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August 9 , 2005
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All along I have believed this administration either knew about 9-11 before it happened and allowed it to go forward in order to gain support to begin a long planned invasion in the Middle-East, or they actually planned and orchestrated 9-11 to gain support. America has had to endure the tragic events of 9-11 and the families who lost loved ones, as well as this country as a whole, will forever bear that burden. I think it's time for someone in Congress to reveal exactly what part this administration played in that tragedy. If a "highly classified defense intelligence unit" knew about Atta, then didn't someone of some significance in this administration also know about him and choose to overlook the significance of Al-Qaeda's presence in the U.S.? That person or persons should be held responsible for allowing the horrific tragedies of 9-11 to occur. We should not sit silently by while criminals get away with treason.
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Frankly, if mainstream corporate media, aka 24/7 news channels, decided to report the real news, rather than the infotainment brought to the public specifically to avoid revealing the machinations of the Bush administration, we'd all be the wiser! These "fair and balanced," "news you can trust" masters of diversion are using the public's airways to present the distracting drivel we've been subjected to, allowing this administration to get away with corruption and cover-up on a massive scale! It's gone beyond selected reporters for "embedding," it's the whole freaking bunch, the entire lot of them, "in bed" with George Bush, while our children are dying in his unnecessary war!
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It's amazing how many people that don't agree with current governmental policies keep dying. Suicide and death by natural causes seems to be on the increase these days, among those who disagreed with the Blair/Bush policies! I certainly hope George Galloway has an army of body guards!
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We heard about Dick Cheney's rather infamous utterance on the floor of the Senate, you remember, that "F@$k You" statement he made in a fit of blinding rage, then Bob Novak's "that's bull**it" remark on Inside Politics, the melodramatic ripping off of the mike and exiting stage right! What we haven't heard is any of the self-righteous, overly pious condemnation about the indignities from the radical right. Not a mention of the audacity of such language from a couple of their own. Not the first peep out of those who've made a living of pointing out the immoralities of so-called liberals in this country. I guess these words when spoken by liberals are considered obscenities and deserve to be censored, but when spoken by the vice president and the prince of darkness it is considered a prayer with a hallelujah and respectful silence to follow!!
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It's amazing how those whose biggest battles in life have been fought because of self-indulgence, have the audacity to critique those who really fought in such places as Viet Nam and currently in Afghanistan and Iraq! These armchair overstuffed, overmedicated, blowhards would be as useful as tits on a boar hog in the middle of May if they ever had to show an ounce of courage when bombs and bullets were flying around them, instead of pills and too much to eat! As I read comments made by these egotestical pontificators (cannot bear to listen to them), I am amazed at their arrogance and lack of conscience or shame!
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To all those expressing indignation over George Bush taking a vacation while the war in Iraq wages on bloodier than ever---don't you realize George believes the soldiers are dying in order to give him the opportunity to take that vacation? Don't you realize that he believes our sons and daughters have volunteered to fight this war in order to make it possible for him to show the world he's a better man than Poppy? Don't you know that our sons and daughters are dying so he and his friends can become richer than even he thought possible? Do you not know he's referring to himself, when he says American soldiers have died for a "noble cause"? Yeehaw and Yessiree bobtail, George Bush intends to keep on vacationing, and living the life he believes he was born to live in order to prove to the world "American soldiers are not dying in vain"!!!
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The "image" of a brave and bold president is blown out of the water, when we all know George Bush REFUSES to meet with Cindy Sheehan!
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After watching bits and pieces of CNN's premiere presentation of the much touted "Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," I have to wonder if this was Karen Hughes' first endeavor in her newest position by White House appointment? It sounds more like the cheerleading pep club section at a high school football game than a presentation of the real news of the day! With Bush's poll numbers in the sewer, one wonders if Karen's collaborating with CNN to do all she can do to improve America's image of George?? The situation doesn't look very promising!
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