Franken to be on Letterman Friday night... and he'll talk about

ailsagirl

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Tue Jun-07-05 12:00 PM
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Franken to be on Letterman Friday night... and he'll talk about

the $9 billion missing from the Coalition Provisional Authority.

I can't believe that Congress refuses to investigate this.

EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!

:wow: :wow:

And the MSM have carried this story.
MSNBC, CNN, and even FAUX news!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5763483/

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,129489,00.html

What is the DEAL????? No one in this country CARES??
Again, where's the outrage????

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tk2kewl

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Tue Jun-07-05 12:00 PM
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1. is it 8 or 9?

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aden_nak

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Tue Jun-07-05 12:02 PM
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2. I heard it was $8.8 billion.

If they really don't care, could I have $8.8 billion also?

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tex-wyo-dem

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Tue Jun-07-05 12:08 PM
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3. Who knows how many congressmen and others in government...

are complicit in this pillage (both R & D)...

There inaction might be telling.

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freesqueeze

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Tue Jun-07-05 12:38 PM
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4. Just think...

For just a fraction of one of those billions, they could have bought lunch with George W.

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ailsagirl

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Fri Jun-10-05 09:42 PM
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5. kick

I'm kicking this because it's on tonight

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eleny

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Fri Jun-10-05 09:46 PM
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6. and it takes going on letterman to get the word out

welcome to the alternative universe.

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indepat

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Sat Jun-11-05 10:56 AM
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7. Yawn, in a war whose cost might ultimately exceed $1 trillion, $8 or $9

billion is mere chicken feed. Ho hum. But whatever the ultimate cost, it is such a small price to pay to be made safe by the neocons.

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90-percent

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Sat Jun-11-05 08:22 PM
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8. wasted taxpayer money

Wasn't it ho-hum mode when the pentagon revealed it cant account for over ONE TRILLION DOLLARS???????

Are their accountants always six decimal places off when they balance their books?

-85%

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bluestateboomer

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Sat Jun-11-05 08:46 PM
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9. He was great!

He got lots of applause and laughter for his remarks.:patriot:

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ailsagirl

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Sat Jun-11-05 09:45 PM
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10. He really did get a lot of applause... that was very encouraging

Edited on Sat Jun-11-05 09:46 PM by ailsagirl

And Letterman appeared to be agreeing with Al
(like, what's not to agree with?)

:)

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