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10-30-2004 08:53 PM ET (US)
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For a few days I'd been searching for the New York Times article that described the youth of George W. Bush as including sticking firecrackers in frogs and blowing them up. I thought perhaps it was an urban legend. I've found it. The relevant portion:
In addition to church groups, various civic organizations were also active, and one of the local rituals for children was the meetings with cookies and milk at the home of a nice old lady who represented the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The cookies were digested more thoroughly than the teachings.
''We were terrible to animals,'' recalled Mr. Throckmorton, laughing. A dip behind the Bush home turned into a small lake after a good rain, and thousands of frogs would come out.
''Everybody would get BB guns and shoot them,'' Mr. Throckmorton said. ''Or we'd put firecrackers in the frogs and throw them and blow them up.''
So...the question is, how is this different from the bastards who injured puppies in Oklahoma with firecrackers?
More importantly, is this a sign that our President is cruel himself? Perhaps even unbalanced? The signs are disturbing:
* During an interview with Talk Magazine, Bush mocks the reported plea of a woman on death row: "Please" Bush whimpers, "don't kill me."
* Bush is seen pumping his fist and saying "feels good" shortly before going on national television to announce the start of the war against Iraq.
* According to White House aides, Bush will go from quoting Bible verses to spewing obscenities at various "enemies of state" in a matter of minutes.
July 03, 2004 in Politics | Permalink
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07-23-2004 11:45 PM ET (US)
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Any suggestions on a more active area to post my question?
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07-23-2004 02:39 PM ET (US)
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Well...he hasn't done a damn thing that was good :-)
BTW...you know that this QT topic has been dead for, like,foreever, right? On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, QT - Desperate wrote:
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07-23-2004 11:57 AM ET (US)
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Hi All, I don't mean to have this sound opinionated in favor or against anyone but I need an answer to this question and preferably as succinct as possible: What good has Bush done in his term as President? Ideally a listing of 10 things.
Thanks for any help, - Desperate and Optimistic
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05-31-2004 03:14 AM ET (US)
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Friends..It seems that the messages from 'Gary' only tipify the common uneducated head-in-the-sand point of view that still seems prevalent in this age of super technology and media awareness. We can not blame him for this. He and others like him have been kept in the dark by politicians and big business so they can bulldoze their way through our lives with not only little resistance but actual support. I have but one statement for any pro-bush people. Even if you really believe that this administration is on the right track, how can you possible justify getting behind such an obviously poor representation of political leadership? I mean, no one believes that any politician is completely honest but the Bush admin are so transparent its ridiculous. The bear minimum anyone can expect from their political leaders is to not have to excuse every little move they make with 'on-going investigations' none ofwhich have any conclusions. If you're going to be a liar, be a good one. Everyone could see Bush and his cronies coming a mile away and its so obvious where they're going. Let go of your water-logged life jackets and head for the nearest shore..
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05-03-2004 11:53 AM ET (US)
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Edited by author 05-03-2004 12:12 PM
It really makes me afraid if I see how many of you are still following Bush and his administration. I am European and as most Europeans against the war in Iraq. And so when you start calling all anti-war peps and socialists stupid and naive than think of the fact that the majority of the world-population is against this war and so in the eyes of you right-winged Americans 'stupid'. We are almost praying overhere that Bush won't be re-elected because he is a serious thread to worldpeace. His foreign policy is very unpopular (not only Iraq) and I keep wondering : how does this war protect your freedom? Don't you see that it is this kind of actions that make the US very un-popular and that this war creates more hate and perhaps more terrorism against your country ? And what kind of freedom are we talking about? When we are flying as European citizen to the US these days we have our picture taken. From 2005 onwards we need one chip in our passport? This reminds me of the former Sovjet Union and the measures you had to go through whenever you wanted to visit Eastern Europe. I'm employed in the music industry and from an American collegue I've heard that almost no non-american songs are broadcasted through the american airwaves (clearchannel). Musicians in America cannot have a hit in the US unless they get onto Clear Channel. Music will not make it onto Clear Channel unless it is harmonious with a hard right wing Christian worldview. I can imagine this worldview allowing 'negro' artists being able to get away with some faux-dangerous watered down variations of sleaze as a disservice to their ethnicity, but nothing with any political substance like Public Enemy or Spearhead.
Do you call this freedom and freedom of speech ?
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03-19-2004 03:26 PM ET (US)
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hey gary, how about you shut up and listen. you are so stuck on your beliefs that you don't care to look at all sides of the issue. just listen to him and get opinions on both sides. then you can make your own opinions.
P.S you seem like you need a slap in the face
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I am sorry I forgot to be nice, but you and others who do not mind that their rights are being erroded must know that you cannot check out a book at the library without big brother knowing the name. Concentration camps in Cuba with 11 year old children. Locking up american citizens without any charges or bail. I don't know how old you are but I hope you are not counting on SS as a part of your retirement, and forget drug benifits. Oh I forgot to tell you I am a republican and voted for Bush. I am just not ready to surrender to adolf bush and his conquor the world, bully, stealing (Enron, Halburton) lying, (remember the tax cuts we were promised) the rich got them I did not get mine. There are many other Republicans just like me. It is nothing personal to you but you seem blinded by your own ignorance or maybe you just don't care about your freedom.
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