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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:28 PM
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large pins made up BEFORE smirk snuck to Iraq

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Bush's Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad captivated people in Crawford and tourists, who came to its tiny downtown to buy up mementos of the trip.

Large pins featuring the president's plane and the BA pilot's words -- "Did I just see Air Force One?" -- were sold out by mid-day Saturday.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/01/bush.pilot.reut/index.html

Who was the pilot who spotted secret Bush flight?

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Bush aides recounted with excitement the moment during the flight to Baghdad when the BA pilot thought he spotted the president's blue and white Boeing 747 from his cockpit.
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so ok - what company got the order and made up the pins? when did they get the order? who made the order? who carried the pins to Crawford? are they being sold elsewhere?
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gasperc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:35 PM
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1. they may have been hand made
eom
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Frodo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:35 PM
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2. Good idea, but probably not
Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 12:36 PM by Frodo
Someone tried to sell me that kind of a kit several years back at a convention. A couple hundred dollars could get you set up to make a hundred of those buttons within a couple hours.

It could have been a highschool kid doing it in his basement Thursday night on a home PC.
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:36 PM
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3. air force one
The Democrats should start printing buttons with the
same inscription but from Crawford Texas,
"Did I just see Air Force.......again, didnt we see it last week, and
the week before, and the week before"

OR

From Washington DC
"Did I just see Air Force One?........no it never flies in here
since Bush has become President"
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The_Gopher Donating Member (857 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:42 PM
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4. alternate button idea:

"I fought in Iraq, and all I got was this lousy visit from Bush"
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:52 PM
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5. everyone is missing the point (on purpose?)

the British say they never spoke to Smirk's plane.
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The_Gopher Donating Member (857 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 12:57 PM
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6. no, we get the point but are making fun of the pins based on the lie
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Closer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:00 PM
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7. See, if CNN's smart
they'll be REAL journalists and HAMMER Bush for this photo op. They should ESPECIALLY be out for blood seeing as how they were passed over for Fox News by the White House. What a spit in the face!

My hunch is that they're a little pissed because of that, and hence, they're gonna actually report the TRUTH. If only they were real journalists all the time.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:02 PM
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8. Donsu, see also
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:29 PM
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10. thanks CatWoman for pointing to the thread

wonder how this new lie will develop, with the Brits not wanting to play the game?
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:42 PM
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11. we'll just invade them
and loot the royal jewels :D
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:45 PM
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12. I have never been enamored
of Prince Charles' jewels. :O
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:06 PM
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9. Crawford, Texas
"Doing Bidness since 2000".
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 01:51 PM
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13. Backdoor to visit to London, backdoor to visit Baghdad. Backdoor Bush,
Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 01:52 PM by oasis
leader of the free world. :eyes:
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