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Obama's GITMO Speech Analysis
The Provocateur ^ | 05/21/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 05/21/2009 11:21:58 AM PDT by fiscon1

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You gotta hand it to President Obama. He spent nearly an hour criticizing, in a scathing manner, all parts of President Bush's anti terror policies, but he was able to slip this in.

That is what I mean when I say that we need to focus on the future. I recognize that many still have a strong desire to focus on the past. When it comes to the actions of the last eight years, some Americans are angry; others want to re-fight debates that have been settled, most clearly at the ballot box in November. And I know that these debates lead directly to a call for a fuller accounting, perhaps through an Independent Commission.

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1 posted on 05/21/2009 11:21:59 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

Republicans better put up a good candidate in ‘12 cuz I can’t stand 4 more years of this guy.


2 posted on 05/21/2009 11:25:32 AM PDT by exist
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A Million Man March on Washington is being organized!

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Anti-Obama organizations are being united at Freedoms First
http://www.freedomsfirst.org/
for a ‘million man’ march on Washington. http://www.resistnet.com/ is joining with a reported half a million sign up already!

The permit is secured- AND ALREADY almost A MILLION AMERICANS HAVE SIGNED UP!

This is the only way we will ever get the attention of our elected officials, the MSM and the masses- protest!

From the FreedomsFirst website:

We are moving forward on our rally in Washington D C.
We are working non stop in preparations for this historical event to be held Sept 12-13 2009 at the Lincoln Memorial Reflections pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
As for the time, The million man march that took place a few years age took over 2 years to organize, we are trying to push this through as fast as we can.
To protest in DC you have to have a permit and have approval to use a certain piece of land.

We called ahead of filing for these things. September 12 &13 were the next available days they had.
The other organization, resistnet.com, which was putting together a march for May 30, didn’t do this so they were refused their permit. Now they are joining with our group. So, we are doing this absolutely as soon we can.
To have a successful march takes time and organization.

Why are we protesting ?
1. To get the attention of the mainstream media.
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3. To demand that Congress and the Supreme court uphold our constitution.
4. To inform the public on the issue of Obama’s ineligibility to be president of the USA.
5. To demand that they can not take our constitutional rights away.

PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE DEMAND THAT YOU BE TRANSPARENT NOW
We will come together in a peaceful rally.
We are proud Americans who fear that we are losing the America we all know and love.
The America where millions have served in our military sacrificing their lives so that we remain free.
A people who honor their flag and understand what it means to fly it and are so proud to do so.
It is time for our voices to be heard loud and clear. Our government is for the people and by the people.
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Please take the time to sign up so we have an idea of how many people we have attending and to get update emails so you know what to do, where to meet, where to park and what is happening, etc.

TO SIGN UP AND/OR VOLUNTEER YOUR HELP FOR THE RALLY, PLEASE EMAIL STEVE AT freedomsfirst@inbox.com
THANK YOU WITH OUR HEARTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR COMMITMENT FOR THIS GREAT
EVENT!!!!!!!!
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3 posted on 05/21/2009 11:30:35 AM PDT by patriot08
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To: fiscon1

Obama is criticizing policies that, in general, worked. And which, contrary to vociferous complaints, did no harm to any American citizen. When Obama comes up with a policy that works, then maybe he will have the standing to talk.


4 posted on 05/21/2009 11:32:00 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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To: fiscon1

There are serious problems facing this country, and the Obama Administration spends its time worrying about Cheney. Smells like paranoia.


5 posted on 05/21/2009 11:33:22 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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To: fiscon1

The only thing I want to give Obama are his walking papers.


6 posted on 05/21/2009 11:33:22 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
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To: popdonnelly

maybe as a matter of principle, policy, and ethics, you are correct, however as a matter of politics he has made the use of straw man arguments a common and effective approach.


7 posted on 05/21/2009 11:34:17 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1
"The existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained," Obama said.

Where is the evidence to support this claim?

Is this what they told us under interrogation? It wasn't their Imam's preaching hate in the madrass? The decades of Arabs hating Jews more than they loved their children? Terrorists hate Hollywood, blue jeans and Dairy Queen. But it wasn't until we opened Gitmo that they decided to kill innocent civilians?

8 posted on 05/21/2009 11:38:35 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: popdonnelly

9 posted on 05/21/2009 11:40:09 AM PDT by listenhillary (Rahm Emmanuel slip - A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

stop it, why are you injecting logic and reason when Obama is getting so much traction making a perfectly sound straw man argument.


10 posted on 05/21/2009 11:41:03 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1
What an unbelivable HYPROCRITE Obama is. It's amazing.

He says he wants the country to be More moral. Check out his moral values: We can't water board terrorists because he claims it to be torture but it's ok to pull babies apart in the womb. It's ok to destroy the economy and blame it on someone else. It's ok to have tax cheats and crooks in your cabinet while calling others crooks.

Obama is cold and calculating and as evil as they come.

11 posted on 05/21/2009 11:43:33 AM PDT by BMC1 (IMPEACH OBAMA AND BIDEN NOW AND RECALL PALOSI AND REID)
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To: fiscon1
"...some Americans are angry; others want to re-fight debates that have been settled, most clearly at the ballot box in November."

In other words, "I won, and there's not a darn thing you can do about it, so naa naa naa. Hmph."

12 posted on 05/21/2009 11:50:29 AM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: arasina

If Obama thought he beat McCain based on national security he is as naive as he is arrogant. If this election were about national security, the results would have been flipped.


13 posted on 05/21/2009 11:53:18 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

It isn’t necessary to read or hear what BO said today.

It was the imposition of DEMOCRAT Jamie Gorlick’s “wall-of-seperation” that blinded the FBI to the 9/11 terrorist objectives.
Terror is NOT a “law enforcement issue”!

It is the policies of the Bush administration that have kept us safe since then.
The “Enhanced Interogation Methods” ARE NOT TORTURE, as 2 Republican Senators made clear to AG, Eric Holder the other day (left him sputtering and embarassed).

The FBI’s success in N.Y.C. this week was “in spite of” NOT “because of” BO’s policies!


14 posted on 05/21/2009 11:56:39 AM PDT by G Larry (ObamaCare = "DYING IN LINE!")
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To: fiscon1

By the looks of things, Obama sounded angry and scolding of the Bush White House.


15 posted on 05/21/2009 12:06:16 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Live Long And Prosper!"-Mr. Spock:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: patriot08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQAlczc9T8U


16 posted on 05/21/2009 12:07:14 PM PDT by danamco
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To: patriot08

Good grief! I hope they stop calling it the Million Man March. Already been used and sounds lame.

How about “We The People” march?


17 posted on 05/21/2009 12:10:56 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: exist

I guess BO thinks the Clinton administration policy toward terrorism worked well.


18 posted on 05/21/2009 12:13:20 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: fiscon1

The author makes a couple of good points. 0dildo hasn’t done much at all substantively about Bush’s WoT policies. But his rhetoric has done tremendous harm to national security. Rhetoric matters when it emanates from the WH.


19 posted on 05/21/2009 12:19:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: Lee'sGhost
Y’know, I agree! that sounds great.
20 posted on 05/21/2009 12:53:41 PM PDT by ArmyTeach (There is no distinctly native American criminal class...save Congress. Mark Twain)
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