Renew Deal
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:24 AM
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I thought torture could have been a distraction from the economy |
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Edited on Sun Apr-26-09 07:25 AM by Renew Deal
Isn't it a little weird that Obama unleashed the torture stuff when he did? What was the purpose? Why not sit on it a bit longer? Is it possible that Obama was trying to distract from the economy? The rumors about the "stress test" were getting out and they are going to wreak havoc on the economy...again. So why not engineer a really big distraction? Torture seems like a perfect option. It's a huge government scandal with all the big players involved and a significant chance for people to go to jail? If we're going to talk about swine flu being a distraction, then why not this?
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:27 AM
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1. My dear child, suffering and death can be a distraction from depression |
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If it is the only thing you know how to do If only we could learn something else
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:28 AM
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2. I believe that he used thermite to bring down the economy in a controlled demolition |
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:28 AM
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3. The Constitution and the rule of law a distraction? |
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Sorry, but it is bigger than Obama.
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:29 AM
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The flu or the economy or both?
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:45 AM
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9. Well, if I'm poor with the flu, the economy. If I'm rich with the flu, the flu. |
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:59 AM
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Sun Apr-26-09 08:08 AM
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It's all about perspective, eh?
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:29 AM
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4. I've never heard wholesale torture described as a "distraction". |
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Fake terror alerts are a "distraction".
Susan Boyle is a (unwitting) "distraction".
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:30 AM
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6. One mans distraction is another mans moral/ethical/civil crisis. |
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Edited on Sun Apr-26-09 07:31 AM by Renew Deal
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:32 AM
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7. Is pushing to reduce nuclear weapons a distraction? |
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Is pushing for Peace in the Middle East a distraction?
Is chewing gum a distraction from walking?
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Sun Apr-26-09 07:58 AM
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10. I think it depends on who you ask. |
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But these crazy distraction theories keep popping up.
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Think chess as played by a man much, much smarter than his opponents. Don't make the mistake the wingnuts make, second-guessing him before the game is over, or even well begun. Spectators at a chess match are often surprised by the way the ultimate victory occurs. The only one not surprised is the victor.
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