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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 10:25 AM
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Imagine It Was A Democratic President...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/9/152640/8769

Imagine It Was A Democratic President
by Turkana
Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 12:42:05 PM PDT

Imagine it was a Democratic President who, for a year, hid from the public the fact that he had a disease that causes "problems with concentration and short term memory."

Imagine it was a Democratic President whose negligence and incompetence allowed to happen the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.

Imagine it was a Democratic President whose incompetence allowed the perpetrator of that attack to get away.

Imagine it was a Democratic President whose failed leadership, after six years, allowed the perpetrators of those attacks to actually be gaining in strength.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who deliberately lied us into a war.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who was so systematically abusing our military personnel, by overworking them, failing to protect them, failing to provide them good medical care that their suicide rates were hitting record levels.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who illegally spied on the American people.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who gutted the Geneva Conventions and authorized torture.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who ignored and actively tried to prevent people from knowing about the worst environmental crisis in recorded history.

Imagine it was a Democratic President whose negligence and incompetence allowed an entire American city to drown.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who completely politicized the Department of Justice, thus undermining the very concept of the rule of law.

Imagine it was a Democratic President stonewalled every attempt at Congressional oversight, attempting to establish himself as a virtual monarch.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who oversaw a 26% rise in extreme poverty.

Imagine it was a Democratic President denied health care to children.

Imagine it was a Democratic President who undermined one of the most promising lines of medical research.

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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 10:27 AM
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1. The media would have told people to grab torches and pitchforks a long time ago
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screembloodymurder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 10:41 AM
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2. What about his success?
No child left behind.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 10:44 AM
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3. Imagine what DU would do.....
:)
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 10:45 AM
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4. Ain't it the truth. So why aren't the dems fighting this corruption now? I mean
more than holding 'hearings' and giving Gonzo '12 MORE DAYS' to answer their questions? Why are they not making the necessary moves toward impeachment, not only of Gonzo, but of bush** and cheney? Why are the giving them money and voting to cover for illegal spying?

They may not have the White House, but they sure are doing everything they can to make sure that more shennanigans from this corrupt bunch of thugs are all we have to look forward to. (And yes, I know that's a prepostion dangling there at the end of my sentence. So friggin' what?)
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1620rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 11:33 AM
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5. He would be hung upsidedown from a lamp post.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 11:52 AM
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7. By who?
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 11:55 AM
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8. A Democratic President couldn't get away with that hair dye-job
of Bush's.
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 12:33 PM
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9. Your tenth K&R! I do imagine and I cannot believe that any man or woman--irregardless of political
party--could ignore the grievous CRIMINAL actions of bush*/cheney*. Or that ANY member of Congress--irregardless of party affiliation--would continue to enable and empower this outlaw cabal. And I can't imagine why we continue to allow it.

Wake up America!:kick:

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pa28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 02:53 PM
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10. We all know what it would be like.
We all know that fox/cnn would have 24 hour ticker showing us the number of days Bin-Laden was on the loose. There never would have been "united we stand" after 9-11 it would have been all Al Gore's fault. One of those things you can never prove but you just know it's true.

Imagine a Democratic President getting a five year free ride from the media with any kind of criticism or opposing viewpoint marginalized, outnumbered 3-1 or simply labeled "unpatriotic".
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riona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-11-07 04:10 PM
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11.  There would be nonstop coverage
provided by the msm. The subjects would be censorship, impeachment,, big government, gov't intrusion into our personal lives, lies about going to war, secrecy, abuse of executive privilege, the erosion of the Constitution and on and on. As a result, the president would be forced to resign.
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