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Old November 29, 2003, 22:54   #121
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Old November 29, 2003, 22:55   #122
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click on the link bub... unless of course you are saying the washington post is wrong...
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I am.

I also put it to you that you're a bit silly to actually believe it was 5 in the morning...
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well you are wrong... it happened at 5:30 AM Baghdad time... just in time for everyone at home on Thanksgiving to enjoy that propaganda piece... good work Karl Rove and friends...
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Old November 29, 2003, 23:06   #125
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He-he.

Try taking a peek at the first post of this thread, and the time it was posted.

Not everything in the papers is true, even if it happens to fit nicely into one's agenda.
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American politics is much less shrill now than it was during the period of party-run newspapers, for instance. It only seems more partisan because of the talk radio and cable news shows. But remember that few people really watch or listen to these shows, even though it might seem like a lot do.

As for whether this was just an election ploy, that's not a really important question. He was letting the troops and nation know that he is politically invested in what the troops are doing. I'm sure it's tough to be deployed in Iraq, sometimes having the feeling that the deployment isn't getting much attention from the White House, and that all of the politicians who can get things done are running from the situation. This was very effective in tying Bush to the success of the occupation and quashing any such thinking.
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Try taking a peek at the first post of this thread, and the time it was posted.
how is that relevant?
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Not everything in the papers is true, even if it happens to fit nicely into one's agenda.
if you think the Washington Post is wrong, then find a news source to refute it... aw wait a minute, you can't... BECAUSE THEY ARE RIGHT

nice try tho...

here's another source confirming the AM arrival time in Baghdad

http://www.counterpunch.com/madsen11282003.html

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Fine Sava, believe your version of it if you must.

But I - and millions of others - actually saw the news posted on the Web, just minutes after the President took off from Baghdad early Thursday evening, local time.
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Fine Sava, believe your version of it if you must.
I didn't write this "version" which happens to be true...

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yeah... hook line and sinker... there's one born every minute
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yeah... hook line and sinker... there's one born every minute
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AT 5 IN THE MORNING BAGHDAD TIME when Bush arrived...
No one but you seems to care.
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and that's precisely what's wrong with America... Ignorance and apathy...
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and that's precisely what's wrong with America... Ignorance and apathy...
Why are you calling the BBC a liar?
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Huh? I've never heard president Bush say anything negative about any Democrat. When he argues about a bill, he does so on in a very traditional manner. He has objected to the Democrat filibuster of judicial nominees. But not in harsh terms.

So, where is this coming from?
An amdinistration Ned includes more than the president. This pres has precided over endless straight party lines votes, and when the Reps go to craft a bill, more and more they don;t even try to get democratic input and assume they will have the votes to ram things through. That is partysanship, not whether the pres says one thing or another. Add to that doing as many things as possible solely for political reasons, like the Steel Tarriffs.
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You want to blame the republicans for having good party discipline?

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and when the Reps go to craft a bill, more and more they don;t even try to get democratic input and assume they will have the votes to ram things through. That is partysanship, not whether the pres says one thing or another.
That's what majority parties do, if they can keep their people in line. What do you think the Dems did when they had both chambers of congress for decades at a time?

But there's the Senate, where the Dems can block anything they don't like. That is, if they have party discipline.

Don't blame the republicans for Dem failings...
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i won't. but then i don't want to ****ing hear how republicans are a better party morally than the democrats.

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Strawman. Who was arguing that?
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American politics is much less shrill now than it was during the period of party-run newspapers, for instance. It only seems more partisan because of the talk radio and cable news shows. But remember that few people really watch or listen to these shows, even though it might seem like a lot do.

As for whether this was just an election ploy, that's not a really important question. He was letting the troops and nation know that he is politically invested in what the troops are doing. I'm sure it's tough to be deployed in Iraq, sometimes having the feeling that the deployment isn't getting much attention from the White House, and that all of the politicians who can get things done are running from the situation. This was very effective in tying Bush to the success of the occupation and quashing any such thinking.
I am not arguing that Bush does not care about the soldiers at all.

But even while he does care about the soldiers, this will still play wonderfully with his reelection campaign. No soldier and his/her family will dare vote for anyone but Bush now.
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To say that this ties into his reelection is about like saying the sky is blue. But you are incorrect in saying that this will necessarily play wonderfully at the ballot box. He is tying his political fortunes ever closer with the situation over there. This could be a good political move or a bad political move, depending on how it all turns out. But it can only be a good thing for our troops, since he's eating what he's cooking.
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I have no problem with him going to Iraq- despite all the lefties crying foul because he upstaged Hilary.

But his association with Fox News is wrong. It speaks of corruption at the highest level. Why wasn't CNN invited?
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There was nothing wrong with Bush going to Iraq -- the soldiers and officers were very happy to see him there.
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Let me make it clear that I do not argue that "Democrats" have no morals. There are many Democrats who do not accept the doctrine of moral relativism. Lieberman, for example, goes out of his way to emphasize that he believes in "values."

I also agree with MtG and Vel on almost all issues even though they are Democrats and I am a Republican. This is because I am more of a Schwarzennegger Republican putting me near the center of the political spectrum, and MtG and Vel are patriotic, putting them near the center as well.

The people whom I have a problem with are the hard left who call themselves "liberals," and those even farther left who are Marxists in one flavor or another. These folks hate capitalism and hate America to my view.

As to partisanship, I call Bush bashing day in and day out partisanship. I only pointed out that Bush himself has not attacked any Democrat personally to my knowledge. So, on the issue of partisanship, there is one party that is clearly more partisan than the other at the presidential level.
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This is because I am more of a Schwarzennegger Republican putting me near the center of the political spectrum
If you're near the centre of the political spectrum, then you've got troubles. MtG yes, Vel yes, hell, even SlowwHand yes...

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Patriotic=centrist or rightist, treacherous=leftist? Hello Ann, have we met before?

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I seem to recall the Repubs attacking Clinton rather continuously. This is the nature of the game. When you're on top you make yourself look petty by attacking your opponents personally. When you're on the bottom you tear the guy on the top down as hard as you can...

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Why don't you let them tell you what they hate? I'm a socialist, and don't call myself a liberal. What makes you think that all the liberals out there are actually America-hating socialists in disguise? Talk about a paranoid delusion...
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