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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 07:37 PM
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Poll question: Is asking questions that don't fit the White House narrative the same as criticizing Obama?
I posted a thread wondering aloud how deeply Obama will dig into Pakistan's past support for al Qaeda, whether any action will be taken because of it, and if there will be a similar revisiting of Saudi support not just for al Qaeda in general but the 9/11 hijackers in particular.

It seems like this is a milder question than the one that lefties got attacked for after 9/11, which was ''Why did those guys attack us?'' and not accepting ''they hate us for our freedom fries'' as an honest answer.

I support Obama when he takes progressive action and since killing bin Laden will kill any remaining support for the war on terror, I support that action. I have supported a lot of other things he has done too.

So why the bullshit when I ask a sincere question?

Is it wrong to ask questions that don't fit the talking points (and I don't mean that in a pejorative sense) of the White House?
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 07:39 PM
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1. Revisiting of Saudi support will NOT happen....
unless they stop selling their oil.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 07:41 PM
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2. or run out. And if Arab Spring comes to Saudi, you don't even have to guess who we'll say is behind
it: al Qaeda!
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 08:46 PM
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3. Ooooh, Good poll.
I would say that ANYTHING against the WH narritive is quickly denounced as Anti-Obama dem hater. Which brings the next set of reactions of the bush wasn't that bad crowd. Puke worthy for bot groups.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:00 AM
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7. ''bot'' is probably the most accurate typo ever. Do you mean some people say Bush wasn't as bad as
Obama or wasn't that bad in general? I wouldn't agree with either.
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 10:16 AM
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11. In general. The history revisionist are out in force, even here. nt
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 08:51 PM
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4. "it is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."
-Ben Franklin
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tech9413 Donating Member (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 08:56 PM
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5. The best thing any concerned citizen can do is question
policy and procedure. These fools are not our "leaders" they are our representatives. We should hold there feet to the fire fore everything they do.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 10:05 PM
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6. other..
i like turtles.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:01 AM
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8. where are the corporate Dems on this thread? Have they fallen asleep on the job?
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Capitalocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:03 AM
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9. You love bin Laden!
You think the Navy SEALs should have just let him shoot them! Just line up in a row and let him mow them down just for fun! Because you're a dirty liberal extremist, which is suddenly a bad thing now! You're not with us, therefore you are against us! Maybe the SEALs should kill you!!1!

sigh
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:07 AM
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10. They have tried to diverge from my narrative a few times.
Edited on Tue May-10-11 03:07 AM by RandomThoughts
So why would I stick to their narrative?

Side note, I don't mind if they diverge from my narrative, something to do while awaiting the beer and travel money to arrive.

And I am due beer and travel money, and many experiences, so why would anyone worry about some narrative anyways?


For those that don't know, politically speaking narratives are a component of momentum also.
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