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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:11 PM Original message |
Optimistic like it is the 1990s -- Thank you to a great President, so far... |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Deleted sub-thread |
impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. No, SOFA did not call to end the war in August 2010. Obama did |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Not exactly |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Split hairs all you want but the fact stands that President Obama is ending both BushCo wars. |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Yes, he is and reasonable people know it! |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yes. We. Do. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. It you call escalating "ending" |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I call establishing a firm July 2011 timeline for troop withdrawal ending the Afghanistan war. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Which of course wasn't the topic |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. The topic was your hair-splitting about one sentence in the OP. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. It's not false, just Orwellian |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Prove it. Provide a quote from the OP. Otherwise, it's a strawman argument. n/t |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. and when the war doesn't end in august 2010? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. What's the point of spinning our wheels on hypotheticals? Gates has said the timeline is firm... |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
28. How about fact? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Fact: Combat mission in Iraq ends by August 2010; up to 50K troops to remain through 2011 |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Right 50k until the Bush SOFA ends |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. You're spinning like a top. First you reply to me re: the futility of hypotheticals... |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Credit where credit is due |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. That's right. Funny how SOFA hewed to Candidate Obama's ideas, eh? So much so he joked about it... |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. No, it's a Bush accomplishment |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Deleted sub-thread |
ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. How so? Bush copycatted Obama's timeline because PM Maliki publicly insisted he wanted it... |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. the job of the executive is to execute |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. ..and the dot com bust still left the market at 3X where Clinton found it |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Don't wanna over cook again |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. The OP is giving an uplifting personal testimonial and you're picking apart one sentence? |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. It's called "discussion" |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Uh huh. However, nothing that the OP said was false, so your attacks were and are unwarranted. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Representing escalating as ending? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Who did that? Quote? Strawman arguments don't stand up to scrutiny well, you see. n/t |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. The OP |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. You claimed that the OP was "Representing escalating as ending" in Reply #39, which is false. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #49 |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is a great thread to list all of the good we've gotten (so far) from President Obama. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. How is someone relaying their personal experiences kool-aid? |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. WOW! I missed what he/she said? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Nah, you didn't miss a thing. Nice post! nt |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. buh bye |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R nt |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well said, and ditto! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. Thank you for sharing |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. There is still so much that needs to be done, but I am glad things are working out for you! |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. YESYESYES!!! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
44. Business is picking up |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. Mindless proaganda. |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:24 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. This is how my life has been impacted, propaganda from me to me? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Ignore her. If your post had been full of "Obama has FAILED me!!one" whining |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
45. It is a personal story, so how can that be propaganda? |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
52. . |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
56. but wild yelps of baseless smear would have brought your cheer |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
26. I am happy for you... |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
50. even if all of this isn't true -- it could have been - send this post |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. how wonderful for you |
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