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Posted By bigurn 1 year, 4 months ago in News
Now fate has given Obama a chance to be presidential rather than pretend. Taking advantage of the Olympic distraction in Beijing, the Russians invaded South Ossetia, a territory on the north side of Georgia, a democratic U.S. ally. Out of the blocks, the Russians bombed civilians, rolled tanks across an internationally recognized border and threatened to launch an all-out, destabilizing war. Now it looks as if their army has cut Georgia in two.
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bigurn1 year, 4 months ago
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AntiNeoCon1 year, 4 months ago
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Are you serious? Ever time McCain gives a speech he constantly reads it from the teleprompter. It is so noticable that he might as well have it typewritten on paper and read it to us. Don't believe me, watch him sometime.
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They all use teleprompters because all are written by professional writers, not the candidates. Some present the scripts better than others. -
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ConsAreNonGrata1 year, 4 months ago
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"Once again, when Obama doesn't have a script and a teleprompter he comes up very short."
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That's what Hillary's advisers told her. How did that work out?
Obama is just stringing McLame along. Wait until Obama takes the stage with McLame.
McLame - Old and Busted
Obama - New Hotness
Obama will be the senior stuffing McLame the freshman in a trashcan on the first day of school.
Why isn't Obama debating McLame before the Presidential debates? He wants Cons the least amount of time possible to rationalize McLame's ineptness in the face of Obama.
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mesodude1 year, 4 months ago
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"Once again," con jobs please explain why you think anyone is convinced you genuinely care about your future President's public speaking abilities after you voted for Bush twice? I DARE a con to answer this and then tell me you actually typed your response with a straight face. LMAO
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donald511 year, 4 months ago
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Bigu, reference your motto above, it validates that you only do the most expeditious thing - no scruples, no consciece involved... how truly repug of you! Any lie to get to your point too! The low quick road over the moral high road by your own words! Your only philanthropy must be to constantly rationalize your evil, corrupt ways!
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quackpot1 year, 4 months ago
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Nearly all of the world's leaders are calling for a halt to the hostilities and a peaceful solution to the crisis, and nearly all of the world's leaders are working in that direction.
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Only an idiot would call for the U.S. to mount a military response, especially when the U.S. has no military reserve with which to mount such a response.
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hyperbola1 year, 4 months ago
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Let's see. The ZionCons in Washington and Israel attack a defenseless civilian population in South Ossetia with rocket barrages for reasons of oil and gas, McCain goes berserk and loses it totally and this is the best you can come up with? Are you American? Sounds as though you are desperate to continue the ZionCon efforts to keep Americans dying in the mideast and central Asia for oil and israel.
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Getting Georgia's War On - McCain goes berserk
The outbreak of war in Georgia on Friday offers a disturbing and
somewhat surreal taste of what to expect from John McCain should he become our nation's Commander in Chief.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/08/11/getting-georgias-war-on-mccain-goes-berserk/#comments -
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buckncindykill1 year, 4 months ago
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The most telling reaction thus far has been Governor Bill Richardson's suggestion that the U.N. Security Council should "pass a strong resolution getting the Russians to show some restraint." Wait ... Russia is on the Security Council ... oops. Never mind.
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abntv1 year, 4 months ago
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His official statement,,(as soon as he finds someone to write it for him)
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will be to raise taxes on the Russian military therefore restricting their ability to pay for the fuel for the tanks. He will then propose that all involved come together and hold hands and think good thoughts.-
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greenmac1 year, 4 months ago
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ABNTV..... Taxes will increase bno matter who becomes president.... to think otherwise is a fairy tale. The US is in a financial bind .... additional taxes will be required to get the country out of the hole and additional taxes will be required to bring the existing infrastructure up to standards. So to say Obama represents a tax burden on the common everyday person and those who run against him do not represent a tax burden is way out in left field.
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VicRugby1 year, 4 months ago
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Lurch1 year, 4 months ago
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McCain stumbles 5 or 6 times a night even with the teleprompter. His ol` eyes are not what they used to be.
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McCain got this totally one-sided and wrong headed again.
He wants to escalate when he`s got nothing to escalate with. He`s another cowboy diplomat only Bush used up all his ammo.
What an arrogant elitist arse! He claims to speak for all Americans when he claims `we are all Georgians tonight`.
He sure as heck does not speak for those of us who are interested in learning the truth before we shoot from the hip and kill the bartender`s wife.
When the Bush War Chief Cheerleader tells other countries they cannot invade other sovereign countries, how much weight do you think other countries give his babble?
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nikkibabe1 year, 4 months ago
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Neither Obama nor the "hypocrite" McCain is President yet. Whatever they say now, may not be what they may say when they are actually on the hot seat.
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However, it is important to note that Russia has not done anything different than what Bush & McCain did in Iraq. Invade and occupy a country. Russia had some reasons but Bush & McCain went to Iraq to steal its oil wealth.
So, you hypocrites, sit back and relax.
Certainly, Obama does not sound like a President who would invade and occupy another country for reasons other than if that country directly attacked US.-
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lum-chate1 year, 4 months ago
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Neither of these two candidates are scaring the Russians with their bombastic flourishes. What we need in these times are a Secratary of State & President who would. Where are you now that we need you Richard Nixon! The greatest foreign policy president in my lifetime. He and Kissinger were flawless in their many foreign policy successes!
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Spinward1 year, 4 months ago
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ConsAreNonGrata1 year, 4 months ago
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BTW, Cons, do you now get why our European allies didn't want Georgia in NATO?
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They knew what Saakashvili was up to. And they knew that the alliance was in no position to defend Georgia.
Saakashvili shouldn't have pushed the Ossetia issue. He overestimated the West and underestimated Russia.
If you really want to compare Obama and McLame on this issue, notice that neither of them can name any real concrete actions to take. That's because there are not any, Cons.
Bush just had to pis55 off Russia by pushing into their sphere of influence with that "missile sheild", didn't he.
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lum-chate1 year, 4 months ago
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"Saakashvili shouldn't have pushed the Ossetia issue. He overestimated the West and underestimated Russia."
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On this issue I reluctantly agree with the left! What in the world was this idiot who we helped get elected thinking! When you overplay your hand you lose all the tricks. With allies like this guy the US doesn't need enemies!
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berkeley1 year, 4 months ago
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russia did not wait for cover from the olympics to invade. georgia did. jonah goldberg knows this. thus he is lying. this article has little value.
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we kicked out Shevardnadze and installed the puppet Mikheil Saakashvili in 2003. he wouldn't do anything without approval from us. thus bush/cheney approved his military action, under cover of the olympics, apparently believing they could get away with it.
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lum-chate1 year, 4 months ago
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I'm Barak Hussein Obambi and today I may support some "limited" off shore drilling because I inflated the tires on my car and bicycle and it didn't lower the prices of gasoline. I even had my car turned up and put a little extra WD40 on my bike chain. Gas prices are still high. Time for a flip flop, better start drilling. Flip-Flop of the century!
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McCains flip-flops are so minor they are not even relevent.
Obama's flip-flops are of the sledge-hammer variety. Everything he campaigned on to fleece the Democratic nomination he has flip-flopped on.
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drivercapt1 year, 4 months ago
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What the Georgen's were doing was trying to bring a renagade part of THERE country back under control. And would we stand by if Mexico was doing what russia did. give out citezen ship to any who wanted it then go in and train milita's. And when we arrested them claim that it was ethinic cleansing. This about oil kgb putin flexing he's petro muscles.
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Chiyonofuji1 year, 4 months ago
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So Georgia can break away from Russia after 200 years, but South Ossetia can't break away from Georgia. Is that what you are saying? Keep in mind that South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia in the early 1990's and has had several referendums, which have supported it moves to separate from Georgia.
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The question everyone should be asking is why Georgia decided to crush the South Ossetian people's aspirations for self rule at this particular juncture. -
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hyperbola1 year, 4 months ago
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Isuggest that you learn something about the history of massacres of Ossetians by Georgians (this is NOT the first time) before mouthing the "state propaganda" fed to you by corrupt polticians trying to lead you around by the nose.
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Bill Kristol and the Menshevik myth of democratic Georgia
ZionCons in America are spreading propaganda about "democratic" Georgia to cover up their crimes in Georgia.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/08/13/bill-kristol-and-the-menshevik-myth-of-democratic-georgia/
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Spadecaller1 year, 4 months ago
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If people can see past the labels of party , past the false myths about Obama's name, and/or past the color of his skin, they can recognize that he represents the best of American values.
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I just finished reading another article condemning Obama for his "rock star" mystique, which is one of the latest attacks being waged by the GOP. Blaming Obama for others actions and associating him to other people has been the main tactic that the mudslingers have employed in their negative campaign. Pretty lame relying on only guilt by association.
The fact that the some people have put Barrack Obama on a pedestal does not mean that he deserves that treatment or the sour grapes and criticisms of those that are opposed to him.
There are many of us who simply prefer his policies over GWB's hand picked predecessor, John McCain. The majority of the country is against Bush and the war.
To fault the young people who are enthusiastically supporting Obama, is really sad; they are finally involved in the process. I guess some of you in the GOP would rather alienate the young voters too. So much for democracy and patriotism. Some of you consitently place party above your country, just as the Bush administration has placed the interests of private corporations above the interests of our national welfare.
God forbid those of us should cheer Obama on in defiance to the media's unfair scrutiny and the GOP's incessant mudslinging. Too bad it irritates many of you.
I hear more complaining and whining about Obama and nearly nothing that would attract anyone to McCain's policies that would simply continue the miserable path this country has been on for 8 years.-
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bryn11101 year, 4 months ago
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I fault the young people who blindly support Obama. They have not done their homework. If any of them really listened to anything he said, they would realize that he stands for nothing except higher taxes. He does not want to serve the people. He wants to socialize this nation. He changes his mind more than I change my underwear. First he wants to stop off shore drilling. Now he wants to drill under "some circumstances". Then someone tells him they bombed Georgia. But he's so stupid he thinks it's the state of Georgia, not the country.
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Oh, and the unfair media scutiny? He has every cable news channel in his back pocket. They worship him. He gets no negative press, even with his questionable relationships with muslim anti-Americans and bombers.
He's a candidate for change? That is also a joke. Every presidential candidate calls himself a candidate for change. He even steals speeches from rock stars. What a pathetic person.
He is a joke. Everyone knows it. And if he is elected President, he will be the laughing stock of the entire world, which is just going to invite more terrorist attacks, because they all know he won't fight back. Is that what our young people want? I sure hope not. Let's protect our rights to have opinions. We are not a socialist nation. Let's stay that way. VOTE MCCAIN.
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lloydm651 year, 4 months ago
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Were any of you obanist alive at the end of the first gulf war,and if you were did you notice Iraq lost.When you lose you are obligated to sign certain documents known as terms of surrender.You must live up these terms,or suffer the consequences. we should have went back in starting in 92,and thru 2000.But we were too busy trying to tip-toe around the many terrorist attacks,so as not to annoy the terrorist.
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djn3nunez31 year, 4 months ago
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ROTF
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Iraq signed many UN documents. FYI there was no automatic resumption of hostilities clasue in the case of a material breach of the terms of the UN ceasefire. There was never a resolution from the UN giving the US the authority to remove Saddam from power in Iraq.
Clinton Administration Counter Terrorism Initiative
http://www.buzzflash.com/perspectives/Clinton_and_Terrorism.html
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
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Oh, please! On the one hand, acknowledge O.'s stirring command of address, which means giving him credit for the persuasiveness of his ideas.
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Then condemn him for not being "sufficiently presidential" when, on vacation, he doesn't live up to his own standards.
Or criticize him for acting presidential before the fact, then condemn him for not being presidential enough.
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Chiyonofuji1 year, 4 months ago
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For starters this article makes it sound as though Russia committed an act of unprovoked raw aggression.
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The fact is that Georgia invaded the breakaway South Ossetia, attacked Russian Peacekeepers there and began to commit acts of genocide there in a effort to bring it back under their control. Russia had cautioned Georgia on this matter as well as the international community at the beginning of this month. But Georgia, emboldened by the idea that it had U.S. and NATO backing decided to start something that they can't finish by themselves and which they are trying to drag the rest of the world into.
That Obama reacted as he did could be considered a sign that perhaps he is more aware of the real circumstances behind this shadow opera than most. -
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TheNewsseeker1 year, 4 months ago
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Insofar I agree that it is neither the time for fun politics nor for sunday afternoon speeches, but I think it isn´t fair to accept an actual president visiting the Bejing Olympic Games (What do I care about yesterday´s statement concerning the violation of human rights?), while the candidate should immediately return home from his holidays, having no concrete possibility of intervenation. George W. Bush is known for not being the first to realize what´s going on up. For a possible president Barack Obama, the time will come early enough to prove his skills.
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"You seem to feel already like being president of the US, so behave adequately!" is an understandable attitude, but where was John Mc Cain?-
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mesodude1 year, 4 months ago
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Those on the right want to have it both ways. One moment they're slamming Obama as too inexperienced in foreign policy and the next they're claiming he's overstepping and being "arrogant". In going to China and slobbering all over Putin, Bush has solidified his legacy as the President with his mind literally on vacation for much of his Presidency. Cons are trying to make Obama the story when the real disgrace here is that Bush has thoroughly embarrassed America with another "My Pet Goat" moment.
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hamy1 year, 4 months ago
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Um...Obama isn't the president yet. Bush should have done something instead of galavanting around town with the girls volleyball team. How sad that you would rather blame someone who is running for the job than the guy who is supposed to be doing the job.
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hamy1 year, 4 months ago
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Um...Obama isn't the president yet. Bush should have done something instead of galavanting around town with the girls volleyball team. How sad that you would rather blame someone who is running for the job than the guy who is supposed to be doing the job.
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