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Old 07-27-2009, 06:17 AM   #152 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aberkok View Post
The president's not allowed to take an hour out and have a beer?
Sure, but he's not taking an hour to have a beer, he's taking time that should be devoted towards national healthcare reform... all the distractions to the media and the politicians is absurd. He's taking time to broker "peace" in a situation that did not need to involve the POTUS.

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Thank you Charlatan and loquitor (and anyone else attempting to bring a little reason to this discussion). This whole thing is being blown way out of proportion. Why dissect the hell out of a simple happenstance? Maybe there truly isn't anything else to understand. Speculating about this or that is truly a waste of time.

It's a little weird how this story exploded and the one about the kids being barred from the Philly swimming pool just kind of sat there...
All of it is a waste of time true, the speculating etc, but the discussion is the doorway.

If the race relations bit was so important then yes, why did the pool incident get little follow up or media attention. In my opinion it's because the kids were poor, and not friends with the POTUS.
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I agree with this completely. I have had several run-ins and being extremely nice pisses them off because they can't shove their authority in your face. then they leave.
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or know the laws better than the cop. that really pisses em off and drives them away.
Being assertive is different than being an asshole. One can assert their rights and knowledge of those rights in a polite manner. Saying "I'll speak with your mama outside," isn't being assertive, it's being an asshole.
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