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pnwmom

(110,255 posts)
97. Maybe that explains your unusual perspective.
Sat Jan 3, 2015, 03:42 PM
Jan 2015

The continuum of hate you have experienced makes you numb to lesser forms of hate.

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i agree with you samsingh Jan 2015 #1
Those That Disagree Are The Real Problem billhicks76 Jan 2015 #61
You got that right. 840high Jan 2015 #126
please put a giant picture of Obama in your OP Enrique Jan 2015 #2
. liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #72
Do you agree with the OP or not? Should we just blindly support those elected officials sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #74
I'm not completely sure but I think they were being sarcastic. It is usually those who liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #75
Lol, well they truly have underestimated the intelligence of the average voter! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #76
I was surprised he had his shirt on. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #82
! Phlem Jan 2015 #91
That's the third time I've seen the joke. now I know I'm missing a reference, and am feeling left ou Scootaloo Jan 2015 #128
Here marym625 Jan 2015 #130
THAT... Is A Great Pic !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #131
Thanks! marym625 Jan 2015 #132
Criticizing him is fine, as long as the criticism doesn't contain lies and distortions. pnwmom Jan 2015 #3
+1 criticism is not always valid merely because it is criticism treestar Jan 2015 #7
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #42
What do you mean" JDPriestly Jan 2015 #57
Crickets... WillyT Jan 2015 #59
Do you really want a discussion ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #60
Ok lets have the discussion bahrbearian Jan 2015 #102
All I have is this ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #105
So like everyone here you have no details. bahrbearian Jan 2015 #106
I have the US government's negotiating position ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #112
Are you on board with fast track? Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #113
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #115
You have confidence in those Republican-chaired committees Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #117
Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #121
I think you make some great and valid points. Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #64
Do you think ANY complaints are valid??? nt Logical Jan 2015 #101
Of course. But not ones with global and personal attacks. For example, pnwmom Jan 2015 #108
Yes, because I am objective that way treestar Jan 2015 #118
you might as well link to that other thread... grasswire Jan 2015 #23
It's really just that simple. Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #37
Nailed it Bobbie Jo! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #48
Good find, she Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #49
Hon, you are welcome to it. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #54
me too? Stellar Jan 2015 #83
seriously. totally against TPP. and I'm not impressed by the 'tude---"I'm so anti-Obama BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #98
Of course Roy Rolling Jan 2015 #104
I'm with you, my dear WillyT! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #4
I Love You... WillyT Jan 2015 #10
I understand! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #47
But you wouldn't resort to name calling, pnwmom Jan 2015 #17
But that name-calling, last time, made it to the Greatest Threads! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #44
No, I would not. I'm just not wired that way. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #46
Name calling is not "strong language." It is the breakdown of language. SunSeeker Jan 2015 #62
I don't think that name calling indicates hate. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #63
You don't think calling someone a P.O.S. indicates hate? nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #65
You don't think calling him a POS indicates hate? pnwmom Jan 2015 #67
Jeezuz Phlem Jan 2015 #92
Agreed. Phlem Jan 2015 #94
Maybe that explains your unusual perspective. pnwmom Jan 2015 #97
Sure. Phlem Jan 2015 #99
Classy response Phlem LeftOfWest Jan 2015 #107
Thanks Left Phlem Jan 2015 #109
Same to you Phlem LeftOfWest Jan 2015 #110
Is this something that you find here often? MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #120
It was in the post the OP was responding to, and CP's post 46 pnwmom Jan 2015 #122
Where do you see the post marym625 Jan 2015 #134
The OP here appears to be a response to this other one: pnwmom Jan 2015 #135
+1 marym625 Jan 2015 #133
Canvassed, phone banked, donated, voted... SomethingFishy Jan 2015 #5
WORD !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #11
Have you been calling the President a P.O.S. lately? pnwmom Jan 2015 #19
I was pretty much told that today marym625 Jan 2015 #68
And it so happens he is wrong all the time treestar Jan 2015 #6
I Don't Think So... I Like His Cuba Decision... His Immagration Decision... WillyT Jan 2015 #8
His education policies suck too. roody Jan 2015 #34
Tell Me About It... WillyT Jan 2015 #36
And infallible for others Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #114
It is a good thing to call out those in office which do things wrong. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #9
Well you yourself once told me right here on GD... sheshe2 Jan 2015 #12
And I'll Just Restate The OP... WillyT Jan 2015 #15
Criticize fine, never praise without adding qualifiers for what he has done is not okay. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #25
"I'm Doing It As My Duty As A Citizen." WillyT Jan 2015 #32
No Willy, I linked to a comment. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #39
Do you realize how petty that is? Union Scribe Jan 2015 #86
And there's just way too much at stake which requires opposition. NOW. nt stillwaiting Jan 2015 #87
Exactly. nt Union Scribe Jan 2015 #88
So sheshe2 Jan 2015 #125
Oh, yes, I remember that. bravenak Jan 2015 #33
... sheshe2 Jan 2015 #40
Apparently I remember wrong? bravenak Jan 2015 #41
Has something in particular with the TPP happened in the last day? Why is GD suddenly BLANKETED Number23 Jan 2015 #45
Yes their contribution to racism were admirable and so vocal to the lives of black people. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #53
Cuz they suddenly realized that the XL pipeline, another red herring they sniveled about, is dead! Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #71
Nailed it. n/t zappaman Jan 2015 #73
Sad thing is the pipeline was never important to them. great white snark Jan 2015 #84
And it's truly funny to me is that they think that they are not obvious in exhibiting exactly the Number23 Jan 2015 #111
Exactly. Andy823 Jan 2015 #124
No kidding. I think we've been lucky to have him Warpy Jan 2015 #13
The fact that he is loads better than others doesnt mean we can hold him accountable. He will rhett o rick Jan 2015 #26
Nope, but I suspect Warpy Jan 2015 #29
Yes I agree. What a sad situation. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #31
I'm not going to debate the legitimacy of that claim F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #81
That's exactly how I feel, Warpy. LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #50
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Lord Acton Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #14
Thank You... WillyT Jan 2015 #16
Another, also from Lord Acton Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #22
That... Is Pretty Much... Devastating !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #24
Yes. I saw the other posts that asked us to sign on without any qualification. He is my president jwirr Jan 2015 #18
WORD !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #21
"If You Don't Vote... You Don't Get To Complain." That's like telling people if they aren't a slave jtuck004 Jan 2015 #20
What a stupid analogy. Demit Jan 2015 #77
Agree. And most of us (not only voted but) worked our rear off to elect him, Faryn Balyncd Jan 2015 #27
I stand by Pres Obama but I have the right, no actually obligation to hold him rhett o rick Jan 2015 #28
Bingo !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #35
It is not. This is about TPP, right? roody Jan 2015 #30
Sort Of... WillyT Jan 2015 #38
I support ideas/ideals and actions, not people, not party. PowerToThePeople Jan 2015 #43
+100 840high Jan 2015 #127
Was taking care of parents for years........ pablo_marmol Jan 2015 #51
TTP is WRONG! Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #52
Complete Agreement Thespian2 Jan 2015 #55
Exactly where I stand Thanks for the post. on point Jan 2015 #56
+1 Martin Eden Jan 2015 #58
Me too, Willy T marym625 Jan 2015 #66
damn right we get to complain. liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #69
What's the big deal? You can act like your Pandora. I do. lexington filly Jan 2015 #70
What we need to do is... kentuck Jan 2015 #78
I agree olddots Jan 2015 #79
"We will say so." Wrong. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #80
he's never wrong. Why is that so hard to understand ??? KG Jan 2015 #85
There will never be an elected official who you agree with 100%. Vinca Jan 2015 #89
That's CRUCIAL to a true democracy. We have the duty to say so if we disagree. DesertDiamond Jan 2015 #90
I agree with you to Willy T classykaren Jan 2015 #93
No one questions that. ElboRuum Jan 2015 #95
Clear, simple, easy to understand demwing Jan 2015 #96
If I was still an American I would have voted for him riverbendviewgal Jan 2015 #100
it's only hard to understand for the Tiger Beat club Skittles Jan 2015 #103
Only a mental pygmy or co-dependent moran would think or claim otherwise. stupidicus Jan 2015 #116
Twice, I say…. therefore, I say it as I should be said... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #119
Voted for Him x2 but dislike at least %50 of his policies and actions. Tommymac Jan 2015 #123
Next time we should run a guy (or gal) who isn't born-and-bred GOP. NO MORE bogus "Third Way" DINOS! blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #129
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