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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:24 PM
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Bush Expresses Sadness at Rehnquist Death


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Bush Expresses Sadness at Rehnquist Death

(09-03) 21:09 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --


The White House said late Saturday the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist was "a tremendous loss for our nation" and issued a statement of condolence on behalf of President Bush.


Bush was notified about Rehnquist's death shortly before 11 p.m. It will be up to the president to nominate Rehnquist's successor on the Supreme Court.


"President Bush and Mrs. Bush are deeply saddened by the news" of Rehnquist's death, White House counselor Dan Bartlett said. "It's a tremendous loss for our nation."


The president, after attending church services on Sunday, will make a statement about Rehnquist, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:25 PM
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1. Wow, that was a quick response.
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halobeam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:26 PM
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5. Exactly my thought. 5 hours? vs. 5 days.
What a bastard.
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Ms. Toad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:15 AM
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13. You're far too generous...
by my watch, it's been barely three hours.
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:27 PM
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6. of course! he's a rich white guy!!
sheesh.... :eyes:
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:26 PM
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2. so when the flag goes at half staff will it be for the people of
New Orleans?
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wellstone_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:26 PM
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3. what's he doing up at this hour?
nah, wrote it before bed----btw, when is the last time he went to church????? pulling out all the stops aren't they?
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antonialee839 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:24 AM
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14. I said as much to my husband about the church stunt.
What a phony creep.
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FormerRepublican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:26 PM
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4. Odd that he has time to do that when he didn't have time...
...to sympathize with the dead in the US Gulf Coast.

Pathetic.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:28 PM
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7. Or meet with Cindy... odd, that. nt
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:29 PM
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8. Uh. yeah.... he's really dead at JUST the right moment!
SERENDIPITY!!!!!!!!!
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:36 PM
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9. Yeah right
He's estatic as hell. Gets to make Scalia Chief Justice.
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koopie57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 04:05 AM
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21. I agree with you ...
I think bush is estatic. And I think we better impeach him soon or he will appoint two judges and we will be living in the 17th century.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:54 AM
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10. Fuck both of them
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:11 AM
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11. Gosh, I hope Bush declares a national holiday
At least we'll benefit in some small way for having suffered through Renquist.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:29 AM
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15. Yep, they're renaming Labor Day
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 01:30 AM by gmoney
...to Rehnquist Day. Having "Labor Day" on the calendar as a paid holiday I'm sure has irritated the Republicans for years... "sounds vaguely commie to me."

Of course, they also ask "When's Capitalist Day?" and of course the answer is "In the US, EVERY DAY is Capitalist Day."
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Demonaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:11 AM
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12. damn, a wealthy white guy died, Time to call a National Day of Mourning!
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 01:12 AM by Demonaut
fuck bush and his cronies
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CityDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:30 AM
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16. Double standard
Poor black people in NOLA wait 5 days for action. Some old white judge dies in his comfortable bed and AWOL stays up all night writing sympathy cards.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:40 AM
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17. You can bet that the Bush White House sprang into action immediately
upon hearing of Rehnquist's death. About 5000x more immediately than they did upon hearing of Katrina's devastation.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:03 AM
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18. Bush Expresses Sadness at Rehnquist Death-bullshit
if he is sad, I'm a tuna
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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 03:14 AM
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19. Was "sadness" expressed by any administration official for NOLA people ?
All that came thru here was, order and security would be regained.
Thought that was funny " we are going to secure New Orleans"
to which the reply would have to be something like
"you can have New Orleans, just bring some freakin water!"
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 03:55 AM
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20. If there is an afterlife, Renquist and the flood victims are entering
at the same time. Maybe he will have to answer to them.
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:11 AM
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22. "Sorry,needed a distraction,heh heh.Hit the Chief Justice-fecta,heh heh."
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:15 AM
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23. He's gloating, the son of a bitch!
This is what he's been living for.

I am just so pissed and feel so helpless to stop this right wing swing. I feel devastated over all that is happening and now the fact that this fraud of a president will appoint two members of the Supreme COurt and a Chief Justice, no less, almost has me to the breaking point.
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