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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:12 PM
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton : Iraq was “functioning quite well”
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — As 55 people died in Iraq on Saturday, the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim religious calendar, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said that much of Iraq was “functioning quite well” and that the rash of suicide attacks was a sign that the insurgency was failing.


http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=209146
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Bright Eyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:15 PM
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1. Well, things must seem better....when she's thousands of miles away.
Edited on Sat May-03-08 04:17 PM by Bright Eyes
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:16 PM
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2. She Also Thinks We are All That Dumb
and we live in her own country. I doubt distance has much to do with it, but I like your style.


;)
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:17 PM
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3. skis.. check ....ramp... check ....shark ...check
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:37 PM
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13. ...
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:17 PM
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4. Is she morphing into Cheney?
Is it the last throes yet?
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:19 PM
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5. Keep an eye on the hairline
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:19 PM
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6. More like.......

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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:26 PM
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7. Rec. this if you want the Hillbots to respond. Let's how they defend this one.
Unless they agree that it's hunky dorey in Iraq too now.
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Seen the light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:27 PM
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8. "and that the rash of suicide attacks was a sign that the insurgency was failing."
I dare someone to tell me how that makes sense.
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:28 PM
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9. Those damn deadenders.
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futureliveshere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:29 PM
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10. WTF... That is a Stupid, Insensitive and Callous thing to say.
Edited on Sat May-03-08 04:29 PM by futureliveshere
:wtf:
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:30 PM
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11. Yeah, everything is working out quite well for them.
:eyes:
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:37 PM
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12. Bush and Cheney agree.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:38 PM
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14. The last throes, if you will?
Gee, where have I heard this before?
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:39 PM
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15. Holy Pantsuit! Where have I heard this before?
Monday, June 20, 2005; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The insurgency in Iraq is "in the last throes," Vice President Dick Cheney says, and he predicts that the fighting will end before the Bush administration leaves office.



Now, she's recycling Dick Cheney's talking points. This has been the GOP mantra for years now - -the increasing violence is a sign the insurgency is weakening.

The woman is insane!
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Terri S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:43 PM
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16. Everyone does realize this is from 2005, right?
Actually I remember her stance quite well. I remember her saying this and much more supporting w's war. She used the 'stay the course' meme also. I've watched and listened to Hillary for a very long time and this is one example of why I have not supported her from day one.
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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:55 PM
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18. does it matter?
just curious...
cause frankly that wasnt that long ago and right after an election we based on getting out of iraq.

i just think people should know what her stance was just a couple of years ago. there are definitely more from 2006 as well if people want them.
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dana_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:55 PM
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17. riiiight, Hillary.
52 US soldiers died in April. The most since last fall. Seems like it's getting worse, not better. Here's a report from today in Iraq. No mention of suicide bombs - roadside bombs and airstrikes the last couple of days.

"May 3, 2008(CBS/AP) U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants and an American soldier died in a roadside bomb attack in the latest clashes in Baghdad, the military said Saturday.

More than 100 people were also wounded in clashes Friday and Saturday in Baghdad's embattled Sadr City district, Iraqi health officials said."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/03/iraq/main4068772.shtml
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 04:58 PM
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19. Yup. Paradise. Can't wait for my time-share week.
What BS.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 05:37 PM
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20. That was right before Obama voted yes on his first Iraq funding bill
The article is over 3 threes old and was said while she was visiting Iraq. The elections in Iraq had taken place and many wanted to be optimistic about possible progress which would allow us to withdraw.

Neither of these candidates has done anything to get us out of there. I am no longer interested in what they have done or not done previously. I want to know what they plan to do to get us out if they get elected.
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jazzjunkysue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 05:39 PM
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21. This is from 2005, BUT, “"The concerted effort to disrupt the elections was an abject failure.
"Not one polling place was shut down or overrun,” Clinton told reporters inside the U.S.-protected Green Zone, a

She's certainly spewing the GOP line for all its worth.
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speedoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:15 PM
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22. K&R. Hillary sounding more like Cheney every day..
Un - fucking - believable.
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