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If there has been concrete evidence that the original photo of a caged child was taken during then-President Barack Obama‘s term in

office, would those of you who frequently regurgitate it also decry it as much as you’re doing now?

The operative word in the entire question is IF
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Posted - July 14, 2019

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  • 46117
    LOOK.  The most STUPID argument kids take is YOU DID IT.

    There are countless deaths, there are countless problems.  

    I DON'T CARE WHAT OBAMA DID.  DO YOU HEAR ME?  IF WE FIND OUT THAT OBAMA RAPED SOMEONE DOES THAT EXONERATE TRUMP?
    You know what is sad?  These idiots who think the pictures of the border are fake are the same idiots that think the WALL pictures are the real ones.
    There is no crime at the border by Immigrant Officials.  BUT THERE IS A BIG WALL BEING BUILT.  JUST LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES?



    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at July 14, 2019 12:05 PM MDT
      July 14, 2019 11:35 AM MDT
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  • 53502

     That’s not what I wrote, Sharonna.  I’m neither attacking nor defending either side of the issue, I’m merely posing a question. If answering truthfully is too difficult, you may instead choose to attack me, as you’ve done above, but it certainly doesn’t address the issue. 
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      July 14, 2019 1:54 PM MDT
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  • 44600
    Has or had?
      July 14, 2019 12:14 PM MDT
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  • 53502

      Has. 

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      July 14, 2019 1:38 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Caging children is despicable, no matter who is doing the caging. Then again, I don't frequently regurgitate anything, so I guess you're not addressing me. 

    I certainly don't agree with the way that some Trump supporters attempt to defend their hero by mentioning things that Bill Clinton admittedly or puportedly did. Another current candidate, sure. 


      July 14, 2019 9:10 PM MDT
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  • 53502


      I'm not a Trump supporter. I try to encourage fair approaches to these topics, which is not always the agenda of either anti-Trump people nor of pro-Trump people.  Oftentimes since the 2016 election, anti-Trumpers scream loudly about the things they consider he has done wrong, as if those actions NEVER took place before, as if NO ONE has ever done them before.  Both pro-Trumpers and anti-Trumpers pick and choose what they want to believe and/or read and/or listen to and/or repeat.  Having a one-track agenda prevents people from being objective. 

      If an action is wrong for Trump to commit,  is it equally wrong when it was committed by his predessesor?  Stating that Trump is wrong while ignoring that Obama did the same thing is purely and simply an agenda-driven stance. 


      July 14, 2019 9:28 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I agree with you. I always attempt to see what the "other side" is reporting about an issue in order to get balanced information. It proves difficult when it comes to all things Trump, because it seems that Fox News chooses to omit coverage of many stories when they're not flattering to Trump. 

    I'm sure you're correct about many people on both sides, who think their candidate can do no wrong. That's not who I am. Double standards and hypocrisy are pet peeves of mine. I also respect that people have different values than I do. What's important to me, isn't necessarily important to others. I do think that some things, such as mocking the disabled, making racist remarks, and raping women, should be considered to be intolerable by everyone. Attempting to diminish these behaviors by bringing up the poor behaviors of a man who hasn't been in office for close to 20 years is laughable. 

    Obama signed off on some bad sh-t, no doubt. I've seen nothing that indicates that his personal character and values are complete garbage, unlike Donald Trump. There is a vast amount of evidence that Trump is a deplorable human being, and nothing that Bill Clinton did negates that. 
      July 15, 2019 8:31 AM MDT
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  • Over the years I've been in many bars/clubs that had young guys dancing and writhing in cages.  That's always fun, but I'm pretty sure they were there of their own volition and properly compensated for it. However, I find the caging of people against their will, especially children, deplorable and unacceptable.  I am no fan of Mr. Trump and I find him to be a reprehensible person.  However, I am not giving a pass to anyone else either, including Obama or any other liberal/progressive/Democrat if they too are now, or have been at any time, complicit in any behavior such as that. 
      July 14, 2019 9:22 PM MDT
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  • 53502

      Thank you for sharing your perspective, and for the way you've done it. 

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      July 14, 2019 9:31 PM MDT
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