Bush urges Mubarak hold fair elections -Yahoo

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday to show the world his country can set an example for others by holding free and fair presidential elections.

"I urged him once again to have as free and fair elections as possible because it will be a great legacy for his country," Bush told reporters during a session with visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki.


(I thought everyone could use a little comedy.)

[tk2kewl]

1. should rearrange that sbject line. Like this...

Yahoo Bush urges Mubarak hold fair elections

see how easy.

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. heh.

Without punctuation, it's like they're calling Bush a yahoo! Couldn't have that! Too much comedy in one post..

[TahitiNut]

10. Try "Bush urges Mubarak hold fair (and balanced?) elections"

:evilgrin:

[DemsUnite]

36. Pot, meet kettle n/t

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[Lerkfish]

2. and mubarak said "you first!"

[mtnester]

8. Hee Hee...thanks to your quick wit

A bad day gets a giggle..thank you


I know there is nothing funny about unfair elections, but sometimes good sarcastic comic relief is appropriate and funny :)

[JRob]

3. How about "FAIR" fucking elections in THIS COUNTRY ! ! !

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[JRob]

23. OK then substantiate all of that...

As I understand it Diabold machines in swing states (Fla and Oh) without any paper trails are not definitively verifiable. On top of which Dem districts (in those states) didn't have the resources to handle the volume of voters. Either of these states would have changed the result of the election. Give me proof that Democrats were not disenfranchised in those states...

Christine Gregoire is still fighting to protect her win over Dino Rossi.

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[Rainscents]

29. I 2nd that!!!

[smoogatz]

5. Apparently, "free and fair" is a relative thing.

Statement: "I urged him once again to have as free and fair elections as possible..."

Subtext: ...as long as them danged Islamicists don't win. Got it, Abdul?

[flordehinojos]

6. all i can say over and over and over again, is

bush is such an ass

[river2]

7. Ironic

the shrub wouldn't know a fair election if it landed on his lap.

[CottonBear]

12. Touche, river2!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

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[uppityperson]

15. Are you saying the elections are fair but the results aren't?

Or that the elections and results were fair?

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. Ignore the bait

[uppityperson]

21. yeah, skirting the edge.

another one for my reverse buddy list.

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[river2]

20. It's a big system

underfunded, undermanned, and it's run differently in different places.

Check out the conyers report.

[JRob]

25. So ALL election workers in the US were hardworking honest non-partisan...

Prove it!

At exactly how many "polls" did you work? To assume that elections were fair based on your experience at one (or however many you could have worked) in "juvenile".

Why not Google the subject and get back to us...

[hadrons]

9. Mubarak wants his son to follow him, so ....

this "elections" are just a set up to make that transfer of power look legit ... Mubarak will win by just 85% of the vte rather than 95%, that's all

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. "Bush urges Mubarak hold fair elections...

and promises Democracy(tm) through the delivery of Diebold voting machines."

The CIA doesn't need to sell guns to opposing nations, just rigged votes.

[htuttle]

16. You'd think that after giving them over a billion a year in foreign aid...

...we'd have some sort of clout there, eh? (IIRC, Egypt is second only to Israel in the amount of US military aid it receives each year).

Oh, but George isn't threatening to withhold that billion a year in military aid, is he?

Then he must not really mean it.

[Delphinus]

18. Why?

Shouldn't he be more concerned about fair elections in this country?

I'm hoping all of this is going to implode around him very, very soon. People are going to wake up and see the senselessness and the stupidity of all that he says and does.

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[JRob]

26. Ah, I believe the Press had a lot more to do with our loss to Bush.

Kerry was an adequate candidate and although some mistakes were made compared to Bush and his continual blunders he was a great choice.

Of course what was the press on day after day?

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[uppityperson]

24. So saying that someone cheated who did cheat is whining?

Kerry may not have run a perfect campaign, but the bushites did cheat. Accusing those of us who believe this of whining is more juvenile and not very helpful.

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[JRob]

27. So what about 2000? nt

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[gordianot]

35. You might want to check out the 2004 Election Results forum here at DU.

Also Representative John Conyers has done a lot of investigation into voting issues. See link: http://www.house.gov/conyers/

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[htuttle]

42. Pathetic

Just pathetic.

[Bridget Burke]

43. You have a lot to learn.

You missed Gore "cherry picking" areas to recount.

Otherwise, you've got a good grasp of the Right Wing Talking Points.

[JRob]

44. I thought that guy was a freep... nt

[Bridget Burke]

45. Apparently he was! n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

28. Jack Rabbit urges Bush to hold fair elections

That would set a good example, too.

[yorkiemommie1]

32. oh hahahahahahahahahahahah!

:rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

34. Looks like the original link has changed.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N0137334.htm

[daleo]

38. Um..., Right back at ya, chimpy. n/t

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41. Hahahahaha!

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[Cha]

46. Clean your own damn house up,

bush..de-louse the White House!

[mbperrin]

47. Why aim for just "fair"? Why not "better than terrible"? Or

"really, really honest" or "one where all votes are counted accurately"?

We had some fair-ly HORRIBLE elections in the US recently!! So why is * always for mediocrity?