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Old 06-04-2012, 05:00 PM
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I'm sure Obama wanted to discuss the Polish turncoats and honor them for their service.

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Which is the bottom line to the whole thing: we all know darned good and well that no insult was intended. This is merely a case of hypersensitivity caused by, at worst, a failure in wordsmithing.

Addressing it makes it worse.

[Obi-Wan voice with hand wave] "You don't need to know the author's identification. This is not the foreign relations gaffe you're looking for. Obama can go about his business. Move along."
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:41 PM
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Arkay is here with guns blazing!

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Yup and about time. Welcome Arkay! The IQ level has experienced a significant bump up the scale. Unfortunately there are plenty of idjits around to still keeps us's in double digits.
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Old 06-05-2012, 08:32 AM
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I agree Zeke. Both sides going to extremes I'd say. Politics is.... fun?

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Old 06-07-2012, 09:10 PM
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Which is the bottom line to the whole thing: we all know darned good and well that no insult was intended. This is merely a case of hypersensitivity caused by, at worst, a failure in wordsmithing.

Addressing it makes it worse.

[Obi-Wan voice with hand wave] "You don't need to know the author's identification. This is not the foreign relations gaffe you're looking for. Obama can go about his business. Move along."
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Old 06-07-2012, 09:28 PM
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Meathead.
Somehow your new avatar dilutes that sentiment or did you just find out that Carrol O'Conner is a flaming liberal.....
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Old 06-07-2012, 09:43 PM
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Somehow your new avatar dilutes that sentiment or did you just find out that Carrol O'Conner is a flaming liberal.....
You mean you don't think choosing a murderous racist nativist bigot for his avatar was an appropriate choice?

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Old 06-08-2012, 12:02 AM
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You mean you don't think choosing a murderous racist nativist bigot for his avatar was an appropriate choice?

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Deej used to have good ol Archie Bunker as an avatar. The gangs of New York "Know Nothing Party" poster child is way more appropo, Hehehe
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Old 06-08-2012, 02:17 AM
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You mean you don't think choosing a murderous racist nativist bigot for his avatar was an appropriate choice?

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I thought it was a perfect fit.
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Old 06-08-2012, 10:55 AM
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I thought it was a perfect fit.
Yeah,me too.

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Old 06-08-2012, 12:42 PM
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Meathead.
I love it when you go ad hominem.

It just means you got your ass kicked.
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