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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:37 AM
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Oh Man - 11th Hour Repuke Email Floating Around!
:puke:
*received in my WORK email of all places* :eyes:

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This full page ad was placed in the Washington Post by a businessman named George J. Esseff, Sr. He paid $104,655.60 to run the ad and only did it because he is sick and tired of the way that "The Rich" are portrayed by liberals these days.

You're a Republican???

In today's America, ask a growing number of high school and college students; their teachers and professors; the self-anointed media elite and/or hard working men and women of all ethnicities, "What is a Republican?", and you'll be told "... a rich, greedy, egotistical individual, motivated only by money and the desire to accumulate more and more of it, at the expense of the environment . the working poor ....and all whom they exploit.." I am a Republican .. I am none of those things.. and I don't know any who are.

WHAT I REALLY AM, IS--

- a loving husband of some 52 plus years, the father of four and an American who's proud of his country... and his country's heritage.

- the grandson of immigrants who risked all, including their lives and those of their children, to escape tyranny in search of freedom.

- a man who grew up during the Depression and witnessed, first hand, the effects of the Stock Market crash and the soup lines that followed. I watched as both my parents and grand parents, who had very little themselves, share what food they had with a half dozen other families, who had even less.

- someone who worked his way through college by holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used that education to build a better life.

- a husband who, at age 24, started his own business for the "privilege" of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week, risking everything I had, including my health, in search of a better life for myself and my loved ones.

- a businessman whose blood, sweat and tears.... and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to provide a secure living, not only for my family and myself, but also for literally hundreds of my employees throughout the years. Employees, who in turn, were able to buy their own homes, raise their own families and give back to their communities and their country.

- a man who believes in God; a God who has blessed this country... and all for which it stands.

- someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those who received them ... and the eyes of those who give them.

- an American who's proud that his President embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as "politically incorrect" as it may be, there is evil in this world and for the security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be confronted... and it must be defeated.

- an American who takes comfort in the knowledge that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the very safety and security of this nation, to be governed by the political whims of foreign governments.

- tired of hearing from leading Democrats who see only negativity in America; racism in her people; class warfare in her society and "political incorrectness" in her character.

- a former democrat who now understands that it is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our freedoms of press, speech and dissent.

- a man who believes in the sanctity of life. A man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left for votes, at the expense of the unborn.

- a husband and father who believes in the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family unit.

- a movie go-er who is repulsed by those insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated "entertainers" who have appointed themselves "experts" in the fields of national security and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this nation, its leaders and its actions.... much to the delight and encouragement of our enemies.

- an American who understands the difference between "censorship" and "choice". Evidently, these individuals do not, because when these same "celebrities" receive public ridicule for their offensive actions, the first thing they yell is "Censorship!". What they seem incapable of understanding is... the right of free speech and dissent is shared equally by those offended... as well as those who offend. I support and will continue to support those films and performers whom I choose to ... and refuse to support those I don't. It is my right as an American ... a right I will continue to enthusiastically exercise.

- a voter, tired of politicians, who, every time their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try to divert attention from their political and legislative failures by accusing their opponents of "attack ads" and "negative campaigning".... and the news media who allow them to get away with it.

- a Catholic who loves his God and his Faith... and who's been taught to respect all religions whose teachings are based in love, peace and charity. As such, I am embarrassed and ashamed of those individuals, in both private and public life, whose decisions and actions are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals who are only driven by what's best for them ... rather than what's right ... often times at the expense of many .... including our national security.

- a realist who understands that the terrorist attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children could have occurred here, in our heartland. That's why I sincerely believe America needs now, more than ever, a President who sees with a clear and focused vision and who speaks with a voice when heard by both friend and foe alike, is understood, respected and believed.

- eternally grateful to Ronald Reagan for having the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage of his convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and George W. Bush for the vision, courage, conviction and leadership he has shown in America's war on terrorism amidst both the constant and vicious, personal and political attacks both he and his family are made to endure.

- a human being, full of numerous faults and failures, but a man nonetheless, who, though not always successful, has continually strived to do "what's right" instead of "what's easy". A man who is challenging the religious leaders of all faiths, to not only preach to their congregations the fundamentals of "what's right" and "what's wrong", but to also then hold them accountable for their actions in both the public and private sectors.

- disgusted with the Courts who, on one hand, call the murder of a pregnant woman a "double homicide" but then refer to the abortion of her baby as, "pro-choice".

- someone deeply troubled by a political party which embraces a candidate whose primary "leadership" qualities center around his protesting of the Vietnam war and his labeling the honorable men and women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their lives in that action), as rapists, and war criminals. That same political party then stepped forward this year to block the appearance of a true Vietnam war hero, retired Admiral and former United States Senator, Jeremiah Denton, (a man who spent seven years and seven torturous months in a North Vietnam prison), from speaking before an open session of the California legislature as part of that state's 4th of July celebration. The reason Democrats gave for refusing to allow this American hero to speak before their state legislature was because of the "conservative" nature of his views. As an American, that troubles me deeply ....as well it should you.

- a man who feels the need to spend, $104, 655.60,(tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement, in order to set the story straight. Some may say this money would have been better spent feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the last six decades of my life, I have done exactly that... and more. Following the examples of my parents and grand parents, I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick..... and continue to do so... and I'm not alone in that work.

- someone who is paying for this announcement, at my sole expense, in hopes of opening the eyes of those led blindly by ill-informed elements of our great nation, who, through either ignorance, or malicious intent, repeatedly attack and belittle those of us who belong to a political party that holds true to the belief, "... the rights of the governed, exceed the power of the government". For those interested, I am speaking only as a tax-paying individual who is in no way associated with The Republican National Committee, nor with any of its directors, or delegates.

- a man who understands, "the American way of life" is a message of self-empowerment for all.

- an American who is grateful that our nation gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and the right to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.

- an American who wants to preserve that way of life for all who seek it.

- blessed to be an American.... and proud to be Republican
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:39 AM
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1. He forgot "a pompous blowhard."
Oh, and Poland!
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flygal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:45 AM
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7. Good one! I quit reading after...
a former democrat who now understands that it is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our freedoms of press, speech and dissent.

WTF - does that even make sense?! Just had to jab at the "liberal media".

I would love to see a Dem response - couldn't George Soros get an ad too :)
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GiovanniC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:49 AM
Response to Reply #7
10. hmmmmm..... Now WHERE Have I Heard THAT Before?
Oh yeah... Zell "Batshit Insane" Miller at the Repub Convention. Right before he challenged Chris Matthews to ten paces at high noon.


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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:11 AM
Response to Reply #10
16. That email is pig swill
Edited on Mon Nov-01-04 08:13 AM by Mika

Prominent Democrats

* Representative Richard Gephardt, former House Minority Leader - Missouri Air National Guard, 1965-71. (1, 2)
* Representative David Bonior - Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72 (1, 2)
* Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72 (1, 2)
* Former Vice President Al Gore - enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon. More facts about Gore's Service

* Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam (1, 2)
* Senator Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, World War Two (1, 2)
* Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat (1)
* Representative Charles Rangel, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea (1, 2)
* Former Senator Max Cleland, Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam (1, 2)

* Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953. (1)
* Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74. (1, 2)
* Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91 (1)
* Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons. (1)

* Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. (1, 2)
* Former Representative "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit. (1, 2)
* Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. (1, 2)
* Bill McBride, Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor - volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat "V." (1)
* Gray Davis, former California Governor, Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star. (1)
* Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force 1955-57
* Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate - lengthy military career.


Prominent Republicans

* Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
* Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey - avoided the draft, did not serve.
* House Majority Leader Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve (1). "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."
* House Majority Whip Roy Blunt - did not serve
* Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - did not serve. (An impressive medical resume, but not such a friend to cats in Boston.)
* Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve (1)
* Rick Santorum, R-PA, third ranking Republican in the Senate - did not serve. (1)
* Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve.


* Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor. (1) Served as President Reagan's Special Envoy to the Middle East and met with Saddam Hussein twice in 1983 and 1984.

* GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means four years. Still says that he's "been to war." Huh?
* VP Cheney - several deferments (1, 2), the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service") (1)
* Att'y Gen. John Ashcroft - did not serve (1, 2); received seven deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State

* Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve. (1)

The wealthy have never yet sacrificed themselves upon the altar of patriotism. Graphic courtesy Bartcop.com. Thanks, Bartcop!
* Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve (1), too busy being a Republican.

* Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve (1, 2)
* Former President Ronald Reagan - due to poor eyesight, served in a noncombat role making movies for the Army in southern California during WWII. He later seems to have confused his role as an actor playing a tail gunner with the real thing.
* "B-1" Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes (Orange County Weekly article). Enlisted only after the fighting was over in Korea.
* Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four (?) student deferments

* Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so? At least Senators Cleland (D-GA), Kerry (D-MA), Kerrey (D-NE), Robb (D-VA) and Hagel (R-NE) defended him.
* Former Senator Bob Dole - an honorable man. http://www.bobdole.org/bio/wwII.php
* Chuck Hagel - two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam. http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Information/bio.htm
* Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations http://www.house.gov/cunningham/about_duke.htm#Biography
* Senator Jeff Sessions U.S. Army Reserves, 1973-1986
* Colin Powell. What are we to make of Powell? On the one hand, a long career as a military manager. On the other hand, accused of covering up the My Lai massacre. Back on that first hand, one of the seemingly sane voices in this administration when it comes to Iraq (or at least he used to be). On the other hand, a clear hypocrite ("I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well-placed... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units...")
* Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), served in USMC in Vietnam; wounded in action.


Democrats

* Gray Davis, former California Governor, Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star.
* Chuck Robb, US Senator from Virginia, served in Vietnam
* Howell Heflin... Democrat... Silver Star
* George McGovern, famous liberal, awarded Silver Star & DFC, dozens of missions during WWII.
* Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force
* Former President Bill Clinton - avoided the draft through student deferments; in the autumn of 1969, Clinton entered the draft but received a high number (311) and was never called to serve. (CNN article.) "...it was his doubts about the morality of the war and the Selective Service system that led him to abandon the ROTC idea and to subject himself to a draft lottery. Only the luck of the draw - a high lottery number - kept him out. " (Jeff Greenfield, ABC News, quoting Gov. Clinton.)
* Former President Jimmy Carter, most recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, seven years in the Navy. "Except for his fellow service-academy graduate Dwight Eisenhower, no President of the twentieth century spent more years in uniform than Carter." (New Yorker Magazine)
* Former Vice President Walter Mondale, U.S. Army 1951-1953
* Former Senator John Glenn, D-OH (1974-1999) - Served in WWII and Korea; extensive military commendations include the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, and the Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
* Congressman Tom Lantos, D-CA - Did not serve in the US military; did serve in the Hungarian anti-Nazi underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg, is the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress.

Great at cheering on others to do the fighting, yet too scared to enter the fray himself. Truly a wimp, like the rest of the chickenhawks.
Republicans/Conservatives
Political

* Senator Don Nickles, R-OK - Oklahoma - Biography does not list military service. However, CNN lists Army National Guard service 1970-1976.
* Senator Richard Shelby, did not serve (1)
* Senator Jon Kyl, R-AZ - did not serve (1, 2)
* Senator Tim Hutchison, R-AR - did not serve (1, 2)
* Rep. Christopher Cox, R-CA, fifth-ranking Republican in Congress - did not serve. (1)
* Representative Saxby Chambliss, Georgia - did not serve (1, 2), had a "bad knee" (yet somehow feels he has a right to attack Max Cleland's patriotism)
* Former Representative JC Watts - did not serve (1, 2)
* Jack Kemp, did not serve (1, 2) (was unfit because of a knee injury, though he heroically continued as a National Football League quarterback for another eight years - source)
* Former Vice President Dan Quayle, avoided Vietnam service, got a slot in the journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard when the unit was at 150% capacity (at least he showed up for his duty, unlike GW) (1, 2)
* Eliot Abrams, did not serve (1, 2) (however, played a key role in subverting democracy in South America)
* Paul Wolfowitz, did not serve (1, 2)
* Former Representative Vin Weber, did not serve (1, 2)
* Richard Perle, did not serve (1, 2) (is the current bloodshed in the Middle East a direct result of his treasonous meddling in Clinton Administrstion foreign policy?)
* Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy - did not serve. (1)
* Rudy Giuliani, did not serve (1, 2)
* Michael Bloomberg, did not serve (1, 2)
* George Pataki, did not serve (1, 2)
* Spencer Abraham, did not serve
* John Engler, did not serve (1, 2)
* Lindsey Graham (R-SC) - website used to claim service as a "Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran." A current biographical website makes no such claim. In reality, was a National Guard lawyer who never left South Carolina during the Gulf War.
* Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, did not serve (1)
* Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA/49th, there were some problems with his service.
* Rep. John M. McHugh, R-NY - avoided the draft, did not serve (1)
* Arnold Schwarzenegger, CA Republican Governor - went AWOL from his Austrian army base to enter a bodybuilding competition

* George Herbert Walker Bush, pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese; was lone survivor out of airplane (link).
* Tom Ridge, Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam (1)
* Representative Sam R. Johnson, combat missions in both Korea and Vietnam, POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973 (1)
(don't ever run for president Sam, they'll spread rumors that you're crazy)
* Senator Ted Stevens, R-AK, WW II pilot, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai medal awarded by the Republic of China.
* Sen. John Warner, R-VA - Served in the Navy during WWII as a RM3
* Congresswoman Heather Wilson, R-NM, served in the Air Force 1978-1989
* Former President Gerald Ford, served in the Navy, WWII
* Former Senator Strom Thurmond - apparently believes, along with Trent Lott, that America should have been a segregated society. Still, he served.

Punditocracy and Preacher-types (See also Media Whores Online)

* George Will, did not serve
* Chris Matthews, Mediawhore, did not serve.
* Bill O'Reilly, did not serve
* Paul Gigot, did not serve.
* Bill Bennett, Did not serve
* Pat Buchanan, did not serve
* Rush Limbaugh, did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst' )
* Michael Savage (aka Michael Alan Weiner) - did not serve, too busy chasing herbs and botany degrees in Hawaii and Fiji
* John Wayne, did not serve
* Pat Robertson - claimed during 1986 campaign to be a "combat veteran." In reality, was a "Liquor Officer."
* Bill Kristol, did not serve
* Sean Hannity, did not serve.
* Kenneth Starr, did not serve
* Antonin Scalia, did not serve
* Clarence Thomas, did not serve
* Ralph Reed, did not serve
* Michael Medved, did not serve
* Charlie Daniels, did not serve
* Ted Nugent, did not serve

* Ollie North - Convicted in the Iran-Contra scandal, at least he served.
* Charlton Heston - served in WWII, but went AWOL when Michael Moore asked him some tough questions.

Independents

* Gov. Jesse Ventura, U.S. Navy SEAL training, did UDT work
* Senator Jim Jeffords, U.S. Navy 1956-1959
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:23 AM
Response to Reply #7
18. George Soros DID run a full-page
ad in Sunday's Toledo Blade. It was great.
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mcg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 09:34 AM
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24. War profiteer?

<http://www.supraalloys.com/Milt%209047%20Bar%20&%20Reforge.htm>

"MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS - TITANIUM ALLOY
(Bars & Reforge Stock)
:"

He couldn't be profitting on the Iraq war, could he? Oh, no, of course not.

<http://www.supraalloys.com/PressRelease.htm>

"As of May, 1997, George Sr. will officially retire and George Jr. will become President and CEO of SAI."

His son just happens to be the most qualified for the job?

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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:40 AM
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2. That is the great capacity of the Republicans
To be wealthy and powerful, to have your views dominating the House, the Senate and teh White house, and still complain with a straight face about being persecuted.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Dukakis88 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:41 AM
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3. "You're a Republican? Wow! We thought you were a psycho Nazi!"
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durablend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:46 AM
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8. Not too much difference these days...
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KingChicken Donating Member (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:42 AM
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4. I'm ambitious and all that crap too, but....
It turns into greed superfast, the American way is cheepend into something that serves only to protect self interest and persuit of greed. I've got money too, and yes I worked my ass for it, but I know when enough is enough and when I just want more.
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FDRrocks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:42 AM
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5. The CEO of my company sent this Essef thing out in a company-wide email...
disgusting.
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TexasSissy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:44 AM
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6. Only the diehard Repubs will read the long, long-winded ad. And
believe it.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:46 AM
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9. Jesus, that was like reading a root canal......n/t
n/t
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:51 AM
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11. he forgot to bitch about all the Taxes he worms his way out of paying
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Tansy_Gold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 07:55 AM
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12. Did it say anywhere it that piece of crap
that this asshole has ever given anything to anyone?

Did he ever serve this country that he claims to love so much that he wants someone to give him more of it?

IS THIS ASSHOLE A VETERAN?

Tansy Gold, so angry at 6 a.m. her hands are shaking
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Sugarbleus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:01 AM
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13. LOL.... All the responses to this drivel is spot on
I like: reading a root canal.....and....BLOWHARD

Geezus repub dude, turn the pump off before you EXPLODE!
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:06 AM
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14. In Mississippi the majority of "Republicans" are
ignorant, inbred poor white trash lemmings who get their marching orders either from the pulpit or from the klavern. They think tax cuts for the rich are good for them. From casual observance they don't care much for the health and welfare of their children or the maintenance of the vehicles. And being patriotic to them is a talking thing, not a walking thing. Yes, they are republicans and they will vote by the truckloads tomorrow.
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baltodemvet Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:06 AM
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15. omg, we're doomed
it's the october surprise--let's throw in the towel right now.
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Devils Advocate NZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:22 AM
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17. He just couldn't help himself could he?
He started off trying to say that he shouldn't be called all these nasty names because he is really a good guy at heart...

but then:

- a movie go-er who is repulsed by those insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated "entertainers" who have appointed themselves "experts" in the fields of national security and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this nation, its leaders and its actions.... much to the delight and encouragement of our enemies.

Wait a minute Mr Goodguy, aren't you doing EXACTLY what you are complaining about? Here in this one sentence you call people names simply because they have beliefs different from yours, then attack them for what you yourself are doing with this very advertisement and then take it one step further to actually suggest they are traitors!

What a fucktard.

But cop this:

belong to a political party that holds true to the belief, "... the rights of the governed, exceed the power of the government".

Except of course when those rights happen to confilct with your beliefs, eh Mr Goodguy Fucktard?

By the way, this guy owns a titanium company, which I am SURE is making a killing with all the new defense spending going on:

a husband who, at age 24, started his own business for the "privilege" of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week, risking everything I had, including my health, in search of a better life for myself and my loved ones.

Guess where Mr Goodguy Fucktard got his start? Go on, guess! Give up?

George was one of the original entrepreneurs in the field of commercial usage of titanium. In his position as a chemist and metallurgist for the government in 1952, at Fort Belvor, VA, he worked with titanium.

Well, would you believe that? Mr Goodguy Fucktard got his start ON THE TAXPAYERS DIME!

Of course Mr Goodguy Fucktard wants everyone to get the same oportunities, right? Yeah fucking right.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 09:10 AM
Response to Reply #17
23. Fort Belvor, VA: Much nicer than Korea!
Not sure about this creep's age--was he too young for WWII? If so, he was just right for Korea. And there was a draft back then...
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democracy eh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:27 AM
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19. well bless his little (black) heart
if were in the States I would walk up to a Republican and give them a hug right now.

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joefree1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:42 AM
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20. He just blew the average yearly income for three families
Thanks a lot.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - )

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hinachan Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:42 AM
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21. He forgot "lucky not to be disabled"
For a lot of us, the reason we're on assistance is that we're unable to work. Hell, I'd love to be out there, clawing my way to the top. But not all of us are lucky enough to be able to do so.

Fuck this guy and the horse he rode in on!
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LizW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 08:47 AM
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22. Must be nice to blow $100 grand
on a self-congratulatory vanity ad. He could have put a couple of needy kids through college, or funded an after-school program, but I'm sure he feels better about this.

:puke:
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PATRICK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 09:56 AM
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25. LOL
A great ad. A Democrat who changed because he finally had enough money to lecture America to the tune of 104,000. Pal, if any other hard working typical American had that dough he wouldn't use it to whine.

It is not about Republican, but about Republicans being duped to fiance the top of the pyramid, which now our erstwhile Dem has scrabbled closer to the peak and proud of it.

It is not the minions below calling themselves Republicans who are denigrated, it is the rich and privileged who benefit from the general allegiance to quite a hefty tune. Don't hide behind the GOP masses. They see a nickel of actual benefit and share in the general misery of a party that exists for the benefit of the few.

Now that this GOP loyalist is $104,000 poorer for a pro-rich person rant he is one of the biggest suckers down the food chain.

LOL. Welcome to the ranks of the impoverished.

Are the real rich bastards this nuts?
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PATRICK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 09:58 AM
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26. Should have submitted this to
The Onion. They would have paid HIM for it.

Lousy business sense. Goes to show.
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MacGregor Donating Member (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 09:58 AM
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27. Run C:\Manifestoes\afoolandhismoney.exe
Good God, they're so dire.

Y'know, for someone who shelled out that much green, you'd think a scan of it would be available somewhere. whatiam.net just has the text with a WaPo banner up top, and a date of Wednesday, October 20 up top (and in the references in a Google search, it says to go to whatiam.net for a reprint, but it's just text, not a reproduction of the ad in the typical meaning of "reprint").

After some Googling, I see the claim that it ran, but nothing indicating that anyone actually saw it. In the two weeks from the time that this first ran, has one reader/poster/contributor of DU, Smirking Chimp, Atrios, Kos, BartCop, Buzzflash, et al mentioned seeing this horseshit ad? A full-pager would be hard to miss, and you have to figure someone would bring it up.

I ain't gonna get het up about it, but what I might do is swing by the library and see if they have the WaPo back that far.
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Cats Against Frist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 10:03 AM
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28. Translation
Edited on Mon Nov-01-04 10:04 AM by Cats Against Frist
WHAT I REALLY AM, IS--

- a loving husband of some 52 plus years, the father of four and an American who's proud of his country... and his country's heritage.

I believe in cultural supremacism myth of white America, and I think people like me are better than everyone else.

- the grandson of immigrants who risked all, including their lives and those of their children, to escape tyanny in search of freedom.

But I believe our most basic principles, freedoms and the contents of the Bill of Rights, should be altered by the whims a zealous, tyrannical majority.

- a man who grew up during the Depression and witnessed, first hand, the effects of the Stock Market crash and the soup lines that followed. I watched as both my parents and grand parents, who had very little themselves, share what food they had with a half dozen other families, who had even less.

And I learned that sharing means that you're a commie.

- someone who worked his way through college by holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used that education to build a better life.

I work hard, like all white American men, and everyone else is lazy.

- a husband who, at age 24, started his own business for the "privilege" of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week, risking everything I had, including my health, in search of a better life for myself and my loved ones.

Ibid.

- a businessman whose blood, sweat and tears.... and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to provide a secure living, not only for my family and myself, but also for literally hundreds of my employees throughout the years. Employees, who in turn, were able to buy their own homes, raise their own families and give back to their communities and their country.

My employees hated me, because my kids came in like they were Jesus himself, and chastised everyone for not working, while my kids were sitting around on their fat asses. I told offensive and racist jokes, all the time -- I didn't think anyone cared.

- a man who believes in God; a God who has blessed this country... and all for which it stands.

I think it is important to force my belief in God on everyone else, the Constitution be damned.

- someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those who received them ... and the eyes of those who give them.

I am superstitious and crazy, because I would pretend to "know" anything about God or miracles.

- an American who's proud that his President embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as "politically incorrect" as it may be, there is evil in this world and for the security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be confronted... and it must be defeated.

My eyes turn into little swirlies whenever I see our God-appointed president, George W. Bush

- an American who takes comfort in the knowledge that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the very safety and security of this nation, to be governed by the political whims of foreign governments.

An American completely ignorant that corporate interests have driven our foreign policy for the last 100 years, and that Iraq didn't attack us. But they do have a lot of oil.

- tired of hearing from leading Democrats who see only negativity in America; racism in her people; class warfare in her society and "political incorrectness" in her character.

I'm terrified of losing my white privilege, and I am blind to the economic and class oppression that I see everywhere. It might start to bother me, if these horrible people-loving Democrats keep talking about it.

- a former democrat who now understands that it is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our freedoms of press, speech and dissent.

I made that part up, because I thought it would be more convincing. I've been a right-wing loony my whole life.

- a man who believes in the sanctity of life. A man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left for votes, at the expense of the unborn.

Only Republicans should be able to pander and divide society.

- a husband and father who believes in the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family unit.

A stubborn, authoritarian, constructed misogynist, who believes that my wife is submissive to me. I worry often about the thoughts that those ladies get in their heads about jobs, birth control and equal rights.

- a movie go-er who is repulsed by those insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated "entertainers" who have appointed themselves "experts" in the fields of national security and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this nation, its leaders and its actions.... much to the delight and encouragement of our enemies.

Let's repeal the 22nd Amendment and elect Arnie! Oh yeah, and Reagan was the best president EV-ER!

- an American who understands the difference between "censorship" and "choice". Evidently, these individuals do not, because when these same "celebrities" receive public ridicule for their offensive actions, the first thing they yell is "Censorship!". What they seem incapable of understanding is... the right of free speech and dissent is shared equally by those offended... as well as those who offend. I support and will continue to support those films and performers whom I choose to ... and refuse to support those I don't. It is my right as an American ... a right I will continue to enthusiastically exercise.

I learned the above at GOP Fascist Hate the Constitution Crazy School. I'm one of the 24 percent of Americans that believes that free speech only puts ideas in people's heads

- a voter, tired of politicians, who, every time their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try to divert attention from their political and legislative failures by accusing their opponents of "attack ads" and "negative campaigning".... and the news media who allow them to get away with it.

Come on, now -- are you people really fucking buying this? I'm a nutjob.

- a Catholic who loves his God and his Faith... and who's been taught to respect all religions whose teachings are based in love, peace and charity. As such, I am embarrassed and ashamed of those individuals, in both private and public life, whose decisions and actions are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals who are only driven by what's best for them ... rather than what's right ... often times at the expense of many .... including our national security.

First of all, I KNOW what's right and what's wrong, because my brain is totally divinely inspired. Second my moral compass applies only within U.S. borders -- that's why I'm OK with 50,000 dead Iraqi women and children that didn't attack us, why I hate the Geneva Conventions, the International Criminal Court, the UN, and any other treaty where I must cooperate with other nations. Do you people not know that Jesus ONLY LOVES AMERICANS???? I have it right here in my bible in "Revelations: Reprise" 5:15 "...and the Lord appeared and he said go unto McDonald's and Walmart. Be fat and multiply your stock portfolio."

- a realist who understands that the terrorist attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children could have occurred here, in our heartland. That's why I sincerely believe America needs now, more than ever, a President who sees with a clear and focused vision and who speaks with a voice when heard by both friend and foe alike, is understood, respected and believed.

I'm paranoid and freaked out, and I've been tricked by the largest disinfo operation in American history.

- eternally grateful to Ronald Reagan for having the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage of his convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and George W. Bush for the vision, courage, conviction and leadership he has shown in America's war on terrorism amidst both the constant and vicious, personal and political attacks both he and his family are made to endure.

Even though Reagan's own son has pleaded with us not to invoke his father's name in the same breath as the raging primate, we intend to milk every bit of help from Reagan that we can get. It was totally awesome that he died. That might help us get the sympathy vote.

- a human being, full of numerous faults and failures, but a man nonetheless, who, though not always successful, has continually strived to do "what's right" instead of "what's easy". A man who is challenging the religious leaders of all faiths, to not only preach to their congregations the fundamentals of "what's right" and "what's wrong", but to also then hold them accountable for their actions in both the public and private sectors.

Wait a minute...I AM God. I know what's right, what's wrong, I have the power to judge everyone. Why didn't I see this before? Cool.

- disgusted with the Courts who, on one hand, call the murder of a pregnant woman a "double homicide" but then refer to the abortion of her baby as, "pro-choice".

I am a black-and-white thinking totalitarian.

- someone deeply troubled by a political party which embraces a candidate whose primary "leadership" qualities center around his protesting of the Vietnam war and his labeling the honorable men and women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their lives in that action), as rapists, and war criminals. That same political party then stepped forward this year to block the appearance of a true Vietnam war hero, retired Admiral and former United States Senator, Jeremiah Denton, (a man who spent seven years and seven torturous months in a North Vietnam prison), from speaking before an open session of the California legislature as part of that state's 4th of July celebration. The reason Democrats gave for refusing to allow this American hero to speak before their state legislature was because of the "conservative" nature of his views. As an American, that troubles me deeply ....as well it should you.

Wait a minute. I'm actually John O'Neill, made a fool of by Kerry, and that's always really burned me, so I got my Republican buddies, and their echo chamber to re-write the history of Vietname, wherein John Kerry singlehandedly lost the Vietnam war for America, and is a Public Enemy No. 1 traitor -- and for 20 years of being a senator no one ever said a peep about it.

- a man who feels the need to spend, $104, 655.60,(tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement, in order to set the story straight. Some may say this money would have been better spent feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the last six decades of my life, I have done exactly that... and more. Following the examples of my parents and grand parents, I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick..... and continue to do so... and I'm not alone in that work.

PLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEE don't let them take away my tax cut/

- someone who is paying for this announcement, at my sole expense, in hopes of opening the eyes of those led blindly by ill-informed elements of our great nation, who, through either ignorance, or malicious intent, repeatedly attack and belittle those of us who belong to a political party that holds true to the belief, "... the rights of the governed, exceed the power of the government". For those interested, I am speaking only as a tax-paying individual who is in no way associated with The Republican National Committee, nor with any of its directors, or delegates.

Universities are COMMUNIST. This ad paid for by the Republican National Committee.

- a man who understands, "the American way of life" is a message of self-empowerment for all.

A man who understands that everyone should be made to think like me.

- an American who is grateful that our nation gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and the right to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.

I hate poor people.

- an American who wants to preserve that way of life for all who seek it.

A fascist, who wants to uproot history, empiricism, and the Enlightenment philosophies that created democracy, in the first place. When I say "that way of life," I mean I want my Church and King back to rule with a heavy authoritarian hand, and get all these crazy liberals in line.

- blessed to be an American.... and proud to be Republican

I'm scared shitless that George Bush is going to lose tomorrow.

-"Your Government Failed You...." - Richard Clarke

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Mike Daniels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 10:05 AM
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29. Most people will scroll down, see how long it is and hit delete
Edited on Mon Nov-01-04 10:12 AM by Mike Daniels
No-one except the already convinced is going to spend more than 30 seconds reading that before they say "F this" and hit delete.

It was too long to read as a full page ad (I saw it in that particular day's Washington Post) and it's too damn long for most people to bother with as an e-mail.

It sure isn't going to change any minds and it will put any undecideds to sleep before they ever get around to voting.

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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 10:16 AM
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30. Typical MePublican
Self serving, self absorbed and self righteous. Imagine that? Oh and where did he get the money to run this self serving :puffpiece: ad? From his tax bonus ala chimpy?
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-04 10:21 AM
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31. WOW. Thanks for spending $100,000 to spam America!
I wonder how much of his "pat himself on the back" investment went straight to the recycle bin?

Loser. :)
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