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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 07:50 PM
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Discussion thread for the press conference
Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 07:55 PM by JoFerret
We're changing the world. Questions just beginning.
What's with the tie? And does it prevent the advance of freedom? He is beginning to blather.
Here we go with the gathering threat and etc.
He links 9/11 - see....LOL.
He is running out the clock.
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 07:59 PM
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1. When he tied the aQ bombing in Madrid with the Iraqi insurgency,...
Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 08:01 PM by Just Me
,...I blew a vein. He is as near as can be to a hitler reborn with goebbels coaching his propaganda of evil. That is my personal opinion. These freon neocons will manipulate and abuse to achieve their imperialist objectives, good or bad. They are as a cult completely saturated in their own world-view, and they aim to get what they seek to achieve.

The future will be tremendously difficult.

On edit > I promised myself I would avoid watching,...and only exposed my "beautiful mind" to about ten seconds. THAT was enough!!!
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 07:59 PM
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2. He's changing his past quote to Woodward.
The Ministry of Truth is alive and well.
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orthogonal Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:00 PM
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3. Paging General Reginald Dyer: Time to put down the "natives"
Take home message: Bush has ordered a crack-down by the military in Iraq.

Bush can't afford a slow drip-drip-drip of American casualties over the next several weeks, so he's going for a major crackdown; any adverse publicity about indiscriminate bombing or shelling, collateral damage, or overreactions by American troops will be of interest mainly to the Left, and will drop out of the news cycle quickly.
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:06 PM
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13. Who will want Dyer's mantle?
Perfect example of the oxymoron of military intelligence.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:00 PM
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4. He's making a monkey out of himself now
Lying fast and furious-looks like a chimp-making no sense, a fast shuffle on why we went into Iraq. Now they are asking about 911-any sense of personal responsibility? He's evading the question! Talking about killing OBL, his blood not boiling....how outraged, angry and sad....feels grief for the incredible loss of life they feel...going off into having Homeland Security Dept....Patriot Act an important change in law.....no way he's going to apologize or cop to any responsibility. Yuck.
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tedzbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:01 PM
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5. I can't watch him.
He is soooooooo bad. He answers the questions with pre rehearsed, over the top, badly acted speeches.

He sure fumbled Terry Moran's question, didn't he? Who is Charlie? The guy that said that there WERE weapons of mass destruction found. When he said the oil revenues have been just fine I had to walk out.

:puke:
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mbperrin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:08 PM
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17. He IS hard to watch, but I have promised myself to be a witness
for later. (Anybody else but me hear that sniffing sound he's making?)
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:13 PM
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26. Me too
because if anyone told me about this I absolutely would not believe it. This is the most pathetic attempt at a performance of any politician I have ever seen. Nothing is his fault.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:02 PM
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6. He sounds very confused. Pathetic. Repeating himself. n-t
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prodigal_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:02 PM
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7. He just blamed us
9/11 is our fault because we weren't on a war footing.

You dumb f*ck.
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:05 PM
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11. I noticed that. 9-11 is the fault of the American people.
How dare we not feel a sense of urgency?
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:04 PM
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8. Reporter David Gregory to Bush: "You never admit a mistake"
...so Bush mumbled a bit, repeated himself, and continued to not admit any mistakes.
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lightbulb Donating Member (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:06 PM
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14. My coworkers and I are cracking up
A pathetic attempt to filibuster.
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prodigal_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:04 PM
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9. Somebody get Condi some botox
Man, that pouty wrinkle between her eyebrows is giving ME a headache.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:04 PM
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10. Didn't make any mistakes, huh.
Reporter asked him if he thought he made any mistakes in this War on "Terra" and all he could say was that the country wasn't on a war footing and yet we were fighting an unseen enemy.

(Besides, Ashcroft already told the world it's Clinton's fault.)

Pass that buck. The arrogance knows no bounds. No apologies, no admissions of failure.
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:11 PM
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22. I can't watch - ever
That's how much I can't stand this guy. I think he's the most arrogant American politician I've ever seen! And I thought his dad annoyed me - that was nothing. As I suspected, doesn't sound like there was anything surprising.
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:06 PM
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12. Karl Rove, front row, next to Condi, folded arms..
...which as we all know, in body language terms, means "I am closing myself off to your communication."

Maybe he doesn't like what Bush is saying because it came out of Karen Hughes' ass instead of his own.
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BlueMole Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:11 PM
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21. Scary Picture
Kkkard, Kkkondi, Kkkarl
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:58 PM
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62. hear no evil, see no evil....
Gawd did you see that shot??? BWAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

There they were Card, Condi and KKKarl and everybody had at arms and/or legs crossed. What a thigh slapper of a shot, I hope it's plastered everywhere! <snarf>

Julie
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:07 PM
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15. He is rambling, spitting out all the things at once that they
told him to say.... repeating himself. Still pathetic.
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:07 PM
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16. What he meant: I'm innocent. I'm too stupid to believe.
It's not my fault. It's everyone else's fault.
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:08 PM
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18. Defensive blathering
as he loosens the worse he gets. Here's comes the Clarke apology question.
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BlueMole Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:08 PM
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19. Head Ready to Explode
Sick
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:11 PM
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20. Richard Clarke apologized....why can't you?
Way to go reporter.

And the response? "um, uh, er...."

The person responsible for the attacks was OBL....

Therefore, why the hell do *I* have to apologize?

That's just nauseating. "Compassionate Conservative," my a**. I guess to offer an apology would admit guilt, or responsibility, for what happened.
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:13 PM
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25. The only time I would watch
Is if I hear Bush is in complete meltdown mode. :-)
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jdunn Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:15 PM
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30. I love it
listen to him scramble furiously away from the Cheyney hand-holding question
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:12 PM
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23. No apology
It's everyone else's fault. An American Iraq in the Middle East is vital to everyone else's security.
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:12 PM
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24. Asked again if he should apologize for 9-11, he mumbles and...
...after talking about how it makes him sick to see the suffering of the families involved, says "Osama bin Laden is responsible. HE killed those people. And we will not rest until we bring people to justice."

But he said NOTHING about bringing OBL to justice (nor did he apologize).
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nodehopper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:13 PM
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27. He is so aggro!
What THE HELL is he talking about now? "some people believe brown-skinned Muslims can't be free"???? What kind of insane straw man argument is that?
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nodehopper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:14 PM
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29. OMG he is NOT answering the question
about why he is appearing together with Cheney before the commission.
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6000eliot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:15 PM
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33. douche bag
Has this douche bag answered one single question directly? Can he? He has proven that he's pathologically incapable of taking responsibility for ANYTHING.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:18 PM
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37. I was thinking the same thing....I thought maybe I mis-heard him....
WHY do republicans have to interject RACE and ETHNICITY into EVERYTHING?!?
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:14 PM
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28. I can't imagine that ANYONE
will score this successful. Now he has reverted to belief in freedom. He is choosing straw enemies now of the enemies of freedom.
Good question on why Cheney and Bush together not separately.
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nodehopper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:16 PM
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35. yeah, except he refused to answer it TWICE
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:15 PM
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31. If I hear waar-footing one more time nt
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:15 PM
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32. If I hear war-footing one more time nt
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mountainvue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:16 PM
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34. Kudos to that WaPo
reproter for trying to get him to answer the quesiton.
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:16 PM
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36. "Why are you and Evil Dick appearing together...
...in front of the 9-11 committee, instead of separately, which is what was requested?"

Bush: "Because it will be a good opportunity to answer some questions that the committee wants answered, and I'm lookin' forward to answerin' 'em!"

Abrupt cut to next question.
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Plaid Adder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:19 PM
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41. Yeah. NO FUCKING ANSWER!
That is just sad.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:21 PM
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44. "Will Iraq be worth it if you lose your job?"
(based on the growing number of Americans opposed in an election year)

Bush: "I DON'T PLAN ON LOSING MY JOB."

Cold chills, anyone?
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lightbulb Donating Member (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:23 PM
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46. Hope the networks replay that one on 10 o'clock news
I dare them.
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:18 PM
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38. Military was this clown's first option
Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 08:23 PM by daa
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:18 PM
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39. Military was this clown's first option nt
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:18 PM
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40. he is even fluffing the boilerplate language
and now he switched to Libya. Turkey farm talk. now he is striving for a few impressive facts to prove he knows his stuff. What a sham he is.
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6000eliot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:21 PM
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Console?
When has he EVER consoled any soldier's family? He's so sure he's going to keep his job because he has the Supremes to reappoint him.
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:21 PM
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42. Console family members More crap on WMD
Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 08:25 PM by JoFerret
what crap. Same old boilerplate. Poor boy on the spot
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:24 PM
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48. He said consult first nt
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:21 PM
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43. This is embarrassing nt
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:21 PM
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45. After blowing a vein,...I am actually beginning to enjoy this,...
,...he is all over the damn place!!!!

:bounce:

His ear thingy is NOT helping him,...AT ALL!!!

:bounce:

YOOOOO HOOOOO!!!

:bounce:
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6000eliot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:24 PM
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49. Still not answering question about responsibility
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:24 PM
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47. "I wish you could have given me this written question ahead of time...
...so I could have planned for it."

Bush, in full arrogant contempt mode, when asked about "his biggest mistake and what he has learned from it."
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nodehopper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:30 PM
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51. yeah, what was that! oooh, NPR man asking now...
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:28 PM
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50. Now he is asking his own questions
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6000eliot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:33 PM
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53. Responsibility?
Has anyone kept track of how many questions he ducked about his own mistakes/responsibility?
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BluePatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:32 PM
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52. Ugh.
Pinching myself. Is this real? This man represents our country? He can't even comment spontaneously without being coached...the difference between the speech and the Q/A session is positively nauseating.
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TakeBackUSA Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:35 PM
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54. My Daughter just cracked me up!
My 13 year old daughter just told me "He's talking about WMD's again? I thought that whopper was already eaten and crapped out".

I fell off the chair.

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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:38 PM
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56. Smart Girl you have there!
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bushbeater Donating Member (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:36 PM
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55. Bush is toast
Kerry is the man to butter him too.
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BluePatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:45 PM
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57. Indeed.
Kerry might "waffle" but Bush is toast...I'd love to make GWB pop up when "toast" is googled :) Eat that, silly Repug breakfast food meme!
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bushbeater Donating Member (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:54 PM
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59. Kerry needs to get out in front and join the attack on bush
Now is the time while all the media is against bush. Do it now!!!
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:56 PM
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60. Toast google. Now THERE'S a plan
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makhno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:51 PM
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58. Desires?
Did he mean designs? I really don't see how bin Laden can "desire our country!"

The press conference gave me a sick, embarrassed feeling. And I'm usually not one to either expect much from this guy or actually take the political game too seriously. Appalling.

Off to get drunk ...

bm
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kori Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 08:56 PM
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61. I am glad to know he is doing Gods work, that would be our God I guess
I think he believes we are doing gods work bringing freedom to a Muslim country. They do not know how to do it. Of course we do not want an Islamic Republic nor do we want to allow 60% of the population to make those choices. I always like to know God is on our side
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truth2power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 09:19 PM
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63. This was bizarre and painful.
I was trying to take notes...I can go to a meeting and come back with coherent enough notes to speak from, but I swear, I couldn't manage to take decent notes from his blabbering.

He was asked about the splitting up law enforcement issue. This is what I have:

Job of pres. is to leave behind legacy...
fear. Learn from lessons and mistakes. Can you win war on terror? Of course. A free society raise child to get education. NK people who starve. AIDS. Freedom. Stay the course.

So help me...check the transcript. He is nuts!!
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Sabriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-04 10:21 PM
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64. My favorite Whaaaaa? moment:
When he said, "A free Iraq will confirm to a watching world that America's word, once given, can be relied upon, even in the toughest times." Yep, I'm sure the world still trusts our word!
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