"I can do what I want, I'm the President ..."

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:33 PM
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"I can do what I want, I'm the President ..."

I was talking about the election with my mom (a Republican for Kerry!) and she wondered why the Kerry campaign hadn't used footage of Bush saying "I can do what I want! I'm the President of the United States!" or something to that effect. She saw footage of him saying that on a newscast one time, and it really upset her. She said Bush was very smug and arrogant when he said it. Does anybody know if this footage is available somewhere?

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NRaleighLiberal

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:35 PM
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1. Good idea - I also wonder why they don't use the disgusting footage of...

* looking under the table for the missing WMDs and making a bad joke out of the loss of over 1000 Americans in a war that did not have to be fought. I really think that the current misadministration has served up such a huge dish of stuff to use that it has been overwhelming to know exactly how to make best use of it!

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Stephanie

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:36 PM
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2. Is this it? "I do not need to explain why I say things. .."

Woodward says the president told him that when he chairs a meeting he often tries to be provocative. When Woodward asked him if he tells his staff that he is purposely being provocative, Mr. Bush answered: "Of course not. I am the commander, see?"

President Bush: "I do not need to explain why I say things. � That's the interesting thing about being the President. � Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/17/60minutes/main529657.shtml

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amber dog democrat

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:59 PM
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5. Hearing him say that made me want to grab him by the ear

lead him to his room and make him sit in time out for the afternoon.

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Longhorn

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:37 PM
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3. Timing is everything.

I keep hoping that the Kerry campaign and the DNC has all kinds of plans for ads in the last few weeks. There's certainly enough ammunition available!

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amber dog democrat

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Mon Oct-11-04 09:58 PM
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4. The chimp who would be king

It begins with the annointed leader believing he or she really is the personna they
pretend to be. Its just a short transition from Louis XIV to Louis the XVI - or Tsar Nicholas II.

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Spike from MN

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Mon Oct-11-04 10:01 PM
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6. A Republican for Kerry!

I always like hearing that.

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