A post-idealogical president?


	A post-idealogical president?

jimbo1000

1-18-2009 9:07 AM

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obama, politics

jimbo1000 says:

more good news. when I hear of 'ideology' I reach for my revolver, paraphrasing Herr Goering I believe.

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1-18-2009 9:26 AM

Jorjor

The remark is credited to Goering, but it's actually a line from the play Schlageter, by Hans Johst.

1-18-2009 10:24 AM

willhelm

This is the very definition of an empiricist—one who bases decisions on observed reality.

This from the one who could not admit the surge was successful or, perhaps, could not observe the reality of his racist and IDEOLOGICAL church. I could go 100 directions with this one. It is so obviously ridiculous.

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