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Obama Confronts Heckler Over Iran: ‘Nobody Has Announced a War, Young Lady’

At a fundraiser in New York City on Thursday, a heckler interrupted the president’s speech to defend any action against Iran. That prompted the president to stop, wage his finger, and tell the protester, “Nobody has announced a wary, young lady.”

The woman reportedly shouted, “Use your leadership! No war on Iran!”

Obama responded: “No one’s announced a war, young lady. … You’re jumping the gun a little bit there.”

The comments originally sparked a little more controversy after the pool reporter noted the president said “Nobody has announced a war yet,” which some said signaled imminent action. The pool reporter eventually corrected the record and deleted “yet.”

The event, at ABC Carpet & Home, cost attendees $1,000 per person.

By the way, according to the Daily Beast, “The fundraiser, his 100th of the reelection campaign, was one of a slew of events held Thursday night in the heart of Manhattan. At the swankiest of affairs, guests paid $35,8000 a plate at ABC Kitchen—a nearby popular dining spot.”

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  • blanco5
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:29am

    Notice how no one faints anymore at his gatherings?????

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    • So Cal Tea
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:12pm

      I do become dizzy and sick.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:18pm

      Obama said:

      ““No one’s announced a war, young lady. … You’re jumping the gun a little bit there.””

      But our public servants are provoking Iran to strike first (this is called “blowback”), just like FDR did to the Japanese.

      See here.

      Closing Hormuz
      http://lewrockwell.com/block/block193.html

      And here.

      Rethinking the Good War
      (In the section: “A Date which Will Live in Infamy”)
      http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance181.html
      http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance181.html

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    • db321
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:20pm

      Somebody is going to get fired on Obama’s staff – The rules are simple. The only ones allowed in to an Obama speech are from: Unions, Environmental groups, Welfare recipients, Democratic and Liberal Students organizations.

      Obama can NEVER have an open rally – all speeches must be stage. Good luck Obama – it is going to be a hard Campaign trail. Van Jones and Soros can not save you from Loyal American Patriots.

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:34pm

      considering the sheer lack of any kind of respect showed to the office of the President by the like of you Teatards, he probably couldn’t speak to a room full of you morons. It would be the Jerry Springer show with all of you blabbering your GED-grade theories and accusations.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:13pm

      That’s some Berkeley grade material there, koran quotin’, conservative fearin, pseudo-science lovin’ Iranian.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:26pm

      Its a budgetary concern. Ler the polls tighten up a little bit and BANG! It’ll be like canaries in a cal mine!!!

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:42pm

      LABOREDDOCTOR….. The Lew Rockwell.com site…. LOL.

      One of the possibilities (besides Paul himself) of being Ron Paul’s Newsletter ghostwriter. Great source of information for the racist in someone…

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    • Marci
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:46pm

      So, a moonbat shows up at his conferences now. And silly girl—Obama has no intention of going to war with Iran. He plans to keep apologizing so they will just merely obliterate Israel and possibly spare us. He still refuses to accept that their sacred book mandates they kill us, no matter what. You would think he would know that being in a madrassa…..

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    • BarackStalin
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:47pm

      It sure would have been nice to hear him say “no one has voted on a war” since the constitution requires a vote by Congress.

      But clearly Obama (and other Presidents before him) feel comfortable needing only their own announcement and proclamation before plunging America into the throes of war.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:51pm

      @BQSFCA
      R E S P E C T. Cudja round up a colloquial definition to define the word and therby the parameters for a proper, but adequate response. Over the past few years, the definition and therefore associated action must have been summarily changed. To wit, the tea party rallys as opposed to the new improved OWS. movement that has the support of the administration and subservent governmental jurisdictions. As to the verbal perfoemance of the Lyin’ King- well don;t pi55 on my back and tell me it’s rainin”!

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:23pm

      @TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12,

      “The Lew Rockwell.com site…. LOL.
      “One of the possibilities (besides Paul himself) of being Ron Paul’s Newsletter ghostwriter. Great source of information for the racist in someone…”

      Let’s talk about the so-called racist newsletters, then.

      Only one newsletter that I have learned about so far (the one about the “disappearing white majority”) is marginally racist; though I admit that the since lists of supposedly racist comments from those newsletters (which include such sentiments as “libertarians can’t be racist”, etc.) that I have seen posted in The Blaze’s Comments section are obviously NOT racist, that I am loathe to seek out the rest of the comments on my own.

      And I’ve already dealt with the one article before: Even the marginally racist comments can be excused given the qualifications made, and also given the fact that MOST people find it difficult to see the necessarily racist basis for race-based cultural identities (e.g. “Black Community”, “White Community”, etc.), and to see that it is impossible for one’s race to compel them to hold any kind of philosophy at all.

      We are all equal as far as our capacity for discovering truth; But to the extent that our philosophy leads us to equate genetics with behavior, is the extent that we will group ourselves by color; Therefore, critiques of race-based cultural identities are not racist, per se.

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 6:16am

      @Biblequotin’
      Do you attack Obama for his constant war-mongering, the NDAA, gutting the 4th amendment, not closing GITMO, Killing American citizens without due process, rendition, drone strikes, the patriot act ect.?
      How did you feel about Bush and his war-mongering, his rendition program, his GITMO, and his patriot act?
      I just ask because i noticed that you seem to defend president Obama and attack those who question his policies.
      I was one of those crazy libertarians who protested the Bush administration for all of the above reasons and, likewise, i protest against Obama for the same said reasons. I’m just curious…..where is the left now when it comes to war, civil liberties, and the patriot act?

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:56pm

      Mateytwo Barreett
      ding ding ding. Knock out. Excellent work.

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 2:04pm

      @BQSFCA
      I thought respect was earned not awarded. Until we live in a monarchy (original reason for forming our own country) we have the right to dissent. His policies and actions have lead to the loss of respect for the office, we are observers and unfortunately for Barack we remember his words and actions. The lack of respect for Obama is no worse than the way the Bush’s were treated or Chevy Chase making Ford look like a buffoon. Sorry, not buying what your selling.

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    • MittensKittens
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 4:42pm

      @BIBLE QUOTIN‘ SCIENCE FEARIN’ CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN

      I guess if someone like you called me a moron, I would probably wouldn’t take much credibility into it…Simply, this idiot in the respected office of the Presidency, he has no business being there now or for another 4 years. Our country is under siege by Obama and all the others riding his coat tails that think they should take from others to give to who they decide as deserving…Only over my dead body!

      Bring it on!

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  • LukeAppling
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:25am

    Can you imagine if a republican had said “young lady” Planned Parenthood, PETA, NOW, WWF, GreenPeace, Mathews, Schumer and Pelosi would have had a fit about talking down to women….HYPOCRISY is liberal!

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  • Boatguy007
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:06am

    ~ Gee What a concept! ~~~~ No more war ~~~ Wake up war mongering morons WE ARE BROKE” Gas is heading for $5 a gallon just on the threat of this action? What will it be after utter fools set the region of fire? Just tell me why we should take the whole USA down the toliet over a stupid Jew state the size of New Jersey?? And to you keyboard hero’s that think we can Nuke China or Russia you are simply rooting for the end of your life & know NOTHING AT ALL ~~ Shut up crud for brains ~ Ta Ta…………

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    • Moshy1
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:29am

      No one’s announced a war, young man…

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    • Apple Bite
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:31am

      There you go, motorboat your mule out of here…

      The simpleton would look at the person talking, not form an opinion of what was said and repeat the very words spoken. That in a nut shell describes Liberal supporters. You hear the words, and you ignore all the implications attached and go right back out there to pop off at the mouth repeating what was said, not understanding what the hell you’re talking about.

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    • thefnshow
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:00pm

      it didn’t stop him from going to Libya and Yemen…he would just blow off the war powers act…again

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:31pm

      @Teenshow
      You forgot Uganda.

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:56pm

      There are a lot worst things than being broke. Lord knows how much I wish we could have some peace. At the age of 19 we went to war in the first Gulf war and recall thinking this was the first war that we were involved in that I didn’t read about in a history book first. Now, I am much older and think, how young and stupid I was to think such things.

      No, I am not for war in the least. But, I am for defending freedom. I would rather be dead than live in tyranny.

      BTW- I lived in the Middle East for two years. Not fun people! Not fun, please do not let Islam get any hold over here. You think the people of Greece look dead in side? Those people will look like the happiest people alive compared to a nation who had freedom only to become slaves by their own stupidity. It’s one thing to be a slave and sold to another master, but its a whole other thing to be free for generations and sale yourself into slavery.

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  • Gypsy123
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:03am

    Yeah no war has been planned and even Israel won’t tell the USA when they are going to attack we are in great shape we are sitting on the edge of a disaster and they are eating like kings. Makes me feel real secure.

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  • mlaslavic
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:40am

    possibly the best investment made to date by george soros and the rest of the billionaire financiers of power hungry despots and democrats is their the cadre of punk trolls they pay to do nothing but write nonsense and agitate others in the comment section of the handful of non liberal news and opinion sites. This site and Town Hall and every other conservative leaning site even the WSJ are over run by only a handful of these pitiful trolls. It only takes a few full time trolls given how few sites they have to invade. It’s not like they have to actually put any thought into the rants they write over and over and over so clearly intelligence is not a requirement for the job. They remind of those death eaters that call themselves anonymous. They are gutless soulless punks that thrive on destruction and kaos. Of course the sites liberals frequent are so vulgar and down right mindless in content even the most ardent conservative can’t count on keeping the contents of their stomach down when accessing and thus avoids them at all cost. I know you should keep tabs on your enemy but AOL/Huffandpuffpost,moveondotorg and thedailykos and even the ABCCBSMSNBCCNNNBC site are sooooo bad no one outside of the Democrat umbrella actually visits them let alone spends the time to read the comments and comment themselves. Most I know have never even visited them. Those clever pasty faced navel gazing under educated basement dwelling liberal chuckle heads. Do any of them create anything

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    • MCDAVE
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:39am

      It is true main stream media is totally communist now,and with our their support Obama would have already stood trial for treason..the only thing that’s left is the internet and talk radio shows.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:56pm

      @Mcdav
      Socialist- they like the term socialist! Kinda of a warm fuzzy thing, All equally sounding and stuff.

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  • Kitkarr
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:14am

    I am unfamiliar with the specifics and intricate details of the military operation in Iran, or Iraq, or anywhere else for that matter. All I know is what they tell us, but I am very familiar with one thing, September 11, 2001. A war was started that day. Not by us. We have yet to finish that war. Maybe its because no one has the guts to fight it the way it needs to be fought. Apparently, no one ever has. Let our troops do what they are trained to do and take the leash off.

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    • Kitkarr
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:18am

      I don’t want war, but in order for war to be over, it has to be won.

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:58am

      unfortunately i think they want to bring it to america starting with sharia ……..and with this group of demo dummys in gov they are allowing and incouraging it by allowing muslims visas……its already happened in europe and the greek’s want a border fence with the border of turkey……..better wake up quick and keep your powder dry

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    • Thevoice
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:19am

      Sir ..You are 100% correct. We have going back over forty years now continued (for some reason) to feel giving up small pieces at a time of our liberty and freedom is ok. It is never ok . 9/11 was a decapitation strike against America. Our enemy went after our economy, military, and government. From that point weak leadership failed to unite the nation and send one clear message to our enemy. When you see our armies wave a white flag of surrender or stand and die for your misguided beliefs. Then destroyed to surrender and victory all that wanted to die for this evil ideology. The Muslims are no different than a growing ideology of hate and death. They soon will have growing armies and weapons. We the people of the United States are a boulder in their path to domination. To not realize this one would be a fool. Your freedom and national security is being put at stake.It is simply a sad state to a free people to believe adding defensive security (homeland security) without a goal to winning offense. Weak leadership sending this nation down the path of self gratification has now also lead to weaker leadership leaving our fighting forces in harms way without a direction to victory.

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:36pm

      It didn’t start with 9/11. That’s just when YOU woke up and started paying attention.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:30pm

      A War was declared but not undertaken.

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    • Kitkarr
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:58pm

      Bible Quotin’ – You’re right. I suppose if you want to get technical, it started with the conception of ishmael.

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    • Kitkarr
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:02pm

      …or the slaying of Able…or the eating of the fruit…or the fall. Regardless, the response to 9/11 should have yielded more positive results in the way of justice. Maybe then, we wouldn’t have to worry about electing one of them to office 7 years later.

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:12pm

      @Bible-

      I am calling foul. You are, indeed, correct about the timestamp of this war, but it is unfair to say KitKarr only became awake to the war because of the events of 9/11. I contend that our government has been hand-feeding us sleeping pills for quite some time. Many of us were not asleep by our own accord, but have been drugged over many years if not generations. They have lied and have virtually erased our history. Who’s at fault here? Why Lucifer of course- the great deceiver. But, don’t squawk at someone because they only awoke on 9/11. Those were some hefty tranquilizers that were dished out.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:57am

    So this is a matter of etiquette now? We have to wait for the formal announcement before we can complain?

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:36pm

      There will be WAR declare when the Lyin’ KLing, sees need for a war! (You rabble are SO impatient)
      I bet Iran won’t be the opponent either.

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  • Inlightofthings
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:56am

    THE_Jerk gets busy with this type of subject….

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:40am

    stupid little heckler was probably a mindless dem college kid in Occupy, because us real Americans know obama will NEVER harm his muslim buttbuddies in Iran. .. he’s already made it clear he will aid them in obliterating Israel from the Earth.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:47am

      Last time I checked, Pakistan is a Muslim country, AND, Obama has been droning Pakistanis. So, you are either a consummate liar or very, very, ignorant. Just say, “I want war!” Be honest.

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:53am

      Bunrthills – you are just a freaking idiot…seriusly man, how old are you?

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:35pm

      You ask “how old are you” like this isn‘t most likely a grown man or woman who’s just a moron.

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  • robinakilt
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:35am

    Remove Iran from the map and any other nation that threatens America and our allies!

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:44am

      Are you really that uninformed and worldly ignorant? Iran can not pose a threat to the United States, even if it wanted to. I truly think that people like you fully understand this, and what you are really saying is, “I want war!”

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    • JRook
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:57am

      Ok ill give you a chance to explain why we belong in the middle east to begin with. You tell me what individuals like yourself or most here would do if another country placed war ships 25 miles off our coast and kept them there for years on end. Something tells me we would be a little more than just deliver empty rhetoric and threats similar to Iran. And why would any country accept a determination by countries that have nukes regarding who can and can’t have them. If you can’t see the middle east for what it is…the replacement for the BS cold war, communist threat for the purpose of continuing and growing the military industrial complex, your simply not a rational person. You sit here safe in the US, while we have war ships, military bases, and troops in neighboring countries and try to pitch that Iran is a threat. Can you possibly say that if you were Iran, facing a nuclear Israel, you wouldn’t develop one. Seriously, answer that honestly. Ron Paul is right on the money regarding our foreign policy and nothing our federal government has done is more contrary to the Constitution than our unnecessary involvements in the affairs of sovereign countries.

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:24pm

      JROOK- I am with you! It was just the other day that I heard the leaders of Israel decry that Iran should be wiped from the face of the earth. Israel is such a bruit of a nation. If only they would try to get along with the rest of the Middle East all would be fine and dandy. (Caution: slip on thy sarcasm boots, its quite deep)

      Seriously, have you ever read a history book that wasn’t authored or published by some left-winged progressive? Iran has made the threats- not Israel. They have tried to live in peace with Islam. It can’t be done because Islam is the opposite of peace.

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  • V8WATCHMAN
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:14am

    So Barry Soebarka can say “gun” in his own presence but nobody else can. Hmm

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:09am

    Progressives/ Liberals crack me up. If you actually analyze everything that Liberals support and defend, you will find that Liberals support anything and everything that ends life. But the funny thing is that because most Liberals are not really spiritual (in that they have issues reflecting on themselves) everything they support actually serves the purpose of increasing life. Even in the way Liberals actions make other people think deeply on the type of person that a Liberal must be, helps form a more lively person. Even with many women getting abortions it helps to create life in that it builds up the spiritual being of a woman who gets an abortion, because later in the life the woman will have internal conflict. That conflict becomes a good thing in the heart of a woman, and no amount of indoctrination to end stigmas can counter the feeling of guilt that sneaks up later in life. Moreover, everything that Liberals do has the exact opposite effect in the long term for what they were trying to achieve, with everything they do.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:15am

      To be more exact, if a woman has no conflicts ever over getting an abortion, and it never sneaks up on them, then the woman was dead inside before she got the abortion, and therefore she already had her reward for an abortion before she even had the abortion.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:19am

      So go on and do your thing Liberals because no matter what you are a servant, and everything you do serves the purpose of good.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:35am

      People are so simple in their understanding of things that they think the Lord will punish them for every one of their actions here on this planet. And that isn’t it, but that you have the fruit you earned when you were born into this world. That’s why a complete dead inside serial killer can sit there on death row for thirty years, and his own soul won’t kill-off his human body, because he has no fruit. You have what you came with, and that’s why Jesus took the thief to Heaven with Jesus.

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:38pm

      The thief did not go to heaven, he went to paradise. Two different things. And what you are talking about is the human conscious. The time of Adam and Eve after the eating of the forbidden fruit is sometimes referred as the age of consciousness. It’s how they knew they were naked, when just before they were unconscious of it. What Christ did was allow us to put our sins to rest. Think on them no more.

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  • JustPeachy
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:08am

    After saying that, he LATER smiles. . . . (likely an attempt to hide his disdain/annoyance about being challenged). He didn’t like that “suggestion.” He doesn’t like being challenged–AT ALL. How dare one challenges or questions “The King.” No one is supposed to do that. And if he had his way, none of us would be ABLE to.

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  • term limits for congress
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:00am

    The hecker got off cheap. Only cost her $1k. I wondeer if she changed outfits before attending the $35k event?

    Yea,… I got it… Israel will drop a few bombs. The US will know nothing about it. It is okay to lie to infadels. Right? Wait. I’m confused.

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  • righthanddrive
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:00am

    So then a police action – maybe?

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:59am

    No one announced a war? Nope…He just sends in the drones willy nilly to kill whoever he wants to kill. Very Constitutional Presidentt we have wouldnt you say? Newt Romney and Santorum would also do the same…Who follows the Constitution on declaring wars? Only one man and most people think he is the one who is nutty…sad.

    Yea…attack IRAN and see what Russia does. How stupid are we to even think to do so. Let Israel take care of Iran! Bring our troops home amd let the Muslims have their Civil War…

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:07am

      Let Israel take care of Israel. That pint-size waring nation has already cost us way too much in lives, wealth, and reputation. Truman was warned of this, but his lust for power over-road his intelligence.

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    • floradaze
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:16pm

      Fool. Russia sold them the nuke plants to begin with. They will just sell them more.

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    • floradaze
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:18pm

      Silly person. Russia sold them the nuke plants to begine with.
      They will just sell them more.

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  • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:57am

    Obama responded: “No one’s announced a war. You’re jumping the gun a little bit there” in response to the lady shouting… “Use your leadership! No war on Iran!”

    That was actually a pretty good comeback for Obama, but what I would have added in response to the lady….

    “Look Paul, you’ve got your own stage to talk about your progressive foreign policy agenda… but we can agree on your liberal social agenda, now sit your cowardly @ss down.”

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:49am

      Common sense is not cowardly. The constitution prescribes the proper way for our government to use force against other nations. It is congress’s job to declare it. Not support it behind closed doors and then deny it in public. It is a fact that we cannot support another war. read up on Sun Tzu. People like you are accelerating the collapse of the once free nation of America. Might as well scrap the constitution all together since no one seems to care if it is followed.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:57am

      Again, you’re backwards on this. Nationalistic view of federalism is progressive and mainstream thought on our foreign policy is more inline with Wilson (super progressive) than the founders.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:26am

      Hate to use the ACLU as a source… BUT, if some of Ron Paul’s minnions are willing to use CREW (Re; Santorum) as a credible source… well here ya’ go, lol.

      A new report card by the American Civil Liberties Union, Liberty Watch 2012, ranks Paul higher than Obama on a host of progressive and anti-war issues.

      The area where President Obama and Ron Paul are the most alike is on foreign policy. Both seem to share the conviction that the United States is to blame for many of the world’s problems. Obama said in 2009 that “America has shown arrogance.” In many other statements, he has made clear his belief that the U.S. does not have the moral authority to lead the world. In a similar vein, Ron Paul stated in a 2007 presidential debate on Fox News that the 9/11 attacks were “blowback” from U.S. interference in Middle Eastern politics.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:32am

      Ron Paul and President Obama travel on two different ideological roads, but they often reach the same destination. Often Paul is farther down the road than Obama. Perhaps that explains why more members of Occupy Atlanta favored Ron Paul than Obama.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:00am

      “Ron Paul stated in a 2007 presidential debate on Fox News that the 9/11 attacks were “blowback” from U.S. interference in Middle Eastern politics.”

      He has this viewpoint based on the mastmind of the attack’s own words, no?

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:03am

      The Constitution is merely a piece of paper if we don’t uphold it properly. No one in their right minds can say that has been done in at least the past 50 years. You guys and Ron Paul somehow believe that will change simply with Ron Paul as President. That is ridiculous. The courts have destroyed the meaning of our Constitution for decades and no single President can overhaul the courts in one or even two terms. And these courts, without a doubt, will allow Sharia to creep in. Just like they allowed abortion to pour into our nation.

      The problem rests with our courts and often our legislation. You do not have a higher view of the Constitution simply because you believe it can stand against all evils on its own. This is a silly view of the Constitution. It is not a force in and of itself. And it only is effective if we don’t pervert it in our government and courts. Ron Paul as President would not have the power to silence the bad choices of our courts on issues like Sharia.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:28am

      JUST. Tyrants throughout history have sought to portray their attacks, terror, and aggression as a “defensive act.” Hitler justified both the invasion of Czechoslovakia and of Poland on the grounds that German minorities there were being “oppressed.” He just had to do it to protect people! Stalin justified the domination of Eastern Europe because “counterrevolutionaries” there allegedly posed a “threat” to the Soviet Union. How can Ron Paul be so naive as to accept and echo what Bin Laden says?

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:29am

      Yup, you’re right there. The law schools aren’t doing us any favors either. Cranking out class after class of these people who look to precedence first to determine the constitutionality of things. Lots of work to be done, and he’ll be long gone before we get it right.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:45pm

      @TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12,

      “… Ron Paul stated in a 2007 presidential debate on Fox News that the 9/11 attacks were “blowback” from U.S. interference in Middle Eastern politics.”

      Clinton was involving the US in unconstitutional wars, so “blowback” is a fact.

      See here.

      Ron Paul Predicted 9/11 a Decade Ago!!!!!!!!!!!!
      http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hJTisovvjc

      Heck, Ron Paul was talking about how the Islamic fundamentalists are closer to achieving their caliphate than ever before due to our foreign policy, before Glenn Beck was.

      See here.

      War and the Constitution | Ron Paul
      (at 34:36)
      http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4kdGhsbls#t=34m36s

      Further, it’s a fact that our CIA deposed a democratically elected Prime Minister and installed the brutal Shah.

      See here.

      Is Ron Paul serious? Blowback in 1979 from a 1953 coup?
      http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgbOxDX6DE

      Further still, the Progressive FDR provoked the attack on Pearl Harbor.

      See here.

      Rethinking the Good War
      (In the section: “A Date which Will Live in Infamy”)
      http ://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance181.html

      Not only is blowback a fact, but the Republican Party USED TO hold the non-interventionist foreign policy of Ron Paul.

      See here.

      War, Ron Paul, and Conservatism
      http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLUoWhWsOWk

      Historically, interventionism has been a PROGRESSIVE foreign policy, NOT a Republican one.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:37pm

      LABOREDDOCTOR. Stop wasting my TIME_ with your see here, read this shiite.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:10pm

      @a doctor

      LOL you see, this is why time2 never has any information to use against Ron Paul, he only attacks him with typical scared phrases like “kook, crazy, loon, dangerous, and anti semite”.

      He is a perfect example of a liberal progressive neocon who has no clue of what is going on. The problem is there are more of these morons than people who arent blinded by fear of Muslims, Obama, terrorists, and whatever else they wanted to declare war on.

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  • martinez012577
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:55am

    Well we have three carriers off their coast, we have 45 bases surrounding them with over 100k troops. We have had both sides Republicans and Democrats say Iran must be hit. We have sanctioned them, we have drones flying over them. Pretty sure we are doing things covertly and using cyber attacks on them.

    WE ARE ALREADY AT WAR WITH THEM JUST WITH THE SANCTIONS!!!!

    Before you support sending American kids into another wasteland Muslim country, sign your kids up first. Iran isnt worth one American life because they pose no threat to the United States at all.

    Ask yourself this honestly, has our foreign policy made us safer or less safe. Remember 911, we were attacked and it unified our country. People signed up to join the armed forces because they wanted revenge. How many Muslim children have died during our wars with their countries. How many fathers, brothers, and uncles have we killed. We are creating more hate towards us.

    All of the bases and wars have done nothing but bring us to our knees financial. This was Osama Bin Laden’s plan to begin with and we fell for it. We are collapsing from within because they knew we could not be beaten on the battle field. Not to mention the 900 bases in 130 countries hasnt worked. They are setting up on our southern border.

    Pull our troops home, defend our borders, quit giving foreign aid, take care of ourselves. We are broke!!!!

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:02am

      I kinda hope the dollar fails and we use what little resources we have left to get our boys back home. then we can start rebuilding the Nation to its CONSTITUTIONAL greatness.

      Warmongers and Welfare recipients have sucked this nation dry. Time to end it.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:02am

      Why people can not understand this once all too common commonsense is beyond me. We have a nation of ignorant, violent, street thugs always desiring a fight.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:10am

      Thank you Code Pink and Dr Ron Kook Paul….. always blame America first
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rvMHopVwyXY#!

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:30am

      “Thank you Code Pink and Dr Ron Kook Paul….. always blame America first”

      “Always blame America first” is a canned line that has outlived its usefulness. It is used by those ignorant, violent thugs, whose lives are consumed with wanting war and more war. When a child exhibits bad behavior and the parent corrects that behavior, would we accept the childish response, “Always blame the child first?”

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:52am

      9/11=3,000 Americans killed

      Our war in Iraq alone has killed over 300,000 of them.
      Proportionality? How much blood is enough to quench the vengeance?

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    • Clive
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:50am

      lumbars got a point here we’ve killed thousands of terrorists in the last ten years, and hundreds of thousands of women and children. those remaining are sure to hate our guts, so we might as well just melt them now, rather than worry about their revenge.

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:29pm

      “How many Muslim children have died during our wars with their countries. How many fathers, brothers, and uncles have we killed. We are creating more hate towards us. ”

      Not nearly enough of them. We went into Iraq in 1991 with 500,000 troops with the only mission of getting Saddam out of Kuwait and hurting his military capability. (Remember his troops were raping and pillaging Kuwaiti cities.) We invaded Iraq in 2003 with just over 200,000 troops and a ridiculously restrictive rules of engagment.

      If we would have carpet-bombed like in 91, and truly had a shock and awe and struck Iran with a continuous shower of cruise missles, this would have been over and done in a matter of months.

      Learn about WWII.

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    • GovtIs4JusticeplusDefense
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:14pm

      I AM that ‘kid’ WHO SIGNED THE ENLISTMENT PAPERS MYSELF, and I WILL GO and remove threats if it is neccessary. “Kids?” Really? Did our President or Congress announce a draft? I AM IN AN ALL VOLUNTEER MILITARY! Don’t use us to hide. We volunteered. The fact that a lot of my ‘contemporaries’ in the military support Rep. Paul shows they don’t want to do what they SWORE AND OATH TO DO! And don‘t give me the ’Constitution’ line. The Constitution isn’t something you throw around and turn into a political football. Rep. Paul and his ilk live in the past. There is NO POSSIBLE way to be isolationist when you can be attacked in a matter of hours from anywehre in the world! Don’t even get me started on his lack of reality when it comes to drugs and prostitution…personal responsibility is NEARLY NON-EXISTENT in our culture NOW! Take away restrictions on destructive behavior and what will you get? I’m sick of Rep. Paul’s oversimplification of EVERYTHING. His economic policies are extremely sound, but still extreme. He would make a great economic adviser to Sen. Santorum. Sen. Santorum is far from perfect, but I would rather have him than ANY of the other candidates. I’m waiting for a Rep. Paul Ryan ticket…2016? 2020?

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:16pm

      @squid

      Ok your response is we havent killed enough of them. Really? You completely missed the point. We are creating more people that want to get in planes and fly them into our buildings.

      As far as the tactics used to fight war, I believe if you “declare” war you use every resource and completely destroy the enemy. You dont rebuild them or occupy them afterwards either. Our leaders dont want to declare war anymore because it a vote they can be held accountable for.

      @govt

      What part of “threats foreign and domestic” did you miss. Iran in no way is a threat to us. You actually made my point and the libertarian point earlier. The United States military obliterated the Iraqi army even under restricted conditions.

      When I refer to troops as kids, its because they are someones kids. I know that our army is all volunteer, doesnt mean they should be used by our government to police the world, over throw people we dont like, and occupy lands at the detriment of our economic health.

      As far as Dr. Paul goes, his views arent extreme considering the time we live in. We are 16 trillion in debt. You people dont understand there is no fixing this problem without a lot of change.

      You think Santorum, invading Iran and no cutting spending only spending increases is smart? It wont matter what Iran does when our cities are burning because of our own rioters tearing the place down.

      Ron Paul 2012!!! Voting for a clone gets you 4 more with Obama.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:26pm

      @Clive That’s dangerous thinking. We’ve heard that justification before.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:56pm

      GOVIS4. “The fact that a lot of my ‘contemporaries’ in the military support Rep. Paul shows they don’t want to do what they SWORE AND OATH TO DO!”

      Fact is GOVIS4… there are not as many as Paul supporters would have one believe. Most Military Paul supporters are “disgruntled” bunker mentality Vets, whiney one term dead enders (who should have never volunteered in the first place), internet posers with no Military Service at all, (very common here on The Blaze) Adam Kokesh/John Kerry/John Murtha types, those chaptered out for various reasons, record embellishers, Stolen Valor perps etc.

      And for the very few who are actually pretty squared away… extremely naive, or spent their days as a REMF of some sorts.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:36pm

      @time

      Again your posts are full of assumptions. Whats the saying about assumptions. LOL, looks like it fits the bill as usual.

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    • GovtIs4JusticeplusDefense
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 12:16am

      Regardless of why or how Rep. Paul has influenced our military members, his opinions and potential future policy are dangerous, reckless and foolish. Again, Rep. Paul Ryan knows economics. He didn‘t run because he hasn’t had enough time to develop his platform. Rep. Paul knows economics. That’s it. Th rest of his platform is naive and ignorant. REAL solutions require intricate and DIFFICULT plans and decisions. When you oversimplify the world, you miss threats. Take your conspiracy theories somewhere else. We live in the real world here. People are either dissatisfied with their lives and want ours to suck as bad as their (Iran’s government and Islamic extremists), or know we have a lot and want to be in a position to take it (China). Sticking our head in the sand invites another Pearl Harbor or 9/11. Knowledge and faith gets us out of this mess. It WILL be hard. It WILL hurt. But it can be done. I am by no means advocating Iraq-style incursions into Iran. The State Dept. builds countries, NOT the U.S. military. STOPPING the Iranian GOVERNMENT MUST happen. The people tried to stand up to it before. We sat by and watched freedom get squashed by our ENEMIES in their government. We have the power. If we fail to use it, we will lose it, along with our status as superpower. And the next superpower may not be so benevolent. I hope you can live with that. I can’t.

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  • Lumbar Spine
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:53am

    The nerve of that Obama trying to keep us out of another war. What a Communist…! ;>)

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    • bigfatslob
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:19am

      “Lumbarspineless” tr011s should go back to Hufpo.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:53am

      He is not trying to keep us out of war, he is pushing to get in one.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:55am

      It won’t be a war, it will be a kinetic action…Like Libya

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:46am

    .
    Obama ‘Nobody Has Announced a War, Young Lady’

    As long as my pants are down by my ankles and I can stay bent over, we’re not going to War with Iran………

    But we will make every effort to %$#@ the rest of ya’ll………..

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  • lukerw
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:46am

    Islam is the problem…

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:45am

    I wish I could blame Obama for attacking Iran! No such luck.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:45am

    obama won’t declare war but he will spread our soldiers thin throughout the middle east and Africa, he pulls out OUR military out of Iraq but replaces them with a private army??? He dosen’t show Afganistan how strong our military is just how WEAK he is

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  • oriondma05
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:44am

    The finger wag. I think it’s the Jedi mind-trick of the left to keep their sheep in line. Oblamer, San Fran Nan, Dingy Harry and Hilldawg all use it. I’ve never seen Debbie Wasserman Schultz use it, but I‘ve always assumed she’s wearing a straight jacket.

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    • acdcguy
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:55am

      Finger wag>jedi mind-trick……that’s awesome, hope you don’t mind if i use that one!!!

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    • oriondma05
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:17pm

      By all means, I’m surprised no one has noticed that before. Every liberal wags their finger in your face with their heightened sense of superiority. As if we’re too dumb to run our lives.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:41pm

      Brillo babe does use it, but the pojection is lower. Coupled (ewch, bad choice of word)with the near hypnotic enegy of the nonsymmetrical eyes, bizarre eyeliner rechnique , it is admittedly pretty easy to overlook.

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  • jrl0912
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:36am

    My gosh….how many typos can one short article contain…..take 15 seconds to read what is written before posting.

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    • Jackie Rogers, Jr.
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:46am

      The Blaze costs me not a cent, so it seems petty to complain about the writing, but yeah.

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