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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:28 PM Original message |
President Obama: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. It doesn't matter what he does or does not do |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. he's actually getting tons of support |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. So who exactly will damn Obama if he opposes dictatorships and supports pro-democracy movements? |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Since you asked: |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Exactly. So screw them! |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Exactly! |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Aint about teabaggers. It is about our ally system, and it's legitimacy. |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'd guess the people in the Middle East and worldwide |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. All our less than perfect allies, that will question the loyalty under fire, of any of them. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. You, obviously, because he's already doing that |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Okay, I'll play the angel's advocate. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think he damned his own self when he 'didn't' |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. The attitude is totally wrong |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well said. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. When we oppose dictators and support popular movements to overthrow them that is not direct gov't |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yeah but we don't do that |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That's because America's ruling rich support dictators and many wish for a similiar system here. |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Our days of hand picking leaders is over. Especially there. The british screwed us eternally. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. Simply asking Mubarak to step down could transform our image in the middle east... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. I know, poor guy. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. At least you are in reality. Most MURKANS aren't because the press hammers Obama for everything |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. a hypothetical |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. We can't get rid of our own dictators |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. And one could argue that if the overwhelming majority of Americans |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Why are we getting our asses handed to us? |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wrong premise |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You don't know, any more than I know, that any of this is something he wanted to do |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Again, bad argument |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. I agree and I think the Tea Party will make this a problem for Democrats next year. |
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