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The Velveteen Ocelot

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73. Got another one!

Reply to cyclezealot (Reply #71)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 03:42 AM

Jul 2013

Read the whole article. All the way to the end.

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President Obama: George W. Bush Not As Bad A President As People Make Him Out To Be [View all] HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 OP

Thank You For Sharing - Maybe The Apt Phrase - Birds Of A Feather Flock Together - Applies cantbeserious Jul 2013 #1

.......... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #6

Thank You For Sharing - Best Not To Assume That DU Members Always Post Truthful Articles cantbeserious Jul 2013 #10

Not the point Cirque du So-What Jul 2013 #20

Thank You For Sharing An Insult - My Feeble Brain Works Well Enough cantbeserious Jul 2013 #22

That's obvious to the most casual observer Cirque du So-What Jul 2013 #25

Thank You For Sharing Your Second Insult - We Know What You Are Made Of Now cantbeserious Jul 2013 #28

Why is it an insult? Cirque du So-What Jul 2013 #47

Thank You For Sharing Insult Number Three - Seems Some Don't Know When To Quit cantbeserious Jul 2013 #81

Since this is the fourth time you have done it in one thread, I have to tell you something. tblue37 Jul 2013 #114

You're welcome. ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #106

Could be the NSA's cyclezealot Jul 2013 #71

Got another one! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #73

There are several issues where I have to ask myself, why is President Obama doing this? enough Jul 2013 #2

Read. The. Article. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #5

You. Are. Right. I should stay away from the internet at one in the morning. (nt) enough Jul 2013 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #116

............ ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #7

The issue is ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #3

I got to the third paragraph and glanced down to see if it was the Onion magellan Jul 2013 #4

ALWAYS read the whole thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #8

Um, yeah, I got that by reading the whole article before commenting. n/t magellan Jul 2013 #13

Not just on headlines--but sometimes on the headline and tblue37 Jul 2013 #115

Definitely read like an Onion article. I was prepping myself to call the website's credibility into BenzoDia Jul 2013 #75

Same here madokie Jul 2013 #93

what's funny is before reading the article, I assumed the headline was true quinnox Jul 2013 #9

Yes He Has - Thank You For Validating My Feeble Memory cantbeserious Jul 2013 #14

and thus you prove the article's point.... dionysus Jul 2013 #15

And does over and over and over and over and over.... Number23 Jul 2013 #26

The real point is, Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #90

well played mister Clifton! dionysus Jul 2013 #11

Funny, non true story nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #12

no shit nadinstrodamus... nt dionysus Jul 2013 #16

^^Does anyone remember the old 'ability to follow directions' exercise^^ Cirque du So-What Jul 2013 #17

Yes! magellan Jul 2013 #19

Yes! One of the directions for us was something like say your ABCs backwards. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #76

I read it to the end. Apophis Jul 2013 #18

W was a zero IMO, but what would be the upside of a controversy about Mr Obama's opinion of him? struggle4progress Jul 2013 #21

Read the whole article, not just the headline. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #23

:) struggle4progress Jul 2013 #70

... never mind ... struggle4progress Jul 2013 #78

Heh. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #24

Did someone set their calendar back to early April? leveymg Jul 2013 #27

This OP and about half the reactions to it really explain half the Snowden threads in GD NuclearDem Jul 2013 #29

Not just that - it happens with almost any controversial issue. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #31

It's the propagandist's dream, knowing that people won't take the time to read NuclearDem Jul 2013 #35

They've been conditioning the entire nation into this state of manic illiteracy Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #59

It's called a knee jerk reaction davidpdx Jul 2013 #65

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #79

I knew it was wrong the moment I read it LittleBlue Jul 2013 #30

What's shady about the source? HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #33

Forwardprogressives.com? LittleBlue Jul 2013 #36

It's seven very short paragraphs. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #38

Meh, I'm not blown away LittleBlue Jul 2013 #46

Actually it's more than seven HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #95

Well I'm sure they don't have your scintillating brilliance, but I think they write fairly well. HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #56

Reading comprehension failure LittleBlue Jul 2013 #121

You should, because the author's point in using a bogus headline The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #34

Like I said, looked mediocre. LittleBlue Jul 2013 #39

Actually, it wasn't mediocre. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #42

Oh it's mediocre LittleBlue Jul 2013 #48

Nevertheless, it looks like the author's point was proved The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #51

This was proven over 100 years ago when newspapers LittleBlue Jul 2013 #54

keep going this is getting good olddots Jul 2013 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #117

LOL-thanks harvey: I bet you catch a few NT sigmasix Jul 2013 #32

It's not something he says, it's something he induces other people to say. kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #37

Did you read the whole article? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #40

Yes, I read it enough to know it was shinola kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #43

and you fell for it hook, line, and sinker too... dionysus Jul 2013 #41

You should re-read my post. kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #50

Right. He tortured, started unnecessary wars, collapsed the economy AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #44

It would appear that you didn't read the whole article. Please do. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #45

That was AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #49

tl;dr n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #52

I was looking for a link to the Onion. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #53

Nicely done bhikkhu Jul 2013 #55

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?!? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #57

Got another one! NuclearDem Jul 2013 #60

yep. I read it to about the second paragraph. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #62

I couldn't wrap my head around that shit.. I kept reading Cha Jul 2013 #67

Ha--this is so true; I've seen so many people get MADem Jul 2013 #58

This reminds me of when articles on studies are posted AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #63

Of course it's satire. Who would even consider Obama associating with a murderer and torturer? Lint Head Jul 2013 #64

See what Twitter has done to people? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Fearless Jul 2013 #68

Not sure there's enough value in this OP No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #69

Desperate? GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #72

Heh, called BS by the second paragraph. Interest point however. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #74

A failure by Journalists as well. snort Jul 2013 #77

Excellent point think Jul 2013 #83

That's bullshit. Obama only that said president Bush think Jul 2013 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #82

I knew it WASN'T true from the headline. Obama and Bush are a mutual forestpath Jul 2013 #84

True, it would be uncharacteristic of Obama to be so blunt about a Republican Fumesucker Jul 2013 #91

This article has exposed a lot of people quick to criticize the President AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #85

There were swings and misses from both sides of the plate.... think Jul 2013 #87

BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! burnodo Jul 2013 #86

I see. 99Forever Jul 2013 #88

Hilarious and oh so true. nt sufrommich Jul 2013 #89

Oh, brother. AS IF a "Gotcha" article is clever. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #92

Ya got a lot of them n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #94

It might be techincally true... WatermelonRat Jul 2013 #96

aaaaaaaand it looks like I fell for it too! WatermelonRat Jul 2013 #97

Only thing I can say is, you should have stuck with the 4 paragraph Autumn Jul 2013 #98

I considered it HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #100

That does seem to happen. I confess to just reading Autumn Jul 2013 #101

A lesson for us all.. Peacetrain Jul 2013 #102

I read the first paragraph and then scrolled to the link thinking it was the onion xiamiam Jul 2013 #103

Since Obama has only been candid about his admiration for Reagan but not Bush, it could not be true. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #104

Another who obviously did not read it all HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #105

No, dummy, the post doesn't indicate that at all. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #107

In fairness to those who don't always read ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #108

That is absolutely correct rock Jul 2013 #109

We are living the sequel to "Animal Farm" mick063 Jul 2013 #110

Telling about you, not Obama. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #119

lol! bunnies Jul 2013 #111

While giving junior credit for doing great things for our economy (crashed), national indepat Jul 2013 #112

Got another one. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #118

Just read the entire article. Oops, my bad for being duped and remembering the recent photo of indepat Jul 2013 #123

Satire. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #113

Not exactly - the author's point is that people don't read whole articles The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #120

This is the most awesome thread in a long time arely staircase Jul 2013 #122

I don't know about that HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #124