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RufusTFirefly

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47. Mistakes were made. The President gamely admitted it. Case closed. Now let's move on, folks.

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 12:44 PM

Aug 2014

What more can you possibly expect from him?
Justice? Come on!
You're not going to get your silly little pony.

Besides, we can be 100 percent certain that nothing nefarious has happened under this administration.
Unlike Comrade Eddie, President O. had the guts to "man up."

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"We tortured some "folks"... "????? [View all] elehhhhna Aug 2014 OP

I'm just glad to hear a U.S. President admit that ... dawg Aug 2014 #1

okay you make a great point -thank you elehhhhna Aug 2014 #4

Yeah, none of this "extraordinary rendition" and "enhanced interrogation techniques." calimary Aug 2014 #40

Thankfully they shouldn't have to admity it now dickthegrouch Aug 2014 #65

It is not the 1st time he has said it was torture krawhitham Aug 2014 #44

Grateful for a small crumb. I'm not, I want the TRUTH in the starkest of terms sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #50

praises them as merely-overzealous defenders of the nation, gives them a free pass, and says MisterP Aug 2014 #66

before the flames begin elehhhhna Aug 2014 #2

you won't hear any sort of admission of error from Israel jberryhill Aug 2014 #6

Perhaps you need to do some research and learn the DonViejo Aug 2014 #9

because everybody tuning in to listen to the President speak magical thyme Aug 2014 #18

And that's another thing. He uses the word "folks" to refer to teabaggers and other vermin as well. calimary Aug 2014 #41

Folks is good considering none were convicted of any crimes. JaneyVee Aug 2014 #101

I'll take "an admission you'll never hear from a lot of leaders" for $200, Alex jberryhill Aug 2014 #3

No noone goes to jail newfie11 Aug 2014 #5

the architects got medals of FREEDOM from Bushhole elehhhhna Aug 2014 #7

Obama uses that word for "people" treestar Aug 2014 #8

It's a term commonly used by black folk in reference DonViejo Aug 2014 #11

Thank you!!! I find the OP tone deaf. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #22

of course you do. kath Aug 2014 #31

"It's a tic of his" handmade34 Aug 2014 #12

Yeah. Weird how everyone fixates on it, he says "folks" in every speaking TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #16

Some people forget he was raised by white Midwesterners, and then moved to Chicago. msanthrope Aug 2014 #20

We tortured children. We tortured innocent people to death. And why? Because we were afraid? rhett o rick Aug 2014 #10

How does the word "folks" minimize that? If anything, the use of the word "folks" indicates msanthrope Aug 2014 #21

What? I didn't say that the word "folks" minimized anything. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #55

Mistakes were made. The President gamely admitted it. Case closed. Now let's move on, folks. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #47

I see you used the "sarcasm" thing to try to save yourself from rhett o rick Aug 2014 #56

Haha! Touch�! RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #62

I did think it was amazing that someone seemed to be looking out for Manny. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #69

"I welcome their hatred" RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #71

I don't know about Split Personality Manny. He keeps me confused. I think that's his rhett o rick Aug 2014 #76

There are valid reasons to criticize the President... TDale313 Aug 2014 #13

not as 'informal' as your term :) Sunlei Aug 2014 #14

Bothered me a little, too. AngryOldDem Aug 2014 #15

Whenever I hear the term "folks", my skeptical defenses are activated. canoeist52 Aug 2014 #17

Downhomey? What an inartful word. The use of the word "folks" is a colloquialism. msanthrope Aug 2014 #19

he always uses the word folks, far more than I would (and that's cool) steve2470 Aug 2014 #35

He is an intelligent, very well-educated man BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #72

You sound concerned. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #89

Hypocrisy noted BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #92

Yes. No one's missing the deliberately casual tone here. DirkGently Aug 2014 #23

perfectly said. bbgrunt Aug 2014 #49

He said the word "tortured" and he said the word "folks" JayhawkSD Aug 2014 #24

Thank you! That was my point too. onecaliberal Aug 2014 #78

I saw that too and had the exact same reaction corkhead Aug 2014 #25

Are some of the "folks" who did the torturing going to prison? When? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #26

+1 BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #73

Was it these folks? Lint Head Aug 2014 #27

Let me get this straight... onecaliberal Aug 2014 #28

That seems a rather bald mischaracterization. DirkGently Aug 2014 #33

He was avoiding using the word people onecaliberal Aug 2014 #37

Right. Avoiding calling those tortured "people." DirkGently Aug 2014 #38

Yep. I thinks 'folks' gave the people we did those horrible things to their humanity back. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #36

^^^* This onecaliberal Aug 2014 #39

You make the point very well. You think that calling the victims "folks" gives them their rhett o rick Aug 2014 #68

POTUS was the one minimizing the crimes of the Bush administration tularetom Aug 2014 #43

He uses the word folks all the time. onecaliberal Aug 2014 #45

I don't care if he uses it in every sentence tularetom Aug 2014 #61

Uhm, in case you hadn't noticed onecaliberal Aug 2014 #77

If you look back a few threads you may notice that I call it complicit tularetom Aug 2014 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Aug 2014 #84

Here is the result BumRushDaShow Aug 2014 #29

We've been torturing some folks for decades. progressoid Aug 2014 #30

It is getting very hard to justify to anyone BlueMTexpat Aug 2014 #32

President Obama made me proud at that press conference yesterday. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #34

We tortured some children, too. Octafish Aug 2014 #42

WE TORTURED. why give a fuck if he used the word folks. eShirl Aug 2014 #46

Because "folks" is a deliberate placement to mitigate the preceding word "torture." Is "why." WinkyDink Aug 2014 #60

Yes. Torturing "folks" is quaint. Torturing "people" is a war crime. RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #64

"We tortured some folks sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #48

Yes, we did jberryhill Aug 2014 #51

you know who else always says "folks" IcyPeas Aug 2014 #52

This is one of the outcomes of continuing to follow the policies of war criminals who were covered bobthedrummer Aug 2014 #53

And 79 years ago, we incinerated some folks in Japan RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #54

And the Iraq Occupation? Another slip up! Fool me once... elehhhhna Aug 2014 #96

Doh! RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #97

And "we" vaporized some folks with drone strikes... Psephos Aug 2014 #57

Question to you lawyer guys sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #58

Not a lawyer, but here's my take: HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #80

I have always viewed the use of "folks" (plural) to be condescension to the max. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #59

Not to confuse the issue, but... RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #63

No, Mr. President, "we" didn't torture some folks. You didn't torture some folks. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #67

PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #86

Please make this an OP elehhhhna Aug 2014 #95

It's just some folks torturing some folks. Kinda folkseyish. L0oniX Aug 2014 #70

Obviously that was the intention. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #87

That particular use of the word "folks" grated on my nerves, as well, Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #74

Okay, we tortured some folks. Thanks for fessing up. Now what the hell are you going to do about it? whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #75

He makes it sound like we waterboarded the town of Mayberry. B2G Aug 2014 #81

But..but...Andy and Barney did it becasue they were under a "lot of pressure". Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #82

And the folks that tortured some folks are patriots, lets not forget that /nt Dragonfli Aug 2014 #94

A real game changer polynomial Aug 2014 #83

BUT HE ADMITTED TO IT!! So that makes everything A OKAY now, haven't you read!??! riseabove Aug 2014 #85

not a-ok by a long shot, seriously nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #90

Straw man treestar Aug 2014 #98

Come on people, an American president ADMITTED THAT WE TORTURED...... steve2470 Aug 2014 #88

Knowing that would be the big story... kentuck Aug 2014 #91

Thanks, you get it. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #104

yep, come on, "folks" is the outrage du jour ? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK, FOLKS ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #105

Some folks just don't get it. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #106

He always says that. I'd say "people", but he says folks. BIG FUCKING DEAL nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #107

I say "people", too. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #108

yep you nailed it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #109

he admitted he is covering for war crimes questionseverything Aug 2014 #111

Talk is talk. JEB Aug 2014 #93

Well, obviously some jerkheads need to be reminded that we are dealing with IrishAyes Aug 2014 #99

Of all the things to Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #100

Politicians should never use "torture" and "folks" in the same sentence. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #102

Amen! n/t BuelahWitch Aug 2014 #103

In my Southern culture it's a humanifying term. As in African American culture. nolabear Aug 2014 #110

I've always been struck by the fact.... steve2470 Aug 2014 #112

Oh, I get that. It's just a thing. This teapot rocks and rolls sometimes. nolabear Aug 2014 #113