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DesEtoiles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:03 AM
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Reagan's words condemn Bush: "I'm from the govt and I'm here to help"
Isn't that what Bush is doing - "spreading democracy" -the American government is "here to help".

This is what Reagan said:

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:07 AM
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1. Here are nine even more terrifying ones, courtesy...
...of BushCo special prisons:

"I'm from the government and I've got some questions."
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:20 AM
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2. Saint Ronnie wasn't talking about the military
He advocated smaller government, but that applied to domestic social programs and not to the military. And Junior has followed the Reagan model, having ensured that no one will say, "I'm from FEMA and I'm here to help."
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 03:26 AM
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3. That's great - I forgot about that.
I'll have to remind my (R) friends.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 05:28 AM
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4. 9 words that destroyed America
Go read the Ann Richards post. Those are the exact words that convinced America there was something wrong with us for expecting our government to function.
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