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9/20 I like how some Republicans are honest and not just chanters of "Four
more years!":
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/20/bush.monday.ap/index.html
"The fact is, a crisp, sharp analysis of our policies is required.
We didn't do that in Vietnam, and we saw 11 years of casualties mount
to the point where we finally lost," said Sen. Chuck Hagel ...
\_ Bush should've been out on his ear this election. He shouldn't
be re-elected, and even most Republicans agree. The Dems
should've had it in the bag, but the screwed it up.
-conservative
\_ Don't conservatives usually know how to spell the word?
\_ we dont need no fancy book-learnin
\_ Do you only believe what Repubs say when they disagree with Bush?
\_ No. I also don't believe Democrats when they're being stupid.-op
\_ Bush has support because this is a campaign about America and
Americans. America is great because of great Americans. Americans
are good, strong people. They support a strong America. The American
people are good people of Faith. We believe in our kids, and in our
young men and women in the armed forces. Americans support our
troops. George W. Bush understands Americans, and knows the value
of maintaining strong communities that are the heart of America.
His opponent may not share these American values. His opponent may
stand up there and complain about America, and tell you Americans
are wrong. Well that's for Americans to decide. There's an old
Texas saying, it went "America: the land of the brave". Or was
that the home of the brave. And the free. Because this is about
freedom. Thank you.
\_ Brilliant summation of the Bush argument style. It's so hard
to believe people lap this up.
\_ People lap this up because they are STUPID DOGS. They need
a FEARLESS SOCIALIST PARTY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND SHOW THEM
THE WAY! Save us Berkeley liberals! Save America!
\_ That's right! Those evil socialist communist terrorist
homosexuals think they're so damn SMART! We don't need
their droning pompous WHINING! Real Americans know a Real
American President when they see one! Oh and here, have
some free conservative prescription drugs!
\_ Agreed, however this is simply Nationalism which can be
very dangerous in the wrong hands. I would give examples
but don't want to be mistaken as a troll.
\_ Dude, bring a napkin, you are getting your liberal jizz all
over the motd.
\_ I'm surprised you can speak with your mouth wrapped around
Cheney's dick.
\_ Is this some sort of liberal overcompensation for the
Clinton fiasco(s)? Kind of like how the DNC convention
looked like a military junta because they were accused
of being anti-military wimps for so long they had to
lurch too far the other way?
\_ Boys, boys, please! This is not http://freerepublic.com!
\_ It's easy when the dick is so BIG and TAX FREE! |
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| edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/20/bush.monday.ap/index.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is striking back at John Kerry's increasingly aggressive criticism on Iraq, asking Americans to stick with him on the war in the face of surging violence there. Bush is facing a fresh wave of attacks from members of his own party, including an influential senator who said Sunday the administration's "incompetence" was to blame for the country's slow recovery from war. Kerry has been lambasting Bush in recent days on the cost of the Iraq war in lives and dollars, and the Democratic senator planned a new assault Monday. The Democrat "will lay out his plan for cleaning up the mess George Bush has made in Iraq," said campaign spokesman Phil Singer. Kerry addresses Iraq in speech) In a speech in New Hampshire on Monday afternoon, Bush was countering by saying the nation needs "consistency" in its leadership -- not a change in the middle of the war, and not a series of contradictions, said campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel. Today in Iraq: PM says 'terrorists pouring in') "Our troops deserve better than to hear Kerry's campaign pushing pessimism and lack of faith in the mission," Stanzel said. As evidence of the pessimism, Stanzel pointed to remarks last week by Retired Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an adviser to Kerry. Crowe said Friday the situation in Iraq is deteriorating and the United States must reconsider its military efforts. We must decide if we're paying a larger price at home than justifies the gains made in Iraq," Crowe said. Separately, it was reported last week that the National Intelligence Council presented Bush this summer with three pessimistic scenarios regarding the security situation in Iraq, including the possibility of a civil war there before the end of 2005. Report finds Iraq prospects bleak) Six weeks before the election, Bush was also the subject of unusually harsh criticism from members of his own party, some of whom also invoked Vietnam. Special report: America Votes 2004) "The fact is, a crisp, sharp analysis of our policies is required. We didn't do that in Vietnam, and we saw 11 years of casualties mount to the point where we finally lost," said Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran who is co-chairman of Bush's re-election committee in Nebraska. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Richard Lugar, noted that Congress appropriated $184 billion a year ago this week for reconstruction. "This is the incompetence in the administration," Lugar, R-Indiana, said on ABC's "This Week." Lugar added that the United States needs to train more Iraqi police officers and better coordinate military bombings with Iraqi forces "so that we do not alienate further the Iraqi people by intrusions that are very difficult and are costly in terms of lives." John McCain, another Vietnam War veteran, was asked on "Fox News Sunday" about Bush's pronouncements about progress in Iraq. McCain, R-Arizona, said Bush was not being "as straight as we would want him to be" about the situation. McCain: Bush not straight enough on Iraq) An adviser to McCain, John Weaver, sought to soften McCain's remark, saying it should not be considered a broad critique of the war. Weaver said McCain simply "has some concerns about the day-to-day tactics." New England was hostile territory to Bush in 2000, with every state voting against him except New Hampshire, and as president, he's never visited Vermont or Rhode Island. But he moves Monday to build momentum in New Hampshire, where a new poll shows him with a solid lead over Kerry, a New Englander. Bush was wedging in a day of re-election campaigning in New Hampshire and New York on Monday before sitting down for two days of heavy diplomacy at the annual UN meeting in Manhattan. In his ninth trip to New Hampshire, Bush will employ a forum he also used in his eighth trip to the state, on August 30: "Ask President Bush." It's a rally in which he gives a speech, hears testimonials on his policies from supporters, and then takes a few questions from them. Bush almost never fields questions challenging his policies. Last month in New Hampshire, one woman used her opportunity to question the president to declare, "New Hampshire chicks love you." Kerry calls neighboring Massachusetts home, but a new poll puts Bush ahead of Kerry in New Hampshire. The Mason-Dixon poll for MSNBC and Knight-Ridder had Bush at 49 percent and Kerry at 40 percent. The poll of 625 likely voters was conducted Monday through Wednesday. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Special report, America Votes 2004, the polls) A poll in August and two in late July showed Bush and Kerry about even or Kerry slightly ahead in New Hampshire. Bush attends a fund raiser for the Republican National Committee in New York City on Monday night. |
| freerepublic.com -> www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/browse Republic Log In | Register News/Activism Latest | Search | Topics | Home | Help News/Activism Threads Threads | Messages Search (by title: enter all relevant words or partial title) Search Austrians Praise Schwarzenegger in US Posted by Ernest_at_the_Beach On 05/13/2004 9:28:13 PM PDT with 1 comment The Las Vegas Sun ^ | May 13, 2004 at 11:56:36 PDT | GEORGE JAHN GRAZ, Austria (AP) - America, nein. Arnie, ja! When Austrians vent about the United States, the key word nowadays is "no" to things American, with only a few exceptions - including praise of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnie, that country has a real problem," says Robert Biber, echoing sentiments across Austria roused by images of US soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners. Outrage as KISS player mouths off on Muslims Posted by veronica On 05/13/2004 9:25:48 PM PDT with 3 comments Sydney Morning Herald ^ | May 14, 2004 KISS bass player Gene Simmons has caused an uproar among Australia's Muslim community by launching an attack on Islamic culture while in Melbourne. The lizard-tongued rock god who is touring Australia with the world's most enduring glam rock band launched an attack on Muslim extremists during an interview on Melbourne's 3AW radio - including comments which were labelled inaccurate. Cold Turkey Posted by Rennes Templar On 05/13/2004 9:23:01 PM PDT In These Times ^ | May 10, 2004 | Kurt Vonnegut Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become the humane and reasonable America so many members of my generation used to dream of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought and often died for that dream during the Second World War, when there was no peace. But I know now that there is not a chance in hell of Americas becoming humane and reasonable. Because power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. May, 2004 10amET | Fintan Dunne The family firm of beheaded American Nick Berg, was named by a conservative website in a list of 'enemies' of the Iraq occupation. That could explain his arrest by Iraqi police --a detention which fatally delayed his planned return from Iraq and may have led directly to his death. Nick Berg, 26 disappeared into incommunicado detention after his arrest by Iraqi police in March, 2004. He vanished again after his release 13 days later. Science & Space ^ | Thursday, May 13, 2004 Posted: 10:13 PM EDT (0213 GMT) | From Dave Santucci, CNN Firm is competing for the $10 million X Prize Aircraft designer Burt Rutan and his firm Scaled Composites took a giant leap early Thursday toward becoming the first private company to send a person into space. Scaled Composites, funded by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen, set a new civilian altitude record of 40 miles in a craft called SpaceShipOne during a test flight above California's Mojave Desert. Turning Shame Into Outrage Posted by neverdem On 05/13/2004 9:18:08 PM PDT with 1 comment LA Times ^ | May 13, 2004 | Charles Paul Freund Charles Paul Freund is a senior editor at Reason magazine. It's a tough call whether Abu Musab al-Zarqawi the Jordanian militant who is reportedly responsible for the videotaped butchery of Nicholas Berg is more stupid than he is brutal, or whether he is a bigger monster than he is a fool. Zarqawi's own nauseating videotape makes the case for his indescribable brutality and may have inadvertently delivered his enemy from its own demoralization. Official Says War Budget to Exceed $50B Posted by Ernest_at_the_Beach On 05/13/2004 9:14:08 PM PDT with 3 comments Yahoo via AP ^ | Thu May 13, 6:29 PM ET | ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Wars in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) will cost more than $50 billion next year, a top Defense Department official told Congress Thursday in the Bush administration's clearest description yet of the conflicts' price tags. Berg's Father Demands Answers From Bush (Free Republic mentioned) Posted by kristinn On 05/13/2004 9:13:32 PM PDT with 25 comments Duluth News Tribune ^ | Thursday, May 13, 2004 | Nicole Weisensee Egan Posted on Thu, May 13, 2004 Berg's father demands answers from Bush BY NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN Knight Ridder Newspapers PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - The day he buried his son, Nick Berg's father angrily lashed out at President Bush - and said he had a question for him: "I would like to ask him if it's true that al-Qaeda offered to trade my son's life for another person," Michael Berg told a small group of reporters early Thursday morning outside his West Chester home. One Last Card to Play Posted by Russian Sage On 05/13/2004 9:10:54 PM PDT Claremont Review of Books ^ | Posted March 18, 2004 | By Peter W Schramm One Last Card to Play A review of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, by Allen C Guelzo. Since 1865, the new york state library has been the proud owner of the original Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Media Maelstrom Posted by hope On 05/13/2004 9:06:15 PM PDT with 3 comments News Max ^ | 5-11-04 | John L Perry Media MaelstromJohn L PerryTuesday, May 11, 2004 This presidential election is in peril of being swallowed in a perfect media storm, more terrifying than Edgar Allen Poes A Descent Into the Maelstrom. With the inexorable force of the novelists oerpowering whirlpool that funnels nearly every object in its clutches down, down, down into certain doom, the perfect storm of television is sucking American democracy into oblivion. The way things are headed, television mass communications with print media puppy-trotting alongside its ankles are what will determine the outcome of the 2004 presidential election. Not the candidates. Bush Team to Rework Iraq Funding After Senate Balks Posted by Ernest_at_the_Beach On 05/13/2004 8:59:04 PM PDT with 7 comments Yahoo via AFP ^ | Thu May 13, 4:11 PM ET | Vicki Allen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush administration officials said they would rework a plan for a $25 billion reserve fund for Iraq (news - web sites) operations after Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday deplored it as an effort to get "a blank check" without congressional oversight. STRATFOR: Geopolitical Diary: Friday, May 14, 2004 Posted by Axion On 05/13/2004 8:57:27 PM PDT STRATFOR ^ | May 14, 2004 0305 GMT Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers went to Iraq on May 13. Three things are clear from this trip. First, the administration is committed to retaining Rumsfeld, or at least is committed to doing everything it can to salvage him. An open letter-- Berg dies while the Senate preens Posted by hatfieldmccoy On 05/13/2004 8:54:43 PM PDT with 16 comments vanity | 5-13-04 | hatfieldmccoy Senator Hagel, Senator Nelson, It has taken two days for me to have regained my composure to the point I could actually write you. You see, I've seen the unedited video of the Berg (an American) murder. Yes I watched the horrors of 9-11. I saw the Pearl (an American) murder video and the burning and gleeful dismemberment of the four security personnel (Americans). But the Berg video was staring straight into Hell. These things took their time. They used a dull knife and took 30 seconds to saw off this man's head. AM ET LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper suspended the weekly column of Barbara Amiel-Black after its parent, Hollinger International, filed a lawsuit accusing her and her husband Conrad Black of looting the company. Martin Newland, the editor of Britain's top-selling broadsheet, "has decided to suspend the column until legal proceedings are completed," the paper said in a statement on Thursday. What Led Nick Berg to Iraq? Posted by dyno35 On 05/13/2004 8:48:10 PM PDT with 20 comments The Philadelphia Daily News ^ | May 13, 2004 | By William Bunch BERG'S JOURNEY SPARKED FBI PROBE AND OTHER STRANGE DETAILS HE WAS not like anyone else his friends from West Chester had ever known - an adventurous dreamer, a driven idealist, part philosopher and part inventor who was bored with college Record 26m divorce win 'a pyrrhic victory' (More Saudi kidnapping) Posted by Lan... |