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delrem

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107. Imagine if Xi Jinping said something like that about how he schooled the USA.
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 10:02 PM
Oct 2015

Imagine the reaction in the USA.
Now imagine if Xi Jinping followed up by attempting to begin negotiations with the USA on ANYTHING, after showing himself to be such an outrageous boor.

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William Pitt stated: [View all] marym625 Oct 2015 OP
thank you grasswire Oct 2015 #1
me too! marym625 Oct 2015 #5
+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #68
Me too, but like so many other great DUers, he has a far bigger audience on the New Media. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #117
yep. marym625 Oct 2015 #118
Wish I'd been around when he posted here. senz Oct 2015 #38
Yes, I disagree with her on those issues, but Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #2
yes, she was marym625 Oct 2015 #8
What she and her handlers know are that there are many many and I mean "many" people glinda Oct 2015 #20
Getting to the reality is hard. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #30
Absolutely marym625 Oct 2015 #44
They've made great strides in robotics, recently... erronis Oct 2015 #96
Bawhahaha! marym625 Oct 2015 #100
For some it was "time taken". I listened again to some of the debate today and glinda Oct 2015 #108
you mean how long she took after being told to shush? marym625 Oct 2015 #112
Yes. Cooper cut others off sometimes before they even finished their sentences. glinda Oct 2015 #119
yep marym625 Oct 2015 #120
oh bloody mary but was she managed! delrem Oct 2015 #47
that they did! Hammered! marym625 Oct 2015 #52
Who? tritsofme Oct 2015 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #15
Doesn't he have a new book coming out soon? tritsofme Oct 2015 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #26
Well you're the one that called him a nobody. tritsofme Oct 2015 #28
Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #56
+1000 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #76
I highly recommend this post. nt FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #83
Say what you will about me, but that's not a very nice thing to say tritsofme Oct 2015 #86
^5 SammyWinstonJack Oct 2015 #95
But, but .. she 'looked so presidential' .. at that podium squarely in the middle 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #4
HEE HEE! marym625 Oct 2015 #9
Even NPR, which leans (collapses?) toward Hillary, didn't sound that convincing... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #87
Someone should have told them that you do not have to be jwirr Oct 2015 #97
Mrs. Wall Street was nicely coiffured Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #102
It was a cordial, great debate, but back on planet earth, William Pitt is probably JDPriestly Oct 2015 #6
well said marym625 Oct 2015 #10
Speaking of hearts 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #14
^This^ zentrum Oct 2015 #58
He took control and led to harmony. Presidential in other words. jwirr Oct 2015 #99
I too miss Will Pitt olddots Oct 2015 #7
yep. great loss to DU marym625 Oct 2015 #12
Me too. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #33
We've lost a number of great independent thinkers, run off by those that fear rhett o rick Oct 2015 #90
He was in no way a critical thinker mythology Oct 2015 #94
Dose of reality Sheepshank Oct 2015 #116
personally... chillfactor Oct 2015 #11
Hey, Pitt... Gloria Oct 2015 #13
Man, I miss him here. in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #16
Absolutely! marym625 Oct 2015 #17
indeed. I really miss Will. hifiguy Oct 2015 #89
"Talented bullshit artist..." Erm, but not a quitter alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #18
Absolutely not a quitter marym625 Oct 2015 #37
unfortunately. nt m-lekktor Oct 2015 #82
I disagree with this lovemydog Oct 2015 #19
As much as I respect you, I completely agree with Mr. Pitt marym625 Oct 2015 #24
Thanks marym625. lovemydog Oct 2015 #60
Thank you marym625 Oct 2015 #63
that's what happens when they get what they deserve Skittles Oct 2015 #57
Well, I still like you Skittles. lovemydog Oct 2015 #64
+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #78
Will got played I watched that poll get R B Garr Oct 2015 #21
They're all gonna swear it's election fraud when the votes come in alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #25
Exactly, very well said R B Garr Oct 2015 #27
Yes, here in Cuckoo Land we believe Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #34
Wall Street First Yallow Oct 2015 #41
+1,000 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #45
Oh god, this didn't even occur to me. tritsofme Oct 2015 #36
Watching you projecting so much is amusing. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #81
Now THAT'S pretty damn interesting Number23 Oct 2015 #103
Where did he state that at? Thanks for providing a link. uppityperson Oct 2015 #23
Yep, People's Eyes Are Just Beginning To Open Up! ChiciB1 Oct 2015 #29
+100 marym625 Oct 2015 #32
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #31
Thank you, Enthusiast! marym625 Oct 2015 #39
Thanks, marym and thanks to Will Pitt. senz Oct 2015 #35
last I checked the MSNBC poll, marym625 Oct 2015 #40
Yes, good example of corporation vs. people. senz Oct 2015 #46
Ah! marym625 Oct 2015 #51
care to post a link? sheshe2 Oct 2015 #53
That gap-- zentrum Oct 2015 #59
I haven't seen a single poll showing she won. marym625 Oct 2015 #62
Yup. The media is zentrum Oct 2015 #71
I'm not! marym625 Oct 2015 #74
I am. zentrum Oct 2015 #92
well,,there is that. marym625 Oct 2015 #105
Of course they are going for Clinton aikanae Oct 2015 #42
Yes, he introduced himself - and his issues -- to a wider audience. senz Oct 2015 #48
I agree they all did well at staying away from personal attacks marym625 Oct 2015 #49
k&r thanks for posting - hey to Will. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #43
Thanks AK! marym625 Oct 2015 #50
Thanks William Pitt, Hillary was good, and you are correct. There is this about O'Malley Todays_Illusion Oct 2015 #54
I like O'Malley marym625 Oct 2015 #55
"stealth lefty libertarians" FSogol Oct 2015 #84
Still 83% now. But Hillary can hire lots of clicks. merrily Oct 2015 #61
I'm sure that's why they wanted to have the link marym625 Oct 2015 #65
It's true of any click poll. But, maybe--I hope--she won't, given she got caught buying facebook merrily Oct 2015 #67
oh my! marym625 Oct 2015 #69
It's the enthusiasm gap everyone has been talking about. The reason I was surprised merrily Oct 2015 #70
sadly, that's true marym625 Oct 2015 #73
That is why I resist knee jerk, mindless source shaming. Well, it may not be mindless. merrily Oct 2015 #75
+10000 marym625 Oct 2015 #79
What kind of question is, "She said she was sorry for her Iraq War vote. Why isn't that enough?" merrily Oct 2015 #66
+ a bazillion marym625 Oct 2015 #72
When I heard about that, I tried to imagine being the spouse or parent of someone who died because merrily Oct 2015 #77
I have family that went and suffered greatly. marym625 Oct 2015 #80
Who the hell is that? nt. LexVegas Oct 2015 #85
William Pitt was *much* more forgiving about Kerry voting for the Iraq War Resolution: Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #88
And all the others. And that makes me believe that Hillary will be more reluctant to go to war kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #93
Scarlet Letter colsohlibgal Oct 2015 #91
couldn't agree more marym625 Oct 2015 #101
... SidDithers Oct 2015 #98
I had to turn the sound off for some seconds to catch my breath delrem Oct 2015 #104
yeah, I watched at a bar Bernie debate party, marym625 Oct 2015 #106
Imagine if Xi Jinping said something like that about how he schooled the USA. delrem Oct 2015 #107
she is a determinant to our safety. marym625 Oct 2015 #111
Hillary=WRONG. AzDar Oct 2015 #109
and that is right! marym625 Oct 2015 #113
"enjoy watching one of the consummate bullshit artists of our time do her thing." retrowire Oct 2015 #110
if you're asking me marym625 Oct 2015 #114
Oh, no worries, I'm only asking hillary supporters to figure it out. retrowire Oct 2015 #115
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