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PowerToThePeople

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9. Throwing under the bus.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 11:43 AM

Aug 2013

That phrase (to me) insinuates that the person is not really deserving of the actions taken against them. They are just taken against them as an appeasement. An example of this is that the * regime threw Saddam Hussein under the bus in regards to terrorism and WMDs. Then they murdered him.

It is NOT throwing under the bus to make * and company answer for their unconstitutional actions. It is also not throwing under the bus to have our current leadership answer for the continuation of the same policies.

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Is it time to throw Obama under the bus? Is it time for Obama to throw people under the bus? Bush? [View all] Coyotl Aug 2013 OP

Regarding spying, I say throw Obama, Bush & their cohort's all under the damn bus. Little Star Aug 2013 #1

My concern, if Obama is under the bus, change cannot come until we have a new President. Coyotl Aug 2013 #4

"We need Obama fixing this mess." NCTraveler Aug 2013 #8

My concern is what kinda change will Obama bring? So far, regarding spying, .... Little Star Aug 2013 #10

I think that everybody who uses the phrase "thrown under the bus" tularetom Aug 2013 #2

lol! HappyMe Aug 2013 #3

He is welcome to do that. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #5

From under the bus, how effective will Obama be against the pending government shut-down bhikkhu Aug 2013 #6

That window is closed. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #7

Obama's legacy remains to be seen on this score. Coyotl Aug 2013 #12

No. NSA issue isn't going away. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #13

No kidding. Question remains, wht will Obama do between now and impeachment or 2016? Coyotl Aug 2013 #14

Throwing under the bus. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #9

I've always understood the metaphor in a broad sense, no relation to deserving or not to be there. Coyotl Aug 2013 #11

Or maybe the debate should be about issues not personalities. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #15