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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:55 PM
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Hooray to the Georgians, but Fuck the Germans?
The media sets up a world of double standards that we Americans are supposed to swallow?

Obama can gather up 200,000 Germans (and others) and the media calls him arrogant and Germans not part of anything that counts in the good ol' USA......

While McCain can decide for all Americans that we are all Georgians; the Georgian President can endorse him televised live, and McCain is a foreign policy wiz getting the endorsement of a foreign country.

Fuck that shit. I ain't buying into this set up and totally fucked up double standard.

This reminds me of the Toppling Saddam's statue bit; forced and fake.

I'm writing to the media right now!
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:56 PM
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1. The Germans aren't paying for McCain's top adviser.
I question John McCain's patriotism and loyalty.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:56 PM
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2. WORD
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:57 PM
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3. Germany doesn't have our oil under their soil, silly.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:57 PM
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4. McCain is a total bastard. I am NOT a Georgian
Not today.

Not EVER!
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 03:07 PM
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5. And I want to announce that I'm not
Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 03:08 PM by Jackpine Radical
an Alabaman or Mississippian either.


What?

Oh.

Nevermind.
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 03:09 PM
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6. Exactly, they are full of shit...
I with you that is with writing the media...
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 03:11 PM
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7. My letter.......
Dear (a whole lot of media folks):

The media encourages an Hooray for Georgians, after having dissed the Germans?

The media sets up a world of double standards that we Americans are supposed to swallow?

Obama can gather up 200,000 Germans (and others) and the media questions him as arrogant and a wannabe President; insists that Germans are not part of anything that counts in the good ol' USA......

While McCain can decide for all Americans that we are all Georgians; the Georgian President can endorse him televised live, and McCain is a foreign policy wiz getting the endorsement of a foreign country, and that's all good?

I'm not buying into this set up and totally fabricated media double standard. Smells a lot like the Colombia attempts from too recently. It also reminds me of the Toppling Saddam's statue bit; forced and fake.

Y'all ought to be ashamed of this brazen attempt to manipulate Americans.

Shame on the corporate media for doing PR work or McCain! Shame on the blatant bias that continues to sold the American people!

Really tired of this "stuff",

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 03:39 PM
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8. Watch the talking heads elevate John McCain, just like they are being paid to do.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 03:41 PM
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9. CNN pimping for McCain now!
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SidneyCarton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 04:08 PM
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10. Es lebe Deutschland!
Wir sind all kameraden in dem gross weltkampf gegen fascismus!
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 04:23 PM
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11. Excellent point! Imagine if Obama had dissed the Germans in a speech?
This is yet another of hundreds of examples of the mainstream media giving McGaffe another lap on the Free Ride Express.

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Hugabear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 04:46 PM
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12. The Germans aren't fighting against The Evil Empire
You know that McCain is just relishing reviving Saint Ronnie's Quest Against the Evil Empire.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 05:06 PM
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13. It's all a fake production.
Watch it come out days from now.

I have a good nose for this sort of PR shit.
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eshfemme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 05:13 PM
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14. Uh... yeah... I'd rather our future President NOT sell us out.
The Georgia-Russia conflict is just fucked up-- I'd rather US not side with anyone because there's been wrongs done by both sides. Obama was representing the good side of America internationally-- not fucking saying, "America's a two-bit whore that's for sale to the highest bidder!" like John McCain is essentially saying.
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Norrin Radd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 05:27 PM
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15. kr
We definately shouldn't be picking a side in this mess.
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