| 118. I've never heard anyone say that. |
|
Worst president of the US, indubitably.
Shares qualities of some of the world's worst leaders: yes.
The constitution and the democratic system in general has so far kept our country from experiencing the worst kind of dictator -- so far, anyway --
|
| -You Are Blinded By Hate |
cali |
Apr-25-06 09:29 AM |
#0 |
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while this may be true.... |
lionesspriyanka |
Apr-25-06 09:31 AM |
#1 |
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Lets keep it in perspective and about America |
OhioBlues |
Apr-25-06 09:32 AM |
#2 |
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He's arguably the worst |
cali |
Apr-25-06 09:37 AM |
#14 |
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hmmm... didn't a recent poll of historians say that 80% thought he was |
orangepeel68 |
Apr-25-06 10:24 AM |
#51 |
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It was in Rolling Stone, here's the link: |
da_chimperor |
Apr-25-06 10:36 AM |
#58 |
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80% said he was a failure. Around 20% said he was the worst. |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:46 PM |
#164 |
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I have a degree in history and I've never heard of a "slush period." |
tabasco |
Apr-25-06 11:05 AM |
#74 |
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Buchanan was just a tad better than junior. |
0007 |
Apr-25-06 12:38 PM |
#101 |
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He did worse than doing nothing. |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:48 PM |
#166 |
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I seriously doubt anyone here honestly believes he is the worst ever. |
Skinner |
Apr-25-06 09:33 AM |
#3 |
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I think this is an extension of this thread: |
yibbehobba |
Apr-25-06 09:35 AM |
#7 |
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I'm not surprised that some people here do say that. |
Skinner |
Apr-25-06 09:41 AM |
#23 |
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Sadly, I think you are deluding yourself in regards |
cali |
Apr-25-06 09:45 AM |
#29 |
| -
So what is your point? |
Bandit |
Apr-25-06 10:33 AM |
#56 |
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My point is perfectly clear. |
cali |
Apr-25-06 10:39 AM |
#59 |
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Please consider your audience of readers. |
quantessd |
Apr-25-06 12:00 PM |
#94 |
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Hey, It isn't over yet. |
lumpy |
Apr-25-06 04:34 PM |
#142 |
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There are 3 people out of 37....Three. Out of a possible 60,000 give |
MrsGrumpy |
Apr-25-06 11:59 AM |
#93 |
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I'm an angry liberal. |
sheelz |
Apr-25-06 04:34 PM |
#141 |
| -
THEY hated Clinton for his BJ |
serryjw |
Apr-25-06 06:35 PM |
#159 |
| -
Absurd? |
yibbehobba |
Apr-25-06 09:48 AM |
#31 |
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Kinda like that. |
Skinner |
Apr-25-06 09:49 AM |
#32 |
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Actually was looking more for a historical perspective |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-25-06 10:55 AM |
#67 |
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Wow-- then folks oughta see this! |
Malikshah |
Apr-25-06 11:57 AM |
#92 |
| -
Maybe they believe it, but... |
LoZoccolo |
Apr-25-06 03:12 PM |
#109 |
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Some people can see the potential of others. |
Rex |
Apr-25-06 06:46 PM |
#165 |
| -
Perhaps you missed this thread: |
cali |
Apr-25-06 09:39 AM |
#20 |
| -
Perhaps you're not supposed to start threads |
buddyhollysghost |
Apr-25-06 03:33 PM |
#114 |
| -
Uh, no. |
cali |
Apr-25-06 03:54 PM |
#123 |
| -
So you start a thread passing judgment on people |
Lolivia |
Apr-25-06 04:05 PM |
#128 |
| -
Wrong. |
cali |
Apr-25-06 04:17 PM |
#135 |
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I'm not judging |
Lolivia |
Apr-25-06 04:26 PM |
#139 |
| -
But look at it this way... |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:44 PM |
#188 |
| -
Worst President Ever? Yes.... |
stepnw1f |
Apr-25-06 09:41 AM |
#22 |
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There's little doubt about that. |
BurtWorm |
Apr-25-06 10:59 AM |
#71 |
| -
Yeah... |
stepnw1f |
Apr-25-06 11:05 AM |
#73 |
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He is the second worst president of the USA |
mdmc |
Apr-25-06 09:34 AM |
#4 |
| -
I'm not so sure about that. |
yibbehobba |
Apr-25-06 09:36 AM |
#11 |
| -
I guess that we can respectfully disagree |
mdmc |
Apr-25-06 09:41 AM |
#24 |
| -
He's worse than Reagan on all counts |
silverojo |
Apr-25-06 10:22 AM |
#48 |
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I agree. And at least he could form a coherent sentence and not |
ThruTheLookingGlass |
Apr-25-06 11:21 AM |
#79 |
| -
Naaah... |
stevietheman |
Apr-25-06 11:56 AM |
#90 |
| -
I would love to have Reagan over Bush anyday. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 06:30 PM |
#158 |
| -
What straw man says Bush is the worst/most criminal leader? |
lectrobyte |
Apr-25-06 09:34 AM |
#5 |
| -
Link: |
NYCGirl |
Apr-25-06 09:40 AM |
#21 |
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Seems like "Hitler" won that thread as worst ever. |
lectrobyte |
Apr-25-06 10:56 AM |
#69 |
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He's ruining the greatest country in the world... |
Cassandra |
Apr-25-06 09:35 AM |
#6 |
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I don't do "rating the tyrants." You are right, there were worse... |
wake.up.america |
Apr-25-06 09:35 AM |
#8 |
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I doubt that any one seriously thinks bush** is the worst |
acmavm |
Apr-25-06 09:36 AM |
#9 |
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If he starts WW3 he'll be right up there with the greats of infamy |
Carni |
Apr-25-06 10:03 AM |
#41 |
| -
hitler wasn't hitler in 1940 |
sweetheart |
Apr-25-06 04:15 PM |
#133 |
| -
Please read some history |
cali |
Apr-25-06 04:27 PM |
#140 |
| -
Clearly you were not there |
sweetheart |
Apr-25-06 04:48 PM |
#146 |
| -
yabut |
ptolle |
Apr-25-06 10:46 AM |
#63 |
| -
I haven't read any post that said he is the worst in the world. |
Connie_Corleone |
Apr-25-06 09:36 AM |
#10 |
| -
Here's the post to which the OP refers (from yesterday): |
NYCGirl |
Apr-25-06 09:39 AM |
#19 |
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He's the worst in my lifetime and yes, |
babylonsister |
Apr-25-06 09:36 AM |
#12 |
| -
He is not for the American people as a whole. He plays favorites |
Lastlaughin08 |
Apr-25-06 09:46 AM |
#30 |
| -
Chimpy The Idiot may be the worst/most criminal leader RIGHT NOW. |
PerceptionManagement |
Apr-25-06 09:37 AM |
#13 |
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Let me get this straight. |
yibbehobba |
Apr-25-06 09:39 AM |
#17 |
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Here's My Point |
novalib |
Apr-25-06 09:50 AM |
#33 |
| -
Worst US pres-yes |
flobee1 |
Apr-25-06 09:38 AM |
#15 |
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But he presides over our government, and we are the government. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-25-06 09:39 AM |
#16 |
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Reading "Mao"... |
madame defarge |
Apr-25-06 09:39 AM |
#18 |
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Right Now at This Moment He's Up There |
stepnw1f |
Apr-25-06 09:42 AM |
#25 |
| -
How about among those with nuclear weapons |
TahitiNut |
Apr-25-06 09:42 AM |
#26 |
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People don't like thinking about that too much |
NNN0LHI |
Apr-25-06 09:55 AM |
#37 |
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Thank you for that. |
Sugar Smack |
Apr-25-06 10:24 AM |
#50 |
| -
The scary part is |
lpbk2713 |
Apr-25-06 10:52 AM |
#66 |
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potential is the key |
bigtree |
Apr-25-06 09:42 AM |
#27 |
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In the history of the world, no. But certainly the worst America has had. |
Lastlaughin08 |
Apr-25-06 09:44 AM |
#28 |
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Whether its Al capone or two bit hood that shoots you, you're still dead. |
Lerkfish |
Apr-25-06 09:51 AM |
#34 |
| -
He IS the worst president ever. |
HughBeaumont |
Apr-25-06 09:54 AM |
#35 |
| -
Thanks for that. |
obnoxiousdrunk |
Apr-25-06 09:55 AM |
#36 |
| -
Personally I'm blinded by Hot sauce |
bryant69 |
Apr-25-06 09:57 AM |
#38 |
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NO, We simply RECOGNIZE HIS POTENTIAL TO BE #1! |
Dora |
Apr-25-06 09:58 AM |
#39 |
| -
Sounds like you may be blinded by minimization. |
lonestarnot |
Apr-25-06 09:59 AM |
#40 |
| -
The point is that those people WERE dictators! |
mandyky |
Apr-25-06 10:04 AM |
#42 |
| -
I don't think anyone seriously believes Bush compares to Hitler, Stalin |
Neil Lisst |
Apr-25-06 10:07 AM |
#43 |
| -
Agreed "in this century" truly one of the worst so far |
IChing |
Apr-25-06 10:20 AM |
#46 |
| -
I don't have a problem comparing Bush to them, but he's a piker by their |
Neil Lisst |
Apr-25-06 01:27 PM |
#108 |
| -
Will you still think he's minor-league after he has nuked Iran and |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-25-06 10:12 AM |
#44 |
| -
Of course not. Go back to my OP and read |
cali |
Apr-25-06 10:17 AM |
#45 |
| -
I'm not so sure he hasn't already.... |
DemExpat |
Apr-25-06 12:18 PM |
#100 |
| -
He's the worst President. |
Protagoras |
Apr-25-06 10:21 AM |
#47 |
| -
The most powerful military in history? |
NoPasaran |
Apr-25-06 04:08 PM |
#131 |
| -
The ability to kill people does not guarantee |
Protagoras |
Apr-25-06 09:15 PM |
#183 |
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You are blinded by straw-man arguments |
warrens |
Apr-25-06 10:22 AM |
#49 |
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Oh for pete's sake. check the link in post #20 |
cali |
Apr-25-06 10:26 AM |
#52 |
| -
On balance, I have concluded he's the worst American president in history |
American Tragedy |
Apr-25-06 10:28 AM |
#53 |
| -
You post too soon |
Radio_Guy |
Apr-25-06 10:28 AM |
#54 |
| -
What Radio_Guy said... |
Junkdrawer |
Apr-25-06 10:30 AM |
#55 |
| -
Facts are a pesky thing. |
cali |
Apr-25-06 10:56 AM |
#68 |
| -
You are entitled to your opinion... |
Xenotime |
Apr-25-06 10:34 AM |
#57 |
| -
Can you elaborate on what your opinion is? |
brentspeak |
Apr-25-06 01:20 PM |
#106 |
| -
Body counts may be one criteria, but there are others, more subtle, |
The Stranger |
Apr-25-06 10:39 AM |
#60 |
| -
I didn't just use body counts |
cali |
Apr-25-06 10:51 AM |
#65 |
| -
48 million may pale in comparison to what the Earth will do. |
The Stranger |
Apr-25-06 11:29 AM |
#81 |
| -
Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-25-06 01:24 PM |
#107 |
| -
I know you can't call out people on this forum, but there |
izzybeans |
Apr-25-06 10:40 AM |
#61 |
| -
He is the first president |
FlaGranny |
Apr-25-06 10:42 AM |
#62 |
| -
Well JFK came pretty damn close to starting WW3 in 1962 |
NoPasaran |
Apr-25-06 04:15 PM |
#132 |
| -
That's true - |
FlaGranny |
Apr-25-06 04:45 PM |
#145 |
| -
Strawman. |
SeveneightyWhoa |
Apr-25-06 10:50 AM |
#64 |
| -
Yes and the link |
cali |
Apr-25-06 11:04 AM |
#72 |
| -
Such people are insane. |
SeveneightyWhoa |
Apr-25-06 11:09 AM |
#76 |
| -
he isnt the worst president either |
frankenforpres |
Apr-25-06 10:58 AM |
#70 |
| -
Well, he's the worst in my lifetime |
Norquist Nemesis |
Apr-25-06 11:05 AM |
#75 |
| -
Your right, I guess we should just wait until he actually does |
leeroysphits |
Apr-25-06 11:18 AM |
#77 |
| -
I'm afraid Bush isn't through, yet, Cali. |
Joe Fields |
Apr-25-06 11:18 AM |
#78 |
| -
He belongs in the top 5. As US Pres, he's the most powerful man on earth |
mtnsnake |
Apr-25-06 11:25 AM |
#80 |
| -
Thanks for refocusing us on the facts. |
flashdebadge |
Apr-25-06 11:30 AM |
#82 |
| -
At what time were they good or OK? |
mmonk |
Apr-25-06 11:32 AM |
#83 |
| -
So why is Saddam worse than Bush? |
Bornaginhooligan |
Apr-25-06 11:45 AM |
#84 |
| -
Bush also shredded the Iraqi Constitution-- |
sheelz |
Apr-25-06 04:06 PM |
#130 |
| -
Hitler and Stalin are dead. Saddam is and was contained. |
porphyrian |
Apr-25-06 11:50 AM |
#85 |
| -
who is "you"? |
quantessd |
Apr-25-06 11:50 AM |
#86 |
| -
He's not the worst leader ever... just the worst U.S. President ever... |
stevietheman |
Apr-25-06 11:52 AM |
#87 |
| -
How is that relevant to the present? |
texastoast |
Apr-25-06 11:53 AM |
#88 |
| -
There are a lot of "you's" here cali...I think you mean "some". |
MrsGrumpy |
Apr-25-06 11:53 AM |
#89 |
| -
Who are you talking to? |
sparosnare |
Apr-25-06 11:57 AM |
#91 |
| -
The 3...yes three, people who chose him in another thread. |
MrsGrumpy |
Apr-25-06 12:04 PM |
#95 |
| -
Ahhh.......thanks. |
sparosnare |
Apr-25-06 12:08 PM |
#98 |
| -
"Never forget." |
jokerman93 |
Apr-25-06 12:05 PM |
#96 |
| -
WOW. You are GOOD! |
Sugar Smack |
Apr-25-06 12:17 PM |
#99 |
| -
Truly wonderful reply |
Lolivia |
Apr-25-06 01:10 PM |
#104 |
| -
Well, keep in mind that it took a lot of the really bad ones several years |
ComerPerro |
Apr-25-06 12:07 PM |
#97 |
| -
You are awash in hubris |
Lolivia |
Apr-25-06 12:55 PM |
#102 |
| -
heh. oh the irony |
cali |
Apr-25-06 03:23 PM |
#111 |
| -
And yet |
Lolivia |
Apr-25-06 03:39 PM |
#117 |
| -
i think the term is |
subutane |
Apr-25-06 12:57 PM |
#103 |
| -
Worst president of all time? Without a doubt. As bad as Hitler/Stalin? |
brentspeak |
Apr-25-06 01:17 PM |
#105 |
| -
You're right |
DS1 |
Apr-25-06 03:14 PM |
#110 |
| -
The OP is blinded by lame ass strawmen |
Beacho |
Apr-25-06 03:26 PM |
#112 |
| -
Facts are facts. Don't like them? |
cali |
Apr-25-06 03:46 PM |
#119 |
| -
Well, I guess you know all of us then? |
buddyhollysghost |
Apr-25-06 03:30 PM |
#113 |
| -
Take offense easily or what? |
cali |
Apr-25-06 03:50 PM |
#120 |
| -
So I should like him because he's better than Hitler? |
TheFarseer |
Apr-25-06 03:35 PM |
#115 |
| -
I called him a loathsome criminal in my OP |
cali |
Apr-25-06 04:02 PM |
#125 |
| -
What was it about? The opinion of 3 people??? |
MrsGrumpy |
Apr-25-06 06:18 PM |
#156 |
| -
You shouldn't take this board so seriously. |
cat_girl25 |
Apr-25-06 03:37 PM |
#116 |
| -
I've never heard anyone say that. |
SmokingJacket |
Apr-25-06 03:45 PM |
#118 |
| -
I do think he's the worst modern US President and perhaps the |
WI_DEM |
Apr-25-06 03:51 PM |
#121 |
| -
We need to look at what the US is responsible for... |
sheelz |
Apr-25-06 03:51 PM |
#122 |
| -
Enjoying your strawman? |
Marr |
Apr-25-06 03:59 PM |
#124 |
| -
Check this out: |
NYCGirl |
Apr-25-06 04:04 PM |
#126 |
| -
I don't know why I'm bothering |
cali |
Apr-25-06 04:05 PM |
#129 |
| -
I don't know why you're bothering either. |
Marr |
Apr-25-06 04:21 PM |
#137 |
| -
He has potential to be world's worst, certainly |
Terran1212 |
Apr-25-06 04:04 PM |
#127 |
| -
Over 34,000 innocent Iraqis have died because Bu*h lied us into |
Zorra |
Apr-25-06 04:17 PM |
#134 |
| -
Bush controls more money and power than all those others combined |
Ksec |
Apr-25-06 04:19 PM |
#136 |
| -
the messenger of decline |
sweetheart |
Apr-25-06 04:24 PM |
#138 |
| -
In his own way, Bush is just as bad as Hitler or Stalin. |
JackDragna |
Apr-25-06 04:39 PM |
#143 |
| -
Stupid vanity thread. |
lumpy |
Apr-25-06 04:44 PM |
#144 |
| -
I think the key to your argument |
huskerlaw |
Apr-25-06 04:50 PM |
#147 |
| -
Whether or not he's the worst in history is irrelevant. He's |
Faux pas |
Apr-25-06 04:56 PM |
#148 |
| -
So? He sucks. Worst president ever. |
HeeBGBz |
Apr-25-06 05:04 PM |
#149 |
| -
I'm sure there were people in Germany, before Hitler reached his full |
Catrina |
Apr-25-06 05:24 PM |
#150 |
| -
Excellent post. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-25-06 05:39 PM |
#152 |
| -
The number of Iraqi dead has to be well over 100,000.... |
Media_Lies_Daily |
Apr-25-06 05:26 PM |
#151 |
| -
He's in the top five of the worst in my lifetime, so I guess |
Clark2008 |
Apr-25-06 05:41 PM |
#153 |
| -
You forgot about the Armenian massacre |
Mr_Spock |
Apr-25-06 05:42 PM |
#154 |
| -
Here's a good list of 20th century villains: |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:45 PM |
#163 |
| -
I Agree With You Comnpletely. BUT, I Think He's The Most Incompetent Boob |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 05:42 PM |
#155 |
| -
Idi Amin killed 350,000 of his own people and an unkown number of others |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:49 PM |
#167 |
| -
LOL, OMB |
cali |
Apr-25-06 07:09 PM |
#172 |
| -
You are blinded by statistics. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 06:27 PM |
#157 |
| -
Well said |
JeffR |
Apr-25-06 06:38 PM |
#161 |
| -
He isn't even the worst offender we've had in that job. |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:38 PM |
#162 |
| -
Johnson, maybe. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 06:51 PM |
#168 |
| -
Reagan was more insidious and sneaky about it, but did at least as |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:53 PM |
#170 |
| -
"The fact the Bush's body count is smaller than Hitler's and Pol Pot's" |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 07:29 PM |
#174 |
| -
No, it doesn't. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 07:44 PM |
#176 |
| -
I'm Not Saying It's Not Attrocious And Devastating. But Numbers Do Matter |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 08:05 PM |
#179 |
| -
My point is that making it about numbers and stats... |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:03 PM |
#181 |
| -
Thanks For The Clarity. But In That Case I Think That Was Unfair To The OP |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 09:10 PM |
#182 |
| -
But that's exactly what it does. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:22 PM |
#184 |
| -
I Think You Must've Been Reading A Completely Different OP Than This One |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 09:25 PM |
#185 |
| -
The OP is saying that Bush is not "The Worst in the History of the World" |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:33 PM |
#186 |
| -
So You Agree With The OP Then. Good. We're Done Then LOL |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 09:43 PM |
#187 |
| -
Good night, but I do not agree. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:49 PM |
#189 |
| -
Twisting The OP's Words Again. Can You Show Me, Please, Where The OP |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Apr-25-06 09:54 PM |
#190 |
| -
(sigh) |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 09:59 PM |
#191 |
| -
He doesn't even rank in the top 100 villains in world history. |
Zynx |
Apr-25-06 06:37 PM |
#160 |
| -
and if he uses nukes on Iran ? then would you agree that he |
Ragazz68 |
Apr-25-06 06:52 PM |
#169 |
| -
* and his buddies have the capacity to destroy the world in mere minutes. |
KrazyKat |
Apr-25-06 07:02 PM |
#171 |
| -
No |
Jim Warren |
Apr-25-06 07:10 PM |
#173 |
| -
So what. The fact of the matter is that Bush is not only horrible, he is |
Thtwudbeme |
Apr-25-06 07:32 PM |
#175 |
| -
Bush is On His Way... |
tlsmith1963 |
Apr-25-06 07:46 PM |
#177 |
| -
Sure he's not that bad |
OnionPatch |
Apr-25-06 07:55 PM |
#178 |
| -
Well said. |
Yollam |
Apr-25-06 10:08 PM |
#193 |
| -
My tyrant can beat up your tyrant. |
countingbluecars |
Apr-25-06 08:10 PM |
#180 |
| -
Change your name perhaps...to controversial cali? |
linazelle |
Apr-25-06 10:00 PM |
#192 |
| -
whoever said bush was the very worst ever in the history of world? |
seabeyond |
Apr-25-06 10:13 PM |
#194 |
| -
Well, I'll bet that's what they said to people who hated Hitler ... |
gulliver |
Apr-25-06 10:30 PM |
#195 |
| -
Can we agree that he's the "naughtiest" leader in history then? |
Bucky |
Apr-25-06 10:38 PM |
#196 |
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Last I checked, it's not over yet... |
zulchzulu |
Apr-25-06 10:40 PM |
#197 |
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