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bvar22

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63. Oh, I see what your problem is.

Sat May 4, 2013, 03:59 PM

May 2013

Last edited Sun May 5, 2013, 12:23 PM - Edit history (1)

You equate criticizing a POLICY with hating the person who enacts that policy.

CLUE:
[font size=3]It is NOT about WHO is sitting in the Oval Office.
Is IS about BAD POLICY,
and our democracy depends on those who are willing to point that out.[/font]

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Jeremy Scahill (on Bill Maher): Obama made assassination acceptable to Democrats [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 OP

no.....they just turn their heads in hope it will go away. madrchsod May 2013 #1

No doubt the next repug president will be flayed on DU when they continue some morningfog May 2013 #2

As was Bush when he started them. n/t cui bono May 2013 #34

Thanks for post...Scahill really lays things out about what's going on... KoKo May 2013 #3

I think only on a show like Bill Maher can he come out that boldly... WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #7

Why does he have to say shit like that? kentuck May 2013 #4

That's pretty obvious here on DU choie May 2013 #5

No -- Osama Bin Laden made that acceptable to almost all Americans pnwmom May 2013 #6

Scahill was not talking about Bin Laden - Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #10

American citizens? Did he name names? nt babylonsister May 2013 #30

Here's a name: Anwar al-Awlaki - Here's another: Samir Khan cui bono May 2013 #35

We can name some children from Pakistan, but then they are not American citizens. So I guess sabrina 1 May 2013 #48

I didn't want to mention the *obvious* point he made: drown strikes are sloppy WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #20

Not just drones... haikugal May 2013 #55

SOME Democrats, Scahill -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #8

What you said. It's NOT acceptable to ALL Democrats... Volaris May 2013 #19

K&R idwiyo May 2013 #9

This ProSense May 2013 #11

Okay, "THIS" this: drone strike targets and kills 16 y/o American WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #25

Yep. "Bring it on!" "Smoke 'em out!" Obama style. All that's missing is the cowboy boots. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #12

bush 3 despite what the cult of personality members claim nt msongs May 2013 #13

Deny this is true and you should just change your name... Bonobo May 2013 #14

Or ProSense May 2013 #15

Thats Nonsense. bahrbearian May 2013 #62

nope uponit7771 May 2013 #16

Why Can't Obama See The Light? colsohlibgal May 2013 #17

stopping terrorism isn't the main objective Enrique May 2013 #51

Very sober interview question everything May 2013 #18

no one in Afghanistan understand what we are doing there - I'll take a crack at it! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #28

A trillion dollars worth of mineral deposits are why we are still in Afghanistan. OnyxCollie May 2013 #32

And... are we mining? Do we have license or permit to mine? question everything May 2013 #54

It comes along with the (hegemonic) territory. OnyxCollie May 2013 #66

It's acceptable to Democrats,...but not Liberals.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #21

Wow. Iliyah May 2013 #26

It's true. There are plenty of Dems on here that are far from liberal. cui bono May 2013 #36

Easy. Liberals aim for world peace... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #49

Sharia law compared to Christian beliefs....WTF??? haikugal May 2013 #56

Not to this DEM he didn't. Obama isn't a real DEM, anyway. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #22

We know that. You buy nothing about Obama. I 'get' it. nt babylonsister May 2013 #29

Oh, please. OnyxCollie May 2013 #31

True Dat! bvar22 May 2013 #46

Right on , No Credibility bahrbearian May 2013 #61

Sad, but true. countmyvote4real May 2013 #23

It's hyperbole, but he's doing it to prod us into action. reformist2 May 2013 #24

Cause Scahill says so? Baloney. nt babylonsister May 2013 #27

Explain away. You must have some insight, here. WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #33

Scahill's a whiz when it comes to drones ucrdem May 2013 #37

Nice ad hominen! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #38

There's no ad hominem fallacy in what I posted. ucrdem May 2013 #39

And that's "pot calling the kettle black" WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #41

"Democracy Now, another dubious enterprise" burnodo May 2013 #42

I'm still laughing at that one. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter May 2013 #81

ROFL Oilwellian May 2013 #44

Did you read the OP? ucrdem May 2013 #45

you really got that from what Scahill said? burnodo May 2013 #47

No shit... truebrit71 May 2013 #71

He's been saying it repeatedly for five years. ucrdem May 2013 #76

saying that he wished McCain won? burnodo May 2013 #80

Those are your words, not mine. (n/t) ucrdem May 2013 #82

Your words burnodo May 2013 #83

Gee, was he paid by the same undisclosed organizations to Rat Fuck Bush all those years too? bvar22 May 2013 #50

He didn't ratfuck Bush and Cheney. He whitewashed them. ucrdem May 2013 #59

Oh, I see what your problem is. bvar22 May 2013 #63

If Scahill et al. were just criticizing a policy ucrdem May 2013 #64

Now THAT is so nonsensical and utterly without merit, bvar22 May 2013 #70

LOL @ jury results for your post here Electric Monk May 2013 #72

Thank you, alerter. (n/t) ucrdem May 2013 #78

For what, giving up their alerting privilegesfor a day? lol nt Electric Monk May 2013 #79

Thank you. It's really so simple you wonder why some people just can't get it. sabrina 1 May 2013 #69

It is simple, yes, and I wonder the same thing. ucrdem May 2013 #77

Oh good grief. Hissyspit May 2013 #74

OMG!!! so many ratfuckers fucking rats!!111 bobduca May 2013 #85

When you make that type of accusation... Wind Dancer May 2013 #52

substantiate even a fraction of your claims olddots May 2013 #57

Sure. Here ya go: ucrdem May 2013 #60

Yeah, about that... Hissyspit May 2013 #73

Yeah Democracy Now "another dubious enterprise" bobduca May 2013 #84

No. Democrats didn't object to Bush because geek tragedy May 2013 #40

Yeah, not so much. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #43

I have preferred assassination over war long before Obama took office. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #53

"assassination" is a euphamism for what's happenning WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #68

Not only acceptable but embraceable by some. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #58

Yet this was made transparent. We know about it and the administration acknowledged it. What none Pisces May 2013 #65

That's a really good point. ucrdem May 2013 #67

Yup. And SS benefit cuts, Doctor_J May 2013 #75