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FBaggins

(27,746 posts)
9. Then why give them an opportunity to make an issue of it?
Thu May 31, 2012, 09:05 AM
May 2012

It dies if he makes a public apology.

"Smelling a rat" doesn't change the fact that he owes the rat an apology.

"Polish death camps" [View all] Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 OP
Definetly an "oops" moment. brendan120678 May 2012 #1
It's an oops moment. Arkana May 2012 #2
Apparently the Polish government is not satisfied Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #3
A personal letter from a head of state... FBaggins May 2012 #8
I think an apology would magnify the President's standing. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #10
Concern noted. trumad May 2012 #4
Your concern for my concern is noted. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #6
Originality and cleverness noted (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #36
All of the real life and death issues on the planet.. 99Forever May 2012 #5
I smell a Ratzo. GoCubsGo May 2012 #7
Then why give them an opportunity to make an issue of it? FBaggins May 2012 #9
He owes the Pope an apology? GoCubsGo May 2012 #13
Who ever said that? FBaggins May 2012 #16
You said it. GoCubsGo May 2012 #18
No... I really didn't. FBaggins May 2012 #32
You "don't need to accept my description"? GoCubsGo May 2012 #65
That's my take, too Mairead May 2012 #14
Sadly, he doesn't really have a choice at this point. GoCubsGo May 2012 #17
'Marching orders from the Vatican?' That's pretty ridiculous RZM May 2012 #19
It's a conspiracy. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #20
The President was giving the medal to a member of the Polish Underground. GoCubsGo May 2012 #24
Oh yes it is ridiculous RZM May 2012 #27
It's a shame what we're seeing here. catholics weren't even mentioned in the article Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #30
"I just think he misspoke." Mairead May 2012 #53
Thank you. GoCubsGo May 2012 #61
It's ridiculous because you just made it up with not a shred of evidence and keeping on repeating it sabrina 1 May 2012 #83
I never said I had evidence. GoCubsGo May 2012 #84
But the Polish government has no reason to jump on it, Sabrina Mairead May 2012 #93
Of course, but they did, probably disingenuously because it's clear to any rational person sabrina 1 May 2012 #94
And Jews Are Still Waiting For Appologies From The Poles... KharmaTrain May 2012 #11
No... they aren't. FBaggins May 2012 #15
Why not accentuate the positive, too aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #73
Really, that is what I was thinking. The worst camps were in Poland adigal May 2012 #88
I Try To Keep My Prejudices Under Control... KharmaTrain May 2012 #89
Words can't express the sorrow I feel for your family adigal May 2012 #97
Of course they knew about it -- who else do you think were in the camps? obamanut2012 May 2012 #96
Yes, I know many Poles suffered, and as I said, many were brave adigal May 2012 #101
Nobody has claimed that "all Poles were innocent" FBaggins May 2012 #104
I would expect a personal apology from any president - lynne May 2012 #12
I agree and I think it's like calling Abu Ghraib an 'Iraqi prison' RZM May 2012 #22
Well said, RZM. n/t ChazII May 2012 #33
Thanks n/t RZM May 2012 #35
No apology needed. Period. No-one thinks the Poles ran the death camps. truebrit71 May 2012 #21
You're placing way too much blame on the Poles here RZM May 2012 #26
I respectfully disagree. truebrit71 May 2012 #37
It's not about convoluted semantic arguments RZM May 2012 #40
Again I disagree. I knew what the President meant when he said 'Polish Death Camp'... truebrit71 May 2012 #58
Auschwitz wasn't in Poland obamanut2012 May 2012 #95
It most definitely IS (and was). Take a look at a map and get back to me... truebrit71 Jun 2012 #105
I took his comment as meaning "Polish death camps" as in "Nazi death camps in Poland" Zalatix May 2012 #23
YES, this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ maggiesfarmer May 2012 #68
Yes. It seems stupid to me to make an issue of it treestar May 2012 #71
Poland should drop it leftynyc May 2012 #25
You tell 'em, cowboy. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #28
No kidding. redwitch May 2012 #29
Post #15 Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #31
Lol! That's the ticket! FBaggins May 2012 #34
A bizarre tactic. What causes that? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #41
He already said he misspoke leftynyc May 2012 #43
Whatever happened to improving our image in the world? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #45
Sorry, that doesn't include leftynyc May 2012 #50
What nation received the most Righteous Among the Nations awards? FBaggins May 2012 #85
Word. Brickbat May 2012 #90
Did he? FBaggins May 2012 #47
Try reading more carefully leftynyc May 2012 #49
Your link doesn't support your claim. FBaggins May 2012 #52
Oh for Heaven's sake leftynyc May 2012 #56
Interesting that you expect a head of state to "stand up for their country"... FBaggins May 2012 #64
That's some ego you got there leftynyc May 2012 #67
You would have been much better off... FBaggins May 2012 #69
Awww - poor baby leftynyc May 2012 #79
AS IF it hasn't been fully and impartially studied already... cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #42
It's not about saving face leftynyc May 2012 #44
You're saying he misspoke but that he didn't misspeak. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #46
They are claiming leftynyc May 2012 #48
'Transported them to the camps?' RZM May 2012 #51
Uh - no leftynyc May 2012 #59
Poland was invaded and lost. FBaggins May 2012 #60
That's a whitewash of history leftynyc May 2012 #63
No... it really isn't. FBaggins May 2012 #66
I was taking this as a simple faux pas Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #70
"Their "victimhood" is bullshit." Mairead May 2012 #55
"many"??? Seriously??? leftynyc May 2012 #57
Yes, many. Seriously. Mairead May 2012 #75
You don't even know what the leftynyc May 2012 #81
I'm certainly beginning to see a pattern emerging. (nt) Mairead May 2012 #82
And there were just as many that were more than eager to assist the Nazis in their task... truebrit71 May 2012 #62
If you want to focus on disgusting, look at the Zionists. Mairead May 2012 #80
It totally eclipses his "Corpse Man" pecadillo slackmaster May 2012 #38
I voted for #1. It was clearly a kind of slip of the tongue. His advisors and speech writers CTyankee May 2012 #39
They need to get over it Happydayz May 2012 #54
So what would be the proper way to say this? DCBob May 2012 #72
"Nazi Death Camp in Poland". truebrit71 May 2012 #74
Were there Polish Nazis? DCBob May 2012 #76
No doubt there were collaborators Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #78
Sarah's Key is a very good movie about France's complicity with rounding up Jews for CTyankee May 2012 #87
Coco Chanel was a Nazi collaborator, every time they discuss her company's clothes adigal May 2012 #98
absolutely disgusting. CTyankee Jun 2012 #107
"Konclager w zajmowanym Polsce" Mairead May 2012 #77
I like that. DCBob May 2012 #91
The Poles and Poland were just gutted by the Nazis obamanut2012 May 2012 #86
It would be good if he could visit Auschwitz. We run the risk of having future generation forget CTyankee May 2012 #103
But there were MANY that were more than happy to help their occupiers... truebrit71 Jun 2012 #106
We already said we regretted it. They should get over it Blue_Tires May 2012 #92
He is usually pretty good about apologizing deaniac21 May 2012 #99
'Other' - Do nothing. Drunken Irishman May 2012 #100
Is the DU defined by being anti? sarisataka May 2012 #102
He mispoke... ellisonz Jun 2012 #108
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