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blonndee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:03 PM
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Brian Williams, you so rock.
He's on Scarborough, pointing out how "strange and extraordinary" it is for an American president to address the nation in desolated streets in an American city where babies died of dehydration.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:04 PM
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1. I'm certainly enjoying it!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:05 PM
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2. and the surreal non distruction backdrop for Jr.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:06 PM
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5. Brian did not agree with the positive image of the backdrop for Jr.
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MidnightWind Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:05 PM
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3. Kicking ass, naming names-
calling it like he saw it and still sees it. You go Brian!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:07 PM
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9. brian -inital reaction from the people--cynical view--the people who
need to see the speech will not see it.

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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:08 PM
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11. people do not want to lose the cayjan-the local flavor. Afraid if Feds
come in and rebuild they will not have any conrol.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:05 PM
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4. He's tearing Pinhead** up!
:woohoo:
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Jawja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:06 PM
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6. I just saw that.
His reference to what his children would learn from it was awesome.
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maine_raptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:06 PM
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7. Called the speech location a "beauty shot"
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:12 PM
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20. that was great.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:06 PM
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8. Wow. I'm shocked
The media seems to be using the speech to pile on...I was sure they'd be felating him by now!
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:09 PM
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13. I don't get it either.
What's new here?
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samdogmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:08 PM
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10. Agree! He rocks! n/t
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:09 PM
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14. "contrition'--is the new language of the WH (as Gregory said before)
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:08 PM
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12. "i dont know how we will pay for this"
"and Americans have no idea how much this will really cost"
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:10 PM
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16. most reporters are saying something like Jr trumped FDR for social
programs. all are talking of the huge money that Jr promised tonight.
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Blue_Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:10 PM
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15. He's been very vocal about this
on the Daily show he rocked. I never thought I would hear that from Brian Williams.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:11 PM
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18. carpet beggers will be swarming into NO with all the money Jr promised.
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:10 PM
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17. He looked so irritated...he just couldn't hide it!
He looked disgusted.

Peace.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:12 PM
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19. crap--now Vitter is on--he is just plain dumb in my book.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:13 PM
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21. showing Jr. plane ready to take off at the airport--there is goes!! he
sure did not stick around much!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 09:14 PM
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22. panel of 'experts' coming up to talk of speech.
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