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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:06 PM
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The Democratic Party: Bush's Good Right Hand
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Can anyone imagine the GOP or any reasonably robust political party walking away from a presidential election they won? Can you imagine them silencing their own membership to enable the theft? Twice? Do you think a real political party would stress over looking like "sore losers"? Can you imagine the GOP voting for legislation that gave control of vote tabulation to Democratic partisans? Can you imagine another political party not acting to remove the imposter when their victory was confirmed? The Democrats could not have been more helpful toward the GOP if they were working for them.

When Bush came out of hiding after 9-11, the Democrats failed to ask any of the important questions. Why did all four agencies charged with our defense stand down? Where were our jets and why? Since when do Vice Presidents play war games and issue orders to shoot down passenger jets? The Democratic Senate even agreed not to have an independent investigation!

When pressure from concerned citizens and survivors became impossible to ignore, the Democrats allowed the Bush White House, a target of the investigation, to help select the panel, limit the scope of the investigation, withhold information and testify off the record. The complete report, such as it is, has yet to be released. The actions of the Democrats have shielded the White House from the consequences of the bloodiest screw up in our history, allowing them to remain in office and do their worst. The Democrats are continuing to shield them to this day by refusing to impeach, not only for the criminal neglect of 9-11 or worse but for the crimes and gross abuse of power committed in the wake of 9-11.

The Democrats just can't do enough for the Bush White House. They enabled unconstitutional legislation that legalizes the criminality of the administration and their supporters. At the same time they are issuing get out of jail free cards to confessed felons, they are working to restrict our civil liberties in an unprecedented way. The Dems vote en masse for the fascist Patriot Acts, and the Democratic-controlled House thinks it should be a crime to think bad thoughts about your government, effectively criminalizing most of the nation.

The GOP could never have ratified torture and extraordinary rendition, suspended Habeas Corpus and Posse Comitatus or ripped half of the Bill of Rights out of the Constitution unless the Congressional Democrats helped them. The Democrats didn't have to give away the Supreme Court to corporate interests and religious zealots. They promised not to, but they did it anyway.

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http://eatthestate.org/12-10/BushsGoodRight.htm
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RethugAssKicker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:10 PM
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1. Disgusting isn't it ?
I have no more to add....
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:13 PM
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2. To say the least.
n/t
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:23 PM
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3. Wow. Whoever Wrote This Piece Is One Hell Of A Narrow Minded Ignorant Jackass.
I mean holy cow, how closed minded and plain dumb does someone have to be to write such stupidity? What a moran!!!
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:32 PM
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4. And you rebuttal is based on what countervailing facts? (NT)
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 01:15 PM by Tesha
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:36 PM
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5. It Was An Opinion On The Author. The Piece's Words Spoke For Themsleves As To Their Utter Idiocy.
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 12:52 PM by OPERATIONMINDCRIME
I mean whoa... Whoever wrote that piece is alllllllllll sorts of fucked up in the head and ignorant. I feel for them. I couldn't imagine how closed minded, narrow minded, ignorant, reactionary, brain dead, illogical, delusional, dramatic and just plain mentally incompetent someone would have to be in order to come up with such an article.

I hope they receive the help they need.

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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:39 PM
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6. nice calm recitation of facts, there...
A clear, cogent rebuttal to the original piece...
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:51 PM
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8. Everything I Spoke Was Accurate.
Takes sommmmmmmme kind of special idiot to write a piece like that. I'm surprised the even figured out how to type!

:rofl:
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:00 PM
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9. wow -- yet more facts! Get thee to a debate club!
Or, you know, not. Bar invective may suit, however...
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:03 PM
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11. What Use Do You Have For Facts? I Mean, After All, You Seemed Content On Your End With A
completely asinine fictional and ignorant article, which was so filled with idiocy and lack of factual intellect it wasn't even funny, so isn't it just a tad hypocritical of you to seek facts in reply?

I still sit here feeling bad for the author though. I mean,to go through life with that moronic of a mentality and all is probably pretty rough on them. Special kind of stupid, that author is.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:11 PM
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12. ah, I get it. seeking to replace Michael "Savage" as a guest host?
Your "reasoned" arguments all make a kind of awful sense, then...
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:12 PM
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14. (Looking Down Into His Bag) Whoops! Nope! No More Food For You.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:18 PM
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15. This will be tough for you -- but let's try it: Take a single, actual sentence *from the OP* And...
...rebut with a fact.

As in "fact," instead of mindless, robotic insult.

Try it! You might like it.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:20 PM
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16. Awwwwww, Don't Beg. I Told You: No More Food For You.
Now scat lol.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:22 PM
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17. Figured you couldn't.
By the way, you scat! It's my thread!

lol.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:40 PM
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23. Maybe So.
But it's my DU. You took a wrong turn at the "ignorantly chastise Democrats, this way ------>" sign.

And you figured wrong (why am I not surprised?). See, could, doesn't equate to should. Like I said: No more food for you. Sorry. :hi:
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:41 PM
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24. uh, it's my DU, too. Egomania much?
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 01:41 PM by villager
Sorry. :hi:
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:44 PM
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27. If You Say So.
Personally, I think you're here by accident, but I digress... :hi:
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:44 PM
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29. you digress a lot! Don't start getting troubled by it now...!
:hi:
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:44 PM
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7. Ahh. An opinion. As in "everyone has one." Thanks for clarifying that. (NT)
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:29 PM
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20. They call this Transference..and it's a very good example...
Everything you spouted should be said about your post...
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:42 PM
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25. Only By A Fool.
The article is nonsensical ignorant crap. It's lack of logic and lack of intellectual mentality is in line with what one would expect to see in freeperville. That author is sommmmmmme special kind of stupid.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:01 PM
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10. pile of usless crap
If bloomberg jumped into the race today as an independent - he would win by a landslide
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:11 PM
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13. what does Bloomberg have to do with the OP?
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 01:11 PM by villager
:shrug:
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:22 PM
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18. run as a third party presidential candidate
level of anger and disgust in country is greater than it was under poppy bush...and were pretty disgusted with congress too

Perot got 17% or 19% of vote by running as 3rd party against poppy and clinton.. and Perot was a freaking nut case

imagine with the "political mood" of the country today how much of an impact a CREDIBLE 3rd party candidate could make

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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:44 PM
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28. ah, okay, yes -- the ambient sense that both parties have failed...
n/t
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:24 PM
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19. Repeat: A 1-2 majority in the Senate does not allow for a sweeping agenda, particularly
if many of the majority are Blue Dogs and the caucus depends on somebody named Joementum.


If every eligible voter actually voted, there would not be a single Rethug in office anywhere. Instead of fighting over who is holier, our focus needs to be on voter registration and voter motivation.


When Prez CLINTON is faulted for being DLC and centrist and not doing enough, he had a Rethug congress in full gridlock.


When DASCHLE and REID are blasted for being weak, they have had to walk a thin line just to keep a flame lit.



Spend the energy on getting NUMBERS instead of grousing at the few defenders.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:32 PM
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21. Note the comments about the Dems walking away from their own victorious election.
Note also what the Repubbies have managed do to while in the minority...
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:39 PM
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22. A minority (the Rethugs) OBSTRUCT. And they have been experts at FRAMING
the arguments such that to oppose their crap is "unpatriotic."
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:42 PM
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26. were there not things worth "obstructing" on the part of the Dems?
n/t
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:49 PM
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30. That's where the "framing" part came in. n/t
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:50 PM
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31. Yes. And...?
n/t
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