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Originally Posted by donquixote99
I think your problem is that it doesn't seem like a bad thing, to you, but you know 'vindictiveness' is a word for a bad thing.
1. Desire to impose a harsh punishment on person making a symbolic statement.
2. Desire to dis CNN, presumably because of unfavorable commentary.
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1. I don't think a desire to impose penalty for desecrating our national symbol rises to vindictiveness though. How is he seeking revenge in promoting a law? He doesn't even know who will break that law yet, if it gets written and passed. Further, he can't write laws anyway.
2. You may have something here. If he is in fact looking to cause CNN anguish or hurt, it may well be in revenge for their bias. I say his vindictiveness is vindicated by their vindictiveness. I see it more as using the bully pulpit (though it's not officially his pulpit yet) to effect change in a clearly broken media. Obama didn't hesitate to belittle Fox.
11-29-2016, 06:04 PM
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