Well, it beats....
Posted By: Observer on 2007-12-01
In Reply to: forgot my own personal favorite - Taiga
"It is for those of low intelligence and malleable people who can't think for themselves."
or
"But as a self-professed "Bush fan", I would expect nothing less."
Which is, by the way, a lie. I actually said "I am not a big fan of Bush." All in the interpretation I guess.
One of these days I will go into the archives and cut and paste all the "Teddy" zingers and piglet zingers...you guys put me in the shade.
Yeah, when it is thrown at me I have learned to throw it back(and I am learning at the feet of the masters). I would be interested in the entire threads and not your out of context cutting and pasting. I do appreciate the time amd malice it took to accomplish it tho. And it was entertaining. Very entertaining. lol.
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It beats having your head cut off
Do they consider that torture?
Yeah, I'd take the $50K.
What people don't realize are there are certain times you need to get information. Like when you know something bad is going to happen and without the information you can't save those that may be in danger. They've got the medical personnel there, they are not chopping off their heads and doing bodily damage (inflicting pain through knife wounds or gunshot wounds, breaking their bones, rape, electrocuted, beaten, or any of the really nasty stuff that we get to endure if captured by them). They are trying to get the information they need to save lives.
Fear is the only thing they understand.
pothead beats an alcoholic, any day .
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AP: "Analysis: Obama Beats First National
"...Security Test"
JENNIFER LOVEN | April 12, 2009 07:23 PM EST | ![AP](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/v/ap_wire.png")
WASHINGTON —— The U.S. economy is showing only glimmers of life and two costly wars remain in the balance, but President Barack Obama's "no drama" handling of the Indian Ocean hostage crisis proved a big win for his administration in its first critical national security test.
Obama's quiet backstage decision to authorize the Defense Department to take necessary action if Capt. Richard Phillips' life was in imminent danger gave a Navy commander the go-ahead to order snipers to fire on the pirates holding the cargo ship captain at gunpoint.
For Obama, the benefits were instantly clear: an American life saved and a major victory notched against an increasingly worrisome scourge of the seas off the Horn of Africa.
Obama's handling of the crisis showed a president who was comfortable in relying on the U.S. military, much as his predecessor, George W. Bush, did.
But it also showed a new commander in chief who was willing to use all the tools at his disposal, bringing in federal law enforcement officials to handle the judicial elements of the crisis.
The rescue appeared to vindicate Obama's muted but determined handling of the incident. What won't be known for some time is whether Obama will benefit politically.
When Obama campaigns for re-election, he may take Bush's approach of turning any such incident into evidence of his leadership acumen. On the other hand, Obama didn't go before the cameras Sunday to trumpet the success, instead releasing a written statement that saluted the bravery of the military and Phillips but claimed no credit for himself.
Also, this crisis, while topping the news now, may fade into distant memory by the time voters get a chance to take any new measure of Obama and his party.
The remainder of the article is located at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/12/analysis-obama-beats-firs_n_186028.html
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