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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:22 AM
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How long will *THIS* round of war rally speeches last?
Doesn't it all seem so familiar-a brand spanking fresh new round of war rally speeches- well it should.

Bush plans bid to rally Iraq support
August 22, 2005
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/21/bush.iraq/
President Bush will launch a new round of speeches Monday to rally support for the war in Iraq, advisers said, ...

In Four Speeches, Two Answers on War's End
As Bush Tries to Recast Debate, Definitions of Victory and Iraqi Security Diverge
Analysis
December 15, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/14/AR2005121402417.html
As President Bush wrapped up a series of speeches on the war yesterday,...


Bush To Mark Anniversary of Iraq War with Series of Speeches
11 March 2006
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=March&x=20060311100835ESnamfuaK0.8860742
President Bush plans to give a series of speeches on Iraq to update the American people on the U.S. strategy for victory, and to mark the three-year anniversary of the beginning of the coalition military operation that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s regime.

So the trends seems to be that every 4 months or so they trot back out their "Victory in Iraq" banners and cardboard cutout until the political winds force them to yank it all down and go back inside and replan. More of the same and please don't think that the mid-terms have anything to do with this...and no legacy making either none at all so stop saying that.


The December 2005-from my research- was the BIG series of war rally speeches (complete with weird trident backdrop) every week or so that fell flat on its face and ended after four speeches not the six (possibly 8) super duper speeches we were promised.



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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:27 AM
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1. Never. He'll be beating this dead horse forever. Even after he's
out of office. Because he was sooooooo worried about his 'legacy' and his 'legacy' is that he was a warmongering incompetent.
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:34 AM
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2. I'd love to see the approval trends during and shortly after the speeches
Edited on Tue Sep-05-06 07:36 AM by BleedingHeartPatriot
Every time he speaks, he loses support, except from the hard core 25% or so that see him as their divine leader.

The rest of the country sees a word slurring, inappropriately grinning, talking points repeating, temper tantrum throwing, whining cretin.

It's hard work, appealing to your dwindling core of supporters while trying not to repulse the 75% of citizens who see the naked emperor more clearly all the time. MKJ
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:47 AM
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5. Or to create the illusion of supporters
I am completely convinced at this point that the real purpose of any of these events are two fold

1. Gives them a free ride and an excuse to go to town A -make a speech and then attend a fund raiser

2. Gives the illusion that he (and his "policies") still have some support out there so when the election results come back they are so far out of the realm of possibility that people take to the streets. The unseen unreported on unheard vast Christian right does the same thing.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:40 AM
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3. A: how long until the election?
I'd still watch out for a rovian plot to appear next month.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:41 AM
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4. What's with the regal stage design???
Looks like Louis XIV meets Home Shopping Network.
Tacky tacky. Are we paying for Bush's bad taste too???
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ms liberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 07:58 AM
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6. As long as it takes...
After all, if he doesn't talk us to death over here, he'll have to talk us to death over there...er, I mean, he has to stay the course, and continue talking or the terraists have won...er, umm, I mean...freedom isn't free and we have to talk the fight to them...er, umm...aw hell, never mind.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 08:01 AM
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7. bush is just spewing up the same old propaganda
what did he say, in this job you have to keep repeating and repeating to catapult the propaganda.

I just hate the guy, and what he has done to ALL OF US.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 08:49 AM
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8. Oooh, just you wait!
Why, once the nation sees the regal Mr. Bush and is dazzled by his stentorian intonations, you'll see everyone line up behind our great and powerful president, Mr. Smartypants (you should change your handle), and then all you libruls will be laughing out the other side of your leftist mouths when George W. (the "W" stands for wonderful!) brings victory to Iraq, peace to the rest of the Middle East, and personally tweaks Ahmanidejihadidood's nose!

You'll see!

Neener.
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KKKarl is an idiot Donating Member (662 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 09:02 AM
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9. My question:
Who pays for all this republican party campaigning? It is obviously on the tax payers bill. Since only a around a 1/4 of the people will listen. Then why don't we have them foot the bill & we get to choose where we want our tax dollars to go.
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