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15. I remember his speaking out,

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 02:12 PM

Aug 2014

standing up to the lying neocons and their rush to war. Many of our "heroes" remained silent or even abetted neocon crimes.

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Remember George Galloway? Badly beaten in street assault in London [View all] superpatriotman Aug 2014 OP

This should be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #1

Fully agree. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #8

I agree, but may I ask, why do you despise Galloway? Airc, he has been a consistent sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #36

I think that he is a fool and a hypocrite. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #47

The difference between terrorism and war is basically a legal distinction. Threedifferentones Aug 2014 #48

I'm afraid I completely disagree with that - I think it's a very clear and obvious distinction. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #49

Disagree on what basis? Completely different? Threedifferentones Aug 2014 #51

Enthusiastic supporter of Syrian mass-murderer Assad 11cents Aug 2014 #2

Anything that comes before a "but" is worthless. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #11

Why nof support Assad? Syrian minorities were vastly better off before the Islamists-- eridani Aug 2014 #21

Apologetics for a regime that's slaughtered hundreds of thousands in order to hold on to power 11cents Aug 2014 #27

The conflict was started by Islamists eridani Aug 2014 #28

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #42

Yes, he's a prat; but that is of course no excuse for violent assault! LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #26

Your post is so full of 'wrong' I don't know where to start. He is not an 'enthusiastic supporter' sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #37

You have no idea what you are talking about here oberliner Aug 2014 #52

He's under the DU bus along with all the other people DU used to admire. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #3

He was never worthy of admiration. geek tragedy Aug 2014 #4

While that may be true, he was a hero to most here at one point. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #5

DU tends to pick heroes based on common geek tragedy Aug 2014 #6

Well put 11cents Aug 2014 #10

"George Galloway is my hero." superpatriotman Aug 2014 #12

Pretty much. I'm not a Galloway fan and never was all that particularly interested in him. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #14

Then that's a testament to flawed humanity here, not to his virtues 11cents Aug 2014 #9

The high point for me about him was when he took down the smug Senate Republicans on Iraq. freshwest Aug 2014 #20

At that time, someone from Britain commented that Galloway eridani Aug 2014 #22

Good one. Nationality can protect one. But he had trouble in the UK for a while. freshwest Aug 2014 #23

Hi freshwest! :) I remember it well. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #30

And what is incorrect about those statements? We WERE in Korea, in Vietnam, in Iraq, in sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #38

The BFEE is once again trying to silence him. zappaman Aug 2014 #7

BFEE? Pfffft...conspiracy theory much? nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #13

I'm pretty sure that comment was made as a joke. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #29

Not everything is to do with the BFEE... LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #24

Wrong. zappaman Aug 2014 #32

I remember his speaking out, JEB Aug 2014 #15

Yes...and he spoke out on Gaza recently. He's under the bus, here. KoKo Aug 2014 #16

Very courageous. JEB Aug 2014 #17

“All the papers seem to imply that you get executed in Iran for being gay. That’s not true.” tritsofme Aug 2014 #19

Yes, he has always had the courage to speak the truth. I remember what he did to sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #39

I hope they find the culprit(s) malaise Aug 2014 #18

"I still like Galloway." Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #31

I still like him and see no reason to have changed my mind from the Bush years when he sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #40

A man has now been formally charged LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #25

I don't understand how religion comes into this reorg Aug 2014 #33

Isn't Galloway Catholic? The Great Escape Aug 2014 #43

so, if somebody hits you and you're a Catholic reorg Aug 2014 #44

Merely Suggesting It Was Sectarian In Nature The Great Escape Aug 2014 #45

My guess, given the expressed views of the suspect... LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #46

I'm against this attack.. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #34

George Galloway is a great speaker reorg Aug 2014 #35

He's definitely a leftie. No surprise why some right wing nut would attack him. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #41

He is a lot of things but a leftie is not one of them oberliner Aug 2014 #53

I'm not arguing, but do you have any links? cpwm17 Aug 2014 #54

Which ones? I recall him slamming most of the Right Wing dictatorships, many of them sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #55

I always respected Galloway elias49 Aug 2014 #50