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Author Topic:   The Awesome Obama Thread II
Jon
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Message 30 of 397 (651569)
02-08-2012 11:04 AM
Reply to: Message 11 by Perdition
02-07-2012 5:19 PM


Re: Small Steps
Perdition writes:
From what I can tell, he supports the 99%. Most of the Republicans support the 1%. That makes it difficult to get anything that would actually help the 99% through the Republican controlled House as well as the Republican minority dominated Senate.
Don't be ridiculous. They all support the 1%.
Who do you think pays their campaign expenses?

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Jon
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Message 212 of 397 (654717)
03-03-2012 8:06 AM
Reply to: Message 179 by Dr Adequate
03-01-2012 2:41 PM


Re: A Little Judicial Activism
Was it done on company time?

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Jon
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Message 217 of 397 (654739)
03-03-2012 2:33 PM
Reply to: Message 215 by NoNukes
03-03-2012 1:30 PM


Re: A Little Judicial Activism
Given that you don't believe there was anything wrong with the behavior, why is exposing it wrong?
Until the joke became public, the people mentioned in the joke (BO and his mom) suffered no insult, hurt feelings, or offense.
Upon the joke becoming public, however, these people are now faced with the prospect of being offended, having their feelings hurt, and feeling insulted.
So long as it remained private, the joke could not offend. The ones responsible for making the joke offensive were the ones responsible for making it public.
Jon

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Jon
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Message 221 of 397 (654746)
03-03-2012 4:13 PM
Reply to: Message 219 by NoNukes
03-03-2012 3:11 PM


Re: A Little Judicial Activism
Obama and his mom aren't the only people who would find the joke offensive.
Anyone else claiming insult has no standing to do so. We can ignore such people and write them off as cry babies.
Jon

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Jon
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Message 223 of 397 (654748)
03-03-2012 4:38 PM
Reply to: Message 222 by Theodoric
03-03-2012 4:25 PM


Re: A Little Judicial Activism
Anyone of a mixed race would have a claim to being insulted...
Nonsense.
You might as well say that any dog, boy, mother, or even any person at all has claim to being insulted. Only BO and his mom have a valid claim to being insulted by this joke, and even then I can see no reason why they would be.
Anyone that thinks anything the email or post on the internet is private is an idiot.
Agreed.

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