bush's Inaugural Address from Jan. - scary.

Keep the pic iof the ceremony in mind as you read the foreboading ramblings from lord w - this was just 9 months ago....clearly from the fringe....

and that pic - sheesh, talk about ceremony......



shhhh. w speaks:

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Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens:

On this day, prescribed by law and marked by ceremony, we celebrate the durable wisdom of our Constitution, and recall the deep commitments that unite our country. I am grateful for the honor of this hour, mindful of the consequential times in which we live, and determined to fulfill the oath that I have sworn and you have witnessed.

At this second gathering, our duties are defined not by the words I use, (in other words, what I'm saying doesn't matter???) but by the history we have seen together. For a half century, America defended our own freedom by standing watch on distant borders.(defending distant borders? what''s that all about?) After the shipwreck of communism came years of relative quiet, years of repose, years of sabbatical - and then there came a day of fire. (Is he writing his own book to the "Holy BIble?" - )

We have seen our vulnerability - and we have seen its deepest source. For as long as whole regions of the world simmer in resentment ( resentment???? resentment of what - that people die by your sloppy hand so that others can cavort???? - oh, he goes off here ->) and tyranny - prone to ideologies that feed hatred and excuse murder - violence will gather, and multiply in destructive power, and cross the most defended borders, and raise a mortal threat. There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment, and expose the pretensions of tyrants, and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom. (now how can you disagree with that? (sarcasm...)

Back to bush


We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one. From the day of our Founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the image of the Maker of Heaven and earth. Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master, and no one deserves to be a slave. Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our Nation. It is the honorable achievement of our fathers. Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of our time.

So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.

This is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend ourselves and our friends by force of arms when necessary. Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20050120-1.html

Just did some googling for Hitler, Nazis, Nuremberg etc. Interesting how often one finds Rove, Bush & Co. doing this.


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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

I don't remember.