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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:41 PM
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Bush Defends Ban on War Grief
Author: President Calls on Nation to Forget War's Human Cost

link: http://bush2004.com/greensheet/gs_12.html



President Bush on Thursday defended his decision to exclude grief from U.S. war coverage, saying that lost lives and limbs show that the "evildoers still hate us" and thus confirm that we are "on the path of freedom."

The president, making his first appearance at a funeral for Americans killed in Iraq, posed beside a flag draped coffin and claimed that death is "no big deal," especially if it helps Karl Rove "get the job done in 2004." He brushed off accusations that the coffin was a plastic fake filled with shredded Enron documents. "It's an election year. Irresponsible charges are the way the Democrats and Al Qaeda do business."

Bush's happy-face policy calls for cheerful optimism in the wake of daily terrorist attacks, which the White House insists are paving the way for full democracy in Iraq. France, Germany, Russia and Canada remain unmoved by the president's remarks, however, refusing to contribute troops to Operation Sitting Duck on the spurious grounds that President Bush "told the international community to go to hell" in the lead-up to war. In an awkward moment yesterday Bush conceded that he understood their position, then added that if they didn't change it he would "liberate" all four countries with an avalanche of daisy cutters.

"American men and women have risked their lives to free Bechtel and Halliburton, and now it's time for others to help out," Bush told reporters after his day in the cemetery. "The U.S. people understand that spilling blood is essential to gushing profits," he added. "God Bless America."
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clonebot Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:46 PM
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1. op sitting duck. heh.
they haven't had any good 'operation _____' names in a while have they?
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:49 PM
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5. Most accurate name so far.
I'm rooting for 'Operation Impeachment' myself.
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clonebot Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:59 PM
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8. "operation prisoner masturbation"
although i think they already carried that one out
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:47 PM
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2. "The way the Democrats and Al Qaeda do business."
did he seriously say that?
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:54 PM
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6. Straight from the website
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clonebot Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:59 PM
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9. its a joke website ;)
so don't go quoting it to other people just yet!
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:01 AM
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10. whew!
that was a close one! lol
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nolabels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:47 PM
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3. When your hanging out at them country clubs..........
The idea of being an AWOL TANG gives you a new perspective :eyes:
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:48 PM
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4. Lt. AWOL is the "evildoer" and we are on a "path of destruction"
I just had to run and turn off the TV because they were showing that fucking bloodthirsty mass murderer on TV and I go into a rage whenever I see or hear his devilish voice. He is the embodiment of evil.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 11:58 PM
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7. Gawb down!
Why the fart have I never seen this site before? My sphincters clamped down so hard it almost sucked my gonads into my belly button! Juses!
Haw Haw! Triple take! Heehee.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:06 AM
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11. Careful!
That sounds quite painful....

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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 02:01 AM
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12. Don't remember if it is or not.
Only happened once before when I jumped clear up onto a garage roof after being "surprised" by a BIG dog!
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theoceansnerves Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 02:06 AM
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13. ugh
Edited on Tue Sep-28-04 02:36 AM by theoceansnerves
right but how does one "do" evil. it just bugs me.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 02:32 AM
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14. Are you serious?
evildoer

n : a person who sins (without repenting)

eúvilúdoúer Audio pronunciation of "evildoer" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vl-dr)
n.

One that performs evil acts.

Pronounciation key doesn't go through msoft notepad too well.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 08:30 AM
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15. coffins call for cheerful optimism--a man in touch with reality?
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 06:47 PM
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16. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
:)
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