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In reply to the discussion: President Obama is NOT a tool of the banks/MIC, a liar or a murderous warmonger [View all]jsr
(7,712 posts)39. By their fruits ye shall know them.
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President Obama is NOT a tool of the banks/MIC, a liar or a murderous warmonger [View all]
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
OP
I never came close to discussing the motives of people ascribing motives to the President
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#17
Not if you want a serious discussion directly related to Syria. As any marriage counselor
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#107
I agree here, z. People have lost a lot of trust due to the actual things that are being
Nay
Aug 2013
#125
It's true that I wish all discussion of a topic would at least begin with discussion of
Nay
Aug 2013
#140
My post wasn't meant to be exhaustive, that's for sure---your points are good additions.
Nay
Aug 2013
#143
The ethics? I'm somehow unethical because I feel the president is not acting in my best interest?
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2013
#38
Should he be impeached? Will you press your congress critter to file for impeachment?
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#40
No, my congress-critter needs no nudging from me. Sunspots Johnson would like nothing more
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2013
#43
So you passively accept an illegal war by soeone you claim has ill motives.
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#46
No. I don't passively accept. I do what I can, and what I can do is let others know that
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2013
#51
If saying "this isn't the best argument to achieve what you want" is a mark of intolerance
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#10
Oh yeah...like you're open-minded. So here are the search results for "bankers hate Obama"
BeyondGeography
Aug 2013
#14
I know all about them...there's a much broader range of people saying the banks hate Obama
BeyondGeography
Aug 2013
#62
And there we go with the labels of those we don't agree with. The OP did not call anyone "hater" or
pampango
Aug 2013
#16
Nice post. And a great example of how to be passionate and convincing without name calling.
pampango
Aug 2013
#114
Right on! He has gone against what he promised. The candidate Obama is very different from
Dustlawyer
Aug 2013
#29
I think the more world-weary among us knew soon after 1/20/2009 that something
Doctor_J
Aug 2013
#23
No, he's not a murderous warmonger, but the MIC has a gun directly pointed at his head...
RevStPatrick
Aug 2013
#21
Here's an idea: HE NEVER HAD THE BELIEFS YOU THINK HE HAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. nt
Dreamer Tatum
Aug 2013
#128
More likely the MIC sees profits in it. Cant afford to be world's police and save Social Security.
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#161
Either bought, or "threatened" just enough (in subtle "ways") to toe the line
Amonester
Aug 2013
#64
"Men are not judged by their words......but by their actions." Frederick II
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2013
#56
Because policies are justified and excused by supposedly superior motives and character.
TheKentuckian
Aug 2013
#134
Anyone who lives on the grid is a tool of the banks and feels the heel when it is applied.
gordianot
Aug 2013
#44
Hi, Larry Summers here, and I agree completely...except war in Syria is ok.
Safetykitten
Aug 2013
#49
I don't think he has some nefarious intent. I think he's blinded by good intentions.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#60
It would be nice if more discussions here followed that same principle.
Proud Liberal Dem
Aug 2013
#108
Bullshit. From failing to prosecute Bush war crimes & banksters, to mandatory crapsurance, attacking
grahamhgreen
Aug 2013
#101
Yes, I'm a Democrat:) hopefully it won't be yet another neo-con tool of the war machine.
grahamhgreen
Aug 2013
#106
No, because his job is to REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, not make crap
grahamhgreen
Aug 2013
#119
But you have been saying the whole time that it doesn't matter what evils are perpetrated
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#122
He's just been pushing for war, Iran, N Korea, Syria, Afghanistan, whatever. And if you
grahamhgreen
Sep 2013
#162