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Posted: Jan 8, 2014

Former Guantanamo Detainee Implicated In Benghazi Attack Article is on the Washington Post via the Huffington Post. I give up. This is not defendable. The perp was allegedly released from Gitmo on the president's watch.;

Well, I guess it's good that Gitmo isn't entirely closed. - NPC

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Sometimes I wonder if this administration ever learned about recidivism. Makes me sick!

Good catch on the dates. - NPC

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For some reason, I have a mental block about dates. That said, I hope the detainees stay where they are.

I suppose that depends - NK

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on which president you're referring to. I actually read the entire article instead of just the headline, and the detainee in question was released in 2007 and sent to Libya, where he was detained until 2008 when Libya released him. Whoops.

Whoops. Does that mean Dem Debi will be staying with the Dems? - I don't think so.

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I don't think she was a Dem in the first place.

Would you like to see my voting card? :-) - Dem Debi

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I'm seriously considering switching sides because I think the Dems are negative and offensive. The race card is being played too much. I am ashamed of what MSNBC now represents and how they go after conservatives with venom in their voices and daggers in their eyes. I could go on and on. There have been some moderate or conservative issues on which I have voted in the past, so I'm probably considered a conservative liberal. Maybe I'll just become independent. Am I waffling? Yes, I am...because of the above reasons and many more.

Are you as bothered by Fox as you are by MSNBC? - B/c its 2 sides of the same coin.

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Personally, I think all those pundits (on both sides) are a bunch of buffoons that stir contention to get ratings. Just decide how you feel based on the issues and not the type of media you are listening to. They don't matter and they shouldn't have that much power anyway.

But really, there are negative and offensive people on both sides. That's just the way it is.

I've recently found FOX to be a bit more balanced. - Dem Debi

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Not all programs are balanced, but the ones I've seen are, including Cavuto, Megan Kelly and Bill O'Reilly. I think Hannity is way over the top. I also like Greta. I was sort of turning away from MSNBC and turning to FOX when I realized they weren't so bad and actually rather fair.

Addendum to above... - Dem Debi

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One person I find extremely intriguing is Charles Krauthammer, a FOX news contributor. I was initially intrigued because he used to be a Democrat and a speech writer for Mondale. He was torn between voting for Mondale and Reagan and was not disappointed when Reagan won. I actually find him quite fascinating.

Charles Krauthammer - Charlene

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If you haven't already, you should try to view the Fox news video about Charles called "A Life That Matters." I hope the link works - if not just google it. When Charles talks we listen - He is one amazing person and I'm glad you found him....

A Life That Matters - Debi

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Yes, I saw that show, Charlene. He is one amazing individual. I love it that people listen to him.

For the dislike - Charlene

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For the person who disliked my post about Charles Krauthammer, please watch the video first - it is about his life and he is someone that we all should admire, whether we lean liberal or conservative.

I have a dislike, too. - Debi

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It's got to be from someone who just cannot ever appreciate hearing an opposing word. That's a sad shame. We always need a balance. And Charles Krauthammer is a man for the ages with many, many lessons to teach.

Anything to say - NK

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about your original post in which you were so quick to blame President Obama, apparently without a balanced or independent viewpoint after reading the article? BTW, a "conservative liberal" is rather an oxymoron.

Nope, nothing to say. It looks like NPC said it for me. - Oxymoron?

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LOL. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and may call me names if you'd like.

No one has called you any names. - nm

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Conservative liberal is not an oxymoron. - NPC

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So as not to offend your party, I'll put it this way. There are radical conservatives who would never be classified as liberal conservatives. There is such a thing as a centrist or a liberal conservative or a conservative liberal or a moderate whatever. I have not always voted along party lines 100%. I believe in some democratic party ideas and have voted for some democrats in my time. So, in my opinion, to say "conservative liberal" is an oxymoron is not accurate.

It's Bush's fault... - sm

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...but Obama should not be releasing any others!

I answered my own post. - NPC

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I meant to answer yours, NK. I think I need to go back to bed and start over for the day. Good catch on the dates. However, I do hope that the detainees stay where they are.

He was released in 2007. - nm

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