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freshwest

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7. Finally a president says the truth and ends the lying. Thanks, Obama!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 02:12 AM

Nov 2014

And uh, they are calling him a lame duck?

This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.

~ President Obama

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Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 OP

Too soon... killbotfactory Nov 2014 #1

Native Americans were not the first. former9thward Nov 2014 #2

Gawd what is it you are up too? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #4

yeah, learning new things sucks big time. unblock Nov 2014 #6

Obama quote RobertEarl Nov 2014 #9

Don't rationalize with the haters. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #14

Obama hate?? jonno99 Nov 2014 #15

the additional information is tangentially interesting, and doesn't attack obama's point at all. unblock Nov 2014 #38

And it's not so much about the "right to complain" jonno99 Nov 2014 #43

bollocks. he was talking about an anti-immigrant attitude, and how that's hypocritical. unblock Nov 2014 #46

Kennewick Man Yupster Nov 2014 #10

consider that all who were first were included in the remarks roguevalley Nov 2014 #41

The president's quote: jonno99 Nov 2014 #8

cool stuff bro, i love anthropology...the first Paleo-Indians migrating into the Americas BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #24

Please see my reply to Unblock - #43. I am of the opinion jonno99 Nov 2014 #44

Excellent! Fucking Awesome. Cha Nov 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #5

Finally a president says the truth and ends the lying. Thanks, Obama! freshwest Nov 2014 #7

As a wisecrack, it's cool. However, as an objective look at today's economy, I'm not so sure. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #11

Was not a "crack" but it is Wise. It's about not separating families.. it the humane thing to do.. Cha Nov 2014 #12

Native Americans, those people who immigrated here from Asia, he means? blackcrowflies Nov 2014 #13

They were here long enough when Colombus came to be called "Native American".. or as Cha Nov 2014 #16

Columbus called the indigenous peoples "Indian" b/c he thought he landed in Asia meow2u3 Nov 2014 #35

I love this, but somehow I feel the RW media is going to rip this quote to pieces. C Moon Nov 2014 #17

Fuck 'em. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #18

+ about a million ... or so. eom BlueMTexpat Nov 2014 #20

. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #25

Actually, following that logic, the "Native Americans" should also not complain, since they were Wella Nov 2014 #19

Stupid argument from those saying our Native Americans came from somewhere else.. yeah about Cha Nov 2014 #21

Nitpickers annoy the fuck out of me. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #22

Ignorant cheap pot shots that mean absolutely Cha Nov 2014 #23

quite so. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #26

You're most Welcome, Blanche! Happy Thankgiving to Cha Nov 2014 #27

:) BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #29

Our Native Americans Honoring the Land, Blanche.. Cha Nov 2014 #28

wow, thanks, I'd missed that thread. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #30

Sure.. I just wanted to highlight how our Native Americans have been on the forefront Cha Nov 2014 #31

Bingo!! mindem Nov 2014 #32

Nailed it! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #33

True that Derek V Nov 2014 #34

he's right Enrique Nov 2014 #36

He forgot about the Clovis people. maced666 Nov 2014 #37

I say, give Texas back to the indians!!! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #39

Black Americans are always ignored in the Immigration history mindset SweetieD Nov 2014 #40

Don't Agree With Him About Many Things But Not This colsohlibgal Nov 2014 #42

Good for him. Truth will out. n/t PowerToThePeople Nov 2014 #45

Exactly! People need to stop complaining about H1-B visas. They are immigrants and hughee99 Nov 2014 #47