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10/25 Strong soviet leader prefers Bush. (yahoo news)
http://tinyurl.com/3ngsc
\_ NASCAR supports Bush, which is much more important.
"I'm not an issue guy," Waltrip said. "I know the man."
I really think that's what it comes down to for most people. Most
people aren't geeks or political junkies, so for them all the
discussion of this and that policy detail is irrelevant. The only
things that resonate are the guy's general charisma and the
play-on-emotion stuff like gay/god/gun/abortion shit. And Bush
kicked the ass of them terrists.
http://www.cincypost.com/2004/10/21/twins102104.html
\_ Al Qaeda supports Bush, too. With Bush, they have an easier time
recruiting suicide bombers.
\_ No, they're still using the same idiots as before.
\_ "their" is possessive. "they're" is the contraction of
"they are".
\_ uh, and he is saying "they are." -tom
\_ To replace the ones Bush killed. I'm sure Al Qaeda is really
happy about losing an entire country to use as their own personal
training facility and play ground and is really happy to see
American tanks rolling through Falluja. It has all become so
clear to me now.
\_ They don't care how many Bush killed (since they can recruit
same number that are killed). They are enjoying how
many US soldiers they are killing each day.
\_ They who? The AlQ leaders who are dead or captured? Could
you please cite something, anything, even from Al Jazeera
that says they want Bush in office because it helps them
recruit instead of claiming your own opinion as fact. Do
you actually hang out with AlQ leadership?
\_ So I guess the only reasonable response to AlQ in your
opinion is to cave to their demans?
\_ Trying to fight them by sending tons of troops out to
roam the countryside is stupid. It makes our guys an
easy target and causes lots of innocents deaths, which
undermines our support among the moderate population.
If we attacked them using good intelligence, making
friends with the locals, and only using our troops in
small targeted raids, we'd have fewer US casualties,
a more friendly populace, and we'd be killing enemy
leaders, not just their cannon fodder. -!pp
\_ Nice insertion of the laughable Al Quada/Saddam connection
meme. |
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| tinyurl.com/3ngsc -> news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041025/ap_on_re_eu/russia_us_election Many Russians, including the current team in the Kremlin, have a lingerin g bad taste from what they perceived as the Clinton administration's int ense involvement in Russia's political and economic life. Some saw it as a factor in the rampant corruption that afflicted Russia under Boris Ye ltsin and the economic collapse of 1998. "The Russian leadership very much wants Bush to win," said Fyodor Lukyano v, editor of a leading foreign affairs journal here. The Kremlin, he sai d, fears a Kerry administration would pursue "a policy of active partici pation in Russia's internal affairs." we b sites), all but endorsed him outright last week, saying international terrorists will celebrate a victory if he loses. As Putin moves to consolidate power after shocking terror attacks, pushin g for electoral reforms criticized as a major step toward authoritariani sm, the last thing he wants is an intrusive new US administration. "To believe that under Bush, Putin will have carte blanche 'Do what you want inside Russia' is unrealistic," Lukyanov said. "But Bush is far less concerned by the question of democracy in Russia than Kerry." Others, however, emphasize that it is not clear whether a Kerry administr ation would be tougher on Russia than a second Bush administration. The situation will be difficult to gauge until next year, when the winning c andidate makes key appointments. There are plenty of Russia hawks close to Bush, said Michael McFaul, a se nior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Wash ington. And while Kerry's campaign rhetoric on Russia has been harsher t han Bush's, he would be likely to be more compromising as president than as a candidate, analysts say. Bush was tough on Russia in the 2000 campaign, saying Clinton was too sof t on Yeltsin. But after his election, Bush eased up as he pursued Putin' s acquiescence on the creation of a national missile defense system an d, after Sept. Bush "criticized Clinton for being so palsy-walsy with Yeltsin. He said, 'We won't have any of this Boris-Bill stuff,'" said Marshall Goldman, as sociate director of Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Stud ies. "Well, of course, now you've got it: You've got George and Vladimir ." Despite some recent criticism, which the Kremlin has dismissed as campaig n posturing, Bush has sought Putin's support on issues including terrori sm, Iraq and Iran while paying little attention to events inside Russia pleasing a president who craves prestige on the world stage but is pri ckly about interference in his country's affairs. While Moscow and Washington have come closer on Iraq and the nuclear threat from Iran , discussions of Russian oil supplies to the United States have borne li ttle fruit. Kremlin critics here, meanwhile, say Russia would benefit from more White House pressure. web sites) and in the sphere of h uman rights as a whole, for the sake of good relations and joint actions against terrorism, is a mistake," said Lyudmila Alexeyeva, a prominent Russian human rights activist. Fiona Hill, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that to ma ke progress on democracy in Russia, the winning candidate will have to a ddress "how one engages with an increasingly rigid Russia." The informati on contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewr itten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associ ated Press. |
| www.cincypost.com/2004/10/21/twins102104.html Bush daughters, NASCAR champ rally for president By Tony Cook Post staff reporter George W Bush's twin daughters and former race-car driver Darrell Waltri p touted the president's character and leadership qualities Wednesday as part of an effort aimed at rallying NASCAR fans behind the Bush re-elec tion campaign. Bush's daughters, Jenna and Barbara, shared family anecdotes to illustrat e the president's concern for women. "My dad has many qualities that are important in a president and in a dad ," Jenna told the crowd of about 100 people at the Millennium Hotel down town. Campaign snippets from the girls The Bush family is playing a role in the president's bid for re-election. Here's snippets from the president's daughters about how the campaignin g is going: "Ironically when my dad proposed to my mom, she was nervous about joini ng a political family. She made him promise that shewould never have to give a political speech, he agreed, and they were married. This month alone, she'll be giving 30 political speeches," said J enna. "It's a little bit like having a rock star for a mom, except she's in b ed by 9:30," said Barbara. He's always encouraged Barbara and me to follow our own passions," she said. "He made everyone feel welcomed except for the occasional boyfriend." She said her father has brought the same values to the White House. "I'm so proud he helped liberate Afghanistan, where women are going to wo rk and folks are finally going to school," she said. Barbara Bush spoke about her mother's role as first lady. "One of the biggest benefits of voting for him is that you get to keep my mom in the White House for four more years," she said, adding that she' s proud of her parents' "commitment to women worldwide." The twins then gave the floor to Waltrip, who retired from NASCAR with 84 career wins. A personal friend of Bush, Waltrip campaigned for the president in 2000, and before that, for his father. Waltrip recalled a meeting with the president in December. "He sat on the edge of the desk there in the Oval Office, and he spoke about his faith -- how that gave him strength and helped him make decisions." Waltrip explained why NASCAR dads -- middle-aged, blue-collar, socially c onservative males in the South and Midwest -- have traditionally support ed Bush. Organizers of Wednesday's event had hoped for a larger turnout. Still, lo cal Republicans said they hoped it resonated with some voters. "This race will be determined in the last lap-days of this election," sai d Greg Hartmann, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and chairman of the cou nty's Bush-Cheney campaign. After the rally, Bob Huber, 45, of White Oak, watched as Waltrip signed a n autograph for his son. "When it comes down to it, the job of political office is for the common man," he said. "It seems like President Bush knows what it's like to wor k" Less than two blocks away, volunteers with America Coming Together, a non profit voter-mobilization organization manning an orange juice stand on Fountain Square, disagreed. Laurel Howell, a volunteer with the group, said the Bush campaign's attem pt to court NASCAR dads wasn't consistent with his policies on tax cuts and the economy. "It's well and good for them to talk about President Bush as a man, and h e may be the finest man, but his policies are squeezing the middle class ," she said. She said Ohio lost 230,000 jobs from January 2001 to August 2004, includi ng 170,000 in manufacturing. |