Bush pushing his fascist policies on CNN now

[Guaranteed]

Oh I'm sorry he's talking about "democracy."

[Guaranteed]

1. Hmmm...apparently Saudi Arabia's a democracy.

When did that happen?

[BlueEyedSon]

2. At $300 billion per democracy we create,

this could get expensive!

[Neecy]

3. ugh

He looks so smug, even when he's tripping over his text. I can't stand the sight of him.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Before the rest of the world, can we please bring democracy to....

FLORIDA???

[Guaranteed]

5. Does he have a point?

His speeches seem to ramble. Maybe it's just because my eyes are constantly glazing over.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. Now he's on women's rights elsewhere

after curtailing their reproductive rights here.

[evil_orange_cat]

22. "women's rights"

I found that disturbing as well. Blathering on about women's rights while he tries to take away rights over women's own bodies.

[peekaloo]

7. did he really say "freedom deficit" when referring to ME democracy?

read it on another post and gagged.

[neebob]

11. We're supposed to start thinking "freedom"

whenever we hear the word deficit.

[peekaloo]

13. aha a "subliminable" thing

so should I also think "terror surplus"......:silly:

[Guaranteed]

14. LOL nt

[neebob]

8. I can't believe

he hasn't gotten around to mentioning September 11th yet. I'm guessing this is supposed to be his great speech. Does he ever not lie? Is there a bigger projector on the planet? Could he possibly make me any sicker? Let this be my first use of a smily: :puke:

[Guaranteed]

10. Just empty platitudes.

"Freedom blah blah blah citizens blah blah blah democracy blah blah blah more freedom blah blah blah terrorism blah blah blah" and it goes on like this.

[Guaranteed]

9. He's still talking.

What the hell is this?

Has he used more than 12 different words?

[neebob]

15. No matter how many words he uses

it all translates to a single phrase: endless war.

[hatrack]

12. "Free-dom?"

"Free-dom for Yangs and Koms?"

My apologies for the really obscure Star Trek reference.

[berner59]

17. Iraqi democarcy must succeed....

to send a message to the Middle East... Has anyone ever just stood up and shouted..."WHO EVER ASKED THE IRAQI'S IF THEY WANT DEMOCRACY"!!!!!!!!

God he's so smug and he looks like he thinks he's getting through to everyone...what a loser...

[neebob]

20. No, it's a vision that most Americans

have already come to grips with. Who is this asshole?

[Guaranteed]

16. Whoop here we go:

"Forward strategy in the Middle East"....the "advance of freedom leads to peace."

But do not forget the "homeland," Mein Fuhrer....

[Snellius]

18. Let's invade them all and force them to be free

"Democracy is a good thing." Thank you, George. So let's leave them alone so they can fight for their own freedom themselves.

Doesn't Bush realize that the U.S. forcing "freedom" on other countries only plays into the hands of nationalist autocrats like Saddam or Castro? Didn't it ever dawn on him that the reason there are so many more democracies in the world today, in Latin America for example, is because the Unitied States stopped repressing indigenous popular democracies because they were afraid they would be communists.

[johnfunk]

19. Won't SOMEONE familiar with Middle East culture tell Smirky McDumbass...

... that there is a cultural bias against Western-style democracy?

Someone, please, impeach the stooge!

[evil_orange_cat]

21. message good, Bush bad...

Democrats need to be pushing this same kind of message. Dick Gephardt touched on it during the last debate I saw him on. He said we should strive to spread the 4 freedoms (speech, religion, etc) to everywhere.

I can't say I disagree. But I think Bush is a bad president. He delivers these well written speeches, but lacks the leadership to get the rest of the world to support his cause.

I wasn't against getting rid of Saddam, but I was against Bush's war (if that makes sense). If the threat was there and the world behind us, we should have gone in. But Bush failed miserably at proving the case (misinformation) to the world and failed to get support. Now our soldiers are dying and there's little progress in Iraq.

This is the way a Democrat can win. A Dem candidate must lay down a foreign policy that stresses spreading freedom and democracy (people like to hear that stuff). Stressing the domestic issues is good, but Bush will consider to score points if he keeps giving these propaganda speeches.

Fact is, Democrats need to be able to give propaganda speeches like this.

[Jacobin]

23. This will be seen in the coming months as his

announcement of widening the war in the M.E. to include Iran and Syria.

It's coming, just in time for the elections.

The mantra will be: Can't change horses in the middle of the war. Must keep Bush* in WH to finish this business.

Just wait.

That is what is happening here. Get ready.

[evil_orange_cat]

24. I'm not sure more war is feasible... unless draft

We're almost at the limit of troop deployments. Tours of duties are expiring and new recruiting is lagging. I don't think the US has the troops necessary to invade Iran or Syria and occupy it.

[Cleita]

25. Yes, I just heard him say that Iraq wasn't ready for democracy.

I thought "freedom" and "democracy" went together. You bet that the PNAC is starting to show it's true colors, but we at DU already know what they are don't we?