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Old 01-11-2020, 08:40 AM   #1
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politics and Iran

desperate to deny Trump the political victory he secured with the way the Iran situation played out, house democrats voted to limit what Trump can do militarily in the future.

Rep Brian Mast (R-FL) talked for a moment in the floor of congress to express his opinion. He has a vested interest in this, you’ll see why if you watch him walk off the stage.

There is literally nothing that matters more to democrats than their hatred of Trump. I for one, am glad and proud to be on this guys side. if my positions put me squarely at odds with this man, Id ask myself why that was the case.

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Old 01-11-2020, 10:13 AM   #2
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Funny their are vets who are Dems and serve in congress who have been maimed by war ,
And see things different

And this guys clearly is carrying republican talking points that if you against assasination some how your un American,, I see his comments as un American and his willingness to allow Trump un checked power..

the constitution seems only to apply when republicans need it ... to funny
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Old 01-11-2020, 10:53 AM   #3
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the constitution seems only to apply when republicans need it ... to funny
republicans are the ones who ignore the constitution routinely? Conservatives do that more than progressives?

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republicans are the ones who ignore the constitution routinely? Conservatives do that more than progressives?

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Well, coming from the party that thinks that 1A, 2A, and the Electoral College are just “ Suggestions”, it’s not surprising.
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Old 01-11-2020, 11:38 AM   #5
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Well, coming from the party that thinks that 1A, 2A, and the Electoral College are just “ Suggestions”, it’s not surprising.
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progressives think the interpretation institution should evolve with the times, conservatives don’t. that’s basic politics, not sure how he denies that.
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Try to follow along were talking executive privilege and Republicans conceding their constitutional powers to the president,, for conservatives 2a is the whole constitution
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Try to follow along were talking executive privilege and Republicans conceding their constitutional powers to the president,, for conservatives 2a is the whole constitution
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i’m a republican and i want more gun control. republicans don’t embrace the freedoms of speech and religion?
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desperate to deny Trump the political victory he secured with the way the Iran situation played out, house democrats voted to limit what Trump can do militarily in the future.
Great, so Trump makes a unilateral, potentially illegal, reckless and extremely risky escalation (which still fails to show justification) and because it somehow doesn't lead to all out war in 48 hours he gets a win.

Wow, that's a freaking low bar you're holding there Jim. His fragile ego, hatred for all things Obama and ring of sycophants should give you a great reason to be very concerned.
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so Trump makes a unilateral, potentially illegal, reckless and extremely risky escalation

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Old 01-11-2020, 11:36 AM   #10
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spence says it’s reckless
to kill a terrorist and enemy combatant, credited with killing 600 americans. it’s less risky to let him keep operating. he’s not willing to take on any risk to provide justice for the victims.

Spence, if the economy holds ( no one knows if it will), Trump wins again. How long will you go into self exile this time?
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spence says it’s reckless
to kill a terrorist and enemy combatant, credited with killing 600 americans. it’s less risky to let him keep operating. he’s not willing to take on any risk to provide justice for the victims.

Spence, if the economy holds ( no one knows if it will), Trump wins again. How long will you go into self exile this time?
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John, we need a double facepalm emoji now.

Next you'll be claiming democrats love terrorists, oops Collins beat you to it.
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John, we need a double facepalm emoji now.

Next you'll be claiming democrats love terrorists, oops Collins beat you to it.
i’m not that stupid to say that. but you said very clearly, it’s wrong for us to assume risk to deal with the Soleimini’s of the world. let’s deal with what you explicitly said, rather than claim I said gibberish i sense that i’d never say. Fair enough?

You didn’t care about possible Al
Queda retaliation when obama has
bin laden killed. Because
orange man bad, and because
obama gives you erections.
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i’m not that stupid to say that. but you said very clearly, it’s wrong for us to assume risk to deal with the Soleimini’s of the world. let’s deal with what you explicitly said, rather than claim I said gibberish i sense that i’d never say. Fair enough?
Who ever said we can't tolerate risk? Good lord the irony in your post.
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Who ever said we can't tolerate risk? Good lord the irony in your post.
you said killing him was a reckless
and risky escalation. i don’t think that between the coasts, that’s a popular opinion. if
those words sound idiotic
to you i agree with you, but the fact is they’re your words.
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More unhinged from poor Jeff.
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a great week for trump, probably the best of his presidency, can’t imagine what his fundraising was.
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Old 01-11-2020, 02:42 PM   #17
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spence, it was “reckless” to kill Soleimini, right? the responsible thing to
do, was to let him keep killing people? what do you teach your kids, that actions have no consequences, as long as other kids are sufficiently scared of them?
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spence, if
killing was reckless, why did Susan Rice day that if the obama
administration had been given the same opportunity, they would have seriously considered it?

Was the Bataan Death March our fault too? After all, If the entire world simply capitulated to Japan, they would have had no reason to attack athe Philippines, and the Death March wouldn’t have happened. Right?

The AP headline said, and this is an
exact quote, “Iranian General
Killed In US Strike, Then Innocents Suffer.””

That’s not misleading, nope.
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Spence is absolutely correct,according to Russian officials.
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chuckle.
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That’s not laying direct blame, it’s an observation that without Trump’s significant escalation the wheels wouldn’t have been in motion. It in no way exonerates Iran.

Keep digging.
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every time I think the leftists have reached peak stupid...they soar to new heights
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every time I think the leftists have reached peak stupid...they soar to new heights
why do you think their last legions of support are Hollywood and academia?
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Me??? You’re the one flailing the shovel and digging yourself a hole.

In the end though, you’re still Wrong, not right, mistaken, incorrect, inaccurate, misguided, or whatever other word you’d like to insert that means wrong.

You’re sitting in the back seat of the short bus on your way to common sense school.
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spence, what about the Wright Brothers, they're the ones who invented the airplane, are you and your fellow snowflakes going to let them off the hook?

Maybe they were democrats, because if they were republicans, you’d be throwing them under the bus too.

You’re humiliating yourself and getting bitch slapped even by TDF, one of the most easygoing and non partisan people here.
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What are you afraid would
happen, exactly, if you conceded that democrats have been a wee bit quick to blame Trump for some
things? What exactly, are you afraid would happen if you did that?
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At this point I can’t help but feel bad for poor Jeff. I am sure he means well but it is obvious that the saber rattling has impacted his life negatively. He will never accept blame because that is simply how he was raised. It is good to be stubborn and stick to your guns when you are right. Unfortunately,he gets proven wrong consistently and simply can’t come to terms with his failings. Let’s hope he raises his children to be honest so this cycle can broken.
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here Spence, I’ll show you, I’ll start off...

I think it’s wrong for people
on the right to say that Iran bought the missiles it fired at us, with the cash Obama sent them. We don’t know that’s true, and shouldn’t be saying so to score cheap political points.

There. I said it. Nothing bad happened to me!

My side isn’t right every single time, and i have news for you, neither is yours. And that’s ok.

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