Comments on: Report: President Obama Considering Executive Action on Gitmo

By: 1933john

1933john — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 22:58:00 +0000

In reply to mdblanche. Gee, I only need one dot. Thank you mdblanche!

By: mdblanche

mdblanche — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:43:00 +0000

In reply to 1933john. Rupert Murdoch

By: Rollo Tamasi

Rollo Tamasi — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:19:00 +0000

In reply to JMAshby. Ok, thanks.

By: JMAshby

JMAshby — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:30:00 +0000

In reply to Rollo Tamasi. Each time it has come up for a vote in the House over the past two years, it has been Republican votes that passed the prohibitions, with more than two thirds of the Democrats voting against keeping the prison open.

By: Rollo Tamasi

Rollo Tamasi — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:42:00 +0000

In reply to gescove.

I hope it will finally silence those who whine "but he promised!"

Not likely. What I expect to hear from them is a "yeah, but". Because it's really not about an issue for some of them, it's about Obama.

By: Rollo Tamasi

Rollo Tamasi — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:37:00 +0000

In reply to i_a_c. Not sure about that. Normally they (news articles) refer to him as President Obama in the opening paragraph and Mr. Obama, thereafter. I don't see anything disrespectful about that. That's what the WSJ did in this instance, too. But, I've seen some instances where they never refer to him as President. I think that is highly disrespectful, and I don't think it's an oversight.

By: Rollo Tamasi

Rollo Tamasi — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:29:00 +0000

In more recent years, Democratic opposition to closing the prison has faded

I don’t know about that. Dem opposition may have decreased, but I’d like to get their votes on the record to see how much. They are afraid of their own shadows on “homeland security” issues.

By: gescove

gescove — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:20:00 +0000

I think the stylebooks for WSJ, NYT, AP and others say the first reference should always be “President” and subsequent references may be simply “Mr.” for brevity. I hope the president does take action to close the Guantanamo abomination. I hope it will finally silence those who whine “but he promised!” even though one of his very first actions as President was to sign an executive order to close it forgetting just how circumscribed his powers are to accomplish it. But it will surely unleash a shit storm. No doubt McCain and Graham will lead the effort to stop the administration from bringing any of these Terrorists With Super Powers Now with Enhanced ISIS/ISIL Evil Intent and Fortified with Ebola here to kill us all in our sleep.

By: muselet

muselet — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:20:00 +0000

In reply to vgranucci. Just about every newspaper and broadcast outlet does it, or something similar. The ones that don't are mostly printed in crayon on kraft paper. –alopecia

By: JMAshby

JMAshby — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:12:00 +0000

In reply to i_a_c. I find it very odd and jarring.