Vrai
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Wed Feb-18-04 08:02 PM
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Bush Rouses the Sleeping Dogs of the Culture War |
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 09:27 PM by Skinner
BUSH ROUSES THE SLEEPING DOGS OF THE CULTURE WAR
By Arianna Huffington
“I’m a war president,” George Bush told us.
But as the body count in Iraq continues to rise, the president’s approval rating plummets, and the furor over phantom WMD, sexed-up intel, and Bush’s spotty Air National Guard service refuses to go away, it appears Karl Rove is planning a small rewrite for his candidate: “I’m a culture war president.”
Remember that divisive pre-9/11 campaign staple? Well, it’s flared up again — with a vengeance and a rash of new administration actions clearly aimed at shoring up the president’s Christian conservative base.
In the last month, the president has traded in his too-tight flight suit for a revival tent, backing a new anti-obscenity crusade, anti-condom sex-ed programs, a renewed commitment to fighting the drug war, and his attorney general’s efforts to poke around the private medical records of women who’ve had abortions. He even hinted in his State of the Union that he’d be willing to endorse a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
With Silver Starred John Kerry threatening the president’s hold on the high ground of national defense, Team Bush has decided it’s time to switch battlefields and start screaming about Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Wed Feb-18-04 08:41 PM
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1. seems everything is at risk this year |
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Edited on Wed Feb-18-04 08:42 PM by cosmicdot
I fear that the election night returns may make 2000 look like little league, and be a big mess.
just now, one of the Media asked about a paper trail, and when I voted in the poll, people were 92% concerned of not having one ... and, we're how many months before what may yet turn out, the most important election in American history?
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Wed Feb-18-04 09:41 PM
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2. good read, but you need to edit.. |
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no more than 4 paragraphs. ;-)
Welcome to DU! :hi:
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Thu Feb-19-04 07:03 PM
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Per DU copyright rules please post only four paragraphs from the news source.
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