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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:11 AM Original message |
I am really bothered by our national obsession with moral failings, but our easy acceptance of . . . |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. cheat on your wife = bad, murder women and kids with drones = patriotic nt |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. oh, but those are terrorists!!1! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. i agree. who cares who had an affair. that is a personal matter between that person and their |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think the problem is a matter of scale. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That makes sense . . . . but . . . . . |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. I agree that it's stupid, wasteful, and a completely skewed set of priorities. |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. I could not recommend this thread enough |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. Money. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. When a man like Edwards declares that his marriage is |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Your off-point blatherings are bordering on spam. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Not your board, and I am not off topic at all. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Well, you can post all you wish. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. I would like you to point out |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. It's not just about Edwards, it's about any and all of them and the corporate media's; obsession |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
71. Yikes! I supported Edwards and had no idea he took an anti-GLBT stand--!! |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. We're too stupid to understand.... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
54. Who is this "we"?...You may be too stupid to understand, but don't drag the rest of us into it.. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
60. Who's we? n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. Sorry but you're forgetting that we live in a political culture that is profoundly stupid. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
55. Painting with that broad "stupid" brush again, bro?....Lefty blogs and broadcasting= Culture too. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
9. Deleted sub-thread |
asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good folks, it is the media. |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. It's not the sex...it is the cover up and lying. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. George Bush never had a sexual daliance. Was he honest all the time? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Good grief. Who was Jeff Gannon? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Please show me the proof that Bush had a dalliance with Jeff Gannon |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Yeah, you keep telling us over and over. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I'm sorry. I didn't understand the meaning of your post. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. You act like the fact that you don't care |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Okay, I'll answer that one directly |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Well, I think a lot of people do care if the people they elect |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I find that attitude too Calvinist for my personal sensibilities |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Yeah, right. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. you seem really bothered by this |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
76. I agree....I don't think one needs to be a saint, but a pattern of lying and cheating= Not Good, |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. I expect them to lie to us....it is the backstabbing of the wives and kids |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
69. Wasn't his mistress, Jennifer Fitzgerald -- but Bush Family cover-ups continue to work ... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. +1000000 |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. "Still"? Do you know how little pro bono he did? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. No, I didn't know that. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
12. But baboons care greatly. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
15. Distraction is the primary purpose of the the mass media. |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
59. Indeed-- the mass media is a criminal enterprise whose purpose is to cover up the real crimes |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. Shame |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Character matters, but only for Democratic candidates.... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
22. Thanks, Stinky. Your post is a breath of fresh air. |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. it's the new "Brietbart" standard of journalism |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
48. What was it during the Clinton impeachment? The Drudge standard? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
25. war is immoral yet we celebrate it as if it were a good thing...go figure |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. +10000000. It is still surprising how many threads/comments sex scandals provoke, and how outraged |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. K&R - there is absolutely no hyperbole in your OP. Just a straightforward description |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. Not simply one or the other, but both... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. Agree re our corporate criminals and banksters -- however .... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I hope you didn't assume my intent was for my list to be definitive, all inclusive, or complete. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Apologies .... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Not to worry |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #51 |
68. Thank you -- |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's all a distraction |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. I completely agree with you. Great post, k & r. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. Too many Americans are still Puritans. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
52. K & R! |
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BEZERKO (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
53. Yeah. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
56. i think it's kind of like american idol. |
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madlefty (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. You can almost predict when some shit is going to hit the fan. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. yep. |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
57. but... but... WEINER! |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
61. I do find it shocking that so many give a shit and even find it important. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. Even when most of the public would dismiss a scandal -- |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
63. "I don't give a fuck who they're screwing in private, I wanna know who they're screwing in public... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Unfortunately, oftimes these things are connected --- intertwined -- |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
64. Here's why. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
66. K&R |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
67. Puritanical christian hypocrisy coupled with an insatiable desire to control others' lives |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
70. oh you mean like 12 kids having a bomb dropped on their house in Afghanistan? nt |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
74. You couldn't leave it alone, could you, fwankie? |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
75. Profumo had an affair with a Soviet spy. |
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