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Obama Remembers Pearl Harbor By Promoting Picture of Himself

roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 2:58 PM
Oh noes, the President of the United States keeps putting pictures of himself in his media releases that relate to the days events. It like he was elected and thinks its part of his duties to represent the country at these events or something. I for one am just appalled at the utter shameless attempts by this administration showing the President doing his JOB as figurehead of the country. This outrageous behavior must stop.
DRUMSnAZ Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:11 PM
resinhead, it wouldn't be so bad if he were caught in an act of genuine humility and honor, but he's a posuer, and it's what he does best.
roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:33 PM
How do you know that he was not genuinely humble and honorable at the event? Truthfully, you don't. You weren't there to watch him, you didn't speak to him about the event or about his feelings concerning Pearl Harbor. Basically, you are just making an assumption that he's a horrible person simply because you disagree with him politically. When we fail to see our opponents as human, we lose the ability to debate successfully and fall into the trap of character attacks, which rational people just ignore.
roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:45 PM
Almost forgot, case in point" "resinhead."
DRUMSnAZ Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:52 PM
resinhead, my wife and I know an individual who actually works in his residence, so I do know the man has no honor. I've seen the man day in and day out, from talk show to golf outing, to vacation back to talk show, to know he has no humility. I've seen his "present" voting record to know he has 0 experience. Human? Yes. Leader? Absolutly not.
roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 4:22 PM
An appeal to hearsay doesn't bolster your argument. As far as anyone knows your friend could be the plumber or lawn care crew; besides you only said you know someone and you hope that we'll just assume that means you know what your talking about. That's called an appeal to authority, which is a weak and misleading way to bolster an argument.

Your next bolster attempt was an appeal to your own experience. Unfortunately your "experience" was filtered through the media. So you've seen what others want you to see. Not a strong bolster either.

Finally, what does his voting record have to do with this conversation? I am not going fill in the logic steps of your argument for you, you'll have to show your work.
usmcpgw Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:11 PM
his JOB?

like armimng known terrorists and drug cartels?
roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:40 PM
Unfortunately you like Mike1206 above missed the words "as the figurehead of the country." Please reconsider your reply and resubmit so that we may further our discussion. Thank you.
Mike1206 Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:09 PM
Doing what job?? Increaseing our national debt and destroying the economy in the process is hardly a job!!
roosonhead Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 3:39 PM
"Doing what job??"

Apparently you have failed to notice the words following "job" in my comment. Let me help you they are: "as the figurehead of the country." Because you failed to notice these important words your reply was off topic, which is understandable given the misunderstanding.

Thank you for your reply anyway. I'd love to hear your well-reasoned and provocative analysis of the President's execution of his duties as the countries figure head.

Just this week President Obama celebrated Rosa Parks by publishing a photo of himself on a bus and now the White House can't even commemorate Pearl Harbor without bringing Obama's face into the picture. From the White House Twitter feed:

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Because it's all about him.

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