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Takket

(21,578 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2015, 02:15 PM Jan 2015

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Boko Haram

How come they are still finding bodies in the brush from the 2000 people Boko Haram slaughtered but the biggest story from the world of terrorism is that Obama sent a representative from his government instead of himself to pose for a picture on an empty street in France to commemorate their terrorist attack?

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Boko Haram (Original Post) Takket Jan 2015 OP

k&r for because show is more important than reality uppityperson Jan 2015 #1

Photo op = super important. HappyMe Jan 2015 #2

Criticizing the black guy in the White House Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #3

I'd ask it differently: why aren't we getting involved? nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2015 #4

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. k&r for because show is more important than reality

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 03:39 PM

Jan 2015

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

2. Photo op = super important.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 03:45 PM

Jan 2015

Ykcutnek

(1,305 posts)

3. Criticizing the black guy in the White House

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 03:45 PM

Jan 2015

takes priority over talking about the piles of lifeless black bodies in Nigeria.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)

4. I'd ask it differently: why aren't we getting involved? nt

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 03:51 PM

Jan 2015

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