Anybody see the * speech? When the soldiers "clapped," it was obvious

funflower

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:12 AM
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Anybody see the * speech? When the soldiers "clapped," it was obvious

they were responding to a cue. Zero affect. Zero enthusiasm. Just following orders.

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BeyondThePale

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:15 AM
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1. I loved the one guy behind him on the right

He was clapping very lightly and looking away from *!!!

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funflower

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:18 AM
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2. Body language tells all.

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Carolab

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:22 AM
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3. Their eyes said it all. They hate him just like we do. n/t

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The_Casual_Observer

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:28 AM
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4. I wonder if they paid them to be props like that.

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napi21

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:37 AM
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6. I seriously doubt it! All military are taught to respect the

Commander in Chief! I know! My son was in the Navy for 16 years. He hated Clinton and you could tell, but he NEVER said that, nor did he say anything against him in the eight years he was pres. But you could tell, just by the way he said "That my CIF." Not disrespectful, but sure NO enthusiasm either.

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funflower

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:22 AM
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9. Maybe Karl had better start dressing up some actors to sit there. The

troops just aren't trained to fake enthusiasm well enough for national TV!

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TahitiNut

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:31 AM
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11. Using them like that was borderline illegal.

To the degree Junior was campaigning, which is 100% of the time, military personnel are not permitted to participate in political campaigns in uniform. People in the military surrender their civil liberties (or, more aptly, put them in 'escrow') and that includes speech. Under this regime, they're permitted to show support that is intended to be interpreted as partisan support but not permitted to show disagreement - that'd be interpreted as anything from disrespect to mutiny. It's an illicit use of military personnel, imho -- no matter what President (or resident) does it.

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Marie26

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Sat Nov-12-05 01:34 AM
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5. Is there video of the speech anywhere? n/t

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funflower

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:21 AM
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8. CNN has a short clip. Click "Bush fires back at critics."

It's a fairly tight shot, so you don't see a large number of the soldiers behind him, but you can judge for yourself what the people in the shot are thinking.

This speech probably comes off a lot better on the radio....

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dorktv

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:26 AM
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10. Heard some on NPR...and yes you could tell that someone was

promptiing.

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mohinoaklawnillinois

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:05 AM
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7. I noticed that too.

The very short clip on NBC made me think, "these people all have kind of a WTF look on the faces".

I hate to say this but, put a fork in Chimpy, he's toast!!!

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roguevalley

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Sat Nov-12-05 02:50 AM
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12. Loved Keith's remarks about it: says that the 57% of ys that

thinks he's full of shit were called ___. Crap. I think it was untrustworthy. You know, the usual shit. I love Keith Olbermann. Bush's speech during Veteren's Day was a disgrace.

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