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Mark M

Oct 7, 08 20:17

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"That One"	Can't Post

That one!!!!????

dvfmfidc

Oct 7, 08 20:20

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Re: "That One" [Mark M] [In reply to]	Can't Post

The left has called the POTUS worst than that!

roady

Oct 7, 08 20:31

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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The left has called the POTUS worst than that!

I can call him the dumbest motherfucker in the world--but guess what: I'm not running for president....

'the left' isn't running for president... It was a really bad gaffe.

dvfmfidc

Oct 7, 08 20:33

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Re: "That One" [roady] [In reply to]	Can't Post

yes you can...but I cant, and I wont!......And though I am on the right, I would not disrespect the prez no matter who was in office, dem or repub!

roady

Oct 7, 08 20:37

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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yes you can...but I cant, and I wont!......And though I am on the right, I would not disrespect the prez no matter who was in office, dem or repub!

believe it not, I wouldn't either--but you get my point, right? McCain's 'that one' comment is not assuaged by 'the left's' cracks on GWB, which is what your post implies. It came across as very unpresidential.

dvfmfidc

Oct 7, 08 20:43

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Re: "That One" [roady] [In reply to]	Can't Post

He isnt The President, but stoopping to the level of the left pertaining to some comments that they have made towards the POTUS, I would agree that is was not very professional to refer to a fellow senator in that way

LorenzoP

Oct 7, 08 20:46

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I'm still trying to figure out what the 'left' has got to do with McCain's "That one" comment - - which by the way is a disrespectful manner to refer to anyone else, US Senator or not.

BarryP

Oct 7, 08 20:48

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Re: "That One" [LorenzoP] [In reply to]	Can't Post

It has EVERYTHING to do with it.

You know, kind of like when I take a shit, I'm "doing what the left does to our country. I am reflecting the same values that they reflect and I should be ashamed of myself."
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dvfmfidc

Oct 7, 08 20:51

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Re: "That One" [LorenzoP] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I think if you do a bit of research, you find some very disgusting comments against the POTUS. Regardless of your political stance, I just think it is wrong to disrespect the President. I guess you can blame that on my 27 years (and still counting) of military service

roady

Oct 7, 08 21:16

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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regardless of your political stance, I still fail to see the relevance of that fact with respect to McCain's comment?

I think power cranks don't improve cycling efficiency--but I don't see a need to bring it up to the OP in response to his post?? It seems equally relevant to me. seriously, what am I missing here???

Lazy Ben

Oct 7, 08 21:29

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

yes you can...but I cant, and I wont!......And though I am on the right, I would not disrespect the prez no matter who was in office, dem or repub!

That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard all day. You would hope that only somebody of merit could attain the office but sadly that has been proven to be untrue. Possession of the office does not mean a pass from criticism, especially when you've started two wars that you can't win and brought the whole country to its knees.

The current president is a c*nt.

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Alvin Tostig

Oct 7, 08 21:44

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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I think if you do a bit of research, you find some very disgusting comments against the POTUS. Regardless of your political stance, I just think it is wrong to disrespect the President. I guess you can blame that on my 27 years (and still counting) of military service

Some comments about the current and past presidents have been over the top, but that doesn't mean we can't say when the emperor doesn't have any clothes on. BTW, what did you think of military members who drove on base during President Clinton's terms with the "He's not my president" bumper stickers? I never knew of anyone being told to take these stickers off. Of course, these were the years when I would go to "wing stand up" briefings where the wing commander would tell everyone to vote Republican. At a base wide "officers call", the ACC commander got a lot of laughs after he told an off color joke about women in fighter cockpits. My experience in the military (1972-1996) was that you supported the Republican party if you were trying to get ahead.

Tri N OC

Oct 7, 08 21:47

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Re: "That One" [roady] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Jeez, how long did it take you to post after you received your Obama\Biden Campaign email or text? The NBC rep in the spin room was telling Brian Williams that was the very point the campaign was hurrying to get out to its partisans.

If you actually saw it delivered during the debate and are still insulted, you have very low threshold for insult.

JSA

Oct 7, 08 21:48

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Re: "That One" [Lazy Ben] [In reply to]	Can't Post

You would hope that only somebody of merit could attain the office but sadly that has been proven to be untrue.

You're right, Clinton was a douche.

Possession of the office does not mean a pass from criticism, especially when you've started two wars that you can't win and brought the whole country to its knees.

Right again. Somalia and Kosovo were complete disasters. However, you are wrong, it was not "the whole country" who Slick Willey brought to its knees ...

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Lazy Ben

Oct 7, 08 22:00

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Re: "That One" [JSA] [In reply to]	Can't Post

boom boom...I don't think it was debt that she was drowning in either :)

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cholla

Oct 7, 08 23:18

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Re: "That One" [Alvin Tostig] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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My experience in the military (1972-1996) was that you supported the Republican party if you were trying to get ahead.

Too bad that the Republican party doesn't reciprocate and support the troops back. McCain, like many Republicans, has voted numerous times against extending benefits to veterans or active military. He's no friend of the military.

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PeckerHead

Oct 7, 08 23:37

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Re: "That One" [Mark M] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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That one!!!!????

He clearly can't stand being upstaged by the young senator. He wouldn't even shake Obama's hand when Obama offered it up. Instead he sorta pushed Cindy in who reluctantly shook Obama's hand. Pretty comical since a couple hours prior Cindy had called Obama's campaign the sleaziest in US history.

trio_jeepy

Oct 8, 08 1:26

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Re: "That One" [Mark M] [In reply to]	Can't Post

The interesting thing about this now is that McCain clearly doesn't like Obama, perhaps even hates him. And frankly, its not clear why. Its not as if Obama has mistreated him or made deeply personal character attacks on him. And given that the Senate is generally considered a fairly collegial body, its even more perplexing. Ironically, its McCain who has been making fairly low-end attacks, trying to paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.

It may be that McCain needs to hate his opponent. That would be unfortunate, even in a limited political sense. Because even if its the case, McCain seems incapable of being a good enough politician as to hide his feelings about his opponent.

In the end, McCain has nobody to blame but himself for his lack of control. Ironically, while Obama likely wanted to bring McCain's temperament out, he didn't have to do much of anything - McCain did it to himself.

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ashayk

Oct 8, 08 3:48

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Re: "That One" [dvfmfidc] [In reply to]	Can't Post

As has the right, just switch the POTUS. I'm not sure what the big deal about "that one" is personally.

ashayk

Oct 8, 08 3:52

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Re: "That One" [trio_jeepy] [In reply to]	Can't Post

If you believe this month's Rolling Stone hit piece(which doesnt preclude it from being true), he's just kind of a mean f'er that's all.

YaHey

Oct 8, 08 4:53

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Re: "That One" [ashayk] [In reply to]	Can't Post

"That One" goes to the very heart of how McCain and the right feel about Obama. McCain views him as much less than equal to himself.

One of my Republican friends came clean to me yesterday and finally admitted that he simply does not want Obama to win because he is black. Pure and simple. All the noise about his policies, experience, wife, and everything else has nothing to do with why he is not voting for Obama. In his own words, he just does not want to see the black man get ahead. I am not shocked at this sentiment at all because I know, as well as all of you, that a huge percentage of people will not vote for Obama simply because he is black.

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David in FL

Oct 8, 08 5:06

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Re: "That One" [YaHey] [In reply to]	Can't Post

One of my Republican friends came clean to me yesterday and finally admitted that he simply does not want Obama to win because he is black

It doesn't surprise me that you'd hang with people like that......

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ashayk

Oct 8, 08 5:18

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Of course he does, that's politics and politicians, especially Presidential nominees usually have contempt for one another. I expect as much from either candidate, though, given that, Obama has stuck to the high ground through this thing. More power to him and I think in this climate, it will serve him well.

dreaming~big

Oct 8, 08 5:50

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Re: "That One" [ashayk] [In reply to]	Can't Post

from the perspective of a would-be linguist, i still don't understand what the term "that one" means in the context of the debate. what did mccain mean? the body language was eminently self-evident, but those two words confuse me. what was he trying to say?

(This post was edited by dreaming~big on Oct 8, 08 5:56)

ashayk

Oct 8, 08 6:02

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Re: "That One" [dreaming~big] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I think you're reading too much into it. Stick with the body language, it pretty much sums it up.

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