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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:41:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote:
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> > Good point, Lar. American politics is not a one-dimensional field, and I did
> > not intend to belittle the parties/movements/ideologies that do not fit
> > neatly into nice little red & blue boxes.
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> > As for your head-in-the-sand approach, well, best of luck to you there. I'll
> > pass you a note through the chain link fences at Guantanamo, brother!
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> It's not that I am doing nothing. I think Bush is going to lose(1), when all is
> said and done. It's just that the other alternative doesn't excite me much.
Well I hope you're right that he's going to lose. I would have hoped to see
some movement in the polls (for whatever they're worth) but I suppose the real
test will be when the fur starts flying at the debates.
> 1 - if he keeps saying things like this, maybe people will realise he IS saying
> the truth, at least some of the time.
> From:http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBCWNR3JXD.html (not sure if this is for
> real or not but it made me snicker)(2)
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> "Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at the signing ceremony for a $417
> billion defense spending bill.
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> "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They
> never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
> neither do we."
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> No one in Bush's audience of military brass or Pentagon chiefs reacted"
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> 2 - It's widely reported, not just there
> http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=&p=Bush+misspoke+as+he+delivered+a+speech
Yes, this really happened. I saw the video on the evening news. It's almost
not even news anymore when Bush says something stupid. Even if he really meant
"...we never stop looking for new ways to harm _their_ country and people" it's
still a pretty frightening sentiment.
- Chris.
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| (...) It's not that I am doing nothing. I think Bush is going to lose(1), when all is said and done. It's just that the other alternative doesn't excite me much. 1 - if he keeps saying things like this, maybe people will realise he IS saying the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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