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Barack Obama

AllyCat

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16. Remember the old t-shirt:

Reply to Cha (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 01:04 AM

Sep 2013

"You get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with just a kind word".

My personal conviction says threatening violence is still violence. No guns for now, but the threat to the Syrian people had to be one more stress on top of what they already have and are suffering.

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"Like the presidential seal, Pres Obama had an olive branch in one hand and arrows in the other" [View all] Cha Sep 2013 OP

Now we see why he received the Nobel Peace Award, those who was trying to have him return the Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #1

Exactly, Thinkingabout.. And, PBO turned republicons Cha Sep 2013 #2

I was waiting for Ashton Kutcher to come out Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #15

lol! Cha Sep 2013 #18

Yes, because it's about the goal, truly. The Nobel Peace Prize video and speech is in the BOG, IIRC. freshwest Sep 2013 #4

Nice thread! freshwest Sep 2013 #3

I agree mimi85 Sep 2013 #7

Mahalo mimi-Jennifer~ Cha Sep 2013 #20

Mahalo fresh.. you helped make it happen. Cha Sep 2013 #19

Some history about the Presidential Seal. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #5

Thank you so much, sheshe! Between you and freshwest I'm learning Cha Sep 2013 #6

You are welcome Cha~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #11

SWEET, she! I never looked Cha Sep 2013 #13

Thank you for this ^^ mimi85 Sep 2013 #8

Hi mimi~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #12

Thanks sheshe. I had forgotten the meaning of the shield. lumpy Sep 2013 #28

That's pretty much part of his job description, isn't it? Hekate Sep 2013 #9

Exactly, Hekate And, you know President Obama Cha Sep 2013 #10

some think the only things going on is whatever the big media is hyping up at the moment JI7 Sep 2013 #14

Omgoodness Yes! If you get your news from US mediawhores inc.. you Cha Sep 2013 #26

Remember the old t-shirt: AllyCat Sep 2013 #16

Hey! That's a good one! agent46 Sep 2013 #17

It's an excellent tweet from Scott Pelly, agent.. thanks! Cha Sep 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author agent46 Sep 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Sep 2013 #29

Carry on agent46 Sep 2013 #30

Meanwhile, the ODS group is still posting stories about how the CW attack was faked. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #22

Instead of this, Sunseeker.. Cha Sep 2013 #23

I like it Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #25

And now gopers are Iliyah Sep 2013 #27

Love it, many thanks. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #31