DerekG
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:47 PM
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Just how “nice” of a guy is Obama? |
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I've heard variations of this before.
“Jimmy Carter, what a pleasant, humble man.”
“That Reagan...so avuncular.”
But really, if your dream is to run an empire for 4-8 years—-without the intention of dismantling it—-how nice of a guy can you be? When the notion of collateral damage becomes an acceptable reality, isn't it indicative that you've gone down a decidedly dark path?
Just throwing it out...
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:48 PM
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1. i'm just throwing it out too. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:49 PM
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3. Coming out of the woodwork today, eh?...n/t |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:48 PM
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2. I personally would hope he isn't that nice |
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I think a lot of the problems we are facing regarding the Congress and this continual mirage of "bipartisanship" with the likes of Boehner stem from what seems to be his intense personal desire to be liked by all and sundry.
Someone needs to tell our President that if some people don't like him, that's a sign he's making progress.
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leftstreet
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:50 PM
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4. Why are these Obama posts spilling over into GD? |
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There's a whole forum dedicated to Obama-ness
:shrug:
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:50 PM
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5. FDR was an asshole and so was JFK and LBJ |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:50 PM
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6. this is a ridiculous post that represents a total deficit of critical thinking. n/t |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:50 PM
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7. I'd love to have a dickhead on our side besides me. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:51 PM
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8. I hear he throws acid on little kids. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:51 PM
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9. He will be historically recognized as "The Nicest Guy Who Ever Existed". |
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Haven't you read the memo?
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:51 PM
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10. Obama to GOP/Banks: "No more Mr Nice Guy!" |
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Edited on Wed Dec-09-09 04:53 PM by grassfed
I can dream can't I?
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:52 PM
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11. I notice Paul Wellstone is your avatar. |
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I heard he once kicked a hobo to death when asked for a quarter because all he had was two dimes.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:52 PM
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12. Just because you are a nice person, |
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does not mean that you care when a Al Queda member is killed with his family. Did FDR and Churchill walk a dark path while causing untold civilian casualties in WWII or just walk "through the vally of the shadow of death." Also what do you think should be done to stop Al Queda from killing civilians?
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:55 PM
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13. Being an asshole is a prerequisite for wanting the job. |
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It has been suggested that the wanting itself should be a disqualification for having it.
"Nice" people do not get very far in this cut-throat game, certainly not to the national level and especially not to the Oval Office.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:56 PM
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14. "Avuncular". Now when is the last time you worked that word into a conversation? |
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You know, for a president I would not want "nice" to be the one word that could be thought of to describe that person.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:57 PM
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:sarcasm: <----- in case it's necessary
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:57 PM
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16. I can remember agreeing |
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with Jesse Jackson when he said that few people with inferiority complexes run for the presidency. Nixon provided the evidence why such a person would fail, if elected.
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Wed Dec-09-09 05:14 PM
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18. Look at me, wthout any spaghetti |
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I wanna throw stuff against the wall and see if it sticks too!
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