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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:36 AM Original message |
Eugene Robinson: Sometimes, a President Must Slap Back |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. I completely agree with this column. And the same goes for dealing with R's in Congress. nt |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. I agree about the sometimes - but I didn't think Chavas's statement was worthy enough for a response |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I agree with you about dealing with Chavez in this instance, and so |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. People are forgetting that Pres. Obama DID "slap" back when he went off his scripted speech... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Right you are. AND, all Bush-Cheney ever did was slap, it was a slap fest. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I'm tired of journalists like Robinson high-five GOP memes instead of doing their research. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Precisely, it's all Theater. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. They're called media whores for good reason. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. High-five GOP memes? I wish there were more journalists like Robinson. nt |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. This trash could have been written by any RW hack. |
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jewishlibrl (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Chavez was friendly towards Obama. Why the need to "slap back"? |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. It's in response to the "gift" of a book |
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jewishlibrl (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. NYT confirms that Harman asked them to kill wiretap story right before 2004 elections |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. NYT: "no evidence that Ms. Harman had intervened in the case. " |
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jewishlibrl (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I posted in the wrong thread |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
13. There's a new video out that shows a tense exchange between Obama and Chavez. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. MSNBC has been playing the clip repeatedly but it doesn't change their "smiled too widely" criticism |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. President Obama has filled a vacuum. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yeah, he's filled the vacuum that exists between the ears of his critics. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
17. Honestly, I Think President Obama's Dismissal Of Venezuela As A Military Threat... |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. Why do people keep wanting to change the way Obama works? If it ain't broke..... |
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