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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:07 PM Original message |
Pres Obama's comments on the PSU scandal are why he needs a drama coach! |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. well if he's at 46% then his approval rating is going up as it has in several polls. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I don't think it's more melodramatic --- I just think it's more real n/t |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hmmm. I don't agree with you. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. A preference in this case is subjective |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. Shouldn't the President of the United States, of all people, |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Sandusky charged with 40 counts! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. I do think Sandusky's guilty. But I first thought Amanda Knox was guilty. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. From Sandusky himself... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I won't be surprised if he takes some kind of plea. |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. The man is 67 years old. It's kind of hard to believe that at age 52 |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Melodrama is feckless. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. Presidents tread lightly when criminal charges are the issue. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. No, remember? He said Bradley Manning was guilty. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. He does come off as the Iceman in most cases .... |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. If it's not there it's not there |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You really think he isn't upset by this? Wow. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. He's upset? Wow. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
63. "The reason he doesn't sound upset by it is because he's not." |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. What difference does that make? |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Ooops. Wrong place. nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. Not to me. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Like the Perugians |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think he did fine |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. There's this little principle called "innocent till proven guilty." |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Two words: Bradley Manning. nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. As far as I know Obama hasn't proclaimed his guilt either, has he? n/t |
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evrstrong (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. His use of the word... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Alleged perpetrators. |
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evrstrong (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. If you lived here in "Happy Valley" like I do, you would |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I know people who live there. I'm very sorry about what you're going through, |
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evrstrong (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Thank you...but |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I agree with Paterno being fired. That decision was the Board's to make, |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Drama coach? Hell, he should be leading the way, with torches and pitchforks. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. "Anything less seems like he condones what happened at PSU. " Seriously? |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Of course! |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Ah, sarcasm. Whew. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I hope you're being sarcastic. |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Really? |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. "We want (need?) a President who entertains us, damnit!!!!" |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. No. We just want this: |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm always glad he remains calm when addressing highly charged events. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Me, too. We need an adult in the room. n/t |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. A human adult. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Introverts are just as human as extroverts. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. I know. But there's just this intangible thing that must be missing. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Well said tblue! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Here is a difference between us. An engineer did win my heart. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
23. he sopke on THIS, but not the OWS crackdowns? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Maybe he wasn't asked about OWS? |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Manson Guilty, Nixon Declares. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. President, not Actor |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. Wonder how Biden would have delivered his comments. n/t |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
34. We have plenty of lynch mob leaders on the internets |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. thats not his nature nor style. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. What if a slight "style" adjustment got him an extra point or two in 2012? |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. he might get a bit more animated closer to election |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. A rusty doornob could beat the current field of GOP idiots |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. oh don't I know. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
38. We don't all wear our emotions on our sleeves |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
46. Yes, the DU mob is so productive |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. MLK said... |
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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. A public official has to be careful |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Excellent point. n/t |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
62. Unrec. I'll take "measured" and "pondering" over "blisteringly stupid" any day of the week. |
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