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Boehner: We'll take Churchill bust in the Capitol

coolwalker said:
Wrong...it was a snub to our closest ally. The only nation that stands with us time after time. He could have simply had it moved to a different location and put Lincoln in its place, but noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, he had to act like a baby (typlical liberal) and send it back.
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So what you're saying is that when I borrowed my dads chain saw and went to give it back and he said "keep it as long as you need it" me saying "Oh, that's alright, I cut down all the branches I needed to and don't have any use for it anymore" that was a slap in the face?

Only a hyper-partisan would think that returning something to someone that loaned it to you is acting like a baby.
 
roughdraft274 said:
So what you're saying is that when I borrowed my dads chain saw and went to give it back and he said "keep it as long as you need it" me saying "Oh, that's alright, I cut down all the branches I needed to and don't have any use for it anymore" that was a slap in the face?

Only a hyper-partisan would think that returning something to someone that loaned it to you is acting like a baby.
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To be honest, this is a little different than borrowing a tool. It would kind of be like, saying, "Hey, France...we don't want this statue anymore. We're sending it back."

Now, then again, it's quite possible that the conversation went differently. I wasn't in the OO when Obama called England and told 'em to expect a package.
 
Fiddytree said:
I'm impressed with how many people believe that Congress only votes on the big issues on a day-to-day basis.
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I'm amazed at how many people (after complaining about government waste) are apologetic to House Republicans wasting money and time on worthless things like this.
 
TheNextEra said:
I'm amazed at how many people (after complaining about government waste) are apologetic to House Republicans wasting money and time on worthless things like this.
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Well, it's a good thing I don't, eh?

It's normal operations in Washington D.C., and no, I do not criticize it.
 
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tessaesque said:
To be honest, this is a little different than borrowing a tool. It would kind of be like, saying, "Hey, France...we don't want this statue anymore. We're sending it back."

Now, then again, it's quite possible that the conversation went differently. I wasn't in the OO when Obama called England and told 'em to expect a package.
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You make a good point, but it's also different from the statue of liberty in that one was on loan and one was a gift. I don't think it's unfair to say that Obama made a poor decision in returning the bust. I don't agree with it, but I could understand the argument. What I do find to be an amazingly silly argument is that it was a slap in the face to British everywhere and Obama nearly caused world war 3 because he returned the bust. I think some people, out of fear and ignorance, are making this out to be a much bigger deal than it really is or should be.
 
roughdraft274 said:
You make a good point, but it's also different from the statue of liberty in that one was on loan and one was a gift. I don't think it's unfair to say that Obama made a poor decision in returning the bust. I don't agree with it, but I could understand the argument. What I do find to be an amazingly silly argument is that it was a slap in the face to British everywhere and Obama nearly caused world war 3 because he returned the bust. I think some people, out of fear and ignorance, are making this out to be a much bigger deal than it really is or should be.
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Oh, I definitely agree with you regarding the over-reacting.
 
tessaesque said:
Oh, I definitely agree with you regarding the over-reacting.
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That's because you're a completely reasonable person. Sad to say it but that's a huge compliment round these parts, lol.
 
roughdraft274 said:
You make a good point, but it's also different from the statue of liberty in that one was on loan and one was a gift. I don't think it's unfair to say that Obama made a poor decision in returning the bust. I don't agree with it, but I could understand the argument. What I do find to be an amazingly silly argument is that it was a slap in the face to British everywhere and Obama nearly caused world war 3 because he returned the bust. I think some people, out of fear and ignorance, are making this out to be a much bigger deal than it really is or should be.
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Indeed. It was an irritating news cycle during his first year in office. Bad gifts to the British, returning gifts, etc etc. Only the sort of thing partisan hacks use.
 
TheNextEra said:
Not my fault you support House Republicans wasting taxpayers money on stupid things like this. I can understand why you are embarrassed to put "conservative" as your lean.
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You keep harping on something that has no bearing on anything...my label. Well my smart friend, I am not completely conservative, but I am completely against Obama and labels are useless except to very people of your ilk.
 
roughdraft274 said:
You make a good point, but it's also different from the statue of liberty in that one was on loan and one was a gift. I don't think it's unfair to say that Obama made a poor decision in returning the bust. I don't agree with it, but I could understand the argument. What I do find to be an amazingly silly argument is that it was a slap in the face to British everywhere and Obama nearly caused world war 3 because he returned the bust. I think some people, out of fear and ignorance, are making this out to be a much bigger deal than it really is or should be.
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Wow...where did WWIII come into play? Just something you thought you'd throw in for spice?
 
Seriously....I'm glad the Republicans are always here to tell us about these thing. If it wasn't for brave House Republicans and the right wing noise machine I would of never known that Obama replaced Churchill with Lincoln! How freaking un American!!!!
 
I imaging the conversation went like this: The economy is in shambles, china now owns us, the world is at war, big business is polluting our planet......what we really need now is to bring back the statue of Churchill because it will obviously solve our many problems, because we certainly can't seem to do **** about it.
 
coolwalker said:
You keep harping on something that has no bearing on anything...my label. Well my smart friend, I am not completely conservative, but I am completely against Obama and labels are useless except to very people of your ilk.
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Your label is just one small issue.

I also understand your complete support in the distraction of House Republicans from critical issues to focus on a statue. Glad you support them in their endevours of distraction. The economy is in the tubes, housing is down, unemployment is horrible, but you want the House Republicans to focus on getting a statue.
 
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mattillac said:
I imaging the conversation went like this: The economy is in shambles, china now owns us, the world is at war, big business is polluting our planet......what we really need now is to bring back the statue of Churchill because it will obviously solve our many problems, because we certainly can't seem to do **** about it.
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With all those profound thoughts in mind, why do you think Obama took the time to do just that...send back a bust? Couldn't his time have been better spent fixing the economy? I guess not, he's rather take vacations and send his wife around the world at our expense. The "world" isn't at war, just us as we think we are the police of the world.
 
What's the point of this thread other than to make fake hay out of thin air?

Democrats don't like Churchill? Republicans like busts of former British PM's? At this particular moment in time, THIS silliness is what is posted in ... er umm... <looks up> ah yes... "Breaking News - Blogs". Whew... what a relief AdamT you're here to inform us all of how utterly ignorant Democrats can be by thinking this is at all relevant to ANYTHING...

Keep up the good work! :beer:
 
Churchill is having a good old chuckle over this.
 
Too bad Bush never became the dictator he always wanted to be and thus his "decoration" left the oval office as did he.
 
mattillac said:
Too bad Bush never became the dictator he always wanted to be and thus his "decoration" left the oval office as did he.
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Where / where did he say he wanted to be a dictator?
 


 
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Oh I see the problem... you don't know the difference between serious talk and a joke. As you can plainly see, if he wanted to try and be dictator he had 8 years to do it and not hand over the keys to Obama - and that clearly didn't happen.

Is this the part where I whip out how Obama's a Muslim because there are some YouTube gaffes of him saying so?



You're opinion isn't based on ignorance and silliness is it? Of course not...
 


As has been done so many time in recent history, I will assert my 5th amendment privileges.

I wont be going into details here, surely history will judge these folks.

But TY for pretending to care.
 
mattillac said:


As has been done so many time in recent history, I will assert my 5th amendment privileges.

I wont be going into details here, surely history will judge these folks.

But TY for pretending to care.
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Bush didn't want to be a dictator anymore than Obama does. I'll let they hyperpartisans figure out what that means.
 
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joke
   [johk] Show IPA noun, verb, joked, jok·ing.
noun

Something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
 
AdamT said:
Once again, House Repubicans are playing stupid political games and thumbing their noses at President Obama rather than addressing the serious business of helping middle class Americans and bolstering the weak economy. No wonder their approval rating is at an all time low. :roll:



Boehner: We'll take Churchill bust in the Capitol - The Hill's Floor Action
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What's wrong with the Great man? I think it is pretty telling, and offensive, he was removed at all by Obama. This the sort of thing that almost makes me look at Brussels with sympathy. I can almost understand the visceral dislike of Americans among some continentals, including the right, when this sort of obvious nonsense happens.
 
mattillac said:
I imaging the conversation went like this: The economy is in shambles, china now owns us, the world is at war, big business is polluting our planet......what we really need now is to bring back the statue of Churchill because it will obviously solve our many problems, because we certainly can't seem to do **** about it.
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Or it went like this.....

[video]http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303273-2[/video]

But I'm sure we must exaggerate to prove a point. Congress is singularly focused on the big issues and does not rest or consider any other items to vote on until the big issues have been decided.
 
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