President Obama's blind-rage opponents do every time he opens his mouth. They don't want to admit that if they dropped their pick axes long enough, we would at least often be more willing to listen. But that's not their goal - it's only to destroy, and who engages a targeted group in honest dialog when they're marked for destruction anyway? The right wingers - and to me that includes libertarians! - are nihilists, plain and simple.
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I agree, it isn't all. Seems like they make the loudest noise. It's hard to even
JaneyVee
Jul 2013
#5
And it was clear that the majority of people favored at least a public option
dflprincess
Jul 2013
#15
The moment when we lost our democracy and had our Constitution shredded, IMHO.
grahamhgreen
Jul 2013
#29
How is what Snowden did different than what the Rosenbergs or any spy has done?
MjolnirTime
Jul 2013
#13
He revealed not just a crime, but a pattern and practice of criminality. Whistleblowing is not a
grahamhgreen
Jul 2013
#30
Obama did NOT say 'go out and commit felonies and then run off to China and Russia' n/t
Tx4obama
Jul 2013
#20
Thank you for the context. From my point of view, it nails the OPs point.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#23
No, it's Obama who is misleading. Speaking out is what Snowden did. He should amplify
grahamhgreen
Jul 2013
#41