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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-04 02:59 PM
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Chicken George Runs Again!!!!!
Ha! This is hilarious...

over on Slashdot, the have an article where the readers submitted questions for Chimpy, Kerry and Nader...

you can read them and their replies here...

http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/04/10/13/1657237.shtml?tid=226&tid=225&tid=224&tid=11

HOWEVER... check #11

11. PERSONAL:

When is it appropriate for a leader to change their opinion? Both sides have been accused of flip-flopping on important issues - President Bush on establishing the Dept. of Homeland Security and steel tariffs, Senator Kerry on the Iraq war. But changing opinion due to thoughtful reconsideration ought not to be derided as flip-flopping. Tell us about a time when you had an honest change of opinion on a topic of national importance.
- Jeremy, 30, of WA

Mr. Ralph Nader Responds:

When I first arrived in Washington, DC, one of my first meals was a hot dog. After I discovered what were in hot dogs I never ate another one. I changed my mind. When we get new facts or new information, it is foolish to continue on the same course as if the new information did not exist. The Bush administration has been among the most anti-scientific, anti-fact based administrations we've ever seen. They are willing to amend the facts in government reports in order to justify the policy choices they make. We've seen this with critically important issues like global climate change and the war in Iraq. In truth, facts matter - science matters and we need to seek it out, understand it and make decisions based on it.

Senator John Kerry Responds:

It is important for leaders to tell the truth to the American people. If the leaders get the facts wrong then they should admit it. If leaders form their opinions based on a set of facts and they learn that those facts are wrong, it is appropriate to change their position. American government works best when it works based on trust and honesty.

President George Bush Responds:

President Bush declined to answer this question. - Editor

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What a weasling little coward....


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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-04 03:02 PM
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1. Thanks for pointing this out.
Not surprising but nice to know.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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