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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:35 PM
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What do you think the rest of the world is thinking of us right now?
Bush is letting citizens of our country die without aid... juxtaposed against him saying that we need to be compassionate and save people in other countries.


WHAT IS GOING ON?
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kstewart33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:38 PM
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1. They see us
As the richest, most powerful country in the world that cannot manage to stop by Walmart, load up a few helicopters and drive over the Convention Center and airdrop some food, water and formula to thousands of desperate people, many of whom have and will die because evidently nobody in our government knows how to get to Walmart.
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whalerider55 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:38 PM
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2. "karma's a bitch" n/t
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Corgigal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:39 PM
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3. actually they see us for what we are
Class warfare, live and personal on TV. We always knew of course but it was in a more stealth form. Now, it's not even hidden, not even a little.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:42 PM
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4. Well, it's like reading about Papa Doc Duvalier doing nothing ..
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 09:43 PM by TahitiNut
... after a hurricane in Haiti. Then, when the inevitable rioting and civil unrest breaks out, he sends in the military and squashes yet another revolution in the bud.

How many times in the last 50 years I've read similar news stories, involving third world countries with military dictatorships, I can't count.

We've become a banana republic with an oppressive regime that spends tax money on a big military instead of the public's welfare.

We've got "Baby Doc" Bush.
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:43 PM
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5. "How can 59 million people be so stupid?"
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:44 PM
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6. they are probably wondering if this stupid country will finally wake up
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 09:45 PM by NVMojo
to crimes of the tyrannical elites we are governed by ...
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:47 PM
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7. either we are as BANKRUPT as the old USSR was at it's end OR SHOCK-n-AWE
we will do this to our own imagine what will do to you if you don't give up all that oil, NOW -> FUCK the INSPECTIONS!


http://media.globalfreepress.com

peace
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MO_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:49 PM
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8. Osama is probably LHAO
giggling like a schoolgirl at the Feds being cowed by some looters.
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1932 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:50 PM
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9. Apparently they empathize with the victims of greed, racism and
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 09:50 PM by 1932
neglect.

They're all offering support to the people are own government apparently can't get their act together to help.
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