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Obama - "You cannot extract a ransom to (Original Post) avebury Sep 2013 OP
YES!!! he essentially called them hostage takers/terrorists Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #1
It was a good quick speech. Agschmid Sep 2013 #2
there were a couple of times later in the speech where he looked a bit like Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #3
What I heard was 2naSalit Sep 2013 #4
Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #5
Good to see everyone gets it, if it was 2014 right now Rex Sep 2013 #6
 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
1. YES!!! he essentially called them hostage takers/terrorists
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 05:14 PM
Sep 2013

YES!

I liked the gaggle of media blabbing their questions and their voices bouncing off of Obama's back as he left. No questions needed. You report--America decides.

 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
3. there were a couple of times later in the speech where he looked a bit like
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 05:16 PM
Sep 2013

the cat with the canary. pretty f'ing funny. getting to scold the school children over in the Capitol Building.

2naSalit

(86,613 posts)
4. What I heard was
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 05:17 PM
Sep 2013

"...you can't extract a ransom just for doing your job." which makes a lot of sense.

Sad truth is, the taerrists think that they are in their jobs to serve their corporate overlords and that's it.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
6. Good to see everyone gets it, if it was 2014 right now
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 05:20 PM
Sep 2013

I think we would own Congress, finally, and a lot more state seats. The small remainder would be GOP strongholds and the few Tea Party morans that got the Libertarian vote.

Obama to GOP, "Go ahead, make my day".

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