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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:50 PM
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E. J. Dionne The bush era is over--msnbc now
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:51 PM
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1. tweety asked--who has the blowhorn if bush does not.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:52 PM
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2. he also asked: "who will win tonight"
Edited on Thu Sep-15-05 04:52 PM by eleny
babies still dying and that bastard is trying to "win"? are they out of their minds?
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:54 PM
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7. who will win - what was that supposed to be about
thanks eleny

i could not deal with watching anything with chris matthews except i do want to hear whatever ej says - he is a pretty good guy
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:56 PM
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9. tweety sure is making a lot out this speech tonight.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:53 PM
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4. tweety saying Dems have not picked up the blowhorn. Pat B. saying
Reagan did a comeback after contra scandle and bush will also have a comeback.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:57 PM
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12. apples and oranges
iran contra compared to katrina? no dice.
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marbuc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:53 PM
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5. Landrieu
Keep the pressure on, Mary!

:applause:
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:52 PM
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3. please tell us what ej is saying - i like him
thanks rodeodance

i couldnt stand to watch chris matthews
he is drooling over a (fake) bullhorn moment i bet
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:54 PM
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8. basically saying that on Sept 2 bush did bad and his era is over.
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:58 PM
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14. thank you
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:53 PM
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6. I agree the Bush era is over
It would have fizzled out in about a year anyway (as soon as candidates started making noise) but Katrina blew it out like a candle on a cake.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:57 PM
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11. um.. big crockadile tears from Jr tonight might pull him out.
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 05:26 PM
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17. I don't think so and here's why..
I am a teacher. I teach with a lot of bright people with bigtime degrees and a lot of life experience. Most of these folks are very even folks. They have raised families successfully (most of us are geezers) and saved money and worked hard. I can sit and talk intelligently about the latest books (not talking romance novels, but decent reading) and movies, and life in general. Not salivating knuckle draggers. A couple of SUV's, but faithful recyclers and generally concerned about green issues. And as many teachers tend to me (like me) they are optimists. We have to be; we surround ourselves with kids. They look for the best.

Five of these folks were gung-ho Bushies. Not nazis, fascists or even Bible thumpers. Two are agnostic, one is Jewish, one Catholic and one Methodist. They loved GB because they thought he was so "all-American" and he "led us through the night." (Please do not throw up on my post) They LOVED this guy...and his wife, father, mother. (They wouldn't know Karl Rove if they woke up in bed next to him) These are people who want to believe that the American way is red, white, blue, fairness, the Bill of Rights, etc. And anybody who points out differently is just cranky. Or needs a hug. Or got spanked too much. Or worries too much. I know many of you are saying "well, then they ARE stupid" but they really aren't. They just don't choose to pay much attention to politcs.

I have long given up asking these wonderful, wonderful colleagues, the best teachers in the business, any political opinions. (especially as my blood pressure issues have increased.)

But suddenly THEY ARE ASKING ME! They are asking me about the elections in Ohio. What do I think? What do I think about torture? How about Iraq? What do I think about Iraq? And I hear them talking to each other at lunch. I hear ".....should never have happened... third world country...did you see on CNN that babies died..."

This is a huge awakening for these folks. They are compassionate people. They have seen countrymen die in want and neglect (and not far from here, either) and they know SOMETHING IS WRONG. A speech is not going to close that door.
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Sydnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:59 PM
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15. That would be McCain's cake
He can blame himself for that one.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:57 PM
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10. Sylvester the Cat needs to have a bullhorn moment
and finally swallow the Tweety Turd and end this grostesque display of whoredom that has disgraced our television screens long enough.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:58 PM
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13. tweety seems to be getting worse as time moves along.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 04:59 PM
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16. "president gains politically from rebuiding the Gulf area" says Tweety.
He is probably right--even if our piggy back is broke.
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 05:37 PM
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18. He's seen how MSRNC has become more rightwing and he's gung-ho
with the program. I swear, he's been more of a * apologist lately than even some on Faux. Disgusting from a guy who used to work for Tip O'Neill.
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