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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:07 AM
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Vets Aren't Buying Bush's B.S. (from Capitol Hill Blue)
:rofl: :applause: :rofl:

Love'ya Bill! :loveya:



Bill Moyer, 73, wears a “B.S. Protector” flap while President Bush addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 106th convention Monday in Salt Lake City. Moyer served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.


George W. Bush should realize he is trouble when veterans wear bullshit protectors to avoid hearing his attempts to justify his war in Iraq.

Bill Moyer, 73, wears a “B.S. Protector” flap while President Bush addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 106th convention Monday in Salt Lake City. Moyer served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Veterans wearing "B.S. Protector" ear flaps sat silently in the audience of the 106th convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Salt Lake City while Bush tired to compare his failed war in Iraq to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century. With the anti-war movement finding new momentum behind grieving mother Cindy Sheehan, Bush acknowledged the fighting in Iraq is difficult and dangerous. But he told the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention the fight is necessary to keep terrorists out of the United States.

As he did in last year’s election campaign and more recently as war opposition has risen, Bush reminded his listeners of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 – reciting the date five times in a 30-minute speech. “We’re not yet safe,” Bush said. “Terrorists in foreign lands still hope to attack our country. They still hope to kill our citizens. The lesson of Sept. 11, 2001, is that we must confront threats before they fully materialize.”

The vets, however, weren't buying. Applause during Bush's speech was both muted and scattered.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7262.shtml



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Daphne08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:10 AM
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1. What a cool old dude!
I love it! :rofl:
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:13 AM
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2. Most of my WW2 vet patients think* is a coward and a sham.
Edited on Wed Aug-24-05 01:52 AM by w8liftinglady
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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:15 AM
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4. Glad to hear it.
How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:14 AM
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3. Hmmm.....That's funny, I don't remember seeing that on CNN...
What gives? :shrug:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:20 AM
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5. I knew it would be that generation that would see the truth first. Helen
Thomas, Bill Moyers, this guy. Here's to ya!
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ngGale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:27 AM
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6. This too cool audience ...
just isn't buying it. The war would be over tomorrow if this had been shown on TeeVee.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:32 AM
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7. These guys are very lucky that
none of bu$h's handlers asked them to leave the event.
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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:37 AM
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8. Kinda between a rock and a hard place....
There's been a lot of that lately for Bush. :nopity:
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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:50 AM
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9. I thought the VFW was open to Bush's message. Did M$M miss
something?
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:53 AM
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10. Not the guys at the VFW I like to drink at...eom
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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:57 AM
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11. I thought that all the protests were outside. Oh well, I love it. eom
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