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Omar Little Moderator
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The last decent republican. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Vancouver Fan Franchise Player
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". | Cmon now.
RIP though. _________________ Music is my medicine |
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Dladi Vidac Star Player
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RIP _________________ "The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be.", said Bret Hart regarding the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". |
Served his country. Stood up to “voodoo economics”. Believed in the responsibility of the wealthy to the poor. Raised taxes knowing it would doom his political prospects. Did not overplay the Iraq war. Disagreed with his son but was respectful of the office. Did a lot of good with Bill Clinton post presidency.
I have numerous disagreements with him on policy, and maybe on parenting, but I respect that he tried to be a decent man (late dementia nanny grabbing notwithstanding) based on his beliefs. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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adkindo Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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so I guess we are now turning RIP threads into deranged partisan therapy sessions?
Rest in peace, he was a great man, father and American. |
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nickuku Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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adkindo wrote: | so I guess we are now turning RIP threads into deranged partisan therapy sessions?
Rest in peace, he was a great man, father and American. |
What part of this thread is "deranged partisan therapy sessions" or are you just trying to rile people then run and hide again? _________________ Don't let perfect be the enemy of good |
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Dladi Vidac Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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adkindo wrote: | so I guess we are now turning RIP threads into deranged partisan therapy sessions?
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You just did with your post. Get out of here with that crap and have some respect for yourself and more importantly for Georgey. _________________ "The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be.", said Bret Hart regarding the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Vishnu Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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heard this on the telecast. RIP. |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". |
Served his country. Stood up to “voodoo economics”. Believed in the responsibility of the wealthy to the poor. Raised taxes knowing it would doom his political prospects. Did not overplay the Iraq war. Disagreed with his son but was respectful of the office. Did a lot of good with Bill Clinton post presidency.
I have numerous disagreements with him on policy, and maybe on parenting, but I respect that he tried to be a decent man (late dementia nanny grabbing notwithstanding) based on his beliefs. |
I'll just leave it at this, the Trumpian Dystopia has lead us down an unfortunate path of relative perspective. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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strong9 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
How about he was a decent man. A man of honor who served his country in myriad ways. |
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Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". |
Served his country. Stood up to “voodoo economics”. Believed in the responsibility of the wealthy to the poor. Raised taxes knowing it would doom his political prospects. Did not overplay the Iraq war. Disagreed with his son but was respectful of the office. Did a lot of good with Bill Clinton post presidency.
I have numerous disagreements with him on policy, and maybe on parenting, but I respect that he tried to be a decent man (late dementia nanny grabbing notwithstanding) based on his beliefs. |
Don't forget Americans With Disabilities Act, which he signed.
RIP. _________________ ¡Hala Madrid! |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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strong9 wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
How about he was a decent man. A man of honor who served his country in myriad ways. |
Yeah, he served the country. And then later in life he turned his back on honor and was wholly complicit in some truly evil deeds. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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strong9 wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
How about he was a decent man. A man of honor who served his country in myriad ways. |
That’s true too, but there are many of those. The other was rarer and I meant as a compliment of the type I don’t just hand out willy nilly. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
Define "decent". |
Served his country. Stood up to “voodoo economics”. Believed in the responsibility of the wealthy to the poor. Raised taxes knowing it would doom his political prospects. Did not overplay the Iraq war. Disagreed with his son but was respectful of the office. Did a lot of good with Bill Clinton post presidency.
I have numerous disagreements with him on policy, and maybe on parenting, but I respect that he tried to be a decent man (late dementia nanny grabbing notwithstanding) based on his beliefs. |
I'll just leave it at this, the Trumpian Dystopia has lead us down an unfortunate path of relative perspective. |
Fair enough, but my opinion of him, while complicated and one I respect you differing on, was formed before current events. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Huey Lewis & The News Star Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:26 am Post subject: |
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Thought of him throughout the month of this November. I can write more but I think Omar Little already explain it. I was born a month before he was elected but did some research on Bush. Wasn't a bad president, just in a bad situation when the "voo-doo economics" were taking effect.
RIP, George H.W. Bush. _________________ (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) ʕʘᴥʘʔ (⌐ ͡■ ͜ʖ ͡■) (┛◉Д◉)┛( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ |
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:58 am Post subject: |
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All class. _________________ Music is my medicine |
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ContagiousInspiration Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:14 am Post subject: |
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I apologize to you Sir but the only thing I ever knew
Of you was you producing fake satellite images of
Iraqi tanks amassed on the Kuwaiti border
And then helping to promote the Lie that the
Iraqi Red Guard elite soldiers had broken through and were
Were...what??
Going through the hospital's killing people and
.......tossing infants in incubators onto the floor
Why did you do that?
*I did not follow "politics" back then. I just knew it was a life of crime
RIP
And if ya come back...be more honest and don't test weapons on innocent people |
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HW Bush is my least unfavorite Republican President since Ike. _________________ "A metronome keeps time by using a Ringo" |
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I'll be respectful of the deceased I'll not oral good or bad. RIP George Herbert Walker Bush 41st American President. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. |
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GHWB, as of 1980, was a leading light of the moderate wing of the GOP, which included me at the time. When he became the VP nominee, he moved a notch to the right in his rhetoric, but the more conservative elements always viewed him with suspicion. Many of us in my part of the political spectrum view him with a certain wistfulness. He lost support in the 1992 election from his own party because he compromised with the Democrats on taxes. Think about that.
I never met him, but I know a lot of people around town who did. Without exception, they say that he was just as nice a person as his public image suggests. He would come out and chitchat with the local police officers who were involved in security.
I realize that many people will react to him through a partisan filter or with reference to things he did that they disagreed with. Still, he was a political figure from an era that is now gone. His generation had a mindset that was colored by WWII and the Cold War. When Jimmy Carter passes, that generation will be gone.
RIP. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | strong9 wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | The last decent republican. |
How about he was a decent man. A man of honor who served his country in myriad ways. |
That’s true too, but there are many of those. The other was rarer and I meant as a compliment of the type I don’t just hand out willy nilly. |
There are decent Republicans. They are just drowned out in this current climate. |
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