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Mr. Obama Punts . . . (on Gitmo - from WaPo)
The Washington Post ^ | September 27, 2009 | Editorial

Posted on 09/27/2009 11:03:07 AM PDT by EveningStar

THE OBAMA administration announced last week that it did not need and would not seek new legislation to govern indefinite detention of some terrorism suspects at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In so doing, the administration has chosen the politically expedient and intellectually dishonest route.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhogwot; detainees; gitmo; obama; third100days

1 posted on 09/27/2009 11:03:07 AM PDT by EveningStar
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WaPo: Obama 'punts' on Gitmo detainees
2 posted on 09/27/2009 11:04:35 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Wow even a lefist rage like WaPo is publically calling out odumbo.

maybe there is hope


3 posted on 09/27/2009 11:07:26 AM PDT by RWGinger
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“...politically expedient and intellectually dishonest...”

Sounds like pretty much everything our government has done in my memory...


4 posted on 09/27/2009 11:12:00 AM PDT by FreeSmart
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To: FreeSmart

Isn’t this just a more polite way for the liberal press to shout YOU LIE


5 posted on 09/27/2009 11:21:07 AM PDT by doosee
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To: EveningStar
In so doing, the administration has chosen the politically expedient and intellectually dishonest route.

Barack wouldn't know "intellectual honesty" even if it hit Michelle in the arse.

6 posted on 09/27/2009 11:41:11 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
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To: EveningStar

weren’t the words “intellectually dishonest” recently banned from being spoken on the house floor? next thing you know they’ll ban it in newspapers, too.


7 posted on 09/27/2009 11:51:10 AM PDT by GodfearingTexan
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To: EveningStar
Even the Washington Pee is wee weeing on 0. Will wonders ever cease?

Is this the beginning of a fantastic new trend?

8 posted on 09/27/2009 12:43:39 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: EveningStar
Watch it, Washington Post, or you'll get smacked by the Censor Czar.


9 posted on 09/27/2009 12:47:20 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: EveningStar
President Bush had 2 weeks to figure out where to send the High Value Targets and chose Gitmo.

President Obama constantly complains about that choice, but with 8 years of hindsight and discussion, cannot name a better location!!!!!

Talk about a whining putz......

10 posted on 09/27/2009 2:23:32 PM PDT by cookcounty (Videos? What videos? ....The First ACORN President has no comment.)
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