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historian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:49 PM
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Why Bush Didn't Apologize in arab interviews
http://slate.msn.com/id/2100015/
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:52 PM
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1. Bushista Rule 1: Never apologize
Rule 2: Never admit an error
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:54 PM
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2. Rule #3: Blame somebody else, preferably Clinton N/T
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newsguyatl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:05 PM
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9. is it just me or does the


guy in the front right look like brad pitt? if you've ever seen Kalifornia, he's the spitting image.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:54 PM
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3. Rule #2: Never back down
Sorry, but its a Texas thing.
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 09:16 PM
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17. He is a fake texan - Pure upper crust connecticut boy n/t
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 11:19 PM
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21. Yeah, he's a fake Texan but...
I think the macho Texas crapped rubbed off on him when he was in Midland. I know people out there and you just know that's what its like.
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alcuno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:55 PM
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4. Incapable because he feels no empathy for others.
Physically incapable of saying, "I'm sorry."
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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:13 PM
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14. Right, or he would be afraid that he might
bust out laughing before he could finish.
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pfitz59 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:56 PM
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5. Arab interviews were a sham!
1) Al Hurra is owned by the US.
2) Al Arabiya is owned by Saudi government.
3) Questions and answers were written by the White House.
4) King George is never wrong and need never apologize!
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Catt03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 07:58 PM
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6. I have news for the Iraqis
Don't feel bad Middle East, he treats Americans the same way.

How often have you heard him say. "Americans have got to understand....", :Democrats need to understand".......

To many Americans, these phrases are insistent, overbearing, even autocratic, coming from the man who is currently occupying their Presidency.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:03 PM
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7. Of course he didn't

That would mean he a.)would have to admit to a mistake and b.)have to take responsibility. I think the only way he would ever do that would be if he were "frog-marched" out of the WH in handcuffs,tried and convicted. Then there would be something in it for him to apologize.

Besides, everyone knows Clinton's penis is responsible for the torture anyway.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:03 PM
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8. Bushista Rule #4: Act sincere and sound compassionate...
...but lie like hell!:puke:
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:08 PM
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12. Well, he didn't appear sincere and certainly not compassionate
He sounded very defensive and very preachy. Not quite the right tone.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:07 PM
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10. McClellan apologizes *for* Bush
That should be enough. :) Why can't this guy admit to ANY mistake and/or apologize for ANYTHING?

It's like he's Fonzy struggling to say "I love you."

And, regardless of what the WH thinks, all that matters is whether the Middle East heard the words.. and they did not.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:13 PM
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13. whipping boys

A royal tradition. When spoiled little princes acted up in days of old,they couldn't be spanked for their misbehavior, hence the "whipping boy" that took the punishment for them.

It is truly amazing to just sit and observe how much royal treatment this asshat actually gets.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:15 PM
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15. Made me laugh; thanks.
Edited on Wed May-05-04 08:16 PM by krkaufman
"asshat" :)


(and agree with your statement)
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 09:36 PM
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18. LOL

I picked that up a while back from some guys on a musicians forum,it just kind of stuck with me. "Assclown" was real popular there too.

I wonder which "whipping boy" is going to take the beating for this thing and how severe it is going to be.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:08 PM
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11. the bushgang never apologize
because they are never sorry

because they are sociopaths
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 08:16 PM
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16. Then why did he bother?
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WFF Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 10:00 PM
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19. Come on George, it's not that hard!
It's only a two word phrase. Just say it.

"I'm...........sorry."

There, that wasn't so bad, was it?
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 10:05 PM
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20. That article is a misnomer
There is no "why" to be found in the article. It's just a littany of excuses. Important to be sure, but falling short of the title.
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