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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:24 PM
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Bush* Takes Wild West to the East
BANGKOK, Oct. 19 -- President Bush won't land in Australia until Wednesday, but already he has riled politicians throughout the region by suggesting that he sees Prime Minister John Howard as his "sheriff" in the war on terrorism in Southeast Asia.

Bush's Texas talk previously got him a rebuke from first lady Laura Bush when he said he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," a challenge the president has regretted. At another point, a close aide suggested that he stop referring to terrorists as "folks."

This time, Bush took the bait during a round-table discussion with Asian reporters before he left the White House for his six-country Pacific swing. He was asked if the United States views Australia "as its deputy sheriff in Southeast Asia."

"No," Bush replied. "We don't see it as a deputy sheriff, we see it as a sheriff. There's a difference."

Bush then mentioned Howard's visit to Texas in May. "I see, you're playing off the Crawford visit to the ranch, the sheriff thing," Bush said. "Anyway, no, equal partners and friends and allies. There's nothing deputy about this relationship."

more…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50728-2003Oct19.html
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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:31 PM
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1. Marshall Dillion and Kitty.
Can someone here do a spoof on Junior 'Faux Cowboy' based on "Gunsmoke"?
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:36 PM
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2. There are faux pas and then there are...
bouquets of faux pas, it looks like this trip is a trip full of bouquets!
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:43 PM
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3. This guy keeps coming up with new ways to embarrass us
As an American, I feel like I'm never going to be able to show my face anywhere in the world again.




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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:49 PM
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4. LMAO!
Where did you get the great disguise / coverup? I'd like one myself!

:D
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:55 PM
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5. A brown bag comes in very handy ...
even when you're online. ;-)

I got it at The Icon Gallery.
http://bffc.net/icon_gallery2.html

Scroll down the page. It's on the right, near the bottom.



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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:57 PM
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6. Thanks! And, I'm a Dean fan, too!
:hi:
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:05 PM
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8. Always nice to meet another Dean fan!
Edited on Sun Oct-19-03 11:06 PM by BattyDem
:toast:

If you're interested ... I got the Dean smiley sign at a site that lets you create your own smilies. I made one with a flag, too. (Lots of Deanies ask me about the smiley, so I figured I'd pass along the info to you.)





If you like one and want to use it, right click on it and view the "properties" to get the link to it.

Or you can make your own design by going to http://www.smiliegenerator.de :-)



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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:48 PM
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12. Thanks, BattyDem!
You're terrific! I'm kicking this for other Deanies as well!

:dem:
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:06 PM
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9. most sympthize
if you hate him too.
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neverforget Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:00 PM
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7. Has he thrown up on anybody yet? That seems about all that's left
to complete our embarrassment. :grr:
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:07 PM
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10. It's just a matter of time. But I think by the time the dumb ass is
through we'll all be wishing that's all that he did. This guy has is persona non grata all across the globe. Maybe not with the governments who see the guy as a source of some quick bribe money, but the people everywhere sincerely hate this man. Truly, sincerely hate him. I mean, they call him the #1 terrorist on this planet. I think we'd all be better off if all he did was publically barf on himself. Instead, he keeps getting chased out of places or has to be taken around in a military helicopter because the locals can't be trusted. Geez, what a guy.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:27 PM
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11. Persona non grata across the globe
Edited on Sun Oct-19-03 11:29 PM by ewagner
but the Sunday talking heads didn't mention a damned thing about the protests....or the gafs for that matter.

:grr:

on edit: er, ah, I could probably use one of those paper bag thingies to put next to my Green Bay avatar..... :(
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wellstone_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:48 PM
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13. or take a public dump
that is about all he *hasn't* publicly done in the way of embarrassing behavior. How I hate that moron.

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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 12:05 AM
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14. LMAO!
I love your sig line!
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