CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Nov 24, 2015 17:09:15 GMT -5
Why is it so significant that Obama was on foreign soil when he made the comment? It's 2015. If these comments were made here, they could just as easily be disseminated abroad. After all, nobody here was in Asia to hear them firsthand, yet here we are talking about them.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Nov 24, 2015 17:40:35 GMT -5
It matters because he is standing on foreign soil, representing this country. Even in this instant news, Internet age, the President of the United States of America should never speak ill of his own country while abroad.
If you don't get that, you can't be helped.
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 24, 2015 20:08:47 GMT -5
Different strokes for different folks, you guys.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Nov 24, 2015 20:09:45 GMT -5
Agreed. Maybe it's generational. I will freely cop to being an old curmudgeon.
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TC
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Post by TC on Nov 24, 2015 20:37:37 GMT -5
Different strokes for different folks, you guys. Totally. One man's advocation of the democratic process, equality, and economic opportunity is another man's traitorous despot running down our country abroad in a race-baiting inflammatory address. Totally valid, cannot judge. |
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 24, 2015 21:22:43 GMT -5
Agreed. Maybe it's generational. I will freely cop to being an old curmudgeon. So am I.  |
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Nov 25, 2015 11:22:25 GMT -5
It matters because he is standing on foreign soil, representing this country. Even in this instant news, Internet age, the President of the United States of America should never speak ill of his own country while abroad. If you don't get that, you can't be helped. That was a reasonable and helpful response until the totally unnecessary last sentence. |
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Nov 25, 2015 11:39:53 GMT -5
It matters because he is standing on foreign soil, representing this country. Even in this instant news, Internet age, the President of the United States of America should never speak ill of his own country while abroad. If you don't get that, you can't be helped. That was a reasonable and helpful response until the totally unnecessary last sentence. So I am improving... |
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