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  1. Exactly. Haven't seen anything funny coming from you, yet. Too many bitter minnows.
  2. Recognizing sarcasm is a higher-order cognitive function.
  3. Says he who cans't read any good
  4. Probably wouldn't hurt if you cracked a book or two. Been on a boat too long
  5. something funny happened here
  6. Like when Obama received the Nobel "peace prize", mere days after being elected. You want to talk about deserve? Find something useful to criticize.
  7. I'm sure the master will soon reveal himself to you, if you don't know.
  8. I have no doubt they will fight the terrorism that they see fit to fight, while continuing to assist, allow, or fund, the terrorism that furthers their own stinky agenda.
  9. Several reasons. But perhaps the words of a wise, old sage ring true in this case - "Economics trumps virtue".
  10. There was no Soviet Union.
  11. The first important step towards shedding that youthful, idealistic view that good and evil are clearly demarcated in this world, is to understand that the world is full of evil people and places. History plays a big role. Taking a categorical stand against this can only lead to isolation and more extremism. One cannot choose pure goodness, only varying degrees and finally must settle on the lessor evil to succeed, both in the short and long term. It's unfortunate, but it's just the way it is.
  12. I saw it very differently. He was not falling asleep but quietly listening to the King. He sounded like he was drugged?? There's a reason for talking like that in a foreign country. He paused every 2-3 words to allow the translators to do their job for the audience. Extremism is on the rise in the ME, and there are several reasons why that is. Since these groups are militarized, and have sworn to be our enemies to the end, there is no reaching out to them to cooperate in the name of peace. The problem cannot be ignored (reference to Obama/ Clinton). The organized militant radicals need to be driven out. He said what he had to say, in line with expected US foreign policy. My view is that while this is entirely necessary, a military response is only addressing one dimension of the problem. The other is to deal with the Islamacist propaganda campaign that appeals to Muslim youth. Understand the basis for this appeal, and deal with it at that level. Likely that Isamacists take advantage of ignorance and poverty to promote their violent solution. I like that Trump pointed out that the majority of people being killed by Islamic terrorists were themselves Muslims. Could Trump have said anything at all to make you approve of it?
  13. Trump speaking completely without teleprompter or written script.

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    2. OftenWrong

      OftenWrong

      Although he did say "honestly confronting the crisis of Islamic extremism, and the Islamists and Islamic terror of all kinds.” which I found surprising, given the audience. Obama wouldn't have said that.

      The transcript shows "That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires. And it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians." though he did not say this exactly verbatim.

    3. Omni

      Omni

      We'll see if Trump doesn't fall  back into that hole when he gets back on US soil and his handlers take the leash off him.

    4. Omni

      Omni

      No teleprompter in Jerusalem. Trump was definitely reading off the page during his opener there. Even keeping track with a finger. 

  14. I see. Oh well, maybe next time.
  15. Yup exactly. Still waiting to see that evidence... any evidence about anything at all.
  16. Oh my, bad words. Why don't you crucify the guy ffs.
  17. Calling someone a fag in sports should not be a problem, unless they actually are one.
  18. Leftists typically conflate everything to be equal to everything else. It just don't work that way.
  19. There's no such thing as ISIS.
  20. So he was telling lies in that video?
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