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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 06:57 PM Mar 2012

President Obama: " I thought about Malia and Sasha"

President Obama: " I thought about Malia and Sasha"

by TomP

This says much. Barack Obama is a good person, a good father. He said today that he called Sandra Fluke because he was thinking about his own daughters and how he didn't want them to be called sluts or prostitutes for participating in public discourse.

Obama said he phoned Fluke, who was labeled a “slut” by Limbaugh, because he was thinking about his own daughters, and that women like his wife could make up their own minds about how to vote.

“I don’t know what’s in Rush Limbaugh’s heart, so I’m not going to comment on the sincerity of his apology,” Obama said. “What I can comment on is the fact that all decent folks can agree that the remarks that were made don’t have any place in the public discourse.”

He called Fluke, he said, “because I thought about Malia and Sasha, and one of the things I want them to do as they get older is to engage in issues they care about; even ones I may not agree with them on. ... And I don’t want them attacked or called horrible names because they’re being good citizens.”

WaPo

This kind of decency says much.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/06/1071736/-President-Obama-I-thought-about-Malia-and-Sasha-

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President Obama: " I thought about Malia and Sasha" (Original Post) ProSense Mar 2012 OP

then he turns around and says i'll kill anyone of you anywhere so watch your ass leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #1

Do ProSense Mar 2012 #2

I believe that poster is referring to the administration's policy of... Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #4

Ah ProSense Mar 2012 #5

I Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #7

And I vote it as "DU Non-sequitur of The Day" emulatorloo Mar 2012 #8

cool! does that come with a trophy and some award money? leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #16

Yes, but DU can only afford a cheap plastic trophy and a $1.00 starbucks gift card emulatorloo Mar 2012 #18

yes but it was tongue in cheek kind of comment-not an alarmist one leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #15

It's a baffling package of contradictions gratuitous Mar 2012 #3

No ProSense Mar 2012 #6

I think it is "Damage Control" emulatorloo Mar 2012 #9

+1...nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #17

Thank You! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #21

Yes gratuitous Mar 2012 #10

We have lots of multiple threads about that issue emulatorloo Mar 2012 #19

+1. nt. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #14

Lame. Very, very lame. MineralMan Mar 2012 #12

I dunno. Anyone who wants to demean and insult my granddaughters, I'd want to do something bad... CTyankee Mar 2012 #13

Kicked and recommended. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #11

K & R Scurrilous Mar 2012 #20

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

1. then he turns around and says i'll kill anyone of you anywhere so watch your ass

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:23 PM

Mar 2012

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

2. Do

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:29 PM

Mar 2012

you have a link?

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

4. I believe that poster is referring to the administration's policy of...

Reply to ProSense (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:33 PM

Mar 2012

assassinating US citizens that are suspected terrorists.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

5. Ah

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:35 PM

Mar 2012

" I believe that poster is referring to the administration's policy of...assassinating US citizens that are suspected terrorists. "

...this is an OP about Rush Limbaugh's comments. Sandra Fluke was not a suspected terrorist.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

7. I

Reply to ProSense (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:38 PM

Mar 2012

"this is an OP about Rush Limbaugh's comments. Sandra Fluke was not a suspected terrorist."

...know.

emulatorloo

(44,163 posts)

8. And I vote it as "DU Non-sequitur of The Day"

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:10 PM

Mar 2012

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

16. cool! does that come with a trophy and some award money?

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 09:54 AM

Mar 2012

emulatorloo

(44,163 posts)

18. Yes, but DU can only afford a cheap plastic trophy and a $1.00 starbucks gift card

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #16)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:37 PM

Mar 2012

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

15. yes but it was tongue in cheek kind of comment-not an alarmist one

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 09:13 AM

Mar 2012

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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. It's a baffling package of contradictions

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

Mar 2012

Thankfully, we have a full cadre of folks here to explain how we're being alarmingly alarmist with our alarmism, which always calms me right the fuck down.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

6. No

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:37 PM

Mar 2012

It's a baffling package of contradictions

Thankfully, we have a full cadre of folks here to explain how we're being alarmingly alarmist with our alarmism, which always calms me right the fuck down.

...it's a pantload of obfuscation.

emulatorloo

(44,163 posts)

9. I think it is "Damage Control"

Reply to ProSense (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:19 PM

Mar 2012

as most DU'ers are starting to wake up to the consequences of Republican Rule.

While a handful of other rather loud DU'ers see their "Dems are the same as Republicans" canard becoming more and more discredited every day. Hence, Damage Control.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

17. +1...nt

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 09:57 AM

Mar 2012

Sid

Tarheel_Dem

(31,236 posts)

21. Thank You!

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:44 PM

Mar 2012

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

10. Yes

Reply to ProSense (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:27 PM

Mar 2012

It's willful blindness, cloaked in "It's okay because I trust our guy to do the right thing in blowing citizens to Kingdom Come without due process, presentation of evidence, opportunity to face one's accusers, and a trial in open court conducted under rules of procedure that have served our justice system for more than 200 years."

emulatorloo

(44,163 posts)

19. We have lots of multiple threads about that issue

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:38 PM

Mar 2012

Started by the same handful of people.

A good place to discuss that.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)

14. +1. nt.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:39 PM

Mar 2012

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

12. Lame. Very, very lame.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:35 PM

Mar 2012

That is all.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

13. I dunno. Anyone who wants to demean and insult my granddaughters, I'd want to do something bad...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:35 PM

Mar 2012

not saying I would, of course, but I'd try to get my hands around Rush Limbaugh's throat, at least in my fantasies...but, then, I'm an old grandma so whattya gonna do?

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

11. Kicked and recommended. nt

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:27 PM

Mar 2012

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

20. K & R

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:43 PM

Mar 2012

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