Yes, I also agree with Aqua that ODS does exist among some conservatives, but nowhere near the prelevance that BDS or PDS existed. A great deal of that is due to the media – yes, you pointed out Fox, the Post & The Times in the same manner that my liberal friends do. You don’t really need me to highlight all of the liberal sources here in the US alone to show you the flaws in your argument, do you?

Why Brother Bob… what *are* you saying? I have it on good authority from Gaffa that “…being a pundit rarely constitutes any power to change.” And he *must* know, being an foreign citizen who is also an armchair US Constitutional and US law moral authority.

Sarcasm off/

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@ Fit fit –

Yes, I also agree with Aqua that ODS does exist among some conservatives, but nowhere near the prelevance that BDS or PDS existed. A great deal of that is due to the media – yes, you pointed out Fox, the Post & The Times in the same manner that my liberal friends do. You don’t really need me to highlight all of the liberal sources here in the US alone to show you the flaws in your argument, do you?

I have given Obama props on the few things that he has gotten right so far – mainly the campaign promises that he flat out lied about. You know, campaigning for an immediate and unconditional surrender in Iraq, ceasing to detain terrorists and ending programs to listen to terrorists’ phone calls. I also have to reluctantly agree on additional banking regulation – sometimes business and technology develops faster than we understand how to reasonably manage them.

So to my point – Obama is staying silent because he can. Whichever side emerges as victorious will get him hailed by the press for his moderate tone, not meddling, etc. Sadly, if the dissidents finally prevail the new leadership will know not to count on the US as an ally when the chips are down. And yes, I know that we have hung out allies to dry before in history, but the bottom line is that the world is a better place with a strong United States. This is far preferable to the current model of kissing up to the Ahmedenijad, Chavez & Ortega and getting mocked by them anyway. Sadly, our mainstream press is too enamored with Obama and too ignorant to report these failures.

For that matter, back to my original post, this is why we’re in for seven more years. Despite what a near complete failure Obama has been the press continues to cover for him. No matter how bad the economy gets or any other situation, they will still portray him as a solid leader. The only scenarios I see causing Obama to lose in 2012 would be two 9/11-esque attacks (the press will state that after one attack we rallied behind Bush and must do so again), or one catastrophic attack on US soil on the lines of leaving a city uninhabitable. This should go without saying, but of course I hope that neither of these situations comes to pass. And given who we have next in line, we should all pray that our president stays healthy…

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This is a pretty good story:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/dark-humor-and-shouts-in-response-to-ahmadinejad-speech/?hp

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Why are we sending our brave soldiers into Afghanistan to force democracy on unwilling tribesman who do not wish it, but refuse to support brave Iranians dying for their freedom? Because Iran has no poppies?

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I suggest you try Fox News. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of it. For reading there’s the New York Post or Washington Times. I myself subscribe to The Weekly Standard (just for snits and giggles) a very fine conservative periodical. All of these are relatively easy to access. I don’t think you even need a permit… yet.

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@ Fit fit
While I agree that ODS exists just as much as BDS and PDS, you neglected one point. The MSM has BDS and PDS, while they don’t seem to suffer ODS, which in my opinion is just a bunch of BS. So nah.

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I am just confused why the Media is being silent on Obama being silent.

The source of your confusion is ODS. It affects the brain in the exact same way as BDS or PDS. If Obama had taken a stance of interference in the Iranian election crisis, your ODS would have you criticizing him for repeating the mistakes of 1953.

There is no known cure for any of the political derangement syndromes. It does not even go away once the object of fixation has served their full term, or in the case of PDS, abruptly ended their term. My advice would be to find a hobby or some other distraction for the next seven years.

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People don’t think with their brain, even those that have them.

I wonder did Colonel Obama like Jackson “white faced”

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Obama – too young, inexperienced and incompetent to lead. It’s a pity the first black president is shaping up to be a miserable failure. It’s an even greater pity that he could drag us all down with him.

You know, everybody used to say that all Iranians generally hated us. It seems to me that those under thirty didn’t feel that way… until now, and it’s not because of Bush or the War in Iraq. It’s because Obama sold them out to the mullahs. What happened to trying to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world? Nice one, you big-earred buffoon.

So apparently we’re prepared to let the Israelis do our dirty work. A real standup sort of policy.

In fairness, I’m sure McCain would’ve done the same thing. Heck, I’m sure Bush kept telling the Israelis in private that we wouldn’t stop them if they bombed Iran. Of course, neither of those guys would’ve dropped the ball so horrifically as Obama has.

I surly hope THIS 4 will be enough to drive that idiot from office. For all those who voted for him because they were pissed at the republicans, I sure hope they change their minds for the next election.

Yeah. Obama probably does have the inside edge as he is the incumbent, but his supreme idiocy (and Hillary, I’m sure) may be his downfall.

And I tell ya, I can respect those that voted for Obama because they honestly believed in what he said. But those that voted for him because they didn’t like Bush/Republicans or because they wanted ‘change?’ Sheesh, as far as I’m concerned, anyone that does that kinda thing – regardless of the candidates, issues, etc. – doesn’t deserve the right to vote. As the Founding Fathers (or Eastern Europeans or Iraqis, for that matter) could tell us, voting is a very important thing. It is not to be taken lightly and treated like filling out some meaningless survey.

The saddest part is that those even slightly leaning to the left seem to see no flaws with this man.

Exactly. I go to school with people like that – people that are otherwise fairly reasonable. I gladly supported (for instance) Bush and McCain, but I certainly recognized their flaws and criticized them when I disagreed with them.

What really gets me is the way those on the left are so silent when Obama does something they would’ve crucified Bush for. My dad wouldn’t shut up about those eight attorneys, but he could barely muster a “It’s wrong what Obama did to Walpin” line. Go figure.

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