Bush supporters give me a break!

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Registered: 08-02-2004
Bush supporters give me a break!
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Wed, 08-04-2004 - 2:17pm
I have just read through some of the info on the GOP thread and this will be my first time posting a discussion, so here it goes:

I truly feel like whenever I hear a Bush supporter speak, it is like listening to someone with Stolkholm syndrome, THEY ARE COMPLETELY BRAINWASHED!!! I mean, honestly, unless you are living in a cave (without internet, mind you) there is no way that the Bush supporters do not intake the same news that I do.

HE LIED!!! HE LIED!!! Let this serve as a newsflash to anyone who did not know. THERE ARE NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. IF THERE ARE, HIS DAD SUPPLIED THEM. This is something that they were aware of befor the sent us into Iraq. That is unethical manipulation of your position of power.

For those of you who were just about to argue that we went in for "humanitarian" reasons to collapse the tyranical reign of Saddam, let me just halt you in your tracks. Why are we not in any country in Africa, in which there are civil wars, AIDs epidemics, and feminist repression running rampant due to governmental proceedings? Why are we not in China? Why are we not in Palestine (oh wait, I forgot, we are, sponsering their killing by the Israelis)? Becaus they do not benefit us? So what's the deal, we fight for humanity contigent on how much money we gain from it? Give me a break!

I read another posting about how Republicans are frustrated with the Democrats focus on how George Bush cannot speak. A couple interesting points: It worries us that he cannot speak because you'd think that after a couple years at Yale, the University rated number one on the recently released Princenton Review, that he would be able to process a few words. I guess the fact that he graduated with like a D average just does not count. Additionally, I would just like to call to attention the fact that over and over again science has come to the conclusion that the major difference between humans and the animal kingdom is our ability to speak, and our advanced methods of communication which in turn lead to organization and technology, thus the advancement of the human race. If he cannot speak, then he is getting closer and closer to the animal, right?

Finally, on the GOP thread several posters commented on how although Dems were calling them nervous, they were actually unwaveringly confident. Yeah, I would be too if my party had just rigged the last election!!

People, women, get to the polls!!

Let's make it like father, like son, one term!

Lani

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:41pm
"The Electoral College does not accurately represent the ratio of voters."

It doesn't have to, was never intended to. The ration of voters is directed linked to the numbers in the popular vote, and the popular vote was never intended to determine the winnner of the presidential election.

The E.C. didn't fail us, it just didn't match the results of the popular vote, something it was specifically designed to do and protect against when necessary. Again, the only reason you're claiming it "failed" is because Gore didn't win as a result of it. Objectively speaking, that doesn't indicate failure, it indicates it worked as designed.

~mark~

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:45pm
Presumption, not assumption, based on Lani's statements regarding the electoral college and why the popular vote didn't count instead. That statement indicates a certain lack of knowledge about our electoral process, something common among immigrants with limited experience with that system.

A mistake but not an assumption based on the posts you were responding to.

~mark~

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:49pm
" Just wanted to point out that if we were attacking countries based on their piles of cash, there are a few people that we could attack here at home."

We didn't attack Iraq based on piles of cash, but rather on the issues I mentioned in the post. The cash was found afterward as a result of our attack.

"There are members of the Family that are suspected of working with Terrorists, but we have not attacked them yet. But, don't forget they are giving us the magic liquid."

You need to keep in mind that they have neither invaded their neighbors nor developed WMD's and used them on a neighboring country as well as their own citizens. Oil comes from any number of countries we haven't attacked and have no interest or reason to attack. Your insinuation ignores most of the base issues where Iraq in particular is concerned.

~mark~

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Registered: 04-08-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:52pm
Mark, did Hussien or Ali actually launch the chemical weapons at the Kurds? By that I mean, were the Kurds the target of the attack?

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Registered: 07-05-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:55pm
Where do you get support for there being piles of cash in Cheney's office or home...
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Registered: 06-17-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:56pm
It isn't supposed to reflect the popular vote.

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:57pm
Okay, it was a typo. Just pointing out that contrary to your claim you did in fact say it, that we weren't just making it up for funsies.

~mark~

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Registered: 07-05-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:58pm
Look, I could paste a ton of stuff from other sites about how wrong virtually any of Moore's stuff is... heck Canadian Bacon is starting to look more like a Moore documentry these days...
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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:59pm
To put diplomatic pressure on Iraq, pressure Hussein to come clean in regards to the many issues still up in the air after the Gulf War. Didn't work out that way, but that was the reasoning behind it.


~mark~

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Registered: 06-17-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:59pm
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Furthermore, since you people care little about Moore: He's been much more critical of Democrats than Republicans, they had the white house for most of his movie making/book writing career. >>


Which Democrat/Liberal positions does he find fault with?

Renee ~~~

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