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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I just listened to Hillary's speech about how [View all]Dem2
(8,166 posts)64. It works for me.
I think when looking for a word to describe the stature or ability of a person to convince other people that we have to do difficult things, that gravitas can be an appropriate word to use.
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Nor I - but laughing about the killing of another person is pretty heinous. Regardless.
peacebird
Nov 2015
#86
Sad that you believe that 139 dead French victims of terrorism is the basis for a joke.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#67
sad you think terrorism is a bigger threat than poverty and wealth inequality
Bread and Circus
Nov 2015
#71
FTD. . . florists for islamists who are not yet so thoroughly disaffected that they are unreachable
Ed Suspicious
Nov 2015
#58
I was going to make a wise crack that is what the drones are but that would be untoward.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#9
SCREWING THE 1%? Having the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes is screwing them?
think
Nov 2015
#16
I'd have to go back and look, but I am sure the same things were said about Bosnia
BootinUp
Nov 2015
#36
Then she needs new experts. Not dealing with Russia already in Syria is a massive omission. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2015
#45
So does bombing ISIS instead of bombing anti-Assad rebels. Yet Russia is bombing the rebels.
jeff47
Nov 2015
#55
No it wouldn't -- it is not against ISIS, it is against Assad and there is not broad international
karynnj
Nov 2015
#72
Great post, hope you can overcome the desire of Hillary fans to avoid critical thinking.
daybranch
Nov 2015
#74
more moderate IS fronts? her experience is all stupid ideas and atrocities that they thought
MisterP
Nov 2015
#56
Sure, more thorough spying and spending and arming and daming. I see her speech as fear mongering
Todays_Illusion
Nov 2015
#57
She is strong and decisive, knows how to move in foreign, she is far ahead of other candidates in
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#79
I have laid out Hillary's foreign affairs abilities, do you know Sanders foreign affairs experience,
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#83