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nanabugg

(2,198 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:23 AM Sep 2012

Flame me if you want but Ahmadinejad has spoken truth to power. Keeping out heads in the [View all]

sand will not erase the truth. Those who showed their disrespect by not sitting to listen to his speech are the ones who needed to hear it most. The spin is in. The message is much bigger and more important than the messenger. His words in the mouth of someone else would be regarded as historical.

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Flame me if you want but Ahmadinejad has spoken truth to power. Keeping out heads in the [View all] nanabugg Sep 2012 OP

So...anything that comes out of his mouth is golden? Or did you refer to something specific? randome Sep 2012 #1

best part was when he said the world was created a few thousand years ago cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #2

are his views about homosexuality "truth"? CreekDog Sep 2012 #3

To any people even here in the US, this is truth. One can disagree with some of his specific religi nanabugg Sep 2012 #6

So you think his denying the Holocaust is a religious belief? cali Sep 2012 #14

Killing homosexuals and ranting at them is just "specific religious beliefs"? CreekDog Sep 2012 #44

How about to you? Is it truth to you? MineralMan Sep 2012 #46

You will not get an answer. cali Sep 2012 #18

Your conclusion, was it close to this assessment? LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #49

Yay Skinner!!! Very nice! obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #57

It was almost exactly that. Thanks to Skinner for this. cali Sep 2012 #65

nanabugg I hardly knew ye. But, could Cha Sep 2012 #75

What did he say? Berlum Sep 2012 #4

when? and so what if some of what comes out of his mouth is "truth" cali Sep 2012 #5

God I hate the phrase "truth to power." Codeine Sep 2012 #7

me too. meaningless. incredibly stupid cali Sep 2012 #8

Apart from anything else, a president cannot speak 'truth to power'; he IS power LeftishBrit Sep 2012 #9

Final word: I guess "tolerance" is 'in the eye of the beholder.' (another cliche). nt nanabugg Sep 2012 #10

of course you're running out on your own inflammatory thread. cali Sep 2012 #16

this totally obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #40

I'll second that. 99Forever Sep 2012 #56

Fuck him and what he represents. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2012 #23

Alaminejhad ikl Sep 2012 #11

Peace. nt nanabugg Sep 2012 #15

Because killing gay people (what your hero advocates) is ever so peaceful. GObamaGO Sep 2012 #77

I regard him as a vile bigot. I don't support hate and cali Sep 2012 #17

Iran ikl Sep 2012 #45

Can I have some croutons to go with this word salad? Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #24

I just have to say: You post the most incredible ops of anyone on DU. cali Sep 2012 #12

I think homosexuality is a normal aspect of human sexuality, no more unnatural than blue eyes slackmaster Sep 2012 #13

I agree that he's a bigot. Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #21

a link or an excerpt would help. Javaman Sep 2012 #19

So his anti gay material, that's also 'truth' needed by those who oppose that shit? Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #20

I find it a little scary that people here could cali Sep 2012 #22

'here' is a term of art... Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #25

You're asking for an ad hominem attack which is against DU rules... PCIntern Sep 2012 #26

lol. +1 cali Sep 2012 #27

fuck Ahmadinejad. He is a holocaust denier and anti-gay bigot among other things rollin74 Sep 2012 #28

He represents a level of hatred that is historical...and I wish it would stay that way ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #29

This is one of the most inappropriate and insane things ever said on DU. berni_mccoy Sep 2012 #30

agreed obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #38

We are an amazingly tolerant bunch, in some ways slackmaster Sep 2012 #41

Ahmadinejad is an asshole. TeamPooka Sep 2012 #31

Neda Agha Soltan would not agree with you, Agnosticsherbet Sep 2012 #32

Many thoroughly evil people use words very well. nolabear Sep 2012 #33

Fuck Ahmadinejad (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #34

So, Holocaust Denial and Homosexuality Being Evil is "truth to power"? obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #35

I make in my pants sometimes. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #36

Your pooping truth to power would still be more noteworthy than this OP. Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #42

Ahmadinejad rooting for Bristol Palin on DWTS! superpatriotman Sep 2012 #37

Praising the Iran theocracy is as misguided as quinnox Sep 2012 #39

Everytime Ahmadinejad opens his mouth... MicaelS Sep 2012 #43

... LadyHawkAZ Sep 2012 #47

The Original Poster Has Been Escorted from the Building MineralMan Sep 2012 #48

It had recommended its own post... PCIntern Sep 2012 #50

Never a good sign, really. MineralMan Sep 2012 #52

After 2200 posts! DavidDvorkin Sep 2012 #55

What about it saddens you? MineralMan Sep 2012 #58

The number of posts makes me think of the poster as a regular DUer DavidDvorkin Sep 2012 #60

I often can't either, but I had noticed this poster's posts. MineralMan Sep 2012 #62

When that ignorant no good piece of shit (Asshmadinejad) William769 Sep 2012 #51

I sometimes wonder if some DUer realize their recs are public info: Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #53

I am glad it is. William769 Sep 2012 #54

No surprise with that long time DUer. None at all. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #63

I sometimes think they do not know. MineralMan Sep 2012 #59

And I love it when they un-do their rec when they realize it can be seen See op. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #66

Yes, that's interesting, too. MineralMan Sep 2012 #68

I'd like to hope that these folks arent bigots stevenleser Sep 2012 #78

He is a homophobic, antisemitic crazy man who has NO power.... Spazito Sep 2012 #61

(aside) OP is no longer with us. pinto Sep 2012 #64

Glad he's been TS'd sakabatou Sep 2012 #67

That one kind of smelled for a long time now. Quantess Sep 2012 #69

He's a homophobic, Holocaust-denying POS. Alduin Sep 2012 #70

you been flamed alright. spanone Sep 2012 #71

Glad to see that one El Mirt'ed. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #72

That's as disgusting as it gets. nt zellie Sep 2012 #73

You are not a serious person Joe the Revelator Sep 2012 #74

Garbage can grow good vegetables if it is used right. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #76