we all agree: it's ok for Obama to kill Americans
February 5th, 2013 at 8:32:41 AM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 | Last night, NBC News reported how President Obama decides which Americans to kill without trial. You would think that conservative Republicans would demand that Obama be impeached for killing Americans without trial, but Republicans are more concerned with birth certificates, Benghazi, and how often the President goes skeet-shooting. You would think that liberal Democrats would be appalled at Obama's habit of killing Americans without trial, especially after complaining about Bush's Patriot Act and Cheney's warrantless wiretaps. You would think that the U.S. Supreme Court or Congress might be nervous about this extreme overreach of executive power. But for the most part, liberals and conservatives aren't interested in this story. It's not a scandal. It's not a big deal. The Supreme Court could care less. Right wing pundits like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly don't talk about it. And left wing pundits like Rachel Maddow, Michael Moore, and Bill Maher are oblivious to the concept that even if Obama is trustworthy on this, the next president (Palin? Santorum? Gingrich?) could follow Obama's precedent, with few legal roadblocks. Where's the outrage? |
February 5th, 2013 at 9:45:09 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18211 | Speaking from the right we have been warning America about who Obama is and how radical his views are. We have been warning about the cult of personality that follows him and how they will never call him out on anything. For five years now we have been warning America. Our reward is to be called radical-wing nut-racist-sexist-bugoted-uncaring-homophobes. America you chose free health care over freedom. Live with your choice. Us conservstives will survive even if we have to withdraw to the semi-autonomous zone for 10-20 years. The President is a fink. |
February 5th, 2013 at 11:54:27 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
In general, I agree with your assesement about the indifference, Though the ACLU never missed a beat whether Obama or Bush and has consistenly sent out warnings about this issue (if you're on the e-mailing list). http://www.aclu.org/ You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
February 5th, 2013 at 12:21:55 PM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 |
Rush Limbaugh complains about Obama's health care policies. Rush doesn't complain about Obama's drones and kill lists. |
February 5th, 2013 at 12:25:05 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18211 |
So? Is it Limbaugh's job to cover every last subject? If we had anything resembling a impartial media interested in journalism and not activism maybe they would ask some of the questions. Half of our media will give more coverage to Obama's march madness picks than drones. The President is a fink. |
February 6th, 2013 at 4:44:35 PM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | I think sedition and treason are still punishable by death, so the checklist is fine by me. |
February 8th, 2013 at 1:36:12 PM permalink | |
pew Member since: Jan 8, 2013 Threads: 4 Posts: 1232 | The funny thing is obama crying about extreme interrogation and now he just kills them instead! Given the choice the bad guys might take a little waterboarding over being blown to smithereens. |
February 8th, 2013 at 5:30:34 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Torture has been defined as "cruel and unusual". Death sentence is iffy in the courts. Some say it could also be cruel and unusual. What is Torture:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/ball/ball.html You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
March 6th, 2013 at 4:35:20 PM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 | Tip of the hat to Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) for enduring an old-fashioned Senate filibuster- Jimmy Stewart style! Sen Paul is trying to block Obama's nomination for CIA head, and much of his 8 hour speech today has been devoted to drones and kill lists. Bravo, Senator! Finally, the Republicans are raising a legitimate protest about Obama's constitutional overreach instead of ridiculous partisan distractions about birth certificates, etc. |
March 6th, 2013 at 4:48:44 PM permalink | |
s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | You don't watch Rachel Maddow. I can tell because you'd find the liberal outrage on or about 9:00pm on MSNBC for the last few months. |