The most expensive POLITICAL CAMPAIGN in history

keta11

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Sat Jun-03-06 03:26 PM
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The most expensive POLITICAL CAMPAIGN in history

$2 trillion
2,400 troops dead and counting
17,000 troops wounded and counting
100,000 Iraqi civilians dead and counting
Loss of respect aroung the world
Opportunity cost of investing $2 trillion in education, healthcare, alternative energy, infrastructure, international development aid, etc

All for what - So an ignorant fool like George Bush can be a popular Wartime President going into re-election and the Republican party can seize and maintain control of Congress in 2002!!!

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MH1

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Sat Jun-03-06 03:32 PM
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1. Excellent framing. (and accurate, imo) nt

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keta11

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Sat Jun-03-06 03:40 PM
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2. I cant tell how outraged I am about this Iraq war

These Republicans killing Americans and Iraqis for nought so they can claim they are Hawks and tough on terror and defence, blah, blah

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Jackpine Radical

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Sat Jun-03-06 04:04 PM
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3. I keep clicking the "Yes" button on that choice box

but it doesn't seem to be working. Can you get it fixed?

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keta11

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Sat Jun-03-06 04:13 PM
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4. Sadly, no, my friend

The good thing about the situation is people are now able to voice dissent against this fraudulent and incompetent administration. Between 9/11 and 2005, not many people dared disagree in public with them. Even Democratic politicians whom you thought should know better were lining up on TV to suck "War on Terror" d*ck, making fools of themselves!!

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emulatorloo

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Sat Jun-03-06 04:39 PM
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5. You are SOOOOOOOOO RIGHT ABOUT THIS

How many times did I hear people say "well I have to vote for him, we are in the middle of a war!"
Or "he started this mess, we need to re-elect him so he'll clean it up!"

While they didn't start this war to get him re-elected (and who knows why they did), they certainly exploited it to get him re-elected

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keta11

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Sat Jun-03-06 04:56 PM
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6. I tell you - this is the most blatant misuse of public resources

Edited on Sat Jun-03-06 04:56 PM by keta11

for partisan gain that I have ever seen. Imagine if Bill Clinton and the Democratics pulled this stunt when they were in power, the Republicans woulda burned this country to the ground.

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Jackpine Radical

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Sat Jun-03-06 07:17 PM
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7. Well, I'd say they pretty much ARE

burning this country to the ground.

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