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patrice

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1. If I had presidential powers, there might be all sorts of reasons that I would consider
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:35 PM
Feb 2012

some courses of action, not the least of which would be to facilitate what is useful in authentic reform efforts BEFORE they, intentionally or not, de-ball themselves in the scorching light of corporate media that tips off the leaders of the Kochroaches et al before the "reformers" or I get to them, after-all . . .

There is "sunshine" and then there is sunshine.

And what do you do when there're too many cooks spoiling the soup; too many people trying to build resumes, no matter what because of extremely transitional times.

The assumption that ALL whistleblowers are of the noble variety is based upon a severe paucity of possibly significant detail that whistleblowing itself can handicap.

Are all of the things that we don't know about all of this really of no significance at all? 0?

If I had presidential powers, there might be all sorts of reasons that I would consider patrice Feb 2012 #1
It's possible to excuse anything in a President, I guess. villager Feb 2012 #3
Yes and, ergo, it is also possible to ACCUSE anything in a President, or anyone/thing else, about patrice Feb 2012 #5
Tell me that what you don't know has valence = 0. patrice Feb 2012 #9
It is wrong to hide the truth from the American people. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #14
If you're talking about figuring out exactly who is doing the hiding, rather than ASUMING that patrice Feb 2012 #19
I'm hoping that those who are accused of revealing secrets that they JDPriestly Feb 2012 #20
I hear you. Have been to soooooo many public hearings (most recently on the XL Pipeline) where I'm patrice Feb 2012 #21
Kiriakou lied CJCRANE Feb 2012 #2
Well, even if there was "less waterboarding," here's a history of the act the Obama administration villager Feb 2012 #4
There was more waterboarding, not less. nt CJCRANE Feb 2012 #8
The best baker retired last year. Nah7anyule Feb 2012 #11
I hear a great sucking sound Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #6
Funny how some people who have the most trouble with too much government also have the most patrice Feb 2012 #7
"loose lips sink ships" Nah7anyule Feb 2012 #10
That is why we have trials, and that is why we instruct our troops JDPriestly Feb 2012 #15
You are not correct about torture. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #17
Some people posting here need to read the full article at the link. fasttense Feb 2012 #12
freerooted Nah7anyule Feb 2012 #13
I care about democracy and human rights. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #16
It's not Obama, it's the DoJ. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #18
climbing the hellfire chain.... Nah7anyule Feb 2012 #22
The effect shows the cause. Nah7anyule Feb 2012 #23
Give me a waterboard and an hour and I'll have you confessing to the Lindbergh kidnapping.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #24
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