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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:49 PM
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2. How many FALSE promises does it take to destroy trust?
No one associated with Bush will EVER be able to regain my trust.

Everything that comes out (every "prepared" statement) of this White House has proven to be a FALSE promise!!!
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  -Gonzales Promises Non - Torture Policy Khephra  Jan-05-05 02:43 PM   #0 
  - Fuck promises. Fool me twice is the M.O. of these folks.  henslee   Jan-05-05 02:45 PM   #1 
  - Won't get fooled again!  two gun sid   Jan-05-05 02:57 PM   #7 
  - The question is --- Alberto's directive never surfaced in a memo, would  henslee   Jan-05-05 03:04 PM   #12 
  - Absolutely.  renaissanceguy   Jan-05-05 04:11 PM   #27 
  - So who is dumb enough to believe him?  genius   Jan-05-05 03:46 PM   #19 
  - We'll know tomorrow  Khephra   Jan-05-05 03:49 PM   #21 
  - I'm sure he means exactly what he says.  pokercat999   Jan-06-05 08:02 PM   #67 
  - How many FALSE promises does it take to destroy trust?  Just Me   Jan-05-05 02:49 PM   #2 
  - As if he has a choice about the treaties!  mediaman007   Jan-05-05 05:08 PM   #36 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-05-05 05:14 PM   #37 
        - Are you saying that I should consider Gonzales the only lawyer in the  mediaman007   Jan-05-05 05:53 PM   #40 
           - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-06-05 03:49 PM   #57 
  - Too little ...  DemoTex   Jan-05-05 02:49 PM   #3 
  - Only in bush's america  remfan   Jan-05-05 02:49 PM   #4 
  - and the writing to follow has enough Bushspeak to choke the literate.  Supersedeas   Jan-10-05 10:00 AM   #90 
  - from the "we'll say anything" department  UpInArms   Jan-05-05 02:51 PM   #5 
  - Fall for it?  Khephra   Jan-05-05 02:55 PM   #6 
     - you're right, Khephra - poor choice of "word"  UpInArms   Jan-05-05 03:06 PM   #13 
  - Gee, Ashcroft promised, too  gratuitous   Jan-05-05 02:57 PM   #8 
  - Goss promised a 'non-partisan' CIA, too  Hobarticus   Jan-06-05 03:51 PM   #58 
  - Nothing new. That's exactly what he was saying in those memos.  TahitiNut   Jan-05-05 02:58 PM   #9 
  - Credibility is like virginity. You only get to lose it once.  tk2kewl   Jan-05-05 03:01 PM   #10 
  - True! You can't get there from where Gonzales is. Pity......... n/t  Judi Lynn   Jan-05-05 03:27 PM   #16 
  - Thanks for that good one  Tweed   Jan-08-05 09:48 PM   #74 
  - Well, now I feel better...  Redstone   Jan-05-05 03:02 PM   #11 
  - Welcome to DU Redstone!  UpInArms   Jan-05-05 03:15 PM   #14 
     - Hey, thanks for the welcome  Redstone   Jan-05-05 03:51 PM   #22 
  - To approve of this man to the Attorney General position would  lovuian   Jan-05-05 03:20 PM   #15 
  - Like I'm going to trust this admin now....  Catchawave   Jan-05-05 03:32 PM   #17 
  - Lizard "commitments."  Swamp Rat   Jan-05-05 03:42 PM   #18 
  - As attorney general, that's a safe bet.  katinmn   Jan-05-05 03:46 PM   #20 
  - It's not "torture", it's a "freedom chat"  PurityOfEssence   Jan-05-05 03:53 PM   #23 
  - here's just a little reminder of some of our "torture"  UpInArms   Jan-05-05 04:21 PM   #31 
  - and they're not prisoners, they're our distinguished guests  NIGHT TRIPPER   Jan-10-05 03:56 AM   #88 
  - Not something one sees often; US AG promising NO TORTURE POLICY  LynnTheDem   Jan-05-05 03:53 PM   #24 
  - Hey, I encourage everybody concerned with Gonzales' Confirmation  ElectroPrincess   Jan-05-05 04:00 PM   #25 
  - Check First  takumi   Jan-05-05 04:01 PM   #26 
  - There was also Goss who promised to drop his partisan ways and be fair  Robbien   Jan-05-05 04:14 PM   #28 
  - Bullshit, he's already made his opinion known.  spanone   Jan-05-05 04:14 PM   #29 
  - Does it mean  KCabotDullesMarxIII   Jan-05-05 04:15 PM   #30 
  - While you're right not to trust this statement  ignu   Jan-05-05 04:37 PM   #32 
  - Oh great...  KDLarsen   Jan-05-05 04:39 PM   #33 
  - I wonder...  derby378   Jan-05-05 04:39 PM   #34 
  - I wouldn't believe a word uttered by that nefarious cretin. n/t  Seabiscuit   Jan-05-05 04:42 PM   #35 
  - Meet the new boss...  mtnester   Jan-05-05 05:42 PM   #38 
  - It'll only hurt a little.....  Massachusetts   Jan-05-05 05:45 PM   #39 
  - I am furious  jbnow   Jan-05-05 05:54 PM   #41 
  - Holy sh*t...whatta headline! "Gonzales Promises Non-Torture Policy"  Career Prole   Jan-05-05 06:15 PM   #42 
  - No kidding!  pdxmom   Jan-05-05 07:01 PM   #49 
  - I'd always assumed a headline like that would be written in  Career Prole   Jan-05-05 08:06 PM   #51 
  - Is this supposed to convince Americans he should be confirmed as our  Seabiscuit   Jan-09-05 11:05 PM   #84 
  - But did he have his fingers crossed when he said it?  quaoar   Jan-05-05 06:21 PM   #43 
  - Bullshit!!! Can't unring the bell, it's too late  chimpsrsmarter   Jan-05-05 06:24 PM   #44 
  - Asscrap promised he wouldn't let his personal beliefs  kskiska   Jan-05-05 06:27 PM   #45 
  - Lets test every method  riverwalker   Jan-05-05 06:38 PM   #46 
  - Sinking lower into the mire of feces.  Disturbed   Jan-05-05 06:54 PM   #47 
  - So, isn't this like admiting he DID order torture?  WindRavenX   Jan-05-05 06:57 PM   #48 
  - How about a non-Gonzales policy . nt  Califooyah Operative   Jan-05-05 07:04 PM   #50 
  - And: "Hitler Promises To Honor Jews Civil Rights"  Jacobin   Jan-05-05 08:14 PM   #52 
  - Gosh, what a jolly nice chap he sounds like!  baby_mouse   Jan-05-05 09:12 PM   #53 
  - DON'T EVER TRUST WHAT A REPUKE SAYS!  TankLV   Jan-05-05 09:24 PM   #54 
  - Never EVER!  aikido15   Jan-06-05 03:57 PM   #61 
  - "I'll be good I promise"  Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin   Jan-05-05 09:32 PM   #55 
  - L-I-A-R  leesa   Jan-05-05 10:17 PM   #56 
  - He said, and then backed off from repeating it, "President can ignore >>>  The Judged   Jan-06-05 03:55 PM   #59 
  - He said that today???  aikido15   Jan-06-05 03:56 PM   #60 
     - Yes he did! And when asked to repeat his statement he went off topic.  The Judged   Jan-06-05 05:47 PM   #63 
        - bu$h has already ignored Congressional laws  Art_from_Ark   Jan-10-05 03:08 AM   #87 
  - "Gonzales Promises Non - Torture Policy"  fob   Jan-06-05 04:55 PM   #62 
  - Whoa Whoa Whoa--thought the brother was standing by his stance that  Supersedeas   Jan-06-05 06:09 PM   #64 
  - Just like in Abu Ghraib? n/t  Darranar   Jan-06-05 06:46 PM   #65 
  - in other news...  AlbizuX   Jan-06-05 07:59 PM   #66 
  - Uh-huh. I'll promise to go join the KKK if I'm confirmed by the senate.  HypnoToad   Jan-06-05 08:14 PM   #68 
  - I promise  Rican1   Jan-06-05 08:26 PM   #69 
  - Complete . I heard the testimony. He weasled every  senegal1   Jan-06-05 08:34 PM   #70 
  - "accountable to the Intelligence panel" - the REPUKE panel.  TankLV   Jan-09-05 08:09 PM   #80 
  - kick  Solly Mack   Jan-07-05 02:42 AM   #71 
  - Nice Summation  Salluc   Jan-07-05 04:02 AM   #72 
  - I cannot quite believe  iwillalwayswonderwhy   Jan-07-05 04:48 AM   #73 
  - kick for Khephra  mgdecombe   Jan-08-05 11:25 PM   #75 
  - "cross my heart and hope to die"  sonicx   Jan-08-05 11:28 PM   #76 
  - Come on folks  DemonFighterLives   Jan-09-05 12:07 AM   #77 
  - kick  Misunderestimator   Jan-09-05 07:32 PM   #78 
  - OK - we've heard the PROMISES of asscrap and gross.  TankLV   Jan-09-05 07:58 PM   #79 
  - kick  Scout   Jan-09-05 10:21 PM   #81 
  - But first, he redefines torture...  GoddessOfGuinness   Jan-09-05 10:47 PM   #82 
  - Kick for Kheph... Uh, Mr. Gonzales, isn't it a little late for that? n/t  Ilsa   Jan-09-05 10:59 PM   #83 
  - tk2kewl has it right Gonzal-sleaze  sonias   Jan-10-05 01:31 AM   #85 
  - Gonazalez: "I'll tell them ANYTHING to get these hearings over with.  Amigust   Jan-10-05 03:00 AM   #86 
  - Define "our nation's values" and "applicable law", Alberto. n/t  Carolab   Jan-10-05 04:44 AM   #89 
  - For Kheph  FarLeftRage   Jan-10-05 10:38 PM   #91 
 

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