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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:26 PM Original message |
My "Meme" which I consider to now be historical fact, Obama's Cairo Speech INSPIRED the Iranians |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. And Reagan caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. It's not always about us. Iranians... |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Whether you can call this, 'The Obama Effect' or not... |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. +1 n/t |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I would recommend actually watching all the parts of the speech |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. They swatted his party, hard, in 2006. This is part of a larger trend which |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Are you trying to suggest that the whole world doesn't revolve around Amerca? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Yeah. Funny, Reagan's own ambassador to the USSR said we had nothing to do with the collapse |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. RAYGUN NEVER DID ANYTHING POSITIVE |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. And he certainly did NOT cause the collapse of the Soviet Union. It's not all about us. nt |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. It's absurd to think |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh.... it mattered... a lot! |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I will agree that it played a part , |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. It is a combination of factors, of which Obama's win and his Presidency are a part. |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. I tend to agree with you on that, although the magnitude of the inspiration is subject to debate. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. don't forget that he also had a personal message for the people of Iran |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well there was little thing we did to Iran back in the day |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. it's not just a speech, but Obama has been a symbol for the entire world |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I'm sure they liked the speech. Who wouldn't. It was a good speech |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. i don't think they fully trust us, but i think they trust OBama more than not |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Obama's televised Persian New Year's Day message to the Iranian people helped too. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. In a splinter reality, McCain supporters are citing his, "Iran, tear down that burka" speech |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. I forgot--Meme considered historical fact: Bush's fucked presidency INSPIRED an Obama win... |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
18. It may be downplayed but it does matter. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. I don't know. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Generally speaking, |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. Words matter...and they did |
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