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VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
244. No you didn't say...you said NOTHING.
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:20 PM
Sep 2013

I happen to have met the young lady who created that site. Yeah she hasnt updated...but it was enough to debunk YOU and your "Obama has done nothing".

You sounded very much like the teabaggers who claimed Obama had no credentials to be President. I used to carry around a long list of them in my wallet to pull out whenever they made that claim

It was disorienting to say the least... PrestonLocke Sep 2013 #1
I'm cutting him a lot of slack - he has to play all sides right now reformist2 Sep 2013 #372
"We won't be sure of his true intentions until all this is over" MNBrewer Sep 2013 #385
You sir, are correct. I mean you are not wrong. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #2
Summary: "Assad, I'm not bluffing. Take the deal." JoePhilly Sep 2013 #3
Exactly. joshcryer Sep 2013 #18
And the less obvious sub point ... there for those paying attention ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #27
Yeah, that was pretty impressive, too. joshcryer Sep 2013 #37
Obama expected the American people to back him. former9thward Sep 2013 #50
I don't think so. joshcryer Sep 2013 #63
After the Shit that W pulled, Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #92
+1 davidwparker Sep 2013 #288
Five years between Vietnam and Reagan's election "to make America strong again" bananas Sep 2013 #369
The correct position? former9thward Sep 2013 #97
That is a bold faced lie. 90% is destroyed. joshcryer Sep 2013 #108
I expect you will be making excuses in 2023. former9thward Sep 2013 #121
We have 365 tons of Sarin + VX and 500 tons of mustard gas. joshcryer Sep 2013 #143
You are an apologist for American bullying. former9thward Sep 2013 #210
They have to build facilities. joshcryer Sep 2013 #214
So they built facilities for 90% of it former9thward Sep 2013 #423
Bush cut the funding for 8 years! joshcryer Sep 2013 #510
US on the right side of this issue? former9thward Sep 2013 #520
Rachel was just talking about this. The US HAS destroyed nearly all its stockpiles. Hekate Sep 2013 #237
Ohh and that building is going to take at least 10 years to build..... former9thward Sep 2013 #420
go ahead. tell me I'm an apologist for American bullying. cali Sep 2013 #394
Ignorance is bliss heaven05 Sep 2013 #411
some people are so mad at the country for various things they'll be in denial about stuff like this. dionysus Sep 2013 #422
And some people have facts. former9thward Sep 2013 #425
^ proves my point dionysus Sep 2013 #427
not something in your possession in this case. n/t cali Sep 2013 #435
Another chemical weapon expert on DU! former9thward Sep 2013 #424
Please Read this Article on the Storage of Chemical Weapons. CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #405
So a MIC jobs program! former9thward Sep 2013 #426
I suspect.... CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #439
Please explain why it was not complex to destroy 90% of the stockpile... former9thward Sep 2013 #443
Although I am a scientist by education... CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #451
Thank you for your comments. former9thward Sep 2013 #456
I take nothing at face value... CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #462
Good Article Gothmog Sep 2013 #449
Wow this is good to hear. felix_numinous Sep 2013 #499
Interesting, this aspect. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #138
Not the UN, it's a separate entity cooperating with the UN. joshcryer Sep 2013 #153
I agree with you. Cheviteau Sep 2013 #403
So what's the shelf life of some of these chemical weapons? YOHABLO Sep 2013 #232
Sarin, mixed, very short. Mustard gas, very long. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #249
The stuff we gave Saddam had a maximum shelf life of 8 to 10 years. RC Sep 2013 #252
Yeah, Saddam buried his stuff. joshcryer Sep 2013 #272
He also did destroy most of it. RC Sep 2013 #280
If I remember correctly, he agreed to allow the UN inspectors back in... Blanks Sep 2013 #389
Actually, the decision was made well before that. RC Sep 2013 #407
Of course you're right on the timeline... Blanks Sep 2013 #438
PNAC also targeted Syria. bvar22 Sep 2013 #452
check this out Skittles Sep 2013 #344
Seen it. joshcryer Sep 2013 #345
what were they saying about Putin when Snowden..... Skittles Sep 2013 #346
I state only facts. joshcryer Sep 2013 #347
hey, I hear you Skittles Sep 2013 #348
Oh, OK, Russia is already against a UN plan: joshcryer Sep 2013 #349
the plot thickens Skittles Sep 2013 #350
+1,000 nt MADem Sep 2013 #442
"I state only facts," you say, just before blaming Russia for all of Syria's dead. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #460
Had Assad gone the Bahrain route there would be no civil war. joshcryer Sep 2013 #509
In that case RainDog Sep 2013 #80
Why would he expect that? Explain that arguement please. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #86
He said so. former9thward Sep 2013 #104
I asked WHY he would expect the American people to support it. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #117
He was bluffing. former9thward Sep 2013 #128
Congress has a lower approval than VD.... MADem Sep 2013 #445
He also said he needs Congressional backing. joshcryer Sep 2013 #122
He never said that at the beginning. former9thward Sep 2013 #136
And he never said he doesn't have the power to act unilaterally. joshcryer Sep 2013 #162
So how is that a rejection of the Unitary Executive doctrine? nt Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #178
Because he said he'll listen to Congress. joshcryer Sep 2013 #185
Sorry joshcryer but I'm just not seeing it. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #197
No President would ever do that. joshcryer Sep 2013 #200
I agree with you that no president would do that. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #216
The NFL? mimi85 Sep 2013 #269
You cannot be serious... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #106
Yet another person who does not follow the news. former9thward Sep 2013 #191
I don't? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #198
So you are saying the American people backed him? former9thward Sep 2013 #204
No...did I say that? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #207
Every post you make, makes a little less sense. former9thward Sep 2013 #212
I think Vanilla Rhapsody mimi85 Sep 2013 #279
There is generally a good precedent that you let them know that all options are on the table CAG Sep 2013 #192
And Obama is the "everything's on the table" President. joshcryer Sep 2013 #195
Yes, funny thing is........ George II Sep 2013 #231
I think it is very strange that... Ferretherder Sep 2013 #294
^ THIS ^ mac56 Sep 2013 #410
Thank you, my friend... Ferretherder Sep 2013 #504
During a GOP Presidential Debate, cynzke Sep 2013 #458
EXACTLY! Ferretherder Sep 2013 #505
I love you LukeFL Sep 2013 #43
Oh puke!!! U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #66
Lol! Jamastiene Sep 2013 #170
A little too obvious with that one... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #413
What I can't agree with my fellow DUer? LukeFL Sep 2013 #519
You noticed the Unitary Executive thing, too? He was directly referencing the Youngstown decision, msanthrope Sep 2013 #76
Bingo. nt JoePhilly Sep 2013 #96
That it went right over the head of the OP is understandable, but regrettable. He did something msanthrope Sep 2013 #101
WTF? Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #87
You are unfamiliar with the Youngstown decision? nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #111
No, I'm familiar with Youngstown. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #139
When he said that he had the authority to act, but believed that this authority was msanthrope Sep 2013 #149
I disagree. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #156
We will have to agree to disagree. nnt msanthrope Sep 2013 #164
Agreed! Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #169
That's the second time I've heard that from his lips: Unitary Executive, GOP wetdream since Nixon... Hekate Sep 2013 #234
Yes, it's so important to read between the lines to really understand this president. gtar100 Sep 2013 #365
Exactly LukeFL Sep 2013 #35
Obama needs this deal as much as al-Assad. Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #42
Assad needs it WAY more. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #58
al-Assad could have taken the military hit. Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #114
He lost on the strike. TWICE. Obama's stuck. DirkGently Sep 2013 #160
And ONLY to public pressure. Beer Swiller Sep 2013 #227
"dick-waving macho "don't call me a wus, Bill Clinton," crap?" brush Sep 2013 #395
Exactly. somethingshiny Sep 2013 #415
Pootie desperately needs the situation to be status quo ante bellum or he's out a small fortune. MADem Sep 2013 #213
Obama's in a box now. But he's handling it. DirkGently Sep 2013 #118
I think everyone will be happy - Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #152
My thoughts also brush Sep 2013 #391
That's it. Pretty clear to me, too. Not at all "incoherent." nt MADem Sep 2013 #64
When he started talking about 'pinpricks' AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #475
He didn't lose me. There was a method and a reason in every word he uttered. MADem Sep 2013 #477
He needs to stop reacting to their idiocy AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #485
He's not reacting, he's just acknowledging their existence. MADem Sep 2013 #521
He is reacting to their idiotic statements AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #522
How do you legitimize stupidity? MADem Sep 2013 #523
By reacting to it as if it is legitimate AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #524
There was no drama in Obama's brief remark. You're trying to create some, though, and I'm MADem Sep 2013 #525
That is rediculous AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #527
It is not "ridiculous." MADem Sep 2013 #528
You are claiming that the Tea Party are Obamas constituents? AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #529
I hate to tell you this, but even the KKK and those Stormfront nuts are Obama's constituents. MADem Sep 2013 #530
Oh, so they have his ear too? AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #532
Now you're just being combative, obtuse, and offensive. MADem Sep 2013 #533
I'm stating fact AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #534
You apparently don't understand, won't grasp what I am saying, and I'm tired of arguing with you. MADem Sep 2013 #535
I know exactly what you are saying AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #536
That's what I thought! graywarrior Sep 2013 #109
That's what I heard. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #133
I heard that too: Not bluffing, but giving peace a chance. Hekate Sep 2013 #229
You really believe this deal was Obama's idea. Beer Swiller Sep 2013 #262
Touché! Carolina Sep 2013 #296
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #490
Awesome post! +1 beerandjesus Sep 2013 #390
So Putin gave Snowden asylum as a way to give the finger to the US Number23 Sep 2013 #432
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #489
I take great comfort in the knowledge that the number of people that think that Putin Number23 Sep 2013 #495
I agree with everything you said...until the very last line. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #440
Assad, I'm not bluffing, you know how much money we'll make off WWIII :) grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #270
I need some ketchup for my crow. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #466
Military strikes in national security interest of the US. Make my children safer. The Link Sep 2013 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Awknid Sep 2013 #48
Dubya explained all this some years back. We gotta kill them truedelphi Sep 2013 #243
It reflects the confused situation of today quinnox Sep 2013 #5
Not only was it incoherent, I had the impression that the President knew it. winter is coming Sep 2013 #6
100% correct Mr. Pitt Crimson76 Sep 2013 #7
tell you you're wrong? I THINK YOU ARE WRONG. trueblue2007 Sep 2013 #8
Like the ones killled by our own drones? Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #45
Yes. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Libya. Now we need to Luminous Animal Sep 2013 #46
I liked his speech too but, Politicalboi Sep 2013 #69
The children we kill won't be wreathing in pain golfguru Sep 2013 #266
I hope you are kidding. nt Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #363
Yes, and I hope you noticed my sarcasm tag. n/t golfguru Sep 2013 #448
Flying body parts are better than asphyxiation. jsr Sep 2013 #293
The haters are mad there will be no US attack on Syria Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #9
He was supposed to announce that SHOCK and AWE #2 had started. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #34
No confusion. former9thward Sep 2013 #61
Then why would Russia try to help with some deal? JoePhilly Sep 2013 #72
Russia looks like a peacemaker to the world. former9thward Sep 2013 #98
Except no one in the world believes that, no one. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #127
You are not the world. former9thward Sep 2013 #132
Only America haters think that dbackjon Sep 2013 #258
Yeah, America love it or leave it!!! former9thward Sep 2013 #418
+1,000 nt MADem Sep 2013 #159
I am ONE - maybe the only one? "America looks like a warmonger" . . . damm straight. ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #357
Considering Russia is arming Assad mythology Sep 2013 #242
Pootie doesn't want the USA to target any piers in Tartus, that's the real bottom line. MADem Sep 2013 #267
America has lost the "long game" and the world knows it. former9thward Sep 2013 #417
Maybe Eko Sep 2013 #103
Because Russia knew Obama was not bluffing. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #130
To keep Assad in power, which blocks the pipeline Russia doesnt want DJ13 Sep 2013 #115
Strikes weren't intend to remove him from power. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #125
Mission creep began to mention regime change DJ13 Sep 2013 #173
Um.....McCain isn't President nor does he speak for President Obama Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2013 #201
Go ahead DJ13 Sep 2013 #206
The key words being: Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2013 #377
If there's not to be any attack on Syria... Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #39
PRESSURE! LukeFL Sep 2013 #49
If the President wants to apply pressure... Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #59
Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!! LukeFL Sep 2013 #67
Well, I'm having a hard time understanding because frankly, it makes no sense. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #102
Shhh, they're too busy looking into his dreamy eyes U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #77
Gee--I thought his detractors were too busy critiquing his eyebrows .... MADem Sep 2013 #189
Bwahaha! Still trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! How many lost on popcorn stock? freshwest Sep 2013 #455
I don't think a lot of the detractors on this thread are going to like the home page today either... MADem Sep 2013 #457
Woot! Let me go take a peek and be back. Thanks, MADem! freshwest Sep 2013 #459
Actually no iandhr Sep 2013 #93
Applause! LukeFL Sep 2013 #180
PBO asked Congress in May. Guess what the focus was at DU then? freshwest Sep 2013 #479
Please get off that kick. It is asinine. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #54
+1,000 jackpine suffragette Sep 2013 #90
+1 sarcasmo Sep 2013 #268
How far from reality must you be to even conceive of such a thing? Cal Carpenter Sep 2013 #140
Well said. Thank you. -The Sane DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #292
That's pretty much what I was thinking. nt laundry_queen Sep 2013 #326
it's a sick suggestion and that indicates what kind of a brain comes up cali Sep 2013 #396
Oh stop that. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #182
Excellent Carolina Sep 2013 #264
^^^This post is right on target^^^ DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #297
You have learned something CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #433
+1000 burnsei sensei Sep 2013 #484
I don't need anything related to Syria to bash Obama. Tiredofthesame Sep 2013 #211
People who feared Persian Gulf War III (if not WW III) are "haters"? Peace Patriot Sep 2013 #218
"It's a TINDERBOX." arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #450
Right-Wing Media's Love Affair With Putin Continues Over Syria Weapons Proposal freshwest Sep 2013 #290
This is a complete non sequitor but I truly needed snagglepuss Sep 2013 #441
You're welcome. Apply liberally as needed! freshwest Sep 2013 #470
If you start with "The haters..." you have conceded you have no argument. morningfog Sep 2013 #313
What about if someone calls me a cultist? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #327
What an assholish comment. beerandjesus Sep 2013 #393
that's the most insane thing i've read here in a long while noiretextatique Sep 2013 #488
No, you're not wrong. You pretty much summed it up. forestpath Sep 2013 #10
I dont think he even really neede to give the speech..unless we were bombing tomorrow NightWatcher Sep 2013 #11
It was scheduled on the eve of the Senate vote, and I believe it was originally intended winter is coming Sep 2013 #60
I missed it, but assumed it would be whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #12
Yep, that would be my call too. truedelphi Sep 2013 #245
I'm with you tom_kelly Sep 2013 #13
It was an awful speech that focused more on bombing than diplomacy Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #14
It was pretty damn simple, actually. joshcryer Sep 2013 #15
The whole world was watching or listening. Every word was deliberate and had purpose. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #16
Well said. But still, some miss 'the beloved pair' running the country: freshwest Sep 2013 #472
Transcript, for those inclined to read it struggle4progress Sep 2013 #17
Words. Me. Am. Not. Able. To. Read. joshcryer Sep 2013 #23
Yeah, that's about right. n/t cigsandcoffee Sep 2013 #19
Chris Hayes nailed the fundamental contradiction. DirkGently Sep 2013 #20
Yes, he did nail it, as usual. winter is coming Sep 2013 #26
Best way I've ever heard it put. 1awake Sep 2013 #123
I give you permission to quote Chris Hayes! DirkGently Sep 2013 #135
ha... yea i know, but you caught it not me so... thanks! n/t 1awake Sep 2013 #150
This needs to be its own post! Thanks! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #220
+1,00000000000000000000000 grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #273
Excellent description. jsr Sep 2013 #304
THAT as the BIG one. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #319
Bang on. snagglepuss Sep 2013 #444
I think he is setting up the 'diplomacy' for failure merbex Sep 2013 #21
No, actually he is setting up Assad and Congress quaker bill Sep 2013 #166
Pul-eeze...He nailed it !! jessie04 Sep 2013 #22
Can You Cram A Few More Cliches In Your Post? HangOnKids Sep 2013 #311
You aren't wrong, Will. In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #24
That's pretty much what I heard, too. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #25
I heard the man ask for some time to continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to completion. Skidmore Sep 2013 #28
don't talk about balls, Will. nor incoherence. Whisp Sep 2013 #29
The glory days are no more, and peace is bor-ring. Speaking of the rule of balls: freshwest Sep 2013 #474
Betty White has something to say about 'balls'. Whisp Sep 2013 #476
Yes, you are totally correct. RebelOne Sep 2013 #30
I think you're wrong. Avalux Sep 2013 #31
But he certainly reminded us he can take action if he choses. snappyturtle Sep 2013 #53
You're embarrassing yourself at this point. DevonRex Sep 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #305
Yeah, I apologize for that. DevonRex Sep 2013 #310
Thanks. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #316
You're welcome. DevonRex Sep 2013 #322
+1 tallahasseedem Sep 2013 #421
You are wrong. Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #33
Some posters on this site know only one gear. And they crank that gear right into a tree. nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #506
It made perfect sense johnd83 Sep 2013 #36
I agree. I understood what the President was doing. Diplomacy with a big stick at the ready bluestate10 Sep 2013 #507
Can't believe you don't know him yet LukeFL Sep 2013 #38
cut and paste rewrite.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #40
OK: YOU'RE WRONG. jazzimov Sep 2013 #41
It was perfectly clear to me. phleshdef Sep 2013 #44
It was perfectly clear if you didnt have your fingers in your ears going VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #190
-1,000,000 Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #511
Looks like one of the la la la group has chimed in VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #512
Ha...looks like the one who almost got blocked today who people say is rude ALL Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #513
blocked? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #517
Thanks for the summary version. I wasn't about to sit through the whole thing. BlueStreak Sep 2013 #47
Of course not... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #193
I give him credit for the good things that he has done. BlueStreak Sep 2013 #221
that made me laugh out loud... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #223
I flipped through the first 15, and all of them BlueStreak Sep 2013 #238
No you didn't say...you said NOTHING. VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #244
I said "I give him credit for the good things that he has done." BlueStreak Sep 2013 #257
No it has NOT.... where the hell do you people get this stuff? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #263
so good to hear someone acknowledge that. bigtree Sep 2013 #51
Sorry, but you're wrong. It was pretty succinct to me. n/t Darkhawk32 Sep 2013 #52
1745 Dimensional Chess NoOneMan Sep 2013 #55
.... davidpdx Sep 2013 #158
He's an embarrassment Shampoobra Sep 2013 #56
Freshly Painted Eyebrows? otohara Sep 2013 #94
Sorry, that wasn't very clear Shampoobra Sep 2013 #199
Black POTUS Has Always Had Black Eyebrows otohara Sep 2013 #224
Your links show that they weren't, as I had thought, "freshly painted" Shampoobra Sep 2013 #255
Very weird observation. Reagan dyed his whole head at 80+ and PBO is going gray at 50-something Hekate Sep 2013 #228
It's That Bad Here At DU otohara Sep 2013 #265
I was feeling low down after reading all the fighting Enthusiast Sep 2013 #341
What's most disheartening is we are wasting so much time and effort on this Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #57
+1000 forestpath Sep 2013 #75
+1000!!! This endless bullshit in the middle east decade RKP5637 Sep 2013 #202
Oil and Israel, it is what's for dinner... forever. harun Sep 2013 #217
We have become the Middle East's CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #431
Well, I think you're wrong, but you're looking for approval here, so I'll leave it at that. MADem Sep 2013 #62
LOL! n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #68
I couldn't help myself.... MADem Sep 2013 #112
"He never said 'I want to attack.' You should listen more closely." WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #79
Not the same as "I WANT TO ATTACK" ..... genius. MADem Sep 2013 #119
"There is a contingent who love to see him fail and hate to see him win." ProSense Sep 2013 #157
I saw that utter mess....and I just walked away. MADem Sep 2013 #171
I don't think Pitt has hair... Whisp Sep 2013 #253
Here he is begging for money.......... 4bucksagallon Sep 2013 #331
This video Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #353
Someone said he had no hair...... 4bucksagallon Sep 2013 #356
My "beef" Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #358
So you and a maybe a couple hundred others are members of his "fan club" big deal. 4bucksagallon Sep 2013 #366
Summer hathaway is right: you ought to delete this. Raine1967 Sep 2013 #388
Your reading comprehension Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #482
That's pretty asinine. Those of us calling you out all disagree with the OP.... Hekate Sep 2013 #531
+ a million, Summer. I 100% agree with MADem that this OP is nothing but a Will Pitt "look at me!!" Number23 Sep 2013 #434
I'm with you and MADem on the OP Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #483
Naw, he nailed it. bravenak Sep 2013 #65
Help me out here, what exactly is 'it'? Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #81
Making the case against chemical weapons. bravenak Sep 2013 #126
We are going to buy Assad's cooperation, just like we always do and call it a 'diplomatic solution' Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #161
I don't remember him saying that. bravenak Sep 2013 #179
Russia is nothing but the broker of this deal, Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #196
No they aren't. They have a direct and DIRE interest in averting missile strikes. MADem Sep 2013 #256
That is a tiny port not capable of handling aircraft carriers, it's basically a re-supply depot Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #274
Excuse me? You need to KEEP UP with the latest, there, Snake.... MADem Sep 2013 #286
Yes, Russia had a lot to lose. So they put the squeeze on Assad. What's so hard to understand? freshwest Sep 2013 #518
you are wrong. I'll tell you now instead of you waiting Whisp Sep 2013 #70
OUCH. MADem Sep 2013 #124
lol orenbus Sep 2013 #155
Jeez. Who the hell are you and what is that thing? Hekate Sep 2013 #278
That's Palpatine Dash87 Sep 2013 #409
That's hilarious! n/t DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #308
Could care less about this argument, but that picture made me LOL Dash87 Sep 2013 #408
It's a malady of the those who have intelligence without wisdom: a tendency to jump to their alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #284
so...were we supposed to "do something" now? nashville_brook Sep 2013 #71
His eyes got a bit of a "glint" mentioning we don't do "Pinprick Strikes." KoKo Sep 2013 #73
Kindly explain this 'glint' you see in his eyes. I'm fascinated by this. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #83
No you're not. U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #88
Yes--I am. On a batshit insane thread, I find the poster who sees a 'glint' in the President's msanthrope Sep 2013 #95
LOL! Glint Easwood talks to empty headed 101st Chairbornes. Whisp Sep 2013 #146
The we "don't do pinprick strikes" thing obviously refers to the fact that America has such an arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #454
I had no problem, following it at all. quaker bill Sep 2013 #74
I wish I could rec your post. Avalux Sep 2013 #89
What friggin' complexity? truedelphi Sep 2013 #240
^^^^THIS post makes this trainwreck of an OP worthwhile. I wish I could rec this post of yours.^^^^^ MADem Sep 2013 #145
I just do what I can, when I can.. quaker bill Sep 2013 #181
Thank you for this post. JohnnyLib2 Sep 2013 #154
Best post of the thread. Craploads better than the OP. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #205
Agreed. QB should make it an OP. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #376
+1, Quaker Bill. See, all you people who wished you could Rec this, I just did! :-) nt Hekate Sep 2013 #271
Magnificent reply. Thanks for that. Number23 Sep 2013 #436
I understood it perfectly iandhr Sep 2013 #78
I didn't listen to it myself bhikkhu Sep 2013 #82
The President has never taken the position we must act immediately struggle4progress Sep 2013 #131
Oh thank god. noamnety Sep 2013 #84
"he had no shame in explicitly identifying and defending American exceptionalism" winter is coming Sep 2013 #137
Did he actually mention American exceptionalism by name? truedelphi Sep 2013 #248
He ended by saying America is "exceptional." noamnety Sep 2013 #370
Ew-w-w. truedelphi Sep 2013 #493
..the exact word I was thinking of earlier today after reading.... Tikki Sep 2013 #85
Sorry I disagree Beaverhausen Sep 2013 #91
"And a failure to stand against the use of chemical weapons would... embolden Iran" - Obama grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #99
I thought it was a short speech without much substance. Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #100
Hey, we want you to stop using chemical weapons while tsuki Sep 2013 #105
Gobbledygook is what I heard also but....... Little Star Sep 2013 #107
Yeah, cuz you expected, what, exactly? Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #110
+1,000 nt MADem Sep 2013 #184
I felt like it was Bush talking and I really hated that feeling Generic Other Sep 2013 #113
Bush talking? Hell, it wasn't *that* incoherent. winter is coming Sep 2013 #142
LOL. True enough Generic Other Sep 2013 #188
Agree with you Carolina Sep 2013 #287
You are wrong. rury Sep 2013 #116
I think it reflects the fuzziness of the situation. BlueCheese Sep 2013 #120
As it was put up thread... 1awake Sep 2013 #129
The one thing the President got wrong was suggesting that the 'Right' support our military Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #134
The POTUS IS CONFUSED. rsmith6621 Sep 2013 #141
he is not conused at all quaker bill Sep 2013 #194
He is in no way, shape, or form confused. Tiredofthesame Sep 2013 #226
"Tell me I'm wrong". Okay you're wrong. nt 4bucksagallon Sep 2013 #144
Oh my...indeed! eom Purveyor Sep 2013 #147
Was a little mixed . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #148
He wants to attack them, but his buddy, Putin, Jamastiene Sep 2013 #151
Obama got himself suckered into a schoolyard standoff King_Klonopin Sep 2013 #359
He doesn't have a clue LittleBlue Sep 2013 #163
And let's not forget the reason he is 200 votes short in the House - 72% of all American voters truedelphi Sep 2013 #254
Exactly LittleBlue Sep 2013 #260
frankly william..... chillfactor Sep 2013 #165
It is this way from forcing the facts to agree with the narrative. Rain Mcloud Sep 2013 #167
Yeah erpowers Sep 2013 #168
I've sat through it twice, and it was poorly done. Savannahmann Sep 2013 #172
Thank you. GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #208
Thank you. woo me with science Sep 2013 #219
"vile propaganda cherry on top" arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #461
I read and re-read your post 3 times. Well done and thanks. russspeakeasy Sep 2013 #235
K&R Carolina Sep 2013 #291
Thanks You... haikugal Sep 2013 #330
Good post. nt laundry_queen Sep 2013 #337
That was very eloquent. Thank you. And it had totally truedelphi Sep 2013 #352
An anecdote about land mines... Maedhros Sep 2013 #486
May I offer you a friendly hump day truedelphi Sep 2013 #492
Thank you! Maedhros Sep 2013 #494
Spot on. Celefin Sep 2013 #361
Well said, thank you! beerandjesus Sep 2013 #397
marvellous, thoughtful post Supersedeas Sep 2013 #464
Thank you Savannahmann. sibelian Sep 2013 #481
I didn't watch, crim son Sep 2013 #174
+1 newfie11 Sep 2013 #175
No, it wasn't. madamesilverspurs Sep 2013 #176
I find Whisp Sep 2013 #177
That was campaign Obama Marrah_G Sep 2013 #183
Cue the hyperbole. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #186
They Call the Wind Maria Whisp Sep 2013 #187
LOL. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #463
Why do you invite people Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #203
Gobldeygook (aside from being hard to spell) fadedrose Sep 2013 #209
Ha. It's incoherent to understand the desire to stop a dictator from gassing people? GEEZ nt Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #215
Exactly what the Bush fan club said about Saddam Doctor_J Sep 2013 #225
Are you serious? Hardly the same. Bush and Cheney were lying and making shit Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #282
Thats why they said it.. iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #355
And what about Kerry's claim that Syria's chemical weapons are a threat to the US? Doctor_J Sep 2013 #381
Why yes--coming from the head of a country that is the chief weapons supplier to the world eridani Sep 2013 #360
circumstances required an entire new speech and he seemed to keep half of the old one carolinayellowdog Sep 2013 #222
The situation is pretty fluid LuckyTheDog Sep 2013 #230
You have been so exactly right on the mark. dkf Sep 2013 #233
Did Obama write this speech? kentuck Sep 2013 #236
You Are a Fool mrchips Sep 2013 #239
+1 n/t wisteria Sep 2013 #247
Oh whatever. truedelphi Sep 2013 #261
Check The Profile HangOnKids Sep 2013 #317
Holocausts. Nazis. Must. Kill. Hitler. jsr Sep 2013 #301
Will is one of the "cool kids" who will lose his street cred if he ever admits he was wrong scheming daemons Sep 2013 #314
What is with the constant name calling? Other poster calls Will a fool, then you Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #416
I know who you are Skittles Sep 2013 #324
By that metric, I know of some Holocausts that you're ignoring... nt Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #364
I don't think it was as incoherent as all that. I think you're wrong on this one. nt Hekate Sep 2013 #241
One thing was clear... The Midway Rebel Sep 2013 #246
Yeah, it's clear we should watch them. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #467
His worst speech that I can remember (n/t) Ocelot Sep 2013 #250
I had no problem following and understanding it. wisteria Sep 2013 #251
You are wrong dbackjon Sep 2013 #259
Barack rarely fails to kill it. KamaAina Sep 2013 #275
YOu aren't wrong, but we have to be less wrong than the republicans. Is this the way? Mellow Drama Sep 2013 #276
This train is never late. cliffordu Sep 2013 #277
I love the part where Assad is a threat, but obxhead Sep 2013 #281
Yes. Just like the US military "does not do pinpricks," woo me with science Sep 2013 #298
pinprick < unbelievably small < Iraq arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #471
When the wall came down and the cold war ended I thought this world police shit would stop. L0oniX Sep 2013 #283
I stopped watching it after about 4 minutes. davidwparker Sep 2013 #285
You need to watch the whole thing. Darkhawk32 Sep 2013 #300
It was muddled and pointless. jsr Sep 2013 #289
I didn't listen to it; I read it. And it seems coherent enough to me. pnwmom Sep 2013 #295
Yes Sir! You are wrong. zwyziec Sep 2013 #299
couldn't you just make an Obama is a poopy-head salad for the same results? sigmasix Sep 2013 #302
Just listened to it again nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #303
And for those promulgating the Master Chess Player Theory . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #306
Ahem. Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #325
A point made in another thread . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #328
How did Obama Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #332
OMG -- the delusion in this -- there are no words n/t markpkessinger Sep 2013 #333
If you are seriously suggesting . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #334
you might want to rephrase ... n/t Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #335
Indeed -- done. Thank you. n/t markpkessinger Sep 2013 #336
No prob. Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #340
Well, why don't you walk me through this Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #339
"You know an enemy is committed when they move ammunition" adirondacker Sep 2013 #329
Hahaha, yes! beerandjesus Sep 2013 #398
Can't weigh in... had my own meeting... MrMickeysMom Sep 2013 #307
Aw, poop on that. You should read the transcript. TwilightGardener Sep 2013 #309
I have, it is just as bad. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #318
It was coherent to anyone with a triple digit IQ and no anti-Obama agenda scheming daemons Sep 2013 #312
No. He might not have said what you wanted to hear, Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #315
My fellow Americans, I need some some new speechwriters. Or at least a copyeditor to make sure part avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #320
Hey Will, I think your Rec count is down a little BootinUp Sep 2013 #321
gobblygook kardonb Sep 2013 #323
And George Bush and his criminal administration are still not in damn jail! Lint Head Sep 2013 #338
K&R. Sounds like they're covering all the bases. polly7 Sep 2013 #342
You're wrong. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #343
Your title sounds like something Newt Gingrich would say, with that "frankly" tick. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #351
No one expected it to please you, Will. iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #354
His comment about his "friends on the left" was a real insult to us. gtar100 Sep 2013 #362
yep G_j Sep 2013 #379
Like I've said before. we know who's really running the media and the gov't in this country Roland99 Sep 2013 #387
Yet TomClash Sep 2013 #367
He should've led with the deal. rucky Sep 2013 #368
This message was self-deleted by its author michigandem58 Sep 2013 #371
Only to those who have a brainlock that Obama is a warmonger. DCBob Sep 2013 #373
Yep! "Obey international norms, or we'll violate an international norm and blow your shit up." backscatter712 Sep 2013 #374
If Obama farts it doesn't sound or smell right. 6000eliot Sep 2013 #375
Ive been here a long time WP and this is the first time I disagree with you Nightjock Sep 2013 #378
He sounded a lot like somebody who had the opponent inside his loop and can't adjust Lee-Lee Sep 2013 #380
Worst speech of his Presidency. 99Forever Sep 2013 #382
He should've had Bill Clinton write that speech for him - TBF Sep 2013 #383
interesting the level of discomfort Nitram Sep 2013 #384
You just don't understand 11-dimensional chess Roland99 Sep 2013 #386
Here's where you're wrong. Fuddnik Sep 2013 #392
Please support this effort for peace. Donate now. jsr Sep 2013 #402
Really? rtracey Sep 2013 #399
First thing I said to my wife when it was over: "I don't really know what he just said!" beerandjesus Sep 2013 #400
He don't have any friends on the left anymore. Fuddnik Sep 2013 #401
You are not wrong. LWolf Sep 2013 #404
RE: Splicing some stuff about diplomacy into an already prepared pro-war speech at the last minute. No DUplicitous DUpe Sep 2013 #480
fear hate stonecutter357 Sep 2013 #406
Hey stonecutter357, Librarian's are awesome people. They do have that nasty habit of saying shhh Autumn Sep 2013 #412
Just good ol fashion Dyslexia! stonecutter357 Sep 2013 #465
It's all good. I found it funny, in 2nd grade our Librarian Autumn Sep 2013 #468
The President Makes The Case ProSense Sep 2013 #414
So what is your end game, WilliamPitt? What is the purpose of this post? randome Sep 2013 #419
you're wrong. you heard what you wanted to hear Will. dionysus Sep 2013 #428
nope goatmilker Sep 2013 #429
Yup CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #430
It was a perfectly coherent expression of hypocritical policies... Orsino Sep 2013 #437
Hear Hear. You absolutely nail it. nt snagglepuss Sep 2013 #446
He's got a better delivery than Bush. Jester Messiah Sep 2013 #447
I guess President Obama has never seen the photos of the DEAD BABIES... bvar22 Sep 2013 #453
Or burns from the White Phosphorus we used in Fallujah FiveGoodMen Sep 2013 #473
Should have used the time to say: Syria looks like we can find a sollution.. so let me use this glowing Sep 2013 #469
Pretty god-damned incoherent RW gibberish always suck mightily indepat Sep 2013 #478
Pity you aren't President, eh? MineralMan Sep 2013 #487
Sad but true. marble falls Sep 2013 #491
Poll: 69% of Americans Viewed Obama’s Syria Speech Positively, 61% Favor His Approach Tx4obama Sep 2013 #496
I just watched it (I am always a day late) Skittles Sep 2013 #497
It reminded me of a Jerry Lewis sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #498
Noam Chomsky's commentary on Obama's Syria speech is important to hear Catherina Sep 2013 #500
"All things to all people." malthaussen Sep 2013 #501
I wish I could tell you that you were wrong... kentuck Sep 2013 #502
Thanks Kentuck Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #515
Your hate runneth over n/t michigandem58 Sep 2013 #503
I don't think he'll be showing his face here again. Whisp Sep 2013 #508
Amen to the Nth degree !! thanks MD58 Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2013 #514
Wrong about Rove. Wrong about Ritter. gulliver Sep 2013 #516
You are wrong. Rex Sep 2013 #526
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