# Good lord, if this aint the biggest double talk bullshit.. (Susane Rice) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143 "2012-11-15T23:28:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/41 "2012-11-17T13:14:28Z")
> [@fumster](#): > > I beg your pardon. I think you probably got my point, even if you are 60 and not retired. At least half of the people eligible to vote in this country (people aged 18 to about 55 or 60) were not born when Watergate happened or are not old enough to have been paying much attention. For them, it’s something they read about after the fact or learned in history class. It was obviously a huge moment in American history, but referencing it is not going to trigger a visceral response in anyone who wasn’t actually following the drama at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/42 "2012-11-17T14:30:06Z")
I wish just one journalist had the balls to question John McCain like this: McCain: The president is awful and has blood on his hands, blah, blah, blah… Journalist: Senator McCain, why should the American people believe your judgement about anything after you decided that Sarah Palin was qualified to be vice president? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/43 "2012-11-17T15:39:25Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > And, once again, we find ourselves playing the fun game, _Just How Fucking Crazy Are These People, Anyway?_ > > Best formulation for the moment is, sure, some of them are that crazy. Guys sent as part of the Batshit Revolution of a couple years back. Most of the rest are afraid of them, but can still count. > > If the House of Reprehensibles voted _unanimously_ to impeach, there would still be more than fifty Dems in the Senate. The fix, as they say, is in. Like I said, this won’t be successful to remove, but if the House votes to impeach, he’s impeached. He’ll still be an impeached president. Somehow I think some of these wingnutter guys like to keep score like that. They’d like to be able to say: “The past three administrations have seen two Democrats get impeached. George W Bush, a Republican, was never impeached. Vote Republican!” These guys are doing anything they can to bring articles of impeachment on Obama. If Benghazi doesn’t pan out, they’ll keep searching. It’s how they play. If they can’t beat them, taint them. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/44 "2012-11-17T17:25:23Z")
I don’t follow the news much, so please help me see if I understand this correctly. Hillary Clinton is resigning, in part because she’ll need to spend full time now on Capitol Hill answering stupid questions about Benghazi-gate from the Congressmen who [del]Hate[/del] Love America so Very Very Much. Benghazi-gate is, of course, the most heinous tragedy to afflict the Free World since the stain on Monica Lewinsky’s dress. These Congressmen, of course, want the confirmation hearing for the new Secretary to be all about Benghazi-gate as well; indeed it was somehow Obama’s duty to nominate the most Benghazi-tainted person he could find. Instead Obama has double-crossed the GOP by nominating a person untainted by the Benghazi scandal. Does that sum it up? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/45 "2012-11-17T17:53:50Z")
I recall what happened the last time a Republican HoR beat the drum for a couple of years to impeach the Democratic President. I wouldn’t mind seeing it happen on a somewhat larger scale in 2014. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/46 "2012-11-17T18:58:57Z")
You impeachment conspiracy theorists rank right up there with birthers and truthers for credibility. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/47 "2012-11-17T19:10:05Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > You impeachment conspiracy theorists rank right up there with birthers and truthers for credibility. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s right out in the open. First the outrage, then the demands for inquiries, then dissatisfaction with the results of the inquiries and more inquiries and more, followed by a motion to impeach. No conspiracy needed. Political strategies are what they are. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/48 "2012-11-17T19:14:20Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It’s not a conspiracy, it’s right out in the open. First the outrage, then the demands for inquiries, then dissatisfaction with the results of the inquiries and more inquiries and more, followed by a motion to impeach. No conspiracy needed. Political strategies are what they are. Please. You’re embarrassing yourself. And embarrassing the SDMB by posting this drivel as a moderator. Yes, I know you aren’t moderating in this thread, but you are displaying such utter stupidity that you bring shame to yourself and the board. You should either wise up and slink away, or resign. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/49 "2012-11-17T20:01:05Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Please. You’re embarrassing yourself. And embarrassing the SDMB by posting this drivel as a moderator. Yes, I know you aren’t moderating in this thread, but you are displaying such utter stupidity that you bring shame to yourself and the board. You should either wise up and slink away, or resign. Good lord you’re a drama queen. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/50 "2012-11-17T20:03:54Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Good lord you’re a drama queen. If we had a mod that was a birther, you’d be falling over yourself to agree. This is the same thing, just with a left wing slant. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/51 "2012-11-17T20:07:35Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If we had a mod that was a birther, you’d be falling over yourself to agree. This is the same thing, just with a left wing slant. Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/52 "2012-11-17T20:13:24Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Please. You’re embarrassing yourself. And embarrassing the SDMB by posting this drivel as a moderator. Yes, I know you aren’t moderating in this thread, but you are displaying such utter stupidity that you bring shame to yourself and the board. You should either wise up and slink away, or resign. I’ve taken your advice under consideration, to be honest. You make some interesting points. After quite a lot of thought, I’ve made the decision to laugh at you and your bizarre histrionics. Which is what I did before, to be honest, but I’ve confirmed my initial reaction was correct. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/53 "2012-11-17T20:15:41Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If we had a mod that was a birther, you’d be falling over yourself to agree. This is the same thing, just with a left wing slant. No, you are just saying it is the same thing, because you identify with Republicans. And while I don’t believe that impeachment will happen, there is certainly a chorus for it, and people as heavy in the party as McCain and Graham are doing their bestest to lay the groundwork. Behghazi is literally Republicans shrieking over nothing and hoping a scandal will form. They are riding the corpses of our people down the slope of mount Fuck Obama and the second they get to the bottom they’ll get right back on the lift if the media lets them. National Republicans are saying this is as bad as Watergate, which certainly could have gotten Nixon impeached. Remember, just because you’re sane, doesn’t mean the party you identify is. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/54 "2012-11-17T20:17:11Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Please. You’re embarrassing yourself. And embarrassing the SDMB by posting this drivel as a moderator. Yes, I know you aren’t moderating in this thread, but you are displaying such utter stupidity that you bring shame to yourself and the board. You should either wise up and slink away, or resign. I say we impeach him. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/55 "2012-11-17T20:18:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’ve taken your advice under consideration, to be honest. You make some interesting points. > > After quite a lot of thought, I’ve made the decision to laugh at you and your bizarre histrionics. Which is what I did before, to be honest, but I’ve confirmed my initial reaction was correct. Obsequious fucktard. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/56 "2012-11-17T20:19:29Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Obsequious fucktard. Thesaurus-owning vapid bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/57 "2012-11-17T21:44:12Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I just want to mention that I could watch Soledad O’Brien read the phone book and be immensely entertained. > That’s all. I had a membership at a gym once that had TV monitors in front of the ellipticals & such, with her reading the news. I didn’t have headphones, and didn’t much care. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/58 "2012-11-17T22:23:27Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Obsequious fucktard. I hardly think there is anything obsequious about a simple recognition of the wondrous splendor of the Luminous Ones, who sit at the right hand of Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/59 "2012-11-17T22:30:40Z")
There may be some remote chance that there is a group of Republicans who actually want to behave so stupidly as to impeach Obama. There is no chance that Boehner is among them or that he would ever let it happen. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143/60 "2012-11-17T22:36:01Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > There may be some remote chance that there is a group of Republicans who actually want to behave so stupidly as to impeach Obama. > > There is no chance that Boehner is among them or that he would ever let it happen. I don’t think the chance of such a group is remote. The chance of them actually moving for impeachment is remote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143.md?page=4)