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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:31 AM Original message |
Why hasn't President Obama sent in Federal Troops to protect the protestors? |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. unrec |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. good, now answer the question. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. ignore stupid question |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Then explain this quote from your vaunted President: |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. self-explanatory quote |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. That self-explanatory quote applies everywhere in the world but here, huh? (NT) |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. sure is - human rights, universal, freedom to assemble, free speech, US will defend |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. typical response on DU to much asked but still not answered question. |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. Kennedy sent in troops during the civil rights protests because |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That is precisely what I had in my mind's eye. So, where are they? Where is the President? |
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Peregrine (712 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. He was enforcing federal law and court rulings |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. What federal law and what court rulings? |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. When Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. There is a fine line there between enforcing orders and keeping ordert. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 05:14 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. First, he was enforcing a court order - that of the US Supreme Court. |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. He only sent troops into the South. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. Recommend |
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haikugal (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because he's one of the 1%...he never had a pair of comfy shoes... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. Unrec |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. The Egyptians thought the military was their friend for a while |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Are you saying that Obama does not control the military? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
10. What would be bipartisan about that? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. It doesn't work that way. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. History also tells us that a clearly spoken leadership |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I personally prefer seeing the local heros show themselves first, and the cowards revealed. |
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Magoo48 (315 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
38. Agreed, leadership would be a damn good place to start... |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. does someone need to die before we are at that level? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. They need to see a blatant, sweeping, widespread, institutional level of disregard. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
13. He's in Australia |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Are their phones out? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. one would think so -- the silence is deafening, ain't it? |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. No, he isn't. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
21. My attempt of a similar nature invoking FDR (Flint protests) was |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
24. Probably busy directing his legal dept. to ensure that |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
25. He's No Kennedy that stood up to George Wallace. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. And bite the hand that feeds him, |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Remember this is a man who had no problem telling the |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. Because Obama is serving the 1% |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
37. i'm sure we'll see some bravery in speechifying this week. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
39. Because that would be unconstitutional absent a court order. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Not to mention... |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
40. 'Cause he was too busy telling DHS to break them up? nt |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
41. Why would he? |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-21-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
43. Am I the only one who this scares the shit out of? |
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