Reply #5: I had your exact same reaction, Armstead! I thought why would he pick [View All]

that particular story to tell given what it means in the context of prison torture.

But, after I thought about it, it occurred to me that only here on DU and maybe sites which pick up tidbits from here, was the "thumbs up" gesture so analyzed as to what it meant to Iraqi's as opposed to what it
would normally mean here in America. I think we spent more time on it and maybe over-analyzed it and unless Ron scouts DU, he may not have thought any more about it than that.

But, who knows. There were certainly alot of jabs at Chimp yesterday that were under the radar for most Repugs. Maybe Ron was making a statement by using that anecdote.

Please see my post, if you have time about Poppy's warning to Chimp here in GD. The transcript of Poppy's speech is there, but I pulled quotes out that are very interesting. I don't think it was just Ron who was making political statements, it was Poppy, too.

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