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Fred Sanders

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43. Bro, some folks just like to trash dictionaries. And metaphor.....free country, no offence taken.

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 10:07 AM

Mar 2015

Words have different meanings in different contexts and different sentence construction...why do we even have dictionaries and thesauruses if that is not true?
And metaphor is more effective than emoticons....

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State secrets just a Petraeus blowjob away from leaking [View all] bigtree Mar 2015 OP

Which precautions would you suggest...? Oktober Mar 2015 #1

I prefer to point out the hypocrisy of prosecuting and imprisoning some for doing much less bigtree Mar 2015 #3

+1000 nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #21

Maybe not involving him in Top Secret discussions? hatrack Mar 2015 #4

The circumstances under which he disclosed it were certainly unique... Oktober Mar 2015 #9

Petraeus Mistress Got Black Books Full of Code Words, Spy Names, and Obama Briefings bigtree Mar 2015 #15

Really? You don't think a guy who cheats on his wife won't cheat again? Nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #18

Not if he is trying to reset his career path... Oktober Mar 2015 #22

He's continuing along the SAME career path. That's exactly the point riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #24

The administration would seem to disagree with you... Oktober Mar 2015 #26

The Administration is confirming what many of us already know riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #28

What was manning's torture again? Oktober Mar 2015 #29

23 hour lockdown JonLP24 Mar 2015 #30

Also she was kept naked in solitary confinement. Wasn't allowed anything to read or write riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #39

Tried to answer the question best I can without digging for links JonLP24 Mar 2015 #40

No worries! I happen to have the Amnesty links on her treatment bookmarked riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #41

If I remember correctly didn't most of that start after he made a suicidal comment... Oktober Mar 2015 #53

Nope. It started as soon as he was arrested. Spent 2 months in an 8x8x8 ft wire cage riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #57

Naked for years eh... Oktober Mar 2015 #59

Even the UN special counsel on torture believes it riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #38

Thank you.. whathehell Mar 2015 #33

What the 'last bout cost him.'? elias49 Mar 2015 #10

Do you think that was the only price he paid? Oktober Mar 2015 #23

rank does have its privileges bigtree Mar 2015 #31

Did you respond to the right post? Oktober Mar 2015 #32

what 'price' do you think he's paid? bigtree Mar 2015 #35

i'm sure he was a little embarrassed frylock Mar 2015 #44

He has no security clearance. The WH would be breaking the same laws TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #50

I guess they disagree with you Oktober Mar 2015 #52

Well, I disagree with them. Obama does some stupid and sleazy things TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #54

Sounds like a great way to get around FOIA roadblocking. Orrex Mar 2015 #2

What road blocking? Codifying settled law is now "road blocking"? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #5

I'll bet you're a laugh riot at parties. Orrex Mar 2015 #11

Indeed, being in grasp of the facts and legal history does attract a lot of attention and discussion Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #13

As opposed to your abject humorlessness and your drab hyper-literalism Orrex Mar 2015 #16

Not everyone agrees with me, if most folks did that would concern me the most.. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #19

Who is "O"? There is no evidence any information "leaked" to anyone...speculation is not evidence. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #6

I guess they have his word on that at the WH bigtree Mar 2015 #7

Is there evidence of any leaks? Yes or no? The military information the man has was not also ejaculated. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #8

weak bigtree Mar 2015 #12

Ditto, "B". Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #14

hey! bigtree Mar 2015 #17

Reducing President Obama's ACTUAL name to that used on certain other sites...how weak is that? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #20

it's abbreviated for twitter, for gawd's sakes bigtree Mar 2015 #25

Please stop with the gross, whathehell Mar 2015 #36

Words have different meanings in different contexts..for example... Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #37

LOL..You can put that dictionary back on its shelf now whathehell Mar 2015 #42

Bro, some folks just like to trash dictionaries. And metaphor.....free country, no offence taken. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #43

LOL! whathehell Mar 2015 #47

I am in the 101st percentile......!! On the Internet comment boards folks can be anything they want! Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #48

Goody Goo for you, dear! whathehell Mar 2015 #58

TS convos w/Obama, shared them with his mistress, and now O continues to have TS Autumn Mar 2015 #27

I'm on your side here, Autumn whathehell Mar 2015 #45

Yes it is gratuitous and sexist. Above all, what is offensive to the very core of Autumn Mar 2015 #49

Demoted up the ladder. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #34

Veterans For Peace . . FairWinds Mar 2015 #46

Peehaps Snowden could advise them on hackers. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #51

OF COURSE he gets treated like royalty, never mind the fact that others of lesser rank Rex Mar 2015 #55

If he lost his security clearance, how can he be an advisor!? Sienna86 Mar 2015 #56

He's not really an advisor. The WH is afraid of what he'll say if they piss him TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #60

POTUS is keeping this enemy close. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #61