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Oakenshield

(614 posts)
22. Gratituous?
Mon Aug 12, 2013, 05:27 PM
Aug 2013

Last edited Mon Aug 12, 2013, 10:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Did we not elect this President to be better, to be more more compassionate and thoughtful than Bush?! These drone attacks abroad are doing no small amount of damage to innocent civilians! How are we any better than the sheeple Republicans as they cheered on Bush during his two terms if we turn a blind eye to these drone attacks?

And no, I am not some Libertarian type with fears of a government that could come to use this technology on us. My only fear is this tribal mentality that threatens to make us no better than our political opponents. We are better than this. When Bush and his administration abused their power we called them on it. If we won't do the same when its one of our own sitting in the white house then those criticisms meant nothing.

The tides go in the tides go out. bravenak Aug 2013 #1
Exactly sharp_stick Aug 2013 #2
I was hoping somebody would join me in remembering that fun fact filled episode of Billo the Clown. bravenak Aug 2013 #3
LOL! nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #33
Stephen Colbert Defends Pappa Bear O'Reilly Against the 'Pinhead' Bloggers freshwest Aug 2013 #16
I love Colbert! bravenak Aug 2013 #18
Oh gawd~ that quote mad me laugh out loud~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #44
Gravity is Just a Theory kiri Aug 2013 #59
Reminded me of an old saying/joke ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #81
"Americans are being spied on." wtmusic Aug 2013 #4
So blinded with Snowden-worship and filled with Obama-hate uhnope Aug 2013 #10
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #13
It's important to recognize when Obama does something right mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #15
Yes, I agree.. but, some just really are chronic sufferers of ODS. Cha Aug 2013 #21
Absolutely true mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #43
Obama spies on everyone? tridim Aug 2013 #46
And, there are others who use hyperbole like "Obama spies on everyone" that Cha Aug 2013 #51
"dilutes" Beartracks Aug 2013 #65
Thanks, Beartracks! And, I'm one of those Cha Aug 2013 #66
You're right, I should have said ODS. my mistake. nt uhnope Aug 2013 #27
I knew there would be someone who would try and piss on this Cha Aug 2013 #19
Wow, apparently you are incapable of multi-tasking. nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #36
Walking, talking and chewing gum at the same time, sheshe2 Aug 2013 #48
LOL SunSeeker Aug 2013 #52
that's a good way to put it. Cha Aug 2013 #53
You're not going to shit about it. How do you like them apples? MjolnirTime Aug 2013 #79
Dana Rohrabacher replies: "Fucking Magnets, How Do They Work?" Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2013 #5
Time is an illusion. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #6
Pardon me if I don't throw up my arms with joy... Oakenshield Aug 2013 #7
Liberal countries have figured out science. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #11
I must be tone deaf... Oakenshield Aug 2013 #14
Oh, I'm not being sarcastic. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #17
Gratituous? Oakenshield Aug 2013 #22
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah and blah. phleshdef Aug 2013 #28
We're all getting Just Saying Aug 2013 #34
Yea its like Obama Critic Derangement Syndrome. phleshdef Aug 2013 #37
True story n/t Just Saying Aug 2013 #38
My apoligies. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #41
You insult the concept of "critical thinking" by pretending thats what you were doing. phleshdef Aug 2013 #61
I'm pretending? Oakenshield Aug 2013 #63
Yes, I'm pretty sure I spelled it correctly. phleshdef Aug 2013 #72
I'd imagine that if we use critical thought, it implies we also use relevance... LanternWaste Aug 2013 #69
Getting ahead of yourself. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #70
Yes it was gratuitous, you did it to bash Obama Progressive dog Aug 2013 #42
It's less about him. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #45
We elected a Chicago lawyer to clean up a mess. riqster Aug 2013 #78
yeah, instead you'd rather piss on a thread that is bringing Cha Aug 2013 #23
It has to be one or the other for you doesn't it? Oakenshield Aug 2013 #39
Sorry, you're pissing on a climate change Crisis thread. Cha Aug 2013 #40
Sure they have. What have they done about it? NoOneMan Aug 2013 #32
They've arguably done MORE than we have. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #54
Doubt it. NoOneMan Aug 2013 #55
Infinite Growth Civilization? Oakenshield Aug 2013 #57
Then we are screwed NoOneMan Aug 2013 #62
Indeed we are. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #64
Oh brother NoOneMan Aug 2013 #67
While I admire your clarity of purpose... Oakenshield Aug 2013 #71
Crying about Republicans aint realistic NoOneMan Aug 2013 #73
You're right for the most part. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #74
It's not about the realism of politics (such as it is . . . ) hatrack Aug 2013 #75
(I believe) that actually referred to economic growth ... brett_jv Aug 2013 #68
He's right. The Earth is round, climate change is happening and gravity exists. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #8
Hmm...that would explain the fox news breaking alerts I just saw. tjwash Aug 2013 #9
Not true. The Earth is an oblate spheroid with localized gravatational anomalies. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #12
'round' does not mean 'perfectly spherical' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #20
American Heritage Dictionary sez: Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #26
And the OED says: muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #29
Oxford English for the win! AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #31
Well, that's the problem, isn't it? Igel Aug 2013 #83
Impeach!!!!!1111 tridim Aug 2013 #47
Well from the pictures of Iliyah Aug 2013 #24
Not quite the punching back I might hope for PDittie Aug 2013 #25
Climate change is happening.... We aren't really going to do anything about it.... Learn to eat bugs NoOneMan Aug 2013 #30
Good! Just Saying Aug 2013 #35
Kicked and Recommending! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #49
It's great that the tweets went out...... TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #50
Here here! Iliyah Aug 2013 #56
and I will continue to talk about it and do nothing obxhead Aug 2013 #58
The sky is blue. Water is wet. The U.S. is in North America. Beaches are sandy. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #60
Yeah yeah yeah. Those last two might be right, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #76
I approve of that tweet. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #77
Yes, We SCAN! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #80
like that Skittles Aug 2013 #82
Ha ha freepers. Kingofalldems Aug 2013 #84
Keep going. Cannabis has medical uses. eShirl Aug 2013 #85
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