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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:06 AM
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How In The Hell Did This Guy Become President?.......
How can anybody still support this guy? How can those reporters sit in that Press Conference and keep a straight face? Why would anyone want to continue GOP control over this country after this debacle? Are we the laughing stock of the world or what? Just listening to him talk and watching the dow at the same time is disturbing. Then if you read the crawl at the bottom of the screen you see a run on a bank - GM layoffs - bailout of Fannie May and Freddie Mac - the dollar to Euro now at $1.60. The news just keeps getting worse and worse. How can this guy show his face to the American public. I'd be so embarrassed if I were him. What do 41 and Barb think of their son now?

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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:08 AM
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1. A little sprinkle of Karl Rove, a dash of Ralph Nader, and a spoonful of SCOTUS
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:08 AM
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2. Election fraud. Twice. He was never elected President.
He stole the job with the help of his corporate cronies and the right leaning Supreme Court.

George Bush is not a duly elected President. Never has been, never will be. He should be indicted and prosecuted for his crimes against the Constitution, the American people, and the world.
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:32 AM
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16. WHAT YOU SAID
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:38 AM
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19. No doubt about it., and I fear it will happen again.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:03 AM
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22. Which has made him even more arrogant and condescending.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:09 AM
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3. What is scary is that I can't figure out who is more intelligent, Bush or McCain.
I'm thinking at least Bush knows the difference between Sunni and Shia, and he probably knows more about the economy than McCain. He also knows how to use email and did so before his Presidency.

I think McCain might be less intelligent than Bush and that freaks me out.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:25 AM
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13. He probably didn't know the difference between Sunni and Shia in 2000, though. nt
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:33 AM
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17. Well back then not many knew.
Now, anyone who has tried to understand the problems in Iraq would know.
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Jim__ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:09 AM
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4. I doubt that he's embarrassed. I doubt he can make the connection between what he's done ...
Edited on Tue Jul-15-08 10:13 AM by Jim__
... and what's happening.

"Why if they'd a listened to me 7 years ago, we wouldn't be in this situation now. The dems did it."

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:20 AM
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24. Heard him spew that out....then he said he would get through the rest of his legislation
Edited on Tue Jul-15-08 11:20 AM by KoKo01
bofore the next election. Said: "I've worked with the congress and gotten what we've wanted and I'm confident that the Congress will move on the rest of my legislation before the end of the year." He was bragging about what he got and so we can expect he will ram through the rest of his agenda before he goes bye-bye, yelling "See ya'... Suckers! as he cackles and throws the bird from the ramp of Air Force-1.

This was after a reporter asked if he expected to be able to get through any more legislation before the end of the year.

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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:10 AM
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5. Lying, cheating, stealing, illegal influence, greed...any of the 7 deadly sins would be part of the
Edited on Tue Jul-15-08 10:11 AM by BrklynLiberal
answer...along with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:11 AM
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6. I used to think it laughable that Dubya would be President
Edited on Tue Jul-15-08 10:11 AM by Lex
back when he was first running in the GOP primary. He was so obviously an idiot.

But here we are 8 years later.

Now I hesitate to say that no way will McSame be elected.

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MotorCityMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:23 AM
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12. After his debates with Gore, I thought there was no f*cking way
that * would ever be elected. At the time, though, I was unaware of the huge part the media played in forcing his unworthy ass into office.

Now, I don't know why anyone would vote for McCain, but am no longer naive in thinking they won't steal it again.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:13 AM
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7. 1. Diebold 2. 'Purged' voter rolls 3. Supreme Court
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:15 AM
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8. 4. Nader 5. Butterfly ballot
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:17 AM
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9. I'll see if I can answer your questions in order
1. He was never elected- he was appointed to the position.
2. Supporters of Bush are Republicans- "There are two types of Republicans- Billionaires and Suckers."
3. Most of the Reporters work for Republican controlled media companies. They pretend all is well or they lose their jobs.
4. Who would want GOP control to continue? The people who are benefiting(The Billionaires) and the people who THINK they are benefiting(The Suckers)
5. Are we a laughing stock? I don't think so. Nobody laughed when the USSR swallowed up nations and killed the people there. We are one of the three great monster nations in the World...and I doubt anyone finds that amusing.
6. Bush isn't embarrassed because this was what he was hired to do- Corporate raiding on the very highest level. This is his great talent, where he absolutely shines.
7. 41 and Barb are probably very proud of their son- he accomplished everything 41 wanted to do during his 2nd term and he had the benefit of another 8 years to do it.

In short, because you are on the losing end, you see it as a disaster. To the people making TRILLIONS off of these deliberately created disasters, GW is like the Son of God returned to make the world over in the image that pleases them.

Isn't it a glorious place?
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obtheatre Donating Member (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:18 AM
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10. Life After George Bush - Theater Seeks Personal Stories of How Your Life Has Changed Post-GW
It has been nearly eight years since George W. Bush took office and in that time much has changed across the American landscape. How has your life changed since George W. Bush became President? Have you been directly affected by the tragedies of 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina? Have you or a loved one served in Iraq or Afghanistan? Has the housing foreclosure crisis hit too close to your home? How are you coping with $4 a gallon gasoline and rising food costs? How are you surviving?
How is your America 2008 different from your America 2001? Are you better or worse off? Do you blame/credit the President?

We are small theater outside of Pittsburgh, PA, assembling stories from real people to tell the story of where America is today. These stories will be worked into monologues to be presented as an evening of live political theater.

We are looking for your TRUE personal story – a one to two page monologue of how your life has been affected or changed by the past eight years under the Bush administration – told in the first person. And we are not just interested in the negative – if your situation has improved or you have been changed for the better, we’d like to hear those stories as well.

Be bold, be brave, be honest. Let your voice be heard. Although there is no monetary compensation for chosen monologues, authors will be credited in the program (i.e. John Smith of Tulsa, OK) and a copy of the program will be mailed to them. Thank you for your submission. If we choose to use your story, you will be notified within the next 3 weeks.

Send replies to letters@newobt.com and in body of email - no attachments. Thank you!
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demodonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:00 AM
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20. I am a former theatre pro in Western PA -- this sounds like a GREAT idea for a show, much needed.

I have been traveling around PA and the country, giving speeches that often include my own "monologue" as to how Bush affected me in that the elections of 2000 and 2004 caused me and many others to give up pretty much everything to fight for election integrity.

If there is anything I can do to help you guys let me know. (Other than donate money as I am one of the many completely broke thanks to work on causes made necessary by Bush.)
;-)


MB in PA
http://www.VotePA.us

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obtheatre Donating Member (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:45 PM
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26. Spread the Word
Thank you for your response and encouragement! The best help I can think of is to just spread the word about this project and get people interested in telling their story. The more repsonses we receive, the better program we can put together. All the best!
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:22 AM
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11. Big Business needed a figurehead president more than content
to clear brush in Crawford while their man, Cheney, ran things in Washington.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:25 AM
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14. again this is what we are dealing with
Edited on Tue Jul-15-08 10:25 AM by alyce douglas
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:27 AM
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15. We have been sayin it for years..
I am still amazed when I hear somebody say how can they blame what is going on with the economy and other issues, on bush..
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:38 AM
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18. 'Zackly. How can those reporters sit there and ask questions as if
they are going to receive a logical answer? They are serving as supporting players in a farce that would be comedic if it weren't already so tragic.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:01 AM
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21. !!!
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:13 AM
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23. One pic is worth a thousand words ...








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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 11:23 AM
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25. IT.. WAS... THE.... BEER... IT.. WAS... THE... BEER
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