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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 07:41 PM
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5. the students are more presidential than the President!
Wonderful, inspiring -- and I hope that someday one or more of those students will be in the White House -- representing the people!

``We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants,'' the letter said..."
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  -The Kids pass a note to the President blogslut  Jun-25-07 07:36 PM   #0 
  - He even looks pissed in the Brit sense as well...  karlrschneider   Jun-25-07 07:38 PM   #1 
  - Or, as my mother says, "stoned."  DemoTex   Jun-26-07 09:21 AM   #56 
  - Just wait...  Kikosexy2   Jun-26-07 11:44 AM   #62 
  - ...  Oregonian   Jun-26-07 05:14 PM   #74 
  - Things just ain't rolling his way, are they?  acmavm   Jun-25-07 07:39 PM   #2 
  - The Guardian? Let me guess: No U.S. paper is running the story.  Aristus   Jun-25-07 07:39 PM   #3 
  - Not sure about print but it's online  blogslut   Jun-25-07 07:41 PM   #6 
  - Link didn't work for me.  CTD   Jun-25-07 09:01 PM   #27 
  - It's here - bravo kids  malaise   Jun-25-07 07:43 PM   #9 
  - Keith O reported on it  CatWoman   Jun-25-07 08:26 PM   #19 
     - Thumbs up for KO ! As Truman would say, Strike a blow for liberty !  EVDebs   Jun-26-07 09:22 AM   #57 
  - That is fantastic  judaspriestess   Jun-25-07 07:40 PM   #4 
  - the students are more presidential than the President!  Lisa   Jun-25-07 07:41 PM   #5 
  - Not Osama bin laden nor Geo Bush can take away our God-given rights  EVDebs   Jun-26-07 12:35 PM   #66 
  - Keith Olbermann just reported it. After he read what they wrote I applauded. Then Keith  OmmmSweetOmmm   Jun-25-07 07:41 PM   #7 
  - cool  blogslut   Jun-25-07 07:43 PM   #8 
  - They sure are heroes  malaise   Jun-25-07 07:45 PM   #12 
  - OMG I want to kiss those kids!  Stephanie   Jun-25-07 07:43 PM   #10 
  - The future's best and the brightest... spoke truth to power.  Olney Blue   Jun-25-07 07:43 PM   #11 
  - Inspirational!  Spazito   Jun-25-07 07:49 PM   #13 
  - K & R  helderheid   Jun-25-07 07:57 PM   #14 
  - Can he send ALL those kids to Gitmo???  BrklynLiberal   Jun-25-07 08:06 PM   #15 
  - If he wants to, and if Jesus tells him to....  PurpleChez   Jun-26-07 08:13 AM   #52 
  - God! Imagine if our founding fathers could see us now.  lvx35   Jun-25-07 08:07 PM   #16 
  - ...and the young shall lead them....  paparush   Jun-25-07 08:07 PM   #17 
  - Good for those students  proud patriot   Jun-25-07 08:10 PM   #18 
  - So when does the right wing echo chamber  symbolman   Jun-25-07 08:29 PM   #20 
  - A standing ovation for these brave and inspiring kids  C_U_L8R   Jun-25-07 08:32 PM   #21 
  - Hey kids...Welcome to the No-Fly list! n/t  LibInTexas   Jun-25-07 08:36 PM   #22 
  - LOL! but on second thought,  antifaschits   Jun-26-07 08:04 AM   #51 
  - Bravo! And they surely willl be able to vote in '08.  Edweird   Jun-25-07 08:41 PM   #23 
  - Dupe.  Edweird   Jun-25-07 08:42 PM   #24 
  - heard it 0n Olberman-great! nt  jarnocan   Jun-25-07 08:55 PM   #25 
  - Bush changed his mind and decided to leave those kids behind  SoonerPride   Jun-25-07 08:58 PM   #26 
  - If he insists on meeting ordinary citizens  Canuckistanian   Jun-25-07 09:03 PM   #28 
  - Bwah! Looks like one of the children wasn't prepared for the future.  peekaloo   Jun-25-07 09:15 PM   #29 
  - Get a load of those kids faces as he's talking in the middle pic.  rosesaylavee   Jun-25-07 09:23 PM   #30 
  - i can imagine it now...kids gave fuckhead the note. fuckhead  orleans   Jun-25-07 09:27 PM   #31 
  - Why would you think he would bother to read their note?  rurallib   Jun-25-07 09:27 PM   #32 
  - Saw this on KO.  Clark2008   Jun-25-07 09:32 PM   #33 
  - A real sign of hope for our country---the kids care!  young_at_heart   Jun-25-07 09:37 PM   #34 
  - the best and the brightest  goddess40   Jun-26-07 06:52 AM   #47 
  - Bravo!  TacticalPeek   Jun-25-07 09:40 PM   #35 
  - And ... (drumroll) ... Here They Are !!  Senator   Jun-25-07 10:02 PM   #36 
  - REAL AMERICAN VALUES, MR. BUSH  Hissyspit   Jun-25-07 10:46 PM   #37 
  - This brings back memories  wordsaladwithranch   Jun-26-07 12:49 AM   #38 
  - I remember when the Yuppies took over the Chicke 'O The Sea ship at Disneyland  EVDebs   Jun-26-07 12:37 PM   #67 
  - That took courage, and I'm proud of those students. n/t  Daphne08   Jun-26-07 01:01 AM   #39 
  - Standing O for these kids!!!  SeattleGirl   Jun-26-07 01:03 AM   #40 
  - Bravo. These strong young Americans broke through the bubble!  MarinCoUSA   Jun-26-07 01:10 AM   #41 
  - that is what genuine patriotism looks like  AtomicKitten   Jun-26-07 01:12 AM   #42 
  - Oh, I am so happy! Sometimes, something comes along and just brightens my day!  swimmernsecretsea   Jun-26-07 02:55 AM   #43 
  - It was on NBC News tonight  KT2000   Jun-26-07 04:23 AM   #44 
  - If Only, an "Impeach Me" sign had been Slapped Onto his Back..!!  Preening Fop   Jun-26-07 06:17 AM   #45 
  - That last picture...  Hubert Flottz   Jun-26-07 06:34 AM   #46 
  - George passes notes too, bathroom break notes to condi.  Blue State Native   Jun-26-07 07:06 AM   #48 
  - AmBUSHED! Busted by kids with brains!  Philosoraptor   Jun-26-07 07:10 AM   #49 
  - I'm glad they hung together, cuz they'll certainly hang separately under *'s other programs !  EVDebs   Jun-26-07 09:17 AM   #54 
  - Heard about this last night on the broadcast news -  LibertyLover   Jun-26-07 08:01 AM   #50 
  - Woot! Kids shining lights on the torturer in chief!  lonestarnot   Jun-26-07 08:24 AM   #53 
  - KICK!  helderheid   Jun-26-07 09:21 AM   #55 
  - NCLB is a testing program that takes the joy out of getting an education  EVDebs   Jun-26-07 09:26 AM   #58 
  - These genuinely intelligent kids give me hope.  lonestarnot   Jun-26-07 09:29 AM   #59 
  - The kids look happy  Gonnabuymeagun   Jun-26-07 10:17 AM   #60 
  - Let me add my accolades to this year's presidential scholars for standing up  MasonJar   Jun-26-07 11:36 AM   #61 
  - My thoughts, too.  janetle   Jun-26-07 12:13 PM   #64 
  - Did Shrub* give the high school students the finger bird? He really has  whistle   Jun-26-07 11:56 AM   #63 
  - CNN interviewed 3 of the students this morning. Bravo.  txwhitedove   Jun-26-07 12:34 PM   #65 
  - Video of Keith Olbermann's Report Here:  Hissyspit   Jun-26-07 01:42 PM   #68 
  - Fabulous young people!  colorado_ufo   Jun-26-07 02:26 PM   #69 
  - Nah, I doubt he read the note at all.  gentlegiant   Jun-26-07 02:49 PM   #70 
  - See? Even the kids know better . . .  Brigid   Jun-26-07 03:02 PM   #71 
  - Hooray for the students.  dicknbush   Jun-26-07 04:05 PM   #72 
  - That's why I love me my teenagers!!!  fooj   Jun-26-07 04:33 PM   #73 
 

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