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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:07 PM
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If bird flu is a biiiiiiiiiiig scare in China, WHY IS BUSH GOING THERE?
Never mind Scwarzenegger and Pawlenty, no less...?
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:09 PM
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1. Trying to convince the Chinese to buy more US T-bills is my guess
That and of course getting the fuck away from the beltway which is starting to close in on him like a noose.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:31 PM
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17. Needed for the $720 billion alterations in Medicare, right?
Edited on Mon Nov-14-05 06:32 PM by HypnoToad
$8 tril today, $9 tril tomorrow...

According to the corporate media, of course... who really knows what the real benefits and costs are... especially when privatization is involved.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:09 PM
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2. Heyyyyyyyyy Don't Question It, Just Keep Your Damn Fingers Crossed! LOL
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:13 PM
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4. My first thought when I heard he was going there
I said "Hmmm, maybe he'll catch bird flu." Now, that would be real karma.
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hwmnbn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:15 PM
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8. That was my first thought too......
Maybe he'll eat some peking duck that was "under the weather."

I can only hope.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:09 PM
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3. quarantine him when he returns.
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:13 PM
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5. He might be trying to bring bird flu in
Only a birdbrain would deliberately go to a country where there's a bird flu epidemic, unless he's trying to kill us all. :scared:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:33 PM
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18. And himself in the process?!
Nuke war is one thing, Le Grande Chicken can hide in a big lead-lined hole.

But he bringing in the bird flu is truly :tinfoilhat:!
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:14 PM
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6. He wants to become a WMD...
Bird Flu George.
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:14 PM
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7. could it have something to do with.....
this?

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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:17 PM
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10. why is he going to Mongolia?
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:23 PM
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11. To thank them for their contribution of 160 troops in Iraq.
Edited on Mon Nov-14-05 06:23 PM by peekaloo
Seriously.

Oh and to honor Attila the Hun.

Not seriously.

p.s. He heard Mongolians make great BBQ.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:34 PM
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19. !
:spray: :rofl:
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:17 PM
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9. Maybe he wants to become a carrier so that he can kill people directly?
I mean Chimpy is already a carrier of alcohol I didn't drink until he got into the oval office.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:23 PM
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12. I doubt he is going to the market places in
hunan province... just an FYI
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gasperc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:24 PM
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13. first, smack skull with two by four then... read about Bush plans
then they make sense
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:25 PM
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14. We can pray for the best...
I'd like to see him in quarantine for a while :D - a long while!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:38 PM
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20. That sounds logical.
:D
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:27 PM
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15. Chickenhawks are immune?
:shrug:
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 06:29 PM
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16. Maybe he's scheduled to visit bird hatcheries, turkey farms,
aviaries, chicken coops, and bird zoos. I think its a fine idea. ;-)
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