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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:33 PM
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Obama Blames Media For His Administration's bombing of New Jersey township,
Edited on Thu Jul-22-10 07:33 PM by SunnySong
Source: Huffington Post

President Obama said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen erred in bombing Grover's Mill, New Jersey over allegations of a Martian invasion that later proved unsubstantiated, but the real culprit, he told ABC News, was the media.

"He jumped the gun," Obama said of Mullen, "partly because we now live in this media culture where something goes up on YouTube or a blog and everybody scrambles."

Obama's charge was broadcast by ABC News Thursday night, excerpted from a longer interview scheduled to run Friday on "Good Morning America

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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:35 PM
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1. Something dumb just got dumber. Unrec. nt
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 08:19 PM
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7. Actually I think it is a perceptive look at the foolish argument that its not our fault
cause the media told us differant...

I am surprised that the White House would blame the media for firing one of their own without taking the time to check out the story.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 09:44 PM
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10. I would really hope that the person making the comment would think that it's perceptive.
Edited on Thu Jul-22-10 09:50 PM by Cant trust em
I got the joke. This whole thing is stupid. I'm surprised that people care this much.
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 09:56 PM
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11. The problem is that the White House made a mistake...
Which is fine White Houses do that from time to time... you own up and move on.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 09:58 PM
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13. I am fully aware of the issue.
Speaking of moving on...
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 09:57 PM
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12. Agreed
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:36 PM
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2. Not even funny
Edited on Thu Jul-22-10 07:36 PM by sharp_stick
simply derivative of a lot of much better stuff and pretty much just dumb.
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:43 PM
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3. Actually, it is pretty funny.
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 10:34 PM
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14. Thank You
:hi:
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 10:38 PM
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15. Agreed. n/t
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:46 PM
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4. It's funny because it's true
Rec'ed.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:51 PM
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5. Orson Welles would have made a helluva White House spokesman.
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jah the baptist Donating Member (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 07:53 PM
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6. i bet that would get a big laugh on that red eye show nt
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 11:14 PM
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jah the baptist Donating Member (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 11:19 PM
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17. holy shit thats the zig zag man nt
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-23-10 03:49 AM
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spin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 08:57 PM
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8. Firing Shirley Sherrod was a prime example of shoot first ...
ask questions later.
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 09:38 PM
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9. Fire! Aim! Ready!
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