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In reply to the discussion: "I believe President Obama...is a Hall-of-Fame worthy bullshit artist." [View all]Nanjing to Seoul
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He has been one of the harshest people in demanding convictions on the war on drugs.
He claims climate change is important, but supports the building of an unsustainable, environmentally unfriendly pipe line through extremely sensitive areas.
He claims to support whistleblower laws, but does nothing when a whistleblower is thrown in prison or has their life destructions (Manning, Snowden, Siegelman).
He supports the rule of law, but allows extra judicial killings with drones.
He campaigned to end Gitmo's indefinite detentions, but Gitmo is sill operational.
He took an oath to defend the Constitution, but has his NSA commit a massive domestic spying program in violation of at least three amendments.
He claims to be a friend of teachers, but his Race to the Top is nothing more than a modern "A Nation At Risk" and Arne "we get our teachers by scrapping the bottom of the barrel" Duncan is given education to the people who want to destroy public education for profit.
Pitt makes alot of good points. Whether you agree or see it that way is on you, but I see where Pitt is coming from.