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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:33 AM
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Terry McAliffe unloads on Dick Cheney
http://www.democrats.org/news/200404260001.html

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"Why should we believe a word Dick Cheney says about John Kerry - especially when it comes to defending our country? For four years, Dick Cheney hasn't been straight with the American people. Why would he start now?

"You remember Dick Cheney. He's the guy who took a year to finally admit to America that the Bush Administration had sent our troops to war in Iraq without the body armor they needed.

"You remember Dick Cheney. He's the guy who told us there was "no doubt" that Saddam Hussein possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction and that he "knew" Saddam Hussein had ties with Al-Qaeda. We now know neither was true.

"You remember Dick Cheney. He's the former head of Halliburton who rewarded his old buddies with over $7 billion in no-bid contracts to rebuild Iraq. But his old buddies rewarded America by overcharging us for gas and rewarded our troops by skimping on basic services like clean working conditions and safe food.

"You remember Dick Cheney. When John Kerry was risking his life for his country in Vietnam, Dick Cheney was getting deferments because, in his words, he had "other priorities than military service." And he feels qualified to tell us that John Kerry won't do whatever it takes to defend America?

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malatesta1137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:35 AM
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1. Brilliant
Simply brilliant.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:36 AM
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2. Well done
They need to get that message out...loud!
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:41 AM
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6. it was actually reported on by the AP
I was about to post that the media will probably ignore this, but I was wrong...

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2531941
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tekriter Donating Member (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:37 AM
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3. Now THAT'S kicking some ass!!
'Bout time.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:40 AM
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4. I think Mo Dowd opened the flood gates with her BushWorld piece
That's how you question these guys....
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:41 AM
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5. Fire for Effect
I'd like to see every AA talk show host read this on air today.
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:42 AM
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7. Excellent!!
Why isn't this being shown all over the news networks?
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:47 AM
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8. Why should we trust him?
Because he's our vice president, and we need to respect him in time of war and his is our leader. :eyes:
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 11:00 AM
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10. well, in theory we elect individuals
not positions. We respect the office of vice president, but not the occupant.
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 11:04 AM
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11. Whoa there!
Hope you didn't miss the sarcasm of my post
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rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 11:06 AM
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12. Correct
And some pretty bad people can hold these offices. Welcome, sui generis.
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liarliartieonfire Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:51 AM
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9. I would hope they are preparing a TV campaign ad
based on these words.

These statements need to hit a much broader audience then dem.org viewers. But this is a great start.

Powerful message!
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cornfedyank Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 11:11 AM
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13. the veep did say one true thing 9-16-01
MR. RUSSERT: Saddam Hussein, your old friend, his government had this to say: "The American cowboy is rearing the fruits of crime against humanity." If we determine that Saddam Hussein is also harboring terrorists, and there's a track record there, would we have any reluctance of going after Saddam Hussein?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: No.
MR. RUSSERT: Do we have evidence that he's harboring terrorists?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: There is - in the past, there have been some activities related to terrorism by Saddam Hussein. But at this stage, you know, the focus is over here on al-Qaida and the most recent events in New York. Saddam Hussein's bottled up, at this point, but clearly, we continue to have a fairly tough policy where the Iraqis are concerned.
MR. RUSSERT: Do we have any evidence linking Saddam Hussein or Iraqis to this operation?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: No.

meet the press september 16, 2001.
"Saddam Hussein's bottled up"

this was a war of choice. with no plan.
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 01:52 PM
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14. KICK!
:kick:
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 04:15 PM
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15. Wow!
Go Terry!
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 04:19 PM
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16. GOOD!!
Goddamn.
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:25 PM
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17. Ok, who's this guy and what did they do with Terry McAwful??
:shrug:
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