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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:39 PM Jan 2014

"We must adjust our expectations downwards, rather than fight to win."* [View all]

That's my one-line takeaway from last night's SOTU.

I respond to that message by channeling a great American, General Anthony McAuliffe. Surrounded with his 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge, massively outnumbered, McAuliffe received a letter from the German Commander demanding surrender in exchange for allowing the Americans to live. His letter of response:

To the German Commander.

NUTS!

The American Commander

*title is a synopsis, not a real quote of course

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"We must adjust our expectations downwards, rather than fight to win."* [View all] MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 OP

Well, what do you expect? RobertEarl Jan 2014 #1

Mostly, because the Democratic Party sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #24

"We must know our stations" jsr Jan 2014 #2

Yes but they dress us up in nice penguin suits zeemike Jan 2014 #27

Making up quotes now? ProSense Jan 2014 #3

My apologies - title updated with a disclaimer asterisk. nt MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #17

If it's not a quote, just kill the quotation marks demwing Jan 2014 #29

FUD'ers gotta FUD... SidDithers Jan 2014 #20

1085 11 14 JoePhilly Jan 2014 #4

Where was this line in the SOTU? zappaman Jan 2014 #5

Here's a link to the text of the full speech, everyone. TheMathieu Jan 2014 #6

How do you feel about the reading-impaired? truebluegreen Jan 2014 #34

Oy.. Skidmore Jan 2014 #7

Oh look, they think you are giving a quote from the SOTU. Autumn Jan 2014 #8

He had to give them something to whine about. They have nothing of substance. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #18

Why is that funny? demwing Jan 2014 #30

seriously, why is this funny? /nt demwing Jan 2014 #32

Nuts indeed. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #9

This isn't war. It's politics. randome Jan 2014 #10

War is the continuation of politics by other means -Clausewitz Fumesucker Jan 2014 #14

All war is politics, but not all politics is war. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #23

It's definite war UncleMuscles Jan 2014 #19

K&R Scuba Jan 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #12

Damn the torpedos Fumesucker Jan 2014 #13

Funny, you never quoted the sotu nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #15

You're pretty funny too LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #25

We've been adjusting our expectations downward since Ronnie Rayguns LittleBlue Jan 2014 #16

I don't see what the "nuts" quote has to do Progressive dog Jan 2014 #21

Nuts wcollar Jan 2014 #26

I thought I was replying to a specific post Progressive dog Jan 2014 #35

A reaction every bit as thoughtful, accurate and predictable as Ted Cruz's. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #22

"If you work hard, you get ahead" Obviously we need to work 99% harder. nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #28

Well said. nt truebluegreen Jan 2014 #33

K&R woo me with science Jan 2014 #31