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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts) Thu Aug 29, 2013, 08:41 PM Aug 2013

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I'm a little scared. I need some hugs tonight. [View all]

This Syria stuff has me a little unnerved to begin with, with all of the people getting killed and the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. But now I find it's worse than I thought: I just read that our president believes that we might be next on Assad's list to be gassed!

This is very scary. I don't know what to do, where to turn. I don't even know what a Syrian gas bomb would look like if I saw one on my neighbor's porch: is it shaped like a jawbone?

I fixed some tea and pulled my children close to me under a quilt, it's times like these that help us to remember how vulnerable we all are in these dangerous times of terror, and how President Obama has kept us safe. I do know that our President is looking out for us, and once he bombs the shit out of Syria - hopefully before the meddlesome UN has a chance to write their fucking bullshit report investigating the gassing - we'll all feel a lot better.

Sincerely yours,

Government Sock Puppet Manny

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I'm a little scared. I need some hugs tonight. [View all] MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 OP

Here Ya Go... WillyT Aug 2013 #1

Thank you so much! MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #8

I Say... We Give Him The Clap... WillyT Aug 2013 #11

??? MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #24

Two can play sendero Aug 2013 #143

Was that really the least untruthful post you could do?... n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #62

you big chicken. just go get your duct tape and plastic sheeting NightWatcher Aug 2013 #2

where are the color codes Supersedeas Aug 2013 #10

We've gone to Plaid NightWatcher Aug 2013 #13

September 11th really did change everything. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #34

Seriously. I remember when we had a new color alert every few days anneboleyn Aug 2013 #74

LOL you beat me to it MuseRider Aug 2013 #17

They checked my classroom today Nevernose Aug 2013 #98

silence is golden, duct tape is silver NightWatcher Aug 2013 #102

It's only the fourth day of school Nevernose Aug 2013 #107

My duct tape here in Thailand... Paka Aug 2013 #137

Remember GreyWarrior? Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #159

I actually do worry about there could be a gas attack. But bombing Syria won't stop that from hrmjustin Aug 2013 #3

I know that Israel is very concerned...they'd be the most likely target. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #19

This is true. I hope they remain safe. n/t hrmjustin Aug 2013 #22

Israel is on high alert--gas masks are being distributed, and there is msanthrope Aug 2013 #29

Yeah, none of Israel's leaders are sociopaths... Ocelot Aug 2013 #106

The main source of gas in Israel RoccoR5955 Aug 2013 #121

One big MOB dropped right on the chem storage should do the trick.... L0oniX Aug 2013 #76

But we're only doing it for humanitarian reasons. Granny M Aug 2013 #133

WWFDRD? ProSense Aug 2013 #4

What the? You actually push your own OP's? Why dont you tell us where you stand? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #21

Yes, I posted the OP's Senators' positions. ProSense Aug 2013 #26

You stand with Obama regardless of what he does. Is that about it? rhett o rick Aug 2013 #30

You're asking another question? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #33

Do you believe we should kill for peace? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #129

I actually find this as disturbing as people who supported Bus no matter what mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #38

Manny is just having his fun, ProSense. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #52

Because she would make a great president, and because she could get elected. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #81

We in Mass sent her to the Senate. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #87

Bravo! Brava! My senators reliably fail to suck. MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #56

So you support a limited strike? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #58

Here's what I wrote a few days ago: MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #61

Cool, good to know you support a military strike. ProSense Aug 2013 #69

And did I add any qualifiers? MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #71

I favor a strike once we have the proof we need. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #85

Here's one report ProSense Aug 2013 #86

And that adds what information? MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #91

What would be enough evidence for you? michigandem58 Aug 2013 #145

I think I'll be good with the UN findings MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #148

This is one of the reasons I will no longer support Franken..............nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #140

"high above the suckline" Enthusiast Aug 2013 #139

What a joy it would be for some of us not to have two sucky indepat Aug 2013 #170

i saw that the other day and SwampG8r Aug 2013 #72

Well, as I said previously, ProSense Aug 2013 #82

i dont think we are to the SwampG8r Aug 2013 #89

You're back! OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #132

ProSense is back! TBF Aug 2013 #150

You don't need hgs Scootaloo Aug 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #6

They're going to deliver the payload via tiny model ships. They should be here in roughly 8 months. Dash87 Aug 2013 #7

I'll give you a big 'Don't Like Chemicals' hug. WonderGrunion Aug 2013 #9

I did JimDandy Aug 2013 #123

You know, it's possible to critique the President without being glib about the deaths of children. msanthrope Aug 2013 #12

Agreed... Yet... If Osama Bin Ladens' Goal Was To Show The World That Americans Were Full Of Shit... WillyT Aug 2013 #23

I'm not scared. And if the President authorizes actions under the War Powers Act of 1973 msanthrope Aug 2013 #32

Right vs. wrong lark Aug 2013 #162

+1 n/t marew Aug 2013 #166

So Syria has attacked us? Or are a direct imminent threat to us? Because the war powers act only Dragonfli Aug 2013 #173

I think the President should think about the children that will die if rhett o rick Aug 2013 #28

I think the President does think of the children who died from the Sarin gas attack-- msanthrope Aug 2013 #35

Whoosh! whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #39

Do you support escalation? Do you think Congress should be involved in the decision? rhett o rick Aug 2013 #128

So 'glib' is your complaint? But it is ok to exploit the dead to build up interest in making more Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #44

Yes--I find that being glib about a Sarin gas attack is a facile, and ultimately not helpful msanthrope Aug 2013 #48

Sending a hundred million dollars of cruise missiles to kill people isnt funny either. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #130

I don't think it's mocking the dead. And then there's this... MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #60

You really think your talent compares to Mel Brooks? Oi vey...nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #63

It's "oy" rather than "oi". Actually, MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #65

I know it's oy, Manni. It's called a typo. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #77

Oi... Ellipsis Aug 2013 #120

I'll see you, and raise by one Jacko MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #125

It's "compare" rather than "conpare". blue neen Aug 2013 #168

Here you go Manny. Never forget, we are all in this together Autumn Aug 2013 #14

Have some hand sanitizer, those hugs are full of unseen pathogens...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #15

LOL, I love your new "handle" quinnox Aug 2013 #16

Sock puppet <3 reformist2 Aug 2013 #18

Dude, you owe me a monitor Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #20

Hugs from us walkerbait41 Aug 2013 #25

Just order this from CampingSurvival.com DURHAM D Aug 2013 #27

Go buy some plastic sheets and duct tape, all will be better nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #31

Oh FFS... SidDithers Aug 2013 #36

Why do you bother to sign these posts with your name? whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #41

Why do you care?...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #42

Just whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #45

Do whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #46

I assume you add the extra 'Sid' just to bulk up Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #49

... SidDithers Aug 2013 #55

lulz...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #84

Oh God no! MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #47

I'm sure a little duct tape will take care of that for ya. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #67

Such a tiresome schtick. Wish he'd get a new act... Surya Gayatri Aug 2013 #136

What's getting really, really old are these faux wars. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #165

I just pulled all my money out of assault rifle futures and put into duct tape futures Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #37

You've earned your fropp today, sir! MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #43

What's a little chemicals between friends,Manny. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #40

I know Manny..."I Believe"..."I Believe" KoKo Aug 2013 #50

How do the people in Denmark sleep at night? Scuba Aug 2013 #51

As prone Danishes? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #73

Mmmm... I like prune Danishes... nt MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #115

Oh, sweetie! I'll sing "Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty" for you! Divernan Aug 2013 #53

hugs to you ananda Aug 2013 #54

Manny, don't worry. You will recognize Syrian bombs when you see them. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #57

Mushroom clouds or maybe... NealK Aug 2013 #147

Now, now, there, there, 3W...... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #59

Something for you. another_liberal Aug 2013 #94

We don't want to wait for a mushroom gas cloud to take action! L0oniX Aug 2013 #64

". . . the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people." another_liberal Aug 2013 #66

We may be invaded by space MEN from Mars dflprincess Aug 2013 #83

I stand corrected. another_liberal Aug 2013 #90

Absolutely correct 90-percent Aug 2013 #155

My local gas station has Regular, Mid-Grade, Super, and TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #68

I see you're playing the "I fell for it the first time you can't fool me again" card. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #70

Nice critique bobduca Aug 2013 #78

When it comes to initiating a war, caution is the ultimate virtue, NOT MIC profits! Divernan Aug 2013 #97

I see you found part of it. Now keep following it. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #154

THEY know where you live........ madrchsod Aug 2013 #75

I do worry a bit about a major terrorist attack. David__77 Aug 2013 #79

I say we bomb Yemen. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #80

Well you have good reason to be afraid. zeemike Aug 2013 #88

No way I can top GMO bean gas bomb... marions ghost Aug 2013 #163

Thank Dog I stocked up on vodka today! Fuddnik Aug 2013 #92

Indeed! MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #95

(((HUG))) nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #93

This whole Syria business has made me forget about the NSA. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #96

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! BINGO! Divernan Aug 2013 #100

Woohoo! Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #164

It gets worse Manny, I was like you a few days ago when I first heard of the threat to our security Dragonfli Aug 2013 #99

Absolutely, mind-fucking-blowingly brilliant! A classic for the ages! Divernan Aug 2013 #105

Right there with you, chervilant Aug 2013 #142

Guess you're not one of the lucky ones who managed to get a spot like me NuclearDem Aug 2013 #109

No, no sane man *could* be expected to hold out as long as you have MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #113

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #101

We are not amused? MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #110

. Dragonfli Aug 2013 #117

Needs one more. bvar22 Aug 2013 #167

what seems to be the plan for Syria is FUBAR azurnoir Aug 2013 #103

If your kids are old enough, pull them in close tnlefty Aug 2013 #104

beware of squirrels with backpacks shireen Aug 2013 #108

The local squirrels are my friends since MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #112

nuts! shireen Aug 2013 #116

Chicken. moondust Aug 2013 #111

well done AtomicKitten Aug 2013 #114

Need a squeeze? Wrap yourself in duct tape.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #118

The only poison gas in DC RoccoR5955 Aug 2013 #119

I wish I hadn't read that. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #122

a couple questions annm4peace Aug 2013 #124

Slow news night, eh? struggle4progress Aug 2013 #126

Here Manny, this will make you feel safer Oilwellian Aug 2013 #127

well done! robinlynne Aug 2013 #131

GSP Manny, you made me flash back to a sheer moment of terror I had earlier... jtuck004 Aug 2013 #134

Man-up Manny, it's probably just a jawbone. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #135

and the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people!? BillyRibs Aug 2013 #138

just tonight I had mentioned to a coworker that there is a new Arabic restaurant in town. They Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #141

I recommend plastic and duct tape. ileus Aug 2013 #144

O feels your pain; here - have a joint! Divernan Aug 2013 #146

I'll never understand how we made it out unscathed under Sadaam Hussein! MoonRiver Aug 2013 #149

Whew! Ya mean he's gone? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #151

Yeah, it's safe now. You can take off the gas mask. MoonRiver Aug 2013 #153

Did I miss anything in the last 10 years? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #157

Nah, same ole same ole. MoonRiver Aug 2013 #158

I've got this one 90-percent Aug 2013 #152

No worries, GSP- once the bombing starts, we'll all be safe again! nt DLevine Aug 2013 #156

Boy, you had me going till the signature! FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #160

Maybe this will help... KansDem Aug 2013 #161

I know what you mean Manny... Hubert Flottz Aug 2013 #169

Comedy gold, Manny. arely staircase Aug 2013 #171

You don't need a hug ... Martin Eden Aug 2013 #172