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mikej · 04-07-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by whatever

so mikej asked "what's the difference?" the difference is 3 months -- do you know how many people can DIE in 3 months???
You mean they are shooting "REAL" bullets? lol Okay BAD joke
NOT only that more people die , more families in dispair, more time away from home, more trauma these troops can witness and the list goes on.......

Where are you coming from? What's the difference about what? I loathe unclear references.

Security is far from good in Iraq or Afghanistan. It's sick to joke about civilians or soldiers being shot. When you consider that we have taken more than a million lives in Iraq, to joke about the grief of an entire nation is in extremely poor taste.

Since you don't seem to know how many people can die in 3 months, I shall tell you. 6.77 billion can die in the course of 3 months. That's the same amount of people that can die in 3 seconds.

despair (correct spelling)
dispair (incorrect spelling)

atprm · 04-07-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jeanea33

Imagine if Obama had told the truth.... *gasp*

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Originally Posted by mikej

The troops are scheduled to leave Iraq. So, it's a couple of months after he originally promised; big deal!

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what a difference a whole week makes, huh??

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Originally Posted by mikej

Where are you coming from? What's the difference about what? I loathe unclear references.

Security is far from good in Iraq or Afghanistan. It's sick to joke about civilians or soldiers being shot. When you consider that we have taken more than a million lives in Iraq, to joke about the grief of an entire nation is in extremely poor taste.

Since you don't seem to know how many people can die in 3 months, I shall tell you. 6.77 billion can die in the course of 3 months. That's the same amount of people that can die in 3 seconds.

despair (correct spelling)
dispair (incorrect spelling)

SurferGirl · 04-07-2009, 09:12 PM

MikeJ, didn't your parents ever teach you that it was impolite to correct other people's spelling.

This is a board, not a spelling class.

pepperpot · 04-07-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mikej

Where are you coming from? What's the difference about what? I loathe unclear references.

Security is far from good in Iraq or Afghanistan. It's sick to joke about civilians or soldiers being shot. When you consider that we have taken more than a million lives in Iraq, to joke about the grief of an entire nation is in extremely poor taste.

Since you don't seem to know how many people can die in 3 months, I shall tell you. 6.77 billion can die in the course of 3 months. That's the same amount of people that can die in 3 seconds.

despair (correct spelling)
dispair (incorrect spelling)

Not this carp again....

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Won't mention run on sentences nor the absense of links to back up stats.....

***ahippiechic*** · 04-07-2009, 09:32 PM

Ok, before I get more complaints about this.....

No one has to post any links, no one has to back up anything they post.
Because this is not a debate forum.

You can post your opinion on the story.

pepperpot · 04-07-2009, 09:35 PM

I just did a google search on Iraq casualties...this is what I found

pepperpot · 04-07-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ahippiechic

Ok, before I get more complaints about this.....

No one has to post any links, no one has to back up anything they post.
Because this is not a debate forum.

You can post your opinion on the story.

JMO if you post some stats, it's more credible if you can substantiate them.... making up numbers is not an opinion...it's lying....

Jolie Rouge · 04-08-2009, 11:51 PM

Who’s using the military as a “global propaganda machine” now, AP?

The Associated Press has really outdone itself. Just look at this headline:

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Analysis: Obama achieves defining TV shot in Iraq

It’s a drool-drenched piece on Obama’s masterful “achievement” — manipulating a politically expedient photo op with the troops in Baghdad. The AP “analysis” — or rather, adjunct public relations release — praises Obama for creating an image that will help him politically: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/...6Lb9G90K4D5gcF

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President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it — pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.

The war zone photo opportunity produced a stunning show of appreciation for Obama from military men and women who have made great sacrifices, many serving repeated tours in a highly unpopular war.
And the televised outpouring of affection likely will prove critical to the credibility of a new and liberal commander in chief as he tries to sell U.S. warriors and the American public on the grim prospects now facing them in Afghanistan.

So.... Using American troops to “achieve a defining TV shot” is a stroke of genius if you are Barack Obama.

But heaven forbid a Republican president ever dare to be pictured with our troops — and heaven forbid a Republican president take precautions to ensure that suspected Iraqi insurgents aren’t posing as journalists for hostile Western media outlets.

Flashback: AP chief: Bush turned military into global propaganda machine. http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/17035

Tools.

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/08...achine-now-ap/

Jolie Rouge · 04-09-2009, 01:48 PM

White House e-mail gaffe by “sleep-deprived” staffer is revealing

A few weeks ago, President Obama complained about being so darned tired and overwhelmed that he couldn’t deal with international matters and economic crises at the same time.

The fish snoozes from the head down. A White House staffer who apparently shares Obama’s weariness was so “sleep-deprived,” reports CNN, that he/she sent out a draft schedule *with private staffers’ notes attached*

D’oh:

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The White House Press Office accidentally e-mailed a draft version of President Obama’s Thursday schedule on Wednesday night that included the back-and-forth between White House staffers.

Members of the media got a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into President Obama’s schedule.

The e-mail, sent on a daily basis to inform the media of the next day’s events, at first appeared to be like any other press schedule. But at the bottom of the e-mail, there was a series of exchanges from the press team, as well as a draft of the schedule.

The first section of the schedule noted that in the morning, Obama planned to talk with homeowners who have refinanced their homes and benefited from lower mortgage payments.

One staffer, recommending changes to that line, wrote to “put more emphasis on the real people aspect of this.” …The White House says the error was made by a sleep-deprived staffer, adding that the staffer will not suffer repercussions for the mistake.

The most revealing part of the draft schedule gaffe:

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In another exchange, one staffer recommended nixing a line about Obama meeting with leaders from the Veterans Service Organizations and Military Service Organizations since the president was now meeting with them before his remarks in an event closed to the media.

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“Can we keep it and just change it to say before. It[']s good for us to say we are meeting with them,” another replied. “It’s good for us to say we are meeting with them.”

If this were Bush, of course, the media would pound his administration for cynically exploiting a meeting with veterans for political expediency.

But since it’s Obama, he’s just “achieving another moment.”

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The White House says the error was made by a sleep-deprived staffer, adding that the staffer will not suffer repercussions for the mistake.

Why do I have a feeling that those already under the bus are about to get some more company.

Jolie Rouge · 04-09-2009, 01:51 PM

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A few weeks ago, President Obama complained about being so darned tired and overwhelmed that he couldn’t deal with international matters and economic crises at the same time.

: http://www.michaelgraham.com/post/20...-So-Tired.aspx

atprm · 04-09-2009, 03:56 PM

I hear a bus horn beeping.