Letters to the Editor
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"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
Exactly.
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How is this possible?
How have we sunk so low as to actually have a complete imbecile as our president?
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"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
Somebody please tell me he was joking.
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This man shoulld be writing for
the "Onion". Apparently he's under no delusion too large, or small, to realize just how stupid he is. I wonder why no one has done an analysis on how much money his family has ammassed over the past six+ years on their oil holdings alone. How can it be that america hasn't run this idiot out of town, tar and feathered? I am embarrased and outraged at this man's surreal take on his own leadership abilities. It must be true that the good Lord looks after drunks and fools...
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Lying about the economy
Here's a thought: if Bush and company are willing to lie us into war, lie us into tax cuts, force government scientists to lie by omission about global warming, deliver massive contracts to cronies without any oversight and God knows what else, why would anyone think they would not lie about official government economic statistics?
This is just based on observation and may be nothing more than anecdotal, but it sure seems to me that lots of folks are under extreme economic strain. Further, most of this strain does not seem to be related to sub prime mortgages.
Maybe all the "mixed signals" we're getting on the economy stem from Bush cooking the books. Has anyone looked into this possibility?
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I'm just glad to see . . .
. . . that the Writer's strike will not stop new episodes of The Daily Show from being aired. Thank goodness Bush 43 is not part of the Writer's Guild.
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Oxymoronic Leadership Baloney
"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
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"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
Imagine if anybody running for President with a (D) by their name had said that. Just when I thought Bush couldn't ever top himself, he does it again.
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Commander in chief of the United States?
Only georgejr & his devotees think he's commander in chief of the United States. He's only commander in chief of the Army and the Navy - See Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 2.
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"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
Once again, you've all underestimated the genius of George. He didn't say that _he_ couldn't be president and head of the military at the same time, he said that Musharraf couldn't be.
Clearly, George lives by different rules than the rest of the world.
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President Kevin Bacon...
All is well!
All is well!
(pardon the Animal House reference)
It seems they need to talk up the economy now as much as they needed to talk it down in 2000 (never mind the obsene deficits; Reagan proved they don't matter, and, of course, the ubiquitous "911!!!"). And that quote is a mind bogglingly priceless expample of duplicity.
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Bush "the fashion consultant guy"
Bush did say to Pervez Musharraf,: "You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
It seems, however that you (perhaps inadvertently) neglected to include the best part of the quote.
Bush actually said "Take off that uniform...You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
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Good grief! You couldn't make this sh%t up, could you:
"You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time."
Really, Mr. President and Commander in Chief???
Who knew?
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Lies, damn lies and stats
Here's a thought: if Bush and company are willing to lie us into war, lie us into tax cuts, force government scientists to lie by omission about global warming, deliver massive contracts to cronies without any oversight and God knows what else, why would anyone think they would not lie about official government economic statistics?
I've wondered the same thing. When I put on my Cassandra/tinfoil hat, I fear that on a certain day in January, 2009, we'll find out the books have been cooked and that the American economy has been in freefall for longer than anyone was aware. For instance, I've heard that the GNP includes American corporations' productivity in other countries and that's why it's been so weirdly strong. Is it true or false? Us plebes would like know.
I wish an economist would explain whether it would be possible for politics to interfere with some of these economic indicators.
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"the" economy isn't OUR economy
Remember when it depended on what the meaning of the word "is" was?
Now it depends what the meaning of the word "the" is -- as in "the" economy.
When G-dub says "THE economy," he means "OUR economy" -- and if you're reading this, you're probably not one of "our" people -- the people who own, not the people who work. See, this is what he means when he talks about an "ownership society" -- it's the society of owners, the 2% who, among them, own over 60% of the wealth of the country: the shares of corporations, the real estate, the corporate and government bonds and all the other debt. And for them, the economy is not "mixed," it's not "so-so" -- it's doing just fine (well. except for the ones who own a bit too much of that collateralized-mortgage debt, but that's only temporary, you'll see; there'll be a bailout for them, paid for by... wait for it... the other 98%; the rest of us who work for a living, and don't just own).
Oh, and as for that other 98%... well, to G-dub and his krew, we're just not the ones who count now, are we?
Does that help?
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And then there is China
They are contemplating to change their Dollar reserves into Euros. Good luck George with your "robust" economy and its good health.
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I Heart Freedom
...in the dark
...with no phone service
...with any number of predators on the street waiting for me whenever I leave the house, from various death squads, American mercenaries, checkpoints, and petty criminals
...while picking at the leftovers of yesterday's dinner, because today, no one in the family had it in them to venture out to the market
...while I teach my children how to read and write by the stub of a candle because I'm scared to send them out to school
...as I wonder if yesterday's car bomb means that my boss has officially closed down my job, and what that means for my family, and what we'll eat tomorrow
...as I remember what I saw on a web site last week when we had power for an hour, that Americans are worried that retail giants might suffer somewhat this Christmas as gas prices rise and Americans have slightly less disposable income
...I think of how much I love freedom. Yay, freedom. Woo.