"embolden the terrorists" - Democratic Underground

bookman

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:18 PM
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"embolden the terrorists"

I'm so tired of this phrase. Is there anything that can "embolden the terrorists" any more than what this administration has been doing?

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Zenlitened

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:19 PM
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1. Have they been holding back up to now?

:crazy:

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madeline_con

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:21 PM
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3. Right. If a terrorist hasn't done something yet....

there's a 2 hour How-To "special report" on TV....

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madeline_con

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:20 PM
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2. No. o.k. maybe...

keys to the fences around "nucular" facilities and DUH-bya's bedroom.

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RobertSeattle

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:21 PM
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4. I think Terrorists do their own emboldening

If the Bush Administration is so good at understanding the thoughts of terrorists why can't they defeat them?

But Bush gets away with same kindergarten level crap like "they hate us for our freedoms"...

Thank DU for Emoticons...

:banghead:

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mcctatas

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:25 PM
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5. It's just like all of KKKarl Roves other catch phrases...

Edited on Thu Aug-18-05 11:27 PM by mcctatas

the only people who like them are those who lack the IQ to come up with them on their own (freepers and fundies), and the TV talking heads who are trying to appeal to aforementioned douche-bags. The rest of us are stuck with ear-worms of repuke drivel for days on end!!!
"Fair up or down vote"
"Freedom is on the march"
"We're turning a corner" (or the variant "We've turned that corner")
and now..."embolden the terrorists"

*on edit: this is post #666 for me :evilgrin:

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BattyDem

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:27 PM
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6. Whenever I hear that phrase ...

I always think of that made up word on The Simpsons: "embiggens" :D

I don't know why ... probably because "embolden the terrorists" sounds like such a bullshit phrase. :P

"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" - Jebediah Springfield

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:38 PM
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7. Torture and bombings "embolden" a Hell a of a lot more than Michael Moore

Edited on Thu Aug-18-05 11:39 PM by Canuckistanian

Or Biden or Cindy or even Paul Krugman (hard to believe).

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interupt

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Thu Aug-18-05 11:46 PM
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8. LOL when I saw that, it jogged my memory of the Simpsons

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man

Hey its a perfectly Cromulent phrase

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TheCowsCameHome

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Fri Aug-19-05 07:59 PM
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9. Which terrorists? The ones that got voted in by the whacko right?

We need specifics on these posts. 8>)

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