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Wed Aug-25-04 12:03 PM
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Look out George, he's a comin' to get ya! http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/968351.html
Former Democratic Senator Max Cleland, whose own Vietnam War wounds left him in a wheelchair, arrived in Waco late Wednesday morning carrying a letter signed by at least seven senators who are military veterans.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:04 PM
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For the pics of Cleland being hauled off in his wheel chair by SS... Kerry camp better have video every step of the way...
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:05 PM
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where is michael moore and his cameras?
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:09 PM
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9. George peeks out through the curtains |
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while the SS (ironic initials, what?) flex-cuffs that dangerous radical Max Cleland to his wheelchair and takes him away.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:05 PM
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don't F with a true war hero....we are coming for you!
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:05 PM
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Send Rassman this way, too. :loveya:
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:06 PM
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5. I hope Mike Moore is there |
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get some good and unvarnished footage
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:06 PM
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6. I can see ole Georgie now |
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peeking through the blinds like when Jehova's Witnesses show up.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:07 PM
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:08 PM
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The bush camp is supposed to have a letter to give to Cleland and Rasmann(sp).
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:10 PM
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10. this is a masterful political strategy |
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Masterful. My kudos to the person who had the idea.
I hope it happens more often. Take the fight to George while he's riding his bike or fishing in his pond on the pig farm.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:23 PM
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24. "if one veteran's record is called into question, the service of ALL |
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American veterans is questioned."
Careful, George.....do you REALLY want to go near that can of worms?
Yup, cornering the Chimpster is a thing of beauty to watch!
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:10 PM
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11. I can imagine the conversation between Bush and Rove.... |
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Edited on Wed Aug-25-04 12:16 PM by kentuck
"They're sending Cleland down here to the ranch??"
"Yeah, these fuckers are crazy."
"So, what should we do Karl?"
"Send Barney out to meet him..ha ha.. No seriously, send out a courier to get the message....You are too busy today to meet with him."
"Man, these guys are crazy!"...
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:10 PM
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12. If Bush is "unavailable", will Max say, "I'll wait?" |
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After all, Bush IS on vacation. He has SOME free time. Will he make a severely wounded veteran sit on the porch?
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:11 PM
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13. GO MAX!!!! GO JIM!!!!! |
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Vets to kick AWOL'S ass!
I love the political drama of it all. :evilgrin: :bounce: :kick:
:kick: for all Vets!!
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:13 PM
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I realize that's a big if.
But, if he were, he would invite them in and patronize the hell out of them, take their letter and send them on their way as he tells the assembled media that someone needs to do something about those evil 527s.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:14 PM
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15. According to Fox (take it for what it's worth).. |
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This is what * has in store for Cleland
Jerry Patterson, the Texas state land commissioner and a U.S. Marine who served in 1972-73, is greeting the duo and will be handing back to Cleland and Rassmann a letter for Kerry signed by Reps. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., who spent 21 years in the Navy and Sam Johnson, R-Texas, who spent 28 years in the Air Force. Also signing the letter are Robert O'Malley and James Fleming, who both received Medals of Honor for their service in the Marine Corps during Vietnam, retired Lt. Col. Richard Castle and Lt. Gen. Dave Palmer, a former superintendent at West Point. Officials said the two men will be invited into the staff compound at the president's ranch and offered a discussion with Palmer and Patterson.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:16 PM
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17. I hope Max demands to see the Chimp in Chief!! |
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I hope he asks why Chimp won't meet with Rassmann and himself.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:22 PM
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slinking off to a hidey hole...
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:25 PM
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26. Bush* gets the black eye |
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If he has to hide behind the drapes, so to speak. No matter why it's appropriate for others to receive Cleland and company, the shrub is now in the defensive posture. Kerry has turned his boat toward the enemy and chasing them up a tree.
And it's nice that Max has his day to rub it into the face of the one who wronged him. That alone makes this all worthwhile.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:14 PM
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16. i am not seeing it on news |
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:22 PM
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22. ty, been watching. what about the hay behind reporter |
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if that isnt placed there for a stupid reason. i am a laughin
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:19 PM
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19. "We want to see the President. Why is he hiding from us?" |
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I hope that gets the headline.
Slimey coward cowering behind MORE veterans now, making Rassman and Cleland wait in the "staff quarters."
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:21 PM
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20. politically, Bush could have played this differently |
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he could have greeted Cleland and invited him in. Had he done that the media would have gushed about how "friendly and informal" the Chimp is.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:25 PM
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...there's a smell of imperialism in the air that is unseemly for the leader of a democracy.
I wonder if Bush puts on a robe and crown and sits on a throne when he's at Crawford. (I know, I'm inviting all sorts of toilet jokes.)
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:33 PM
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27. Yes, and Kerry knew that would never happen |
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Edited on Wed Aug-25-04 12:34 PM by lancdem
which is why he did it.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:22 PM
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21. This is about keeping the issue alive... |
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Doesn't matter what Bush does here...Kerry is actually trying to keep this issue alive. He senses, I think correctly that this is turning to his advantage. It may be keeping Bush's failures out of the news, but it is also going to drown out the news from the Repub convention.
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Wed Aug-25-04 12:46 PM
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28. So he refused to see a Nam triple-amputee who came to that God-forsaken... |
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Edited on Wed Aug-25-04 12:47 PM by DeepModem Mom
no-man's land, and the Navy Seal with him. This chickenhawk who didn't even fulfill stateside Guard duty, and now lies about it, and lets Rove order the Pentagon to cover it up couldn't greet these two men with grace. I have no words, except maybe Magistrate's word, which DMM rarely uses -- that Bush BASTARD!
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