Bush Uses the word "Sacrifice" 10 times in today's speech

(And mentions 9/11 Six times)

For a guy who doesn't sacrifice anythign of his, he sure likes to use the word.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051025.html

The American people are grateful to the strength and sacrifice of our military spouses, and so am I.

Like the ideology of communism, our new enemy teaches that innocent individuals can be sacrificed to serve a political vision

A time of war is a time for sacrifice, and the greatest burden falls on military families.

And the best way to honor the sacrifice of our fallen troops is to complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace by spreading freedom.

The sacrifices made by you and your loved ones in uniform are always on our minds and in our prayers.

All of you also understand that sacrifice is essential to winning war -- and this war will require more sacrifice,

We don't know the course of -- our own struggle will take, or the sacrifices that might lie ahead.

We do know, however, that the defense of freedom is worth our sacrifice.

And I want to thank you for your courage and thank you for your sacrifice.

The usual crappola for the suckers who will actually do the sacrificing.

HELLO?????

or did he mean we've now learned that lesson ourselves?

that speech is a golden illustration of the necessity of a hand picked crowd. A normal group would throw produce at him.

Yes, I guess he did, didn't he?

Once again, I have no words to adequately express my disdain for this evil little excuse for a human being.

Tired Old Cynic

Unless it's in the context of tax cuts for his rich buddies. I mean, we certainly can't ask THEM to sacrifice any more of their income to fund this war now, can we? :sarcasm:

:grr:

:bounce:

people have not been asked to SACRIFICE anything for this war. So I think the WH has run out of things to say. I mean, for God's sake, he brought up 911 several times today.

....lets take the chimp-faced little freak out,tie him to a stake, and sacrifice him to his ugly, multi-headed neocon god....Hey, he's not a virgin but it's the thought that counts, RIGHT?

Disclaimer:The above is humor and in no way ACTUALLY endorses burning our chief executive, as amusing as that might be....

But then, like you, I'm just joking. (to all the Secret Service types watching out there...and a Big HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO! to Agent Mike).

there he is with his curved blade ritual dagger and Presidential head dress telling us that the Gods will not be happy unless we "stay the course".

Jerk.

Sorry, I'm sugar coating it, but I watched part of that speech and thought I was going to hurl a lung.

Yes, "sacrifice" is the big code word. The next marketing ploy. The repeated use of the word "sacrifice" is a reminder that that those who sanction his murdering, warmongering, evil schemes are gentle, unselfish, lovely Christ-like disciples.

Get it? Those who allow Bush's war to kill more soldiers and drain the money and life out of our country--are wonderful, noble saints.

Oh, just look at these wonderful Americans, who "sacrifice" so much. They're the salt of the Earth...the ones who play along. Such decent, lovely people--says Junior.

In effect, he's defining the lemmings as angels and his detractors as demons. That's right folks...we're against the war because we just don't know how to "sacrifice". We're selfish.

Yep, those who don't want our soldiers disrespected, lied to and used as cannon fodder are evil dolts who don't know how to give.

I am so FUCKING TIRED of this administration's public relations SHIT!

I am a former public relations exec (and it sure as hell doesn't take a former public relations exec to see through this crap!), and it makes me ILL to know that these chumps sit in a room and have conversations like this,

"Ok. We've got to position the naysayers as selfish bastards. So we keep defining those who leverage the war as people who know how to "sacrifice". We really hammer that word "sacrifice repeatedly, to remind everyone that those who are for the war are decent people and that those who are against it are scum. Sacrifice also has religious connotations too...so that will help to keep our Fundie base secure. If we can help them to believe that it is Christian to be a proponent of war--then we can continue to drag them along like lap dogs with no legs".

I HATE their marketeering and their lying. It's just all such a pile of steamy bullshit!

(sorry for the swearing. Just. So. Sick. Of. It!)

None.

his many vacations. He doesn't know what the hell he's saying anyway.He thinks he's trying to look compassionate or like he cares and it's such a joke! A bad one at that, only one of many and all on us.