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Renew Deal

(81,871 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:57 PM Feb 2015

Obama Makes It Through Another Day Of Resisting Urge To Launch All U.S. Nuclear Weapons At Once

WASHINGTON—Despite being constantly tempted by the seductive power of having an apocalyptic arsenal at his fingertips, President Barack Obama somehow made it through another day Tuesday without unlocking the box on his desk that houses "the button" and launching all 5,113 U.S. nuclear warheads.

Though the president confirmed his schedule was packed with security briefings, public appearances, and cabinet meetings, he said he couldn't help but steal a few glances at the bright red button, which is "right there, staring at [him], all the time."

Tuesday marks the 841st-straight day Obama has withstood the button's powerful allure.
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-makes-it-through-another-day-of-resisting-ur,20364

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Obama Makes It Through Another Day Of Resisting Urge To Launch All U.S. Nuclear Weapons At Once (Original Post) Renew Deal Feb 2015 OP
Candidate for This Year's "You Call This NEWS?" award rocktivity Feb 2015 #1
+1 marym625 Feb 2015 #7
Cruz, Carson, Huckabee and the other End Times preachers would not make it through a day. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #2
You don't have to kill the whole bloody lot... DreamGypsy Feb 2015 #3
I hope he feels mischievous and crosses all the wires before he leaves office world wide wally Feb 2015 #4
Be grateful it's Obama and not: freshwest Feb 2015 #5
LOL iandhr Feb 2015 #6
He must not watch FOX "News". Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #8
He hasn't nuked Kenya yet... nikto Feb 2015 #9
He can control his... SPACE MADNESS! ThoughtCriminal Feb 2015 #10
Heh Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2015 #11

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
1. Candidate for This Year's "You Call This NEWS?" award
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 12:14 AM
Feb 2015

Him and two hundred million OTHER Americans!


rocktivity

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
3. You don't have to kill the whole bloody lot...
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 12:54 AM
Feb 2015

...to make the people free:

(a bit dated, but the message is still valid)




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