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@John Wilharm
Relax. I didn't mean that he used those exact words, but that is what his rhetoric equaled once he became the Democrats' 2008 nominee. Here is the start of a George Will column in Newsweek, from June of that year:
"Journalists consider themselves crusty, unsentimental creatures who, their battered fedoras shoved back on their heads, have slouched out of Ben Hecht's 1928 play 'The Front Page,' oozing skepticism from every pore. Actually, they are round-heeled romantics, such pushovers for a new swain that they did not laugh until their ribs squeaked when Barack Obama concluded his triumphal St. Paul, Minn., speech by proclaiming: 'I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick …'
It is absolutely certain that generations from now someone will remember that even before that night in St. Paul, care was provided to the sick in America. Obama also asserted that future generations would say that 'this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal …' The man and the moment have met.
Obama's words mesmerize a nation accustomed to leaders who routinely use words with antic indifference to their accuracy. The No Child Left Behind law promises, indeed requires, that by 2014 all children will be "proficient" in reading and math. That will not happen. Obama vows to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. John McCain says 60 percent. Whether either goal should be reached, neither will be."
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@mikekelley2877
Let's see. The president who presided over the biggest foreign policy disaster in American history with the insane Afghan pullout - which not only led to the deaths of 13 Americans and maiming of many more, it also led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Afghans as well as the enslavement of millions of Afghan women. Oh yes, and also led directly to Russia invading Ukraine, a war which has a death toll of half a million and counting. The same president who has opened the border wide for the Mexican cartel to use as a source for smuggling in criminals and drugs, as well as serially raping women. The president whose policies led directly to the highest inflation in two generations, wherein the average American family spends more than $700/month more now than they did two years ago. The president who has been unbelievably divisive despite promising to heal the country. The president who lies endlessly to everyone about everything, including lying to Americans who have lost family members to tragedy, when Biden lies to them about having gone through the same thing himself. The president who has illegally and immorally weaponized the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies while letting his own family get away with massive crimes. The president who has spent nearly the entire summer on vacation, but still hasn't found the time to visit East Palestine, despite promising to do so, and whose only comment on the Hawaii disaster after five days was to say "no comment". The president whose foreign policy weakness has encouraged Iran and their terrorist groups to kill many more innocents, then handed Iran billions in dollars to help create even more terrorism. The president who traded the "Merchant of Death" to the gangster Vladimir Putin, encouraging the latter to take more American hostages. And of course the same president who as Vice President sold out our country's foreign policy for millions of dollars in bribes.
And you think he's doing a bang-up job, right?
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Let's see. The president who presided over the biggest foreign policy disaster in American history with the insane Afghan pullout - which not only led to the deaths of 13 Americans and maiming of many more, it also led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Afghans as well as the enslavement of millions of Afghan women. Oh yes, and also led directly to Russia invading Ukraine, a war which has a death toll of half a million and counting. The same president who has opened the border wide for the Mexican cartel to use as a source for smuggling in criminals and drugs, as well as serially raping women. The president whose policies led directly to the highest inflation in two generations, wherein the average American family spends more than $700/month more now than they did two years ago. The president who has been unbelievably divisive despite promising to heal the country. The president who lies endlessly to everyone about everything, including lying to Americans who have lost family members to tragedy, when Biden lies to them about having gone through the same thing himself. The president who has illegally and immorally weaponized the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies while letting his own family get away with massive crimes. The president who has spent nearly the entire summer on vacation, but still hasn't found the time to visit East Palestine, despite promising to do so, and whose only comment on the Hawaii disaster after five days was to say "no comment". The president whose foreign policy weakness has encouraged Iran and their terrorist groups to kill many more innocents, then handed Iran billions in dollars to help create even more terrorism. The president who traded the "Merchant of Death" to the gangster Vladimir Putin, encouraging the latter to take more American hostages. And of course the same president who as Vice President sold out our country's foreign policy for millions of dollars in bribes.
And you think he's doing a bang-up job, right?
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@jinxterpinxter
If your point is that your smarminess matches your ignorance, then I agree. Want some, you know, actual facts?
Currently, the Israeli Supreme Court is the most powerful of the three branches of government, as opposed to how it works in other democracies. Israeli Supreme Court members appoint their own replacements, who keep their jobs for as long as they want. The Supreme Court can strike down any law they don't personally approve of, for any reason: Israel doesn't have a Constitution, so there is no chance of violating it. As such, the Supreme Court has turned into a monster. Something needs to change. I am not familiar enough with Netanyahu's plan to say what's good or bad about it, but the status quo is not working, that's for sure. And it seems highly unlikely that Netanyahu's own case would be affected, as that has nothing to do with the Supreme Court.
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Let's see. The president who presided over the biggest foreign policy disaster in American history with the insane Afghan pullout - which not only led to the deaths of 13 Americans and maiming of many more, it also led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Afghans as well as the enslavement of millions of Afghan women. Oh yes, and also led directly to Russia invading Ukraine, a war which has a death toll of half a million and counting. The same president who has opened the border wide for the Mexican cartel to use as a source for smuggling in criminals and drugs, as well as serially raping women. The president whose policies led directly to the highest inflation in two generations, wherein the average American family spends more than $700/month more now than they did two years ago. The president who has been unbelievably divisive despite promising to heal the country. The president who lies endlessly to everyone about everything, including lying to Americans who have lost family members to tragedy, when Biden lies to them about having gone through the same thing himself. The president who has illegally and immorally weaponized the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies while letting his own family get away with massive crimes. The president who has spent nearly the entire summer on vacation, but still hasn't found the time to visit East Palestine, despite promising to do so, and whose only comment on the Hawaii disaster after five days was to say "no comment". The president whose foreign policy weakness has encouraged Iran and their terrorist groups to kill many more innocents, then handed Iran billions in dollars to help create even more terrorism. The president who traded the "Merchant of Death" to the gangster Vladimir Putin, encouraging the latter to take more American hostages. And of course the same president who as Vice President sold out our country's foreign policy for millions of dollars in bribes.
And you think he's doing a bang-up job, right?
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@Victorblud
Since you are too lazy and/or stupid to look up the 25th Amendment, I am reproducing Section 4 of the 25th Amendment right here for you. And if you still don't understand it, then hire a tutor. Note: I charge $100/hr.
Section 4.
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
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CNN didn't explain, so I will:
Currently, the Israeli Supreme Court is the most powerful of the three branches of government, as opposed to how it works in other democracies. Israeli Supreme Court members appoint their own replacements, who keep their jobs for as long as they want. The Supreme Court can strike down any law they don't personally approve of, for any reason: Israel doesn't have a Constitution, so there is no chance of violating it. As such, the Supreme Court has turned into a monster. Something needs to change. I am not familiar enough with Netanyahu's plan to say what's good or bad about it, but the status quo is not working, that's for sure. And it seems highly unlikely that Netanyahu's own case would be affected, as that has nothing to do with the Supreme Court.
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@abrakkehakka1357
Your comment is an attempt at making a gigantic, nonsensical leap. Moms For Liberty was established to oppose extended Covid lockdowns in schools, then went on to fight the distribution of pornography in schools. Those issues are wholly unrelated to one's private marital life.
You then made the wild jump to "she favors morality, but acted immorally", which takes on any definition you choose to ascribe to it.
Now, I already wrote above that she and her husband should have immediately resigned from their respective positions. But that is very different from alleging hypocrisy, obviously. To speak your language, it's like someone being a member of Habitat For Humanity not supporting the Green New Deal - "what a hypocrite! You claim to care about social justice, but are not pushing for the Green New Deal?!" Well, those two might somehow be related in your mind, but they are separate issues, meaning the charge of "hypocrisy" makes no sense in this context.
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