Comments on: Obama’s handling of the “crisis” https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18447 ER Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:35:49 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18447 How about those "Russian Ships"? What did they have to do with anything? If your purpose in posting here is to humiliate and ridicule those who you feel are your political opponents, can you really be surprised if they decide to shoot back? Yes, it IS all about you. How about those “Russian Ships”? What did they have to do with anything?

If your purpose in posting here is to humiliate and ridicule those who you feel are your political opponents, can you really be surprised if they decide to shoot back?

Yes, it IS all about you.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18446 ER Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:28:58 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18446 Superficially, it sounds like a knee-jerk reaction, like "Oh Yeah, who sez?", or "What's it to ya?" But it gives him time to do more research, and forces you to come up with an answer to his link, and you are sidetracked from the point you are trying to make into some side issue that may not even be relevant. And maybe you'll just say "its not worth the hassle" and give up. Lawyer's tricks. Superficially, it sounds like a knee-jerk reaction, like “Oh Yeah, who sez?”, or “What’s it to ya?”

But it gives him time to do more research, and forces you to come up with an answer to his link, and you are sidetracked from the point you are trying to make into some side issue that may not even be relevant.

And maybe you’ll just say “its not worth the hassle” and give up.

Lawyer’s tricks.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18445 BuckGalaxy Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:15:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18445 I found it interesting that even some islamists to the right of the muslim brotherhood want to keep their protests away from embassies. Also the awareness by the new government that this will kill their tourism industry in the short run. I found it interesting that even some islamists to the right of the muslim brotherhood want to keep their protests away from embassies. Also the awareness by the new government that this will kill their tourism industry in the short run.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18438 TB Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:32:37 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18438 Just curious. Did you read the article? Just curious. Did you read the article?

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18437 BuckGalaxy Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:31:09 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18437 You are the one who brought the conversation back to Mitt's stupid comments. You are the one who brought the conversation back to Mitt’s stupid comments.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18436 TB Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:29:05 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18436 <p>See, you're trying to make this about me.</p> I was talking about the media, and what they choose to report and ignore. How do you spell "potato?" Al Qaeda declared the attack on the Libyan embassy was revenge for the drone attack on an Al Qaeda leader. Libya agrees. The news media here, judging by the radio news, is all about the video, video, video. There were warnings from Egypt and Libya prior to these attacks, but the story being told was "completely unexpected." The media firewall is the point. And I don't think I'm the one flailing right now. Doesn't matter, though. In ten minutes all this information will be written over with ones and zeros. Or maybe pictures of ducks. See, you’re trying to make this about me.

I was talking about the media, and what they choose to report and ignore.

How do you spell “potato?”

Al Qaeda declared the attack on the Libyan embassy was revenge for the drone attack on an Al Qaeda leader. Libya agrees. The news media here, judging by the radio news, is all about the video, video, video.

There were warnings from Egypt and Libya prior to these attacks, but the story being told was “completely unexpected.”

The media firewall is the point. And I don’t think I’m the one flailing right now.

Doesn’t matter, though. In ten minutes all this information will be written over with ones and zeros. Or maybe pictures of ducks.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18434 BuckGalaxy Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:19:20 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18434 The poor syntax of "you didn't build that" was an opportunity for distortion the GOP didn't pass up. Mitt on the other hand has been a disaster on every foreign policy issue he's touched. Insulting our closest ally Britain. Disparaging Palestinian culture and thus disqualifying himself as a mediator. Being stuck in a cold war mentality calling Russia our enemy, and thus helping Putin's negotiating position in missile defense talks. He can't even criticize Chinese monetary manipulation without getting China to talk about how much money he's made investing in their cheap labor companies. And now this amateur hour flap. I have real concern about this guy's competence in diplomacy. I also do not want to go to war with Iran. The poor syntax of “you didn’t build that” was an opportunity for distortion the GOP didn’t pass up.

Mitt on the other hand has been a disaster on every foreign policy issue he’s touched. Insulting our closest ally Britain. Disparaging Palestinian culture and thus disqualifying himself as a mediator. Being stuck in a cold war mentality calling Russia our enemy, and thus helping Putin’s negotiating position in missile defense talks. He can’t even criticize Chinese monetary manipulation without getting China to talk about how much money he’s made investing in their cheap labor companies.

And now this amateur hour flap. I have real concern about this guy’s competence in diplomacy.

I also do not want to go to war with Iran.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18433 ER Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:06:54 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18433 I had your number right from the start. I had your number right from the start.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18432 TB Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:03:30 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18432 <p>Never mind.</p> I've developed some new insights on how things have been operating around here for years. Just surprised it took this long. Even that comment is an example. Never mind.

I’ve developed some new insights on how things have been operating around here for years. Just surprised it took this long.

Even that comment is an example.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/15/obamas-handling-of-the-crisis/#comment-18429 ER Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:25:32 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22108#comment-18429 Yeah, I noticed those too, on TV. I didn't think anything of it, I knew exactly what happened. But I am experienced in Naval issues, I recognize where ships are from, and usually, in what era they were built. So some lubber decorations dude picks the wrong stock photo for a display and now its evidence of Democratic treachery? Tom, that barely counts as a mistake. Most civilians can't tell a submarine from a swiftboat. You know you're getting desperate, grasping at straws, you are embarassing yourself. There are no canals on that planet. Yeah, I noticed those too, on TV. I didn’t think anything of it, I knew exactly what happened.

But I am experienced in Naval issues, I recognize where ships are from, and usually, in what era they were built.

So some lubber decorations dude picks the wrong stock photo for a display and now its evidence of Democratic treachery? Tom, that barely counts as a mistake. Most civilians can’t tell a submarine from a swiftboat.

You know you’re getting desperate, grasping at straws, you are embarassing yourself. There are no canals on that planet.

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