Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts

Oberon · 06-20-13, 11:37 AM

One wonders how much scorn would be placed upon a Republican president for a similar movement....

AVGWarhawk · 06-20-13, 12:18 PM

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One wonders how much scorn would be placed upon a Republican president for a similar movement....

The only movement I see here is from the bowels.

Oberon · 06-20-13, 12:33 PM

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The only movement I see here is from the bowels.

Aaah, but is it a Republican or Democrat bowel movement?

TBH I know that a good number of people are fed up with the US government whether it's blue or red, but I think a greater number of people will suddenly stop complaining when a Republican president gets into power. Curious indeed.

AVGWarhawk · 06-20-13, 02:24 PM

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Aaah, but is it a Republican or Democrat bowel movement?

TBH I know that a good number of people are fed up with the US government whether it's blue or red, but I think a greater number of people will suddenly stop complaining when a Republican president gets into power. Curious indeed.

Does it matter? Both are full of it.

Yes, I grow tired of blue and red. Last week I had to renew my license. They asked if I wanted to change my party affiliation. I asked they take out what is shown and leave it blank.

Oberon · 06-20-13, 03:29 PM

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Does it matter? Both are full of it.

Yes, I grow tired of blue and red. Last week I had to renew my license. They asked if I wanted to change my party affiliation. I asked they take out what is shown and leave it blank.

I hear you, and it's amazing (and quite interesting) how many people across the world are feeling that way these days. I don't think there's a government in the world that is followed with that much enthusiasm any more, not unless it's at gun-point of course.

Platapus · 06-20-13, 03:37 PM

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I asked they take out what is shown and leave it blank.

Does your state have open or closed primaries?

kg6eyr · 06-20-13, 01:02 PM

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One wonders how much scorn would be placed upon a Republican president for a similar movement....

Well, we can't ask The Gipper now, can we?

Oberon · 06-20-13, 01:25 PM

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Well, we can't ask The Gipper now, can we?

Touché

Funnily enough I was (out of curiosity) looking to see if the talks on START I began before or after the whole Contra affair and 'Reaganomics' but, all credit to the Gipper, it was very early in his presidency.
Honestly though, the sun is hot and politicians lie, no matter what colour they are, all this bi-partisan stuff is very silly in my opinion but some people will always rally to the flag when the bugle is blown. Heck, even Reagan made some impressive screw ups in his time, and yet he had the charisma (and the lack of internet forums) to keep his image relatively intact.
If Subsim had been around forty years ago, I dread to think the arguments that would have been had about Carter.

Jimbuna · 06-20-13, 01:52 PM

Oh I think there's been some catching up since...

Oberon · 06-20-13, 02:07 PM

To be fair on the fella, he's done a lot post-presidency, and while he may not be one of the greatest US presidents, he's certainly not one of the worst, not in my eyes anyway, although to be fair, it was (just) before my time.

AVGWarhawk · 06-20-13, 02:25 PM

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To be fair on the fella, he's done a lot post-presidency, and while he may not be one of the greatest US presidents, he's certainly not one of the worst, not in my eyes anyway, although to be fair, it was (just) before my time.

And who else has a brother with a beer named after him?

mapuc · 06-20-13, 03:25 PM

How could I not have remembered this

In the end of the 80'ies or the beginning of the 90'ies

The swedish news was all ear about a statement from Sovjet.

They have decided to remove som medium range missile from the baltic.

Remember our prime minister saying that it was a great victory for Nordic countries and the world.

What we wasn't been told, was that the russian had only replaced this missil with some new type that could reach longer and therefor could be moved back a few hundred kilometers...so

Do not always listen to the word of an politician.

Markus

Jimbuna · 06-20-13, 04:15 PM

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And who else has a brother with a beer named after him?

LOL

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Oh I think there's been some catching up since... __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	One wonders how much scorn would be placed upon a Republican president for a similar movement....

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	To be fair on the fella, he's done a lot post-presidency, and while he may not be one of the greatest US presidents, he's certainly not one of the worst, not in my eyes anyway, although to be fair, it was (just) before my time.

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,541 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	How could I not have remembered this In the end of the 80'ies or the beginning of the 90'ies The swedish news was all ear about a statement from Sovjet. They have decided to remove som medium range missile from the baltic. Remember our prime minister saying that it was a great victory for Nordic countries and the world. What we wasn't been told, was that the russian had only replaced this missil with some new type that could reach longer and therefor could be moved back a few hundred kilometers...so Do not always listen to the word of an politician. Markus