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BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
114. If the shoe doesn't fit, then don't wear it
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 05:53 PM
Sep 2013

That shoe fits a lot of people here, IMHO.

These are the same ones that are first in line to explain why it is a good thing that Obama capitulates every time the teabaggers cry a little bit about the nation's finances. They are the ones who are first to say why refusing to support unions in Wisconsin is just one of his genius 12-dimensional moves. They are the first to say that you have to be pragmatic and let the Republicans kill Medicare, Social Security, and the Postal system because, well actually I never hear any coherent reasoning why they supported Obama on those issues.

It is mostly the same ones time after time. In most communities they might be considered trolls that don't share any of the values of he community, but here it is considered part of some big tent concept.

Regarding the children, it is offensive that YOU would imply the rest of us so not care about children. I care about these children just as much as the children that Obama's drones are killing every week. Just as much as the Iraqi children we killed by the thousands, just like the Ugandan children that were slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands without the slightest response from our government. And the millions of children in America who will not have a decent opportunity to make a good life here because of the poverty that results when we spend our treasures enforcing corporate ownership of the rest of the world.

THAT is what I find offensive.

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Not all of them Warpy Sep 2013 #1
There were/are very, very few DU hawks 100% behind Obama striking Syria. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #2
Yep Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #7
I'm referring to the DUers who, until today, supported Obama's decision to strike Syria whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #22
I don't think they were supporting the decision to strike Syria as much as they were pnwmom Sep 2013 #26
Bullshit whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #28
If they are just 8% of DU (see #7), don't worry about them too much. n/t pampango Sep 2013 #39
Actually 5% Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #42
That number only comes from those that voted in that poll. RC Sep 2013 #100
The BOG is far too often used as a strawman. Just Saying Sep 2013 #105
"The BOG is far too often used as a strawman." It's like fighting freepers, we shouldn't have to do Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #162
What about Andy823 Sep 2013 #124
Yes, you hit my nail in the head. I feel, and still do, that the gas attacks must stop, all over the lumpy Sep 2013 #78
Perhaps, but that goal is nonsense BlueStreak Sep 2013 #110
Yes they were AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #147
No, it was just about supporting Obama 100% Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #149
They made substantial noise? Bullshit Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #36
They were calling people "Peace purists" AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #148
1 poster used that phrase leftynyc Sep 2013 #156
Try using the search function AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #158
You didn't see anyone calling leftynyc Sep 2013 #163
must of been one huge honking mofo big hawk Whisp Sep 2013 #44
Yep Andy823 Sep 2013 #121
Right, "Incredibly small" whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #11
This whole thing has really got you pissed off sharp_stick Sep 2013 #3
....I'm beginning to think that we need to lay off the Obama worshippers... sibelian Sep 2013 #6
+100000 It's a disturbing phenomenon, woo me with science Sep 2013 #20
I read that on DU this morning! snooper2 Sep 2013 #56
Agree 100%! n/t SylviaD Sep 2013 #80
When the Bushbots did it, we questioned their sanity... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #82
It's actually quite reactionary. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #106
Good point. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #35
I really don't know what to do about it. sibelian Sep 2013 #47
Almost every person on this branch of this thread is a 9/11 Truther. Including the OP. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #57
Errrr... no I'm not. sibelian Sep 2013 #64
If you're not, then I apologize to you. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #84
I have no problem with the term. sibelian Sep 2013 #137
A swing and a miss whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #146
Are you saying you are no longer a 9/11 Truther? That's welcome news. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #153
Obsessively hanging at the liberal forum bashing the Pres is sign of mental illness Kolesar Sep 2013 #60
Not sure if missing sarcasm smilie? nt sibelian Sep 2013 #65
^ This. This is maybe the most succinctly descriptive way I've seen it put thus far. nt Poll_Blind Sep 2013 #73
Agree 100%! n/t SylviaD Sep 2013 #79
I just put them on Ignore Demeter Sep 2013 #96
My list is out of hand, but they wore me down: truebluegreen Sep 2013 #135
LOL, so they own you and you get defensive? n-t Logical Sep 2013 #89
Yeah that's it sharp_stick Sep 2013 #130
LOL, deductive reasoning is you thinking someone is pissed because they think you are wrong. n-t Logical Sep 2013 #132
Stop drinking sharp_stick Sep 2013 #133
Make believe is fun for you I understand. Keep it up. Reality sucks at times. n-t Logical Sep 2013 #134
Yeah... aren't you the guy who is constantly slamming Obama? DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #4
Actually I spend more time slamming his drooling acolytes. whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #5
so is your comment about Obama supporters worse than mine about Putin lovers? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #10
If anybody ought to be loving Putin right now it's you whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #14
so you basically admit it's not about policy but slamming other DU'ers. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #61
Its always nice when somebody lets the mask slip slightly Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2013 #145
Obsessive #2 ... eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #63
And that was a prediction that we racist, paulits, you fill in the rest of the insults nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #8
Chess-playing peace maker NoOneMan Sep 2013 #9
WTF do you care? If the end result is what you claimed you wanted, what does it matter? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #12
I think you can call out bullshit and still be happy people aren't going to be bombed NoOneMan Sep 2013 #16
Speaking of "bullshit". Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #21
I'm not convinced they are happy Shivering Jemmy Sep 2013 #83
"It'd be best if Obama had bombed Syria" NoOneMan Sep 2013 #95
Shouldn't the important issue be results? Liberal Veteran Sep 2013 #13
your analysis of DU'ers lacks so much intellectual acuity, it must be either deliberate Sheepshank Sep 2013 #15
Just check out the sharp_stick Sep 2013 #17
Oh Lord. Thanks, I needed that. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #23
At least my transparency page doesn't show I like to blow up children in oil-rich lands. whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #25
Well alrighty then! You certainly told me! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #33
Well, her transparency page shows nothing. Yours, however....nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #38
Whatever whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #46
And, check out this.. Cha Sep 2013 #141
Cha, you are just a veritable fount of information. I don't visit that forum, and would never have Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #150
As you read.. whatever it is.. Cha Sep 2013 #152
You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #159
Ahahaha... SidDithers Sep 2013 #41
I don't think it's deliberate. n/t zappaman Sep 2013 #74
Some people try to divide DUers.... panader0 Sep 2013 #18
The BOG is nothing if not inconsistent. DesMoinesDem Sep 2013 #19
lmao Hydra Sep 2013 #24
+1 LOL LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #90
DUZY! Demeter Sep 2013 #101
They were for bombing before they were against it. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #112
Way to willfully ignore and oversimplify a complex situation CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #27
I'll issue an apology if we're still not at war 3 months from now. whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #30
Bookmarking...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #43
+1000 CAG Sep 2013 #31
Those that throw around terms like, 'Obama, Kerry etc, are lying warmongers etc.' are the ones lumpy Sep 2013 #87
sez the "love it or leave it" guy frylock Sep 2013 #118
you fail. and the reason is all the days you did not listen to what your fellow duers were saying seabeyond Sep 2013 #29
And Hell just froze over, because I agree with Seabeyond....nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #40
No, that's not what's happened at all. sibelian Sep 2013 #48
did he not agree to it? seabeyond Sep 2013 #52
Hear,,, Hear! NT Cryptoad Sep 2013 #71
If Obama had ignored it all what would the outcome be again? Please, proceed. The Straight Story Sep 2013 #32
What the hell do you care? HappyMe Sep 2013 #34
That's sooo 10 minutes ago.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #37
I think most 'hawks' were just waiting for more info and time to pass Whisp Sep 2013 #45
So... just to be clear... sibelian Sep 2013 #49
you weren't clear at all. Whisp Sep 2013 #50
du rec. xchrom Sep 2013 #51
Interesting blog you took that from...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #55
I dont give a fuck about - I'm interested in the 'image' worship xchrom Sep 2013 #75
You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #160
OMG! The patron saint of drones! Divernan Sep 2013 #81
"DU...100% behind Obama...praise him as a prince of peace" ProSense Sep 2013 #53
I imagine the corollary is just as true LanternWaste Sep 2013 #54
Putin is the Prince of Peace! Kolesar Sep 2013 #59
They were against the strike before they were for the strike. rug Sep 2013 #58
Obama is infallible and omnipotent. morningfog Sep 2013 #62
lol, perfect! quinnox Sep 2013 #66
That's the shape of things alright. whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #68
BREAKING: President's supporters now support the President! Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #67
!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #161
They are not hawks. They are not doves. Jakes Progress Sep 2013 #69
what a totally offensive thing to say. can i say you are morally deficient because seabeyond Sep 2013 #76
You're the one who is inaccurate/twisting "moral center" into "morally deficient" Divernan Sep 2013 #94
ok. not moral defeiciency. just throw in moral center to what i posted. lordy. lol seabeyond Sep 2013 #97
If the shoe doesn't fit, then don't wear it BlueStreak Sep 2013 #114
Thats my analysis. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #85
This is consistently a concern. It isn't a secret either many of these folks openly mock core values TheKentuckian Sep 2013 #103
Definitely. Not all of them, quinnox Sep 2013 #98
Agree. Jakes Progress Sep 2013 #136
Go read his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech,,,,,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #70
Well, no one can ever accuse you of Skidmore Sep 2013 #72
Straw Man Alert treestar Sep 2013 #77
One would think all that flip-flopping would hurt. RC Sep 2013 #86
It is the cheerleader crowd. Give them a break. n-t Logical Sep 2013 #88
What's a hoot is how disappointed the bashers are.. DCBob Sep 2013 #91
really? i missed the thread where those who were against a strike are disappointed.. frylock Sep 2013 #119
I seriously believe there are many here.. DCBob Sep 2013 #125
i think that number is signifigantly lower than you'd like to believe frylock Sep 2013 #127
I hope so but I really wonder sometimes. DCBob Sep 2013 #128
Maybe I'm a 'hawk,' but I am in favor of countries being punished for committing TrollBuster9090 Sep 2013 #92
Maybe you were just unfairly maligning their motivation and mischaracterizing their position? n/t Ian David Sep 2013 #93
that never happens here frylock Sep 2013 #120
The tortured twisting is enough to give a sane person WHIPLASH. bvar22 Sep 2013 #99
And now they're pretending THEY were just bluffing too Union Scribe Sep 2013 #102
of course they were in on it. they're close, personal friends with obama.. frylock Sep 2013 #122
WRONG. Brigid Sep 2013 #104
whatchamacallit appears to have lost his gitchygoomie doohickey. n/t Whisp Sep 2013 #107
Now with more nuts! zappaman Sep 2013 #108
oh! now we can take bites out of him without feeling guilty. Whisp Sep 2013 #109
OMG!!! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2013 #151
Another tantrum from a serial basher. great white snark Sep 2013 #111
Kick Yandorio Sep 2013 #143
It is possible to be on both sides of this fence randr Sep 2013 #113
And I remember... CSStrowbridge Sep 2013 #115
i don't recall that. there are concerns as to who is responsible for that attack.. frylock Sep 2013 #123
K&R NealK Sep 2013 #116
I know, right? THANK GOD HE PLANNED THIS ALL ALONG! DirkGently Sep 2013 #117
It's funny to see people who, a week ago, were saying we HAD to punish him for using Sarin, hughee99 Sep 2013 #126
Perhaps they'll be back into strike mode once Pres. Obama speaks tonight. polichick Sep 2013 #129
WAAAH! JaneyVee Sep 2013 #131
wait, WAIT - now it has evolved to BOTH!!! Skittles Sep 2013 #138
I saw that whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #139
K&R idwiyo Sep 2013 #140
And some DUers will never be satisfied IronLionZion Sep 2013 #142
No matter what the outcome was, JoeyT Sep 2013 #144
Just having lunch, really. woo me with science Sep 2013 #154
Those who were predicting a 2nd Iraq War in Syria are now struggling JoePhilly Sep 2013 #155
This is like the Republicans who were upset OBama killed Bin Laden JI7 Sep 2013 #157
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