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DaveinJapan
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:30 AM Original message |
Is it really okay to refuse an invitation from the President? |
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lonestarnot
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not to go to a fundraising cocktail party and then likely cry about it the next day. |
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lame54
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. Dick Cheney just sent you a invite to go hunting with him... |
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ProdigalJunkMail
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. rich...just rich :-) n/t |
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DaveinJapan
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. lol...I'm imagining that scene from Donnie Brasco, |
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obxhead
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Load his shotgun with blanks and keep the whole day on camera. nt |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Buy a flak jacket and a protective helmet. |
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Zephie
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Cheney isn't the president, thank Gods! |
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ProdigalJunkMail
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. what does patriotism have to do with it? |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. Of course it is ok. He is an elected official not the King. |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. The question really isn't can he, but should he. |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Let me clarify. He SHOULD be able to decline an invitation by the President (any President). |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. It must be hard to Boner to overcome his genetic disposition ... |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Slowing down we disagree on. Restriction certain types of firearms we agree |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Ok - good to know. |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Background check is instant. |
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MedicalAdmin
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Fri Jan-14-11 03:37 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Food for thought and a thank you. |
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WinkyDink
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Sure, Boehner had the right; but he played it wrong. |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Fri Jan-14-11 03:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Zactly. |
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Myrina
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. Sure, but Oompa Loompa Man showed his ass in doing so .. |
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blondeatlast
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. Morality wise--a really bad move on Boehner's part. PR-wise, even worse--Gifford is his colleague. n |
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nc4bo
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. To put it bluntly, it makes the refuser look very bad |
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justiceischeap
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sure it's okay, we don't live in a dictatorship. However, for appearances sake, it's never |
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bullwinkle428
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sick kid in the hospital? YES. Fundraising cocktail party? HELL NO YOU DON'T. |
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Ichingcarpenter
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. I once refused an Invitation from the President |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. What's his favorite drink? Tang? |
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DCKit
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Boner's channeling Shirley Sherrod. nt |
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gkhouston
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. Boehner's refusal wasn't unpatriotic, but it did come off as petty. Dumb move. n/t |
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Little Star
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. Boehner is the speaker of The House, is he not? ..... |
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closeupready
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
17. For Boehner? No. But generally? Yeah, why not, I wouldn't, but |
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somone
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
18. It is a free country |
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LuvNewcastle
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Thu Jan-13-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
19. I'm not sure that Obama "invited" Boehner |
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Donald Ian Rankin
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
20. Of course. It may be a calculated insult, but there's nothing wrong with insulting the president |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
21. This really isn't a big deal. These things are planned months in advance. |
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JackRiddler
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
22. The abstraction of "patriotism" should play no role |
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Toucano
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
25. Hogwash! |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Good points. |
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coalition_unwilling
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. The poet Robert Lowell refused LBJ's invitation to the White House |
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Toucano
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Exactly. It can be an act of courage or an act of douche-ery. |
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cherish44
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
30. His absence makes him look like kind of a jerk |
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oldhippie
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
31. I am a patriotic citizen and I would refuse an invitation to go ..... |
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Rex
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. Not when you pass on attending the services of a national tragedy for a cocktail party! |
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KamaAina
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. Why did Obama invite Orange Julius in the first place? |
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Vinca
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's hard to imagine choosing booze and a party over the POTUS and Air Force One. |
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Hello_Kitty
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
39. You can certainly refuse but it's a dick move. eom |
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librechik
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
40. Boner did it twice so far. Some Presidents you don't have to respect |
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MilesColtrane
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Fri Jan-14-11 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
46. It's not only OK to refuse an invitation from the President, it's OK to tell him to fuck off. |
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jobycom
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Fri Jan-14-11 03:47 AM Response to Original message |
47. Nick Saban did it. |
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