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223. My comment wasn't made in a vacuum.

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #222)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:59 PM

Sep 2014

Last edited Fri Sep 26, 2014, 11:44 PM - Edit history (4)

This is what was said to me:

unless you're at the recruiting center, you aren't confronting jack shit

And I responded in kind and I am the bad guy. The person tells me I'm not jack shit and I should join the army and I respond and I'm the bad guy. I respectfully submit the person who alerted my post and those who voted to delete it search their conscience.

Oh, a careful reading suggests I didn't threaten anybody with violence . i did offer my location and provide the opportunity to determine what I will confront Including "jackshit".

edited for punctuation and elaboration. I had to catch a bus and then I returned.

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I stand with President Obama [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 OP

I do love TR Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #1

I support Obama zipplewrath Sep 2014 #2

I don't (nt) bigwillq Sep 2014 #3

I don't either. cwydro Sep 2014 #153

+1000 Quackers Sep 2014 #179

.... bigwillq Sep 2014 #181

Same here... sometimes he's wrong, but he strives towards right, IMO. NT Adrahil Sep 2014 #4

Yeah. Waaaaaay to the right. nt woo me with science Sep 2014 #10

Willingly, it seems. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #60

+1 I would say aggressively. woo me with science Sep 2014 #62

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Sep 2014 #76

irony alert Doctor_J Sep 2014 #13

And away from "his friends on the left" bobduca Sep 2014 #84

Let's see now. Regan, Bush 1 Bush 2, Romney?, misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #5

I would prefer that he dared a bit more greatly. Scuba Sep 2014 #6

With our system of government though Scuba I am not sure if there is actually much more cstanleytech Sep 2014 #69

Unfortunately Thespian2 Sep 2014 #7

I don't think you can survive in this country anymore unless leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #37

Thanks for speaking truth. Thespian2 Sep 2014 #107

I stand against inverted totalitarianism. woo me with science Sep 2014 #8

The critics are out in full force this morning. moondust Sep 2014 #9

Ah, fuck em. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #40

Exactly. moondust Sep 2014 #45

Obama doesn't hurry things. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #47

hear, hear... Stellar Sep 2014 #81

Yes LyndaG Sep 2014 #155

That is sure right. He was going to close Guantanomo. cwydro Sep 2014 #156

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #180

So true. And most of his critics are furious with him because he doesn't hurry things. MADem Oct 2014 #256

Actually we AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #159

and you do? Skittles Sep 2014 #240

Most important though is I stand with this President and don't give a damn who knows it. madokie Sep 2014 #11

Good for YOU! woo me with science Sep 2014 #12

Good stuff. I don't know how I missed all of it the first time. We need a sort of DU/UTNE on DU! marble falls Sep 2014 #30

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Sep 2014 #79

my god...massive blue linkage alert n/t Sheepshank Sep 2014 #95

Thank you for that! it's a great truth spoken by a great man and our president is in there everyday Thekaspervote Sep 2014 #14

I don't. and what a crock of hackneyed bullshit from ol' TR cali Sep 2014 #15

See reply 16. Doctor_J Sep 2014 #17

Really? CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #21

I think Teddy was talking about the climate protestors, war protestors, Doctor_J Sep 2014 #16

I'll join you. nt dflprincess Sep 2014 #135

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president,... PoliticAverse Sep 2014 #18

LOL, looks like you hit the send button first. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #23

Criticism is healthy. n/t ozone_man Sep 2014 #249

I don't. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #19

I do too. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #20

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the Presid rhett o rick Sep 2014 #22

One persons ' truth' is not always 'the truth', just an opinion. lumpy Sep 2014 #102

Ok, but what is your point. My point isn't that I will not blindly stand by any politician. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #115

And you interpret that to mean you should "stand with Obama" tkmorris Sep 2014 #24

Please feel free to stand with whomever you want./NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #25

I'ts a nice sounding quote. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #26

Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #28

Bingo. BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #87

Posting this for you: freshwest Sep 2014 #117

Brava! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #147

Like this! calimary Sep 2014 #162

Doesn't mean... DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #202

Unfortunately, he doesn't stand with you. Psephos Sep 2014 #27

What you said. 100%. marble falls Sep 2014 #31

Amen to that bobduca Sep 2014 #38

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #63

Yup grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #65

+1000000 woo me with science Sep 2014 #66

He does with me. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #72

me also nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #96

Me, too. It's because of him we're doing as well as we are today. BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #254

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #77

BINGO Maven Sep 2014 #103

Perfectly stated. Thank you. Paladin Sep 2014 #113

^^^What you said^^^ dflprincess Sep 2014 #137

Sad but true nt Zorra Sep 2014 #145

Teddy, my hero tartan2 Sep 2014 #29

A good anti-trust, progressive Republican. And totally full of himself. marble falls Sep 2014 #33

Me too. The best most thoughtful measured response to this awful situation. Ryano42 Sep 2014 #32

I remember that "No Blood for Monica" saying Iliyah Sep 2014 #61

the same quote was used to support Bush Enrique Sep 2014 #34

yep. the freeper archives will come in handy m-lekktor Sep 2014 #35

Yeah, maybe if we put together enough keyboard "experts" we can get close to having Obama's intel. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #43

Tu quoque fallacy/NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #39

How dare you compare Obama to Bush Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #128

Smart people are able to tell the difference between what bush was saying and what Pres Obama says. Cha Sep 2014 #142

Proud to Recommend this. People on discussion boards know 1/100th of what Obama knows. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #36

I disagree bobduca Sep 2014 #41

I wish we COULD trust our elected officials to do right tkmorris Sep 2014 #46

LOL, we knew 1/100th of what Bush knew also. Lol, get it now? nt Logical Sep 2014 #56

But Bush knew nothing! Stellar Sep 2014 #83

2003 just called and they want their lame ass excuse back they have to return it to TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #212

I stand with President Obama Iliyah Sep 2014 #42

Give peace a chance - TBF Sep 2014 #44

Orwell seems to be of two minds DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #49

are you sure that wasn't Col. Jessup? Enrique Sep 2014 #51

It was Orwell. I believe he wrote fiction but was, alas, not a fictional character./NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #53

Actually that "quote" is attributed to Richard Grenier. TBF Sep 2014 #64

fascinating Enrique Sep 2014 #82

A lot of misattributed quotes on the Internet - TBF Sep 2014 #90

I will look further to see if the quote is apocryphal. If it is I'm frosted. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #114

It's not that big a deal TBF Sep 2014 #140

Lincoln was a wise man Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #130

As was Sir John Gielgud FrodosPet Sep 2014 #163

Another thrown under the bus, like Warren and Sanders for supporting Obama on ACA, ISIS, etc.. freshwest Sep 2014 #111

Dear President Obama, pitchforx Sep 2014 #48

Hard Core Liberal here stands with President kansasobama Sep 2014 #50

please bobduca Sep 2014 #52

i am always wary of self-professed "liberals" noiretextatique Sep 2014 #70

... TBF Sep 2014 #55

My hispanic friends thought this post was funny n/t bobduca Sep 2014 #58

My air quotes friends thought your post was pretty funny too Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #132

Thanks Capt. Obvious! bobduca Sep 2014 #146

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #108

Sorry, kansasobama.. you can't tell some to be "realistic".. they can't handle it. And, the ones Cha Sep 2014 #144

Excellent points, my dear Cha. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #150

Those trying to blame only the President for trying to get rid of Daesh need to face reality, she.. Cha Sep 2014 #154

Do you think they'll toss Senators Sanders and Warren under the bus as easily as they've done Obama? BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #255

How are those cherries you picked tasting? cui bono Sep 2014 #245

I stand with this guy. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #54

If i see somebody about to lob somebody's dome off and I shoot him or her somebody's still dead... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #59

Not me. Not in MY name. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #57

How you gonna pay for this new war? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #67

What day is this now? woo me with science Sep 2014 #74

13. Soon to be week 13. Year 23 since Iraq war 1. Decade 3, I guess....! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #75

Pfffft! Put it on the credit card of course! BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #167

I stand with Obama about 60% of the time. Fuck his new war in the middle east though, and fuck every Erose999 Sep 2014 #68

I dont think the democrats were voting for a new war so much as voting to try and help fix cstanleytech Sep 2014 #71

Getting more involved in the middle east would mean handing the next president the keys to start a Erose999 Sep 2014 #73

On the other hand ignoring it can potentially cause even more trouble. cstanleytech Sep 2014 #91

Fuck the bush-cheney war on Iraq and now the President has to clean it up. These Dems actually know Cha Sep 2014 #122

So what warren and the President are saying is that "there is no military solution" while they are Erose999 Sep 2014 #188

Arm-chair quarterbacks.. Docross Sep 2014 #78

oh bollocks. One doesn't need to know everything to have an informed opinion cali Sep 2014 #100

Same thing republicans said 2002. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #139

Sorry Friends if I offended some kansasobama Sep 2014 #80

No, we're not a democracy. woo me with science Sep 2014 #89

^^^This!^^^ BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #93

LOL. woo me with science Sep 2014 #94

The forest you are looking at is plastic. n/t cui bono Sep 2014 #247

I say the same to you, cui. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #253

President Obama had the exact opposite strategy - Kermitt Gribble Sep 2014 #112

He won w/ left-leaning messages JonLP24 Sep 2014 #221

You are wrong. Dems are doing the exact opposite of what you say. cui bono Sep 2014 #246

He is my president but that does not always mean I agree with him. jwirr Sep 2014 #85

There's room here on the anti-war left if he wants to stand with me. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2014 #86

^^This^^ +1000 = He can join us anytime he wants. (n/t) dilby Sep 2014 #88

"The Leader is good! The Leader is great! I surrender my will as of this date!" Maedhros Sep 2014 #92

TR and I share both a birthdate and this exact same sentiment. nt MrScorpio Sep 2014 #97

Cool...smooth. maced666 Sep 2014 #98

Cool. Green. Iggo Sep 2014 #99

That is a nice, feel-good quote that doesn't reflect reality. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #101

I don't... choie Sep 2014 #104

Bookmarking 1000words Sep 2014 #105

Good call. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #131

The Sadness Of Blind Obedience colsohlibgal Sep 2014 #106

Said a long time ago, but still true today. Thanks for posting this. freshwest Sep 2014 #109

That sentiment leads to recklessness. A much wiser man once said LittleBlue Sep 2014 #110

If a republican is elected in 2016 and continues this are you standing with that one too? Autumn Sep 2014 #116

Depends. I guess if I was around in the 19th century I would have supported Abraham Lincoln (R) war. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #118

Oh, so you supported the Iraq war? cui bono Sep 2014 #248

I supported the first Iraq war that liberated Kuwait. I strenuously opposed the second Iraq War... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 #257

Depends. Will her name be Hillary? Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #119

There's really not a dime difference between Obama and Hillary. I was wondering if Autumn Sep 2014 #120

Lessee here, you don't like Obama, Carter, Clinton, or Roosevelt. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #134

I don't like Obama, Carter, Clinton, or Roosevelt ??? Where did you pull that out of? Autumn Sep 2014 #136

Sorry, to disappoint you but a republicon is not going be elected in 2016 or anytime soon.. Cha Sep 2014 #123

You couldn't disappoint me if you tried, you don't have the ability Autumn Sep 2014 #124

Right.. there's no need to be disappointed because all these Dems stand with the President against Cha Sep 2014 #125

Not going to bother reading this post of yours either Autumn Sep 2014 #126

Even Elizabeth Warren supports our President!! Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #138

The ODSers cannot handle reality.. they have their eyes covered and their fingers in their Cha Sep 2014 #141

I proudly do so. great white snark Sep 2014 #121

"...there is no effort without error and shortcoming..." ailsagirl Sep 2014 #127

eight civilians dead today. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #129

You stand with Obama attacking cwydro Sep 2014 #133

These Dems stand with the President because they know what's going on..Bernie, Elizabeth, and Jimmy. Cha Sep 2014 #143

I disagree cwydro Sep 2014 #148

Thank you Cha. Excellent information. lovemydog Sep 2014 #152

"Anyone comparing President Obama to Bush has their head in the sand or up their ass. In my humble.. Cha Sep 2014 #157

Loyalty is overrated these days. bobduca Sep 2014 #149

Comparing Obama to Teddy Roosevelt? cwydro Sep 2014 #151

The "he's no different from Bush" fools are out in full force blithely unaware that American support Number23 Sep 2014 #158

Hmm, "you're either with us or agin' us!" eh? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #168

Like most strawman efforts, you fail. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #176

No, actually that was a good summary of the pablum in that post. nt woo me with science Sep 2014 #177

Yes, facts are "pablum" to those incapable of understanding them Number23 Sep 2014 #200

You could not have typed a more irrelevant response to my post if you were trying Number23 Sep 2014 #199

It was more of a comparison of you with Ari Flescher than Obama w/Bush BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #203

Ari Fleischer (I can only assume you misspelled it on purpose) was an architect of a false Number23 Sep 2014 #205

can you post the numbers for support of the iraq war in 2003 kplzthx? frylock Sep 2014 #208

The idiotic war on Iraq was far more popular at one time but that 90% support did not prevent TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #213

The Iraq War had people protesting by the masses all over the world Number23 Sep 2014 #225

Then those teeming billions eager to settle up a few tens of thousands can take care of it TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #227

Then saddle up those principles and run for office, cowboy! Number23 Sep 2014 #229

I've been right on these matters over the years enough to more than cover any imaginary balance TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #233

The will is overwhelming and the world has spoken. CLEARLY Number23 Sep 2014 #234

If the will is overwhelming then the world has got this one going away. TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #236

You keep posting your opinion as if it carries as much (if not more) weight than the vast Number23 Sep 2014 #239

Really? That's it? A graphic without context and assumed lockstep. flvegan Sep 2014 #160

Where is the "assumed lockstep"? NanceGreggs Sep 2014 #161

What "thought and consideration"? woo me with science Sep 2014 #170

The goal is to degrade and defeat ISIS DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #171

So how's that been working for us, bombing the shit out of countries to destroy terrorists? woo me with science Sep 2014 #174

I will be the bigger person and ignore the ad hominem attacks DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #182

Spare that, please. There was no ad hominem attack. There was an accurate observation woo me with science Sep 2014 #183

As Keynes said "In the long run we will all be dead." DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #186

Funny how those gonad-stirring quotations always seem to apply woo me with science Sep 2014 #189

I am in favor of confronting evil, within the bounds of reason, whatever the source DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #190

Are we safer, or are we less safe? woo me with science Sep 2014 #191

We are more safe. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #192

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #193

I don't see anything in my emboldened quotes that are incongruous DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #194

unless you're at the recruiting center, you aren't confronting jack shit frylock Sep 2014 #209

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #215

the fuck is this all about? frylock Sep 2014 #216

Do you think you are going to intimidate me with your ad hominems and obscenities? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #217

so tell me what it is that YOU are doing to confront evil.. frylock Sep 2014 #218

Do you want accounts of instances... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #219

i'm just going to assume you're a superhero of some sort, and back slowly away from this discussion frylock Sep 2014 #228

And the jury results are in.... aikoaiko Sep 2014 #222

My comment wasn't made in a vacuum. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #223

First of all, read my sig. See how incorrect you are in your OP. cui bono Sep 2014 #242

I deleted it because posting (my) address was causing some people distress . That's not my intention DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #243

You didn't delete it. I'm trying help you actually delete it. cui bono Sep 2014 #244

I think it's gone now DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #250

Well I'm not going to support center-right policies that infringe on my rights cui bono Sep 2014 #251

Such is your right and I won't make an ad hominem attack on you for doing so. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #252

You've missed the point entirely. NanceGreggs Sep 2014 #206

Would you lodge this same objection if the OP CakeGrrl Sep 2014 #166

I'm glad the OP added the pic of Teddy Roosevelt to the quote Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #172

I would rather stand with Gandhi. liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #164

This Gandhi? Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #173

Suprising Quote! bobduca Sep 2014 #178

Gandhi thinks Obama doesn't go far enough Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #187

Excellent! woo me with science Sep 2014 #184

good one. liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #195

Is that bizarro Gandhi? lame54 Sep 2014 #197

maybe alternative universe Gandhi? Or opposite day Gandhi? liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #198

Enlist. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #165

That tired meme doesn't work. It's an air war. No enlisted soldiers are fighting it. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #175

see you in another month frylock Sep 2014 #210

It takes 4500 sailors to support the aircraft. 18,000 meals per day... Go be a cook! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #237

Yup. woo me with science Sep 2014 #185

Agree, much more patriotic BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #204

My better angels tell me to ignore this ad hominem but my darker angels say fuck it DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #230

Maybe you can drive a supply truck for a contractor. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #231

By your logic Malia Obama should enlist as she presumably supports her father's policies DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #232

Works for me. Note: Bidens son is in the military, I believe. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #235

Hopefully we all do so. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #169

That could apply to Bush's invasion of Iraq lame54 Sep 2014 #196

Bush's invasion of Iraq was a strategic blunder DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #201

On re-reading I caught the words worthy cause lame54 Sep 2014 #207

Me too! MuttLikeMe Sep 2014 #211

Yep - he's fine by me. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #214

I would never want to be President JonLP24 Sep 2014 #220

Um...you know, I really don't. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #224

Roosevelt went into the wars he endorsed. Kind of a different thing. n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #226

Thank you. elleng Sep 2014 #238

Read my sig: cui bono Sep 2014 #241