Turkey fans BOO during pre-match minute's silence for the victims of Paris attacks an

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/politi...sis/index.html

"President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Tuesday that the White House ignored reports prefacing the rise of ISIS in 2011 and 2012 because they did not fit its re-election "narrative."

The article goes on to state the LT. General wasn't a fan of GWB going in, either.

The problem at hand today is, it's generally agreed GWB didn't turn out to be a great President. I voted for him, twice, so if you want to blame someone, blame me. But, that's hardly the point. Our current POTUS ran an entire campaign on "Hope and Change", but he never laid out how. Just "be different". And, when things didn't, and still don't, work the way he wants, you all go back and blame Bush. What has happened in reality is he disregarded ISIS (they are the JV Team), mocked Mitt (the 80's called, they want their foreign policy back) when Mitt was dead on. But, if you try to point that out, you simply get "well, what about Bush" back.

Move on. It's been 10 years. TEN YEARS!!! It's time to stop bringing one side down to improve your own look.

Sad to say, but I'll take Hillary over Barack. He is the most arrogant president seen in my lifetime.

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Your source (Washington Free Beacon) is a extremely biased web site

The Washington Free Beacon is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a neoconservative perspective.

The New York Times described the Free Beacon's reporting as "gleeful evisceration."[7] However, its tactics have also led to attacks from media critics and watchdog groups. The Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf called the Free Beacon's stated mission "decadent and unethical."[8] Media Matters for America founder David Brock sent a letter to news organizations in 2014 saying, "If credible media outlets regard the unethical practices of The Free Beacon as valid, all of journalism will be debased.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wa...on_Free_Beacon

OMG! And the sources you give have no bias??? Seriously???

I just saw a TED presentation on the vulnerability of Wikipedia as an easily manipulated source just yesterday. You might want to watch it.

Astroturf and manipulation of media messages*

https://www.youtube.com › watch

But regardless of the source concerning ISIS bombing, the facts remain as stated. The Obama strategy to "contain" ISIS has been an utter failure. Senator Feinstein has said it. Ash Carter has said it. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford has said it.

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Source? Faux News doesn't count...

- Cujo

You should read some sites other than Salon and think progress:

As heroin addiction takes over entire families and neighborhoods, even the U.S. government describes it as an epidemic. And when the governor of Vermont devoted last year's entire "State of the State" address to battling heroin, the nation took note: the state with perhaps the greenest image is struggling with a dark side.

In Rutland, police sergeant Matt Prouty has watched the heroin problem build for a least a decade. He took CBS News on a ride-along through some of the hardest-hit areas of the city, pointing out drug dens that have physically transformed the community.

"It used to be that I only knew maybe a handful of people that used heroin. Now it's hard to go down the street and not see somebody that you know is in recovery or actively using," Prouty said.

In 2014, the state treated 2,258 people for heroin use, a staggering 64 percent increase over 2013. More than 400 users are on waiting lists for detox.

Rutland, a blue collar city, has been singled out as the epicenter of Vermont's drug epidemic. But Vermont State Police say the drug has penetrated every community throughout the state. However, the struggling neighborhoods of Rutland have been especially vulnerable, as addicts switch from prescription painkillers to cheaper heroin. Drug dealers stream in from New York because profits are larger here, according to authorities.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heroin-e...ommunity-hard/

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You should read some sites other than Salon and think progress:

As heroin addiction takes over entire families and neighborhoods, even the U.S. government describes it as an epidemic. And when the governor of Vermont devoted last year's entire "State of the State" address to battling heroin, the nation took note: the state with perhaps the greenest image is struggling with a dark side.

In Rutland, police sergeant Matt Prouty has watched the heroin problem build for a least a decade. He took CBS News on a ride-along through some of the hardest-hit areas of the city, pointing out drug dens that have physically transformed the community.

"It used to be that I only knew maybe a handful of people that used heroin. Now it's hard to go down the street and not see somebody that you know is in recovery or actively using," Prouty said.

In 2014, the state treated 2,258 people for heroin use, a staggering 64 percent increase over 2013. More than 400 users are on waiting lists for detox.

Rutland, a blue collar city, has been singled out as the epicenter of Vermont's drug epidemic. But Vermont State Police say the drug has penetrated every community throughout the state. However, the struggling neighborhoods of Rutland have been especially vulnerable, as addicts switch from prescription painkillers to cheaper heroin. Drug dealers stream in from New York because profits are larger here, according to authorities.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heroin-e...ommunity-hard/

And where does the addiction arise? From states with LAX prescribing laws ie. Florida where you can literally spend a week and come back with a thousand pills and sell them. Then because our legislatures are so stupid and rather than dealing with the heroin problem they make it harder locally for people to get legitimate opioid prescriptions. The controls in MA either by insurance companies or the state itself with its registry makes it impossible for people to buy more than they can safely use without becoming addicted. I have a good friend who is an EMT in NH. He blames the heroin problem directly on the availability of pills from down South. Heroin is cheaper and widely available due to our failed war on drugs.

Furthermore don't delude yourself that the addiction problem is restricted to the poor and young white males and females. Over half of his Narcan administrations are made to people in the upper 50% income brackets. It is not unusual for him to respond to an OD call and pull up to a McMansion with a Mercedes or two in the driveway. Further restrictions on prescriptions are simply going to drive people to Heroin. This entire problem can be traced back to Ronnie and Nancy and their failed war on drugs.

- Cujo

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I see these constant swipes at Obama and then I look at the Republican line-up of candidates. Give me 16 more years of Obama. That is the kookiest collection of characters I've ever seen. Real-life caricatures of ignorance and deranged and dangerous beliefs. Trump acting like the sophomore frat boy who gets his chapter kicked off the campus mocking the disabled, Carson apparently on qualudes with a steady stream of psychotic ideas, and Cruz the evangelical neo-Nazi.

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I see these constant swipes at Obama and then I look at the Republican line-up of candidates. Give me 16 more years of Obama. That is the kookiest collection of characters I've ever seen. Real-life caricatures of ignorance and deranged and dangerous beliefs. Trump acting like the sophomore frat boy who gets his chapter kicked off the campus mocking the disabled, Carson apparently on qualudes with a steady stream of psychotic ideas, and Cruz the evangelical neo-Nazi.

Zero intent on voting for any of them. But, they represent a voice in the process, as they do speak for some of America and their beliefs. Instead of discounting them, listen to them and find a common ground. America is made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of different ideas and beliefs. No single candidate matches them for everyone across the board. So, work to find out what fits for all.

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I see these constant swipes at Obama and then I look at the Republican line-up of candidates. Give me 16 more years of Obama. That is the kookiest collection of characters I've ever seen. Real-life caricatures of ignorance and deranged and dangerous beliefs. Trump acting like the sophomore frat boy who gets his chapter kicked off the campus mocking the disabled, Carson apparently on qualudes with a steady stream of psychotic ideas, and Cruz the evangelical neo-Nazi.

Just about any Republican candidate would be an improvement over the joker in the White House now.

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Zero intent on voting for any of them. But, they represent a voice in the process, as they do speak for some of America and their beliefs. Instead of discounting them, listen to them and find a common ground. America is made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of different ideas and beliefs. No single candidate matches them for everyone across the board. So, work to find out what fits for all.

Too logical.

Not a Trump fan, either, but I'll give him credit for saying what he wants and for not trying to appease everyone to get elected. He's giving a voice for some, to make sure they aren't shouted down. I honestly don't believe he really intends to get elected.

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Zero intent on voting for any of them. But, they represent a voice in the process, as they do speak for some of America and their beliefs. Instead of discounting them, listen to them and find a common ground. America is made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of different ideas and beliefs. No single candidate matches them for everyone across the board. So, work to find out what fits for all.

So which one ARE you going to vote for, lol? And yes, they speak for the most disturbed fringes in the United States. Their poll numbers in fact are directly a function of their appeal for those dangerous fringes.

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So which one ARE you going to vote for, lol? And yes, they speak for the most disturbed fringes in the United States. Their poll numbers in fact are directly a function of their appeal for those dangerous fringes.

Name calling really isn't a way to bring the country together, but since you took the posts and completely ignored it, you proved my point. That is the exact reason why someone like Trump is able to have an affect on the race.

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And where does the addiction arise? From states with LAX prescribing laws ie. Florida where you can literally spend a week and come back with a thousand pills and sell them. Then because our legislatures are so stupid and rather than dealing with the heroin problem they make it harder locally for people to get legitimate opioid prescriptions. The controls in MA either by insurance companies or the state itself with its registry makes it impossible for people to buy more than they can safely use without becoming addicted. I have a good friend who is an EMT in NH. He blames the heroin problem directly on the availability of pills from down South. Heroin is cheaper and widely available due to our failed war on drugs.

Furthermore don't delude yourself that the addiction problem is restricted to the poor and young white males and females. Over half of his Narcan administrations are made to people in the upper 50% income brackets. It is not unusual for him to respond to an OD call and pull up to a McMansion with a Mercedes or two in the driveway. Further restrictions on prescriptions are simply going to drive people to Heroin. This entire problem can be traced back to Ronnie and Nancy and their failed war on drugs.

- Cujo

While I have plenty of compassion and sympathy for those that struggle with addiction, the problem is an individual one. The vast majority of people that are legally prescribed opioids do not become addicted.
Cigarettes and alcohol , both addicting, are more available than pills from " down south " and heroin. Currently less than 25 % of the population smokes. Not everyone that drinks alcohol on a regular basis

The only failure in the War on Drugs is the failure of some members of our society to deal with their usage of substances. How can the message of avoidance of a potential negative activity be a failure ?

Perhaps there is more than meets the eye. Vermont has the largest proportion on non-poor people on welfare than any other state in the country.

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/politi...sis/index.html

"President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Tuesday that the White House ignored reports prefacing the rise of ISIS in 2011 and 2012 because they did not fit its re-election "narrative."

The article goes on to state the LT. General wasn't a fan of GWB going in, either.

The problem at hand today is, it's generally agreed GWB didn't turn out to be a great President. I voted for him, twice, so if you want to blame someone, blame me. But, that's hardly the point. Our current POTUS ran an entire campaign on "Hope and Change", but he never laid out how. Just "be different". And, when things didn't, and still don't, work the way he wants, you all go back and blame Bush. What has happened in reality is he disregarded ISIS (they are the JV Team), mocked Mitt (the 80's called, they want their foreign policy back) when Mitt was dead on. But, if you try to point that out, you simply get "well, what about Bush" back.

Move on. It's been 10 years. TEN YEARS!!! It's time to stop bringing one side down to improve your own look.

Sad to say, but I'll take Hillary over Barack. He is the most arrogant president seen in my lifetime.

Typical Chicago political move. Here's the latest version by Obama's former Chief of Staff.

"McDonald was shot to death by Van Dyke on Oct. 20, 2014. And Emanuel rushed to settle the case even before a lawsuit was filed. City Hall shelled out $5 million of taxpayer money. And then the Emanuel administration wasted a boatload of cash on legal fees and other legal work, trying for months and months to keep Chicago from seeing that video the mayor said he'd never seen. Rahm sat on the video, and kept sitting on it, all the way through his re-election, as black ministers and other African-American political figures rallied to his side to get out the black vote and deny that vote to Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.

If the video had come out during the election campaign, Rahm Emanuel would not be mayor today.Rahm didn't demand that the video be shown, and neither did the Chicago City Council's Black Caucus. They voted for the $5 million settlement.But if they'd demanded that the video be shown — before the election — Rahm would have cut them off at their knees."

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#sectio.../p2p-85143956/

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And where does the addiction arise? From states with LAX prescribing laws ie. Florida where you can literally spend a week and come back with a thousand pills and sell them. Then because our legislatures are so stupid and rather than dealing with the heroin problem they make it harder locally for people to get legitimate opioid prescriptions. The controls in MA either by insurance companies or the state itself with its registry makes it impossible for people to buy more than they can safely use without becoming addicted. I have a good friend who is an EMT in NH. He blames the heroin problem directly on the availability of pills from down South. Heroin is cheaper and widely available due to our failed war on drugs.

Furthermore don't delude yourself that the addiction problem is restricted to the poor and young white males and females. Over half of his Narcan administrations are made to people in the upper 50% income brackets. It is not unusual for him to respond to an OD call and pull up to a McMansion with a Mercedes or two in the driveway. Further restrictions on prescriptions are simply going to drive people to Heroin. This entire problem can be traced back to Ronnie and Nancy and their failed war on drugs.

- Cujo

Cujo. Cujo. Cujo. Your boy has been in charge for 7 years going on 8. You have now placed the blame on a guy who left office almost 30 years ago? Love the liberal thinking. Who can I blame? We can't blame Bush 1 or Bush 2 so let's go back to the next Republican who held the office.

Let's legalize all the drugs. Free reign. No restrictions. Cujo the problem solver! Let's have Government swoop in and save us all.

How about a little self control. How about a few Advil when you are in pain? I have been given buckets of opioids over time and I may take them for a few days and then switch to Tylenol or Advil when the pain gets manageable. The hard stuff sits in the medicine cabinet unused because it ain't good for ya.

P.S. Sounds like NH really is like W.Virginia. You got a pretty mouth.

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While I have plenty of compassion and sympathy for those that struggle with addiction, the problem is an individual one. The vast majority of people that are legally prescribed opioids do not become addicted.
Cigarettes and alcohol , both addicting, are more available than pills from " down south " and heroin. Currently less than 25 % of the population smokes. Not everyone that drinks alcohol on a regular basis

The only failure in the War on Drugs is the failure of some members of our society to deal with their usage of substances. How can the message of avoidance of a potential negative activity be a failure ?

Perhaps there is more than meets the eye. Vermont has the largest proportion on non-poor people on welfare than any other state in the country.

Drug use actually was at its highest levels from 1870-early 1900's. Opium, Cocaine, and other drugs were sold over the counter. Yet these were some of the most productive years of the country and when we established the nation as an economic and military powerhouse.

The Harrison Narcotic Act (as did Prohibition) created an underground market for drugs that resulted in organized crime becoming an economic force in its own right. A certain percentage of the population will always be inclined to use intoxicants. This has been a fact since the earliest recorded efforts of civilization. It varies from culture to culture (from khat chewing to Opium smoking) but every culture has indulged in mind altering adventures. Prohibition is merely a denial of reality and resulted in mass incarceration and several lost generations among African Americans. If you are white and powerful and sell coke you get off with a slap on the wrist. Black and in possession of personal use amounts of crack you get 10 years. The war on drugs is a gross failure.

- Cujo

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I see these constant swipes at Obama and then I look at the Republican line-up of candidates. Give me 16 more years of Obama. That is the kookiest collection of characters I've ever seen. Real-life caricatures of ignorance and deranged and dangerous beliefs. Trump acting like the sophomore frat boy who gets his chapter kicked off the campus mocking the disabled, Carson apparently on qualudes with a steady stream of psychotic ideas, and Cruz the evangelical neo-Nazi.

There are some people in here who clearly have an issue with the "uppity.....". They simply use the term arrogant as code. Obama has been the best President since Clinton who was the best President since FDR. Teddy Roosevelt was the last great Republican. Eisenhower was a racist, chain smoking, philandering d-bag.

- Cujo