President Bush sneaks off to Iraq

[HBox]

President Bush visits troops in Iraq (http://www.msnbc.com/news/998294.asp?0cv=CA00)

This was an incredibly nice thing he did. Good for him.

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[TheMojoPin]

Indeed. A very classy move.

Interesting parallels between the holidays.

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[HBox]

Hillary Clinton visits troops in Afghanistan (http://www.msnbc.com/news/998749.asp?0cv=CB10)

And she's going to Iraq tomorrow.

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[Heavy]

Fuck Clinton. She complianing about the lack of ice in her drink right now the dyke fuck

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[GrimSanity]

well thats a good way to save face now that elections are coming up. fucking ahole bush

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[newport king]

"hey guy's sorry i sent you hear for no real reason other than to secure some oil for me and my buddies, i know you all miss your families and there are more of you dying every day for an unjust cause but here have a turky leg and smile for the camera!"

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[BoondockSaint]

I like Bush in some ways and others I don't. This trip, though, makes me nervous. I'm sure the troops that were there got a huge boost out of it and we should do what ever we can for them, but this is dangerous. He landed in the same airport where they hit the DHL cargo plane the other day with an RPG. Like Bush or not, if his plane had been shot down over there, and he was killed, this country would be thrown into even more chaos. President Cheney? That doesn't sound good.

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[Doomstone]

Did he wear his flight suit?

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Thank you, President Bush, for showing you care!

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this country would be thrown into even more chaos.

Chaos? Since when are we already in chaos? Do you even know what chaos is?

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[BoondockSaint]

Yes. I do know what chaos is. That is why I used the word.

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[keithy_19]

SHUT UP ABOUT THE OIL! For christ sake, this wasn't about oil! If it was about oil we wouldn't have to pay $1.40 a gallon.

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[Death Metal Moe]

IT's things like this that remind me why I'm going to vote for him in 2004.

4 MORE YEARS!
4 MORE YEARS!

I'd have loved to have been there and broken the President's balls about the amount of turkey or stuffing he dished out on my plate.

"How about a little more stuffing there Pico, it's on YOUR dime!"

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[Tall_James]

Bravo. A classy move.

Now watch the 9 dwarves call it a political move for the upcoming election.


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[Death Metal Moe]

Now watch the 9 dwarves call it a political move for the upcoming election.


Yea. You act like people care what those freaks have to say.

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[Doomstone]

MEGADITTOS!!!!!!!!!

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Who let him in?

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[newport king]

For christ sake, this wasn't about oil


oh yeah sorry i forgot it's about weapons of mass destruction. i haven't really been following too closely but how's the search going for those? Or was it to stop terrorism before it begins? Maybe it was to remove this opressive regime...like we REALLY care. How bout this, you really want to impress people with your war on terrorism swing the turrets around on those gun ships and take out saudi arabia while we're there.

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[keithy_19]

I would love to go into Saudi Arabia. I think thats a place we should go, but I also think that if we go into Saudie Arabia we need to do it with special ops and covertly.

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[Heavy]

How how nice, he borrowed someones PT jacket cause hes one of the guys. ANyway...



If it was about oil we wouldn't have to pay $1.40 a gallon.

$1.40? You know of a place that sells for $1.40? Where? Where!! WHERE!!!!!!!!

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[TheMojoPin]

Newport, the estimated output of a fully running Iraq oil industry is approx. 15 billion dollars. Given that we've already far, FAR exceeded that, I think it's safe to say this war is very obviously NOT about oil.

And wadd's right. I'd kill for $1.40 gas. Leave it to the 15-year-old to make adorable assumptions about what "expensive" heights gas may cost.

I still think this was at least a semi-classy move on Bush's part. It's no doubt great for the troops' morale, and that's something they need. It wasn't an awful showboat affair like the carrier landing, and I applaud that. Of course he's trying to drum up support. What president wouldn't?

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[Death Metal Moe]

Leave it to the 15-year-old to make adorable assumptions about what "expensive" heights gas may cost.


Maybe his fat friend thought it up. You remember, the one he thinks he's better than and didn't want to help hook up.

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[keithy_19]

Thats cute Moe. (I didn't even know the girl but it was taken care of and shes "in love" with someone else.)

As for the gas, in Union county you can find some for 1.43. I So 3 cents more then what I said.

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And I know thats not bad compared to other parts of our great country.

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As for the gas, in Union county you can find some for 1.43. I So 3 cents more then what I said.


What's the name of the station? Poland Spring?

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[TheMojoPin]

our great country

Oh, it's too late for that.

We've been on to you and your commie buddies for a while now, comrade.

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[keithy_19]

As for the gas, in Union county you can find some for 1.43. I So 3 cents more then what I said.


What's the name of the station? Poland Spring?

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Delta, I think.

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The gas station near my apartment is 1.41...in beautiful downtown Ellicott City Maryland....

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MEGADITTOS!!!!!!!!!
I agree with the point made by Doomstone. What was that point again???

The Democratic candidates really can't touch him on this. Our mission in the first place is to secure Iraq, so they can't complain about the cost of securing the President on this trip. Second, he gave a real shot in the arm to fatigued soldiers. Third, this trip also gave the President the opportunity to sit down and meet the Iraqi Governing Council. If you can't find any of those reasons suitable enough to support this visit, then I really have pity on you and any candidate that tries to attack Bush on this. Bravo, Bush.

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Third, this trip also gave the President the opportunity to sit down and meet the Iraqi Governing Council.

He only stayed for 2 1/2 hours.

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[canofsoup15]

2 and 1/2 hours is more than I would ask a president to stay in a war zone, especially with the type of shit those bastard iraqis pull.

I think this was a great thing to do, and he planned it himself so you know it was at least a little sincere, he was planning it since october.

And if your gonna argue about why the war was started your retarted, the pro-war supporters are gonna say it was WMD's and the non-war supporters are gonna say Oil, WE KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN SO STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. Our country voted him in, and hes already done invading already, your not gonna stop anything now, just wait til 2004 when you have the chance to elect some new dumbass canididate to run the country. And besides think of the mess this would be if it was Al Gore. McCain woulda kicked ass though.

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And if your gonna argue about why the war was started your retarted, the pro-war supporters are gonna say it was WMD's and the non-war supporters are gonna say Oil, WE KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN SO STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. Our country voted him in, and hes already done invading already, your not gonna stop anything now, just wait til 2004 when you have the chance to elect some new dumbass canididate to run the country. And besides think of the mess this would be if it was Al Gore. McCain woulda kicked ass though.
I never once supported the war, but I'm not going to say it was for oil. It's one factor, yes, but not the only reason. And anyone who still thinks this war is about WMD is a moron, and I'd like to sell them some beachfront property in Nebraska. Any takers?

Also, in what kind of mess would we be if Al Gore were president?



I agree with the point made by Doomstone. What was that point again???

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And anyone who still thinks this war is about WMD is a moron, and I'd like to sell them some beachfront property in Nebraska. Any takers?

I still think it's about WMDs. Is the beach sand or rocks?

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Also, in what kind of mess would we be if Al Gore were president?


If Gore was Prez right now? Well for one, everything that says 'president Bush' on it would have to be corrected! Think of the erasing to be done!



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[Teenweek]

"hey guy's sorry i sent you hear for no real reason other than to secure some oil for me and my buddies, i know you all miss your families and there are more of you dying every day for an unjust cause but here have a turky leg and smile for the camera!"

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[Se7en]

I agree with the point made by Doomstone. What was that point again???




MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEGADITTOS, RUSH!!!!!!!!!!! (Now I understand, it's easier than thinking)

I want to congratulate you.

With your participation in this thread, you have officially become the liberal equivalent of Rush & the "megadittos" during the Clinton era - criticizing the President for every move that he makes, whether it's the right move or not.

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Yes. I do know what chaos is. That is why I used the word.


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[Spank Daddy]

All you detractors, listen up........I was hanging with my neighbor yesterday ( who's in the Army, spent 6 months in Afghanistan, and is scheduled to go back for 6 more months, possibly to Iraq this time ), and when he saw the news story of President Bush in Iraq handing out turkey, he let out a big smile and was grinning from ear to ear. What a shot of morale boost that was to all our troops and families. A truly classy move. Say what you want about this being a self-serving photo-op, but it sure was a fantastic morale boost for the troops.

Now, on a lighter note, I'd like to see George W. parachute into the center of Baghdad in a Santa suit on Christmas day while bearing gifts for Iraqi children..........a sure fire way to give heart attacks and strokes to the Dean's and Kennedy's of the democratic party !!

[Teenweek]

All you detractors, listen up........I was hanging with my neighbor yesterday ( who's in the Army, spent 6 months in Afghanistan, and is scheduled to go back for 6 more months, possibly to Iraq this time ), and when he saw the news story of President Bush in Iraq handing out turkey, he let out a big smile and was grinning from ear to ear. What a shot of morale boost that was to all our troops and families. A truly classy move. Say what you want about this being a self-serving photo-op, but it sure was a fantastic morale boost for the troops.

Now, on a lighter note, I'd like to see George W. parachute into the center of Baghdad in a Santa suit on Christmas day while bearing gifts for Iraqi children..........a sure fire way to give heart attacks and strokes to the Dean's and Kennedy's of the democratic party !!



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[DarkHippie]

This was very nice of Bush to do, but i can't help but wonder how much of it was to steal Sen. Clinton's thunder of spending Thanksgiving in Afghanistan and the day after in Iraq. it's seems like a case of "oh, you're going? well I'm going first, on a super secret mission: 'Operation Turkey Drop'."

Then again, does it really matter? I give my respect to the both of them.

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[Teenweek]

Then again, does it really matter? I give my respect to the both of them.



No it should not. I hate that whore but I give her props for going. However if you want to play partisan politics, Bush did it in a warzone not for publicity. Hillary did it more as a photop considering everyone knew she was going.

Like I said though both deserve credit for going.

[curtoid]

Yes this was a shot of morale to the troops over there, however a cynic could poke holes in it by pointing out that it was done as a photo-op to replace the disaster that was the photo-op from May 1st on the aircraft carier - you can just smell the PR and marketing machine from The Project for the New American Century (http://www.newamericancentury.org/) behind it. You just know these will show up in the campaign ads with the unspoken message that if you are against George W. Bush you are for the terrorists.

"If Al Gore was President..." is as useless an exercise as asking "if Kennedy wasn't shot."

However, I am nothing if not useless, so I would guess that after 9/11 Gore would have had more pressure to go into Afghanistan on a faster time table than Bush did - his feet would have been held more to the fire by the Republicans in congress over this, because many believe that Clinton was to blame. Gore is not a puss, though, as his votiing record in the Senate shows. However, since Gore would not have been surrounded by Rummy, Conni or Wolfy, so I am sure we would not have gone into Iraq, however there might have been pressure to bring back inspectors, and continue to contain "Saddam."

Gas was one issue to go into Iraq, as was payback for one of our bitches biting our hand and getting away with it 12 years ago. And even if our motives were pure and altruistic, the rest of the world will never see it that way. (http://www.robert-fisk.com/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm)

(By the way - $1.40 a gallon is a BARGAIN compared to the rest of the world!!!)

And, I'm afraid, that Bush's visit will strengthen not only the resolve of our boys, but will also inspire anger in the enemy, who seem to have an endless cache of people ready to take on "the occupiers."

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[high fly]

It's, ahem, rather well known that I don't care much for the Dubster.
In this case, I think it was pretty cool.
Sure, it looks like a stunt and all, but I don't mind a stunt every now and then like this one.
At least it wasn't cloaked in the sort of bullshit that his carrier "Mission (giggle) Accomplished" was.
And it seems he left the (according to Fez) "artificial crotch enhancement" at home this time.

I think he shoulda worn his VFW hat with a bunch of buttons on the side...

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[Se7en]

Yes this was a shot of morale to the troops over there, however a cynic could poke holes in it by pointing out that it was done as a photo-op to replace the disaster that was the photo-op from May 1st on the aircraft carier - you can just smell the PR and marketing machine from The Project for the New American Century behind it.

I would agree that this will be used as good p.r. for Bush - if not by the administration in the bid for reelection, than certainly by the Republican National Party.

BUT, I don't really see a problem with that, because, fair is fair - if the Democrat candidates wish to make a name for themselves by putting forth a platform of opposition to the war, than Bush has every right to respond with a platform supporting the war. They need to watch the "if you're not with us, you're for the terrorists!" rhetoric that crops up (and despite what you might think, the administration isn't the driving force behind that, it's more the hard-line Repubs in the party).

I do NOT believe, however, that this was done specifically for a photo-op - that's a fortuitous by-product - but rather to genuinely boost morale and reaffirm that the administration supports our troops as well as Iraq.

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[newport king]

well perhaps his intentions were good and even though i am against this war it is a huge morale booster for the troops he met with and that is what is most important. sure it WILL be used during the reelection but if it was a democrat that had done it they would be using it too.

oh and by the way...


Our country voted him in

bite you're tounge sir we most certainly did not. he was awarded the presidency. he lost the popular vote, remember?

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[Doomstone]

I want to congratulate you.

With your participation in this thread, you have officially become the liberal equivalent of Rush & the "megadittos" during the Clinton era - criticizing the President for every move that he makes, whether it's the right move or not.



What did I criticize?

Nothing.

So, what is it like to be wrong about everything?

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[high fly]

I don't see the ballsiness in it.

I also don't really think one can criticize the p.r. angle.
It's a good thing for the President to show support that way, and besides, this sort of thing is what politicians do.
As long as they're not bullshitting us like the "Mission Accomplished" fiasco, I say "bravo!"

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[stoney]

He should have got his flight suit out of mothballs and been the first to drop a bomb on Baghad. Support our troops. Hail to the Hero's

[Teenweek]

I don't see the ballsiness in it.

I also don't really think one can criticize the p.r. angle.
It's a good thing for the President to show support that way, and besides, this sort of thing is what politicians do.
As long as they're not bullshitting us like the "Mission Accomplished" fiasco, I say "bravo!"

" and they ask me why I drink"

So in the middle of a warzone, with Bush being public enemy number 1, to fly into an airport where there was just a surface to air missile that hit a dhl cargo plane days earlier shows no ball huh. And he is the 1st president ever in Iraq. Yes that takes lots of balls. If they knew he was there, you can bet your life they would have tried to blow up the plane or assassinate him.

[TheMojoPin]

He should have got his flight suit out of mothballs and been the first to drop a bomb on Baghad. Support our troops. Hail to the Hero's

Drop a bomb...where the troops are?

OK.

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[TheMojoPin]

So in the middle of a warzone, with Bush being public enemy number 1, to fly into an airport where there was just a surface to air missile that hit a dhl cargo plane days earlier shows no ball huh. And he is the 1st president ever in Iraq. Yes that takes lots of balls. If they knew he was there, you can bet your life they would have tried to blow up the plane or assassinate him.

This is the only kind of shit that matters with you when it comes to "politics", isn't it?

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[high fly]

It doesn't take balls to be the first president in Iraq.

Yesterday's Washington Post had a nice article on the local security measures taken, as well as the ECM equipment on Air Force One that led all the experts quoted to hold the opinion that there was very, very little risk.
This wasn't Nimitz visiting Guadalcanal, circa September 1942.

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[PortugueseMark]

If the man really cared, he would stand with those soldiers on the street and experience the fear and confusion that comes with the situation. I have no love for any leader that lives like a king while sending peasants to fight his battles.

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This message was edited by PortugueseMark on 11-30-03 @ 8:44 AM

[curtoid]

If the man really cared, he would stand with those soldiers on the street and experience the fear and confusion that comes with the situation. I have no love for any leader that lives like a king while sending peasants to fight his battles.

I don't believe that he doesn't care, but he did get zero sense of what it was like actually in Iraq - hell, there's a Burger King now opperating on that base I'm guessing it was safer at that airport during those 2 hours than it's been during the entire war.

At the very least (and more realistically) he should attend some of the funerals and visit some of the grieving family members, or even some of the thousands of soldiers who have been wounded.

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[high fly]

As far as visiting the families and the funerals, Bush is doing about what he should.

We can't set a precedent where the president is at every funeral for every service member we lose, and he shouldn't play favorites by going to just some of them.

The Dubster has made 4 trips to visit the wounded.

I wish he'd reverse his administration's decision to have guys pretending to play "Taps" with fake bugles that have a recording inside them that "sounds just like the real thing".

Our veterans deserve better.

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This message was edited by high fly on 11-30-03 @ 2:01 PM

[keithy_19]

WAIT. We didn't elect Bush? huh? He didn't get the popular vote. So, Gore should be president. Ok...

GET OVER IT! In America we have the electoral college.

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[Se7en]

What did I criticize?

Nothing.

You are semantically splitting hairs so finely that not even atoms could pass through.

Fine, then: replace "criticize" with the words "mock even though everyone who doesn't have a totally irrational hatred of all things Republicand and/or conservative agrees it was a good move". That should correct the problem.

So, what is it like to be wrong about everything?

Oh, TAG.

Ow.

My pride.

If the man really cared, he would stand with those soldiers on the street and experience the fear and confusion that comes with the situation. I have no love for any leader that lives like a king while sending peasants to fight his battles.


Well, kings and military leaders used to spend a lot of time out on the front lines with their men. The result? A lot of dead leaders. Hell, in WWI alone the number of officer casualties compared to that of ordinarily soldiers was staggeringly high.

I also would take issue with you equating the U.S. military, arguably the finest group of professionals on the planet, with mere "peasants", but that's really an argument for another day.

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[TheMojoPin]

I also would take issue with you equating the U.S. military, arguably the finest group of professionals on the planet, with mere "peasants", but that's really an argument for another day.

Well, in terms of relative socio-economic comparisons, it's pretty accurate. Peasants could whup some ass, too...

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[newport king]

WAIT. We didn't elect Bush? huh? He didn't get the popular vote. So, Gore should be president. Ok...GET OVER IT!

soooo, i should just accept that a president that didn't even win the election sits in the white house and is my "leader". that may be the funniest thing i've ever read. it WOULD be funny but sadly its true.

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[TheMojoPin]

Bush legally won the election.

The war is not about oil.

Your points are horrible.

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[newport king]

ok then explain it to me

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[Tazz]

Thanks Mojo. I am glad that some people can think logically, even if they share different political beliefs.

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[newport king]

i don't know maybe i've been reading too much of michael moore's books to be neutral on this topic.

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[TheMojoPin]

It's not an issue of being neutral.

I'm clearly lefty-loosey-liberal, but some stuff is very obvious.

Regardless of what changes should or could be made, Bush won the 2000 election fair and square.

The war is not about oil. Peak production of Iraq's oil industry would produce about $15 billion a year. We're already spending over $150 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan now. Talk about a literal drop in the bucket...

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[curtoid]

Regardless of what changes should or could be made, Bush won the 2000 election fair and square.

Going to have to agree to disagree on that one.

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Some interesting questions are raised - not "fair and balanced" by any stretch, but it does make a pretty convincing case that there were pretty serious shenanigans a-foot.

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This message was edited by KOP on 11-30-03 @ 11:22 PM

[TheMojoPin]

Who are you, Nixon?

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[Doomstone]

What did I criticize?

Nothing.

You are semantically splitting hairs so finely that not even atoms could pass through.

Fine, then: replace "criticize" with the words "mock even though everyone who doesn't have a totally irrational hatred of all things Republicand and/or conservative agrees it was a good move". That should correct the problem.



Christ, you're like some sort of stalker. On one hand, you repeatedly call me a troll, yet on the other, you feel the need to post asinine illogical responses to nearly every comment I make here. Let me walk you through this, so I can make perfectly clear once and for all how wrong you are here so maybe you'll shut the hell up.

Your comment:


I want to congratulate you.

With your participation in this thread, you have officially become the liberal equivalent of Rush & the "megadittos" during the Clinton era - criticizing the President for every move that he makes, whether it's the right move or not.



was in response to my comment:


MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEGADITTOS, RUSH!!!!!!!!!!! (Now I understand, it's easier than thinking)



which was in response to NewYorkDittohead80's question:


I agree with the point made by Doomstone. What was that point again???


which was in response to my comment:


MEGADITTOS!!!!!!!!!


which was in response to the two Limbaugh-esque comments that directly preceded that post, one by Tall_James:


Now watch the 9 dwarves call it a political move for the upcoming election.


and the other by DittoMetalMoe:


Yea. You act like people care what those freaks have to say.


Now, obviously these two comments show a complete lack of any sort of insight and serve no purpose other than an attempt to discredit the opposition to Dubya, hence my appropriate sarcastic response to such worthless and shameful groupspeak.

So the fact that you took what I said, first as a "criticism" and then, after backpeddling, as "mocking" the president, even though my comments were directed at fellow posters here and not at Chimp Boy, shows that you are a) clearly in the wrong, b) incredibly and irrationally defensive of your flight-suit clad hero, and c) gay.

No, my only comment related to Photo Op 2: Electric Boogaloo, was my first post in this thread, in which I asked the question:


Did he wear his flight suit?


Now if this offended you, you are way too sensitive for your own good. Just because I didn't get on my knees and verbally suck Dubya's dick for Operation: Turkey like everyone else here, you seem to think that shows "a totally irrational hatred of all things Republicand and/or conservative". You jump to conclusions that are false (I don't hate all things Republican. For example, I have nothing but respect for men like John McCain), and you make yourself look like an ass in the process. Your knee-jerk overraction to anything that can even remotely be construed as an attack on your partisan brethren displays insecurity and paranoia.

You truly are a sorry, sad little man.

This message was edited by Doomstone on 12-1-03 @ 3:39 AM

[curtoid]

Who are you, Nixon?

Errrrrr....

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No.

[KOP]

[TheMojoPin]

CURSES!

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[high fly]

So, can we agree that it was good for the troops and it was good politics?

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[A.J.]

Yes, but moreso on the former rather than the latter.

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[TheMojoPin]

Exactly.

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[high fly]

I'm ok with the good pr/photo op part because it's kinda like home field advantage...




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[HBox]

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[high fly]

Mebbe they were given that fake turkey to eat...

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