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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:44 AM Original message |
About the condemnation of Helen Thomas, |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Agree. He is despicable |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. Likely because his position on this is old news. |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
3. because he's steered clear of the 'sacred cow' issue |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Wrong. |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. I agree. The man is a bonafide bigot. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Do progressives defend Buchanan? I think bigotry is wrong whether its the left or right |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Progressives understand human foibles for the most part |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. Good post |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes, Pat Buchanan is worse. He should have been off the TV machine AGES ago. n/t |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. The Duality Of The Media Culture... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Excuse you? So why does Pat Buchanan get a pass again? |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Duality In Action... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. And yet he still has a job. Where's the public condemnation and the calls for him to never work |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Buchanan gets a pass? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. And this board is the country how? |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. You're frothing at the mouth |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. First of all your accusation of frothing does not change the truth of what I said. |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 04:39 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. It's not hard to understand at all |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Helen Thomas' track record is a MILLION times better than Pat Buchanan's |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Yawn |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Sadly yes. I've seen it happen on this board. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I didn't say Helen shouldn't have any consequences. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I've Never Given Buchanan A Pass... |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. It is your call |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Here's how your Uncle Pat said it. |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. Her remarks |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. She's old, and an iconoclast at heart. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
13. I just don't get this!!! |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It's the nature of the mistake. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. And what about the nature of Pat Buchanan period??? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Buchanan's always been a racist horse's ass. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. What do you mean no one takes him seriously. They take him more seriously than |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Buchanan clowns for the cameras. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. He has articles posted all over the place. He damn sure |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
19. It's not really about what she said, which has been twisted and edited, but that |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. "twisted and edited"? So the video is fake? |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. It lasts one minute...the interview isn't over when it cuts off...and she said |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Thou shalt not EVER say anything against Israel, even when they kill people. |
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yellowwood (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. The Nation's ADD |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. She just announced her retirement. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. Freedom of speech just isn't what it used to be. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
36. I think part of the controversy on DU is that some defended Helen statement. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 05:30 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. There is a big difference between a lady bordering on 90 and Uncle Pat |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I think the "filters" are part of the problem. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. I support Pat Buchanan getting fired. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 04:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Please. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
42. Why look so far afield. How about DUers who say that the Palestinians should simply move to other.. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 05:35 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. +1 |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. If a reporter said something like that, DU would be pretty unanimous in calling for them to be fired |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I highly doubt that the DUers who advocate resettlement of the Palestinians in neighboring... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Not being one of those folks, I couldn't say. |
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