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Post by duke on Oct 23, 2012 17:10:35 GMT -5
Oh, and then there's the abysmal ignorance from Romney: Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea. Say what? Iran is on the fucking ocean, with almost 2500 kilometers of coastline on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Syria has less than 200 kilometers of coastline on the Mediterranean. And Iraq is in between the two countries, so Iran couldn't get anything to Syrian ports without shipping it through Iraq (which they can't do). Seriously, this is something any high school kid who's taken geography would know. feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreethoughtBlogs/~3/Frdk_pWI6Mw/
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Post by Fredo on Oct 23, 2012 18:33:25 GMT -5
That one was pretty bad. Hopefully, he meant that Syria is Iran's route to the Med. It was a true "57 states" moment.
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Post by duke on Oct 23, 2012 18:38:37 GMT -5
Romney can be forgiven. He knows how to sign a payroll check as opposed to any other check that would be easier. LOL
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Post by Motherjones on Oct 23, 2012 20:36:43 GMT -5
That one was pretty bad. Hopefully, he meant that Syria is Iran's route to the Med. It was a true "57 states" moment. The key difference? Romney has repeated the line at least 5 times. This is shocking geographical ignorance - from a guy who also claims that Iran is national security issue #1. He just won't let go of the error. He knows less about Iran than the typical 8th grader, and you want to give him the nuclear codes? That's just nuts. This guy is not even CLOSE to being qualified for the big chair.
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Post by duke on Oct 23, 2012 20:41:30 GMT -5
Jones: When were the other incidents of this erroneous utterance you referred to?
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Post by Motherjones on Oct 23, 2012 21:16:21 GMT -5
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Post by dino on Oct 24, 2012 6:34:10 GMT -5
'This is the explanation provided by the Romney campaign: 'It is generally recognized that Syria offers Iran strategic basing/staging access to the Mediterranean as well as to terrorist proxies in the Levant. This is a large reason why Iran invests so much in Syria.' Probably hasn't been started yet....but don't ever think sanctions will stop them. Saddam spent billions building 50 palaces while under 12 years of sanctions, he had no problem importing all the materials and labor needed to do so. His sons and chosen people around them lived like kings while the citizens suffered. Heads of state will always have and do what they want, no different for Iran who's GDP in 2009 was three times what Iraq's was in 2011. Ahmadinejad pretty much has a long enough leash to go out and say whatever he wants to, make any threats to Israel that he wants to. If he wants to build that base that has already been negotiated, if for nothing else to needle the west and Israel, then they will have no problem allocating 20-30 million to do so. They don't need 'advanced weapons' to do it. All they need is for the uprising in Syria to be over because the very area where the proposed base site is to be has been shelled by Syrian naval ships recently. www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/22/fact-check-irans-route-to-the-sea/I know it's more fun to make geographically challenged jokes...oh wait..that would be bending and twisting sense into 'nonsense'.
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Post by Fredo on Oct 24, 2012 9:25:59 GMT -5
Romney can be forgiven. He knows how to sign a payroll check as opposed to any other check that would be easier. LOL Call me back when you've been responsible for the livelihood of several families. It's a whole different animal from collecting your government check.
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Post by duke on Oct 24, 2012 12:33:46 GMT -5
Fredo: Been there done that.
Every person who works for a "non-profit" or government agency has a family that depends on the management of that entity to maintain it's viability regardless of the source of funds.
How many times have you had to beg for funding? All government must beg for funding on a regular basis.
You consider the exchange of work under contract your due and will enlist the help of one or more Government agencies if necessary to collect. Perhaps a branch of one of those government agencies that Obama managed??? Bite that hand Fredo.
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Post by Fredo on Oct 24, 2012 12:48:30 GMT -5
Any government agency that I enlist is funded by me. I have access to police and courts(such as they are) because I'm taxed to fund them.
Saying that a person who works for a non profit registering retards to collect the dole is the same as making a payroll is simply ridiculous. Obama has never once sat down with his checkbook and his stack of bills and hoped that everyone got to come to work the next week. If he had done that a few times, he wouldn't have such silly ideas about how this country works.
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