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To: koan who wrote (819029)	11/24/2014 8:40:16 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1578590

Top thinker koan says "My curiosity was peaked:" Top thinkers don't know the word piqued. LOLOLOLOLOL

To: koan who wrote (819029)

11/24/2014 8:41:51 PM

From: joseffy

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koan's "top thinkers" are all commies.

"What I do know is that I agree with many of them."


Noam Chomsky Christopher Hitchens Paul Krugman Naomi Klein Thomas Friedman Jeffrey Sachs Fareed Zakaria Germaine Greer Amos Oz

To: koan who wrote (819029)	11/24/2014 8:52:14 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1578590

Noam Chomsky on Obama “In other ways too, the constitutional lawyer in the White House seems determined to demolish the foundations of our civil liberties. The principle of the presumption of innocence, which dates back to Magna Carta 800 years ago, has long been dismissed to oblivion.” http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/04/chomsky-obama-determined-to-demolish-the-foundations-of-our-civil-liberties/

To: koan who wrote (819029)	11/24/2014 8:58:17 PM
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>> What I do know is that I agree with many of them. >> My curiosity was peaked: Oh, well, you must be brilliant. I wonder if their curiosities were "peaked"?

To: koan who wrote (819029)

11/24/2014 9:04:16 PM

From: joseffy

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Watch Pres. Obama Fumble Easy Question on Precedent
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By Barbara Boland | 11 hours ago .

President Obama completely fumbles when George Stephanopolous asks him how he’d respond if a future president takes the same action on taxes that Obama has taken on immigration. Incredibly, Obama responds as if he’d never heard or thought of this argument before, stumbling blindly along immigration talking points without answering the actual question.

Stephanopolous asked: “How do you respond to the argument, a future president comes in and wants lower taxes. Doesn’t happen. Congress won’t do it; so he says ‘I’m not going to prosecute those who don’t pay capital gains tax.’”

“The truth of the matter is George,” said the President, haltingly, “The reason that we, have to do.. uhm prosecutorial discretion in immigration, is that we know, that we – are not even close to being able to deal with the folks who have been here a long time…” Obama then pivoted to immigration talking points, without addressing the original question.

“The vast majority of folks understand that they need to pay taxes, and when we conduct an audit, for example, we are selecting those folks who are most likely to be cheating,” said Obama. “We’re not going after millions and millions of people who everybody knows are here and were taking advantage of low wages as they’re mowing lawns or cleaning out bedpans, and looking the other way.”

“So you don’t think it’d be legitimate for a future president to make that argument?” Stephanopoulos said.

Obama: “With respect to taxes? Absolutely not.”

The question, which has been floating around the internet since Obama gave his immigration speech, deserves an answer, but the President would prefer to punt it seems.