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The Big Lie :Treasongate

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by ASLANSPAL, Jul 13, 2005.

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  1. carpro

    carpro Well-Known Member
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    "Useful fools" is the way our enemies used to refer to them. ;)
     
    #41 carpro, Jul 17, 2005
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    Hmm...one can label someone a "fool" but not an idiot...
     
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    Tell that to our enemies. They're the ones that applied the label. And I suspect you would be just as useful to them as an idiot as you would a fool.
     
    #43 carpro, Jul 17, 2005
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    Calling me an idiot now eh? :eek: [​IMG]

    edited to be nice
     
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    Because the conservatives, for the most part, have developed an acute case of tunnel vision, IOW, they believe the mantra - if we fight them in Iraq, we won't have to fight them at home. [​IMG] </font>[/QUOTE]I don't know the difference between a conservative and liberal anymore. To me one statist looks and acts just like another. They all bow down to the federal god and keep feeding it our liberties so it can become bigger more centralized and more intrusive.

    But wait a minute you say there is a war on and we have to make sacrifices during war. Yep, sure do to the federal god conservatives used to be against. We're always going to have war because the statist knows he can get his wishes granted in these times far easier than in times of peace.
     
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    Those who hate him certainly consider him conservative... and he is conservative from their perspective.

    Think of the joy it brings them to see people who are even more conservative/libertarian attempting to destroy Bush as well.
     
    #46 Scott J, Jul 18, 2005
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    ASLANSPAL

    On reflection I believe this thread should be titled:

    Treasongate: The Big Lie
     
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    It is not the conservatives who are polarizing the country. The leftists, starting with FDR, successfully used that tactic from 1930 until 1994 when the Republicans took over the House of Representatives. The Socialist/left and their friends in the mainstream media are still trying to polarize the nation.
    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    "Useful fools" is the way our enemies used to refer to them. ;) </font>[/QUOTE]Some of our former enemies have even written about it in their memoirs and laugh about it to this day! They were grateful for the help but marveled at the stupidity of those who provided it.

    Oh, the lessons we must learn over and over again!
     
    #49 Dragoon68, Jul 18, 2005
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    OldRegular...it takes two to tango. I'm sure both sides are causing division in the country. How can they not? You have one side calling people names such as cowards, unpatriotic, and having mental disorders. That is not divisive???
     
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    [​IMG]


    Every letter into USATODAY anti Rove:

    http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050718/letfeat18.art.htm

    President Eisenhower, a man of high principles and character, demonstrated these qualities when, without hesitation, he fired his chief of staff Sherman Adams for accepting a vicuna coat as a gift from a supporter.

    Today, Americans can judge for themselves the ethical and moral standards by which our current president conducts himself. White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove has been identified as a possible source for the leak that revealed the name of a CIA officer. This can be a federal offense and treason (“Plame probe heats up, but effects are chilling,” Editorial, Thursday).

    Yet President Bush hesitates to do what he has promised to do: fire the person who leaked the name of the CIA officer, placing her and her contacts at risk. Rove has demonstrated he can't be trusted with government secrets and does not belong in the White House.

    Clearly, Bush is no Eisenhower.

    Philip Brunskill

    Mayville, N.Y.


    Also the latest poll of trust of Bush to fully
    cooperate in this matter is now 25%

    Just a quarter of Americans think the White House is fully cooperating in the federal investigation of the leak of a CIA operative's identity, a number that's declined sharply since the investigation began. And three-quarters say that if presidential adviser Karl Rove was responsible for leaking classified information, it should cost him his job.

    Skepticism about the administration's cooperation has jumped. As the initial investigation began in September 2003, nearly half the public, 47 percent, believed the White House was fully cooperating. That fell to 39 percent a few weeks later, and it's lower still, 25 percent, in this new ABC News poll.

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    For the numbers to get that low it means moderates, independents and yes conservatives
    are loosing faith as bush as a straight shooter.
     
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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050719/ts_nm/bush_court_dc_11

    Sources said the timing of an announcement had been moved up in part to deflect attention away from a CIA leak controversy that has engulfed Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove.

    A Republican strategist with close to the White House described Clement as the leading candidate. "She's pretty untouchable," he said. "Plus, it helps take Rove off the front pages for a week."

    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is Hispanic and has also been mentioned as a possible candidate for the high court, attended White House meetings early on Tuesday as usual.
     
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    You know what....?

    When liberal opinions of the Rove case rather than the truth of the Rove case are news then it is perfectly legitimate for the WH to seek to change the subject... they certainly can't send their press releases to the media and have them released intact the way Clinton did.
     
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    Ex-Intel Officers Speak on Plame's Behalf

    "Intelligence officers should not be used as political footballs," the 11 said. "In the case of Valerie Plame, she still works for the CIA and is not in a position to publicly defend her reputation and honor" (I agree)

    link
     
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    Plame and her husband engaged in partisan politics. He wrote a book. They were "sources" for information (often false) used by Dems in their shrill cries of "Bush lied and people died."
     
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    Knowing his political orientation, did someone in the CIA intentionally "forget" to have Wilson sign a confidentiality agreement?

    Those things are just automatically required for an "investigator".
     
    #56 carpro, Jul 21, 2005
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    Hmm ... we're still not seeing any investigation, charges, or "proof" that Rove did anything wrong. I don't think we will either. However, we will continue to read wild lies, exaggerations, and distortions. Will the purveyors of this ever admit it? I doubt it! They will, of course, find some other baseless thing to crow about.
     
    #57 Dragoon68, Jul 21, 2005
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    Those who hate him certainly consider him conservative... and he is conservative from their perspective.

    Think of the joy it brings them to see people who are even more conservative/libertarian attempting to destroy Bush as well.     </font>[/QUOTE]I care about my country as in the constitution and bill of rights and couldn't care less if the Bush administration is joyful or not. They do seem to be rather eager to break all previous spending records, bloat the federal government and give it more freedom to be intrusive on our private lives.

    Libertarians and real conservatives aren't out to destroy Bush, this is a misconception on your part I believe. Libertarians are out to protect the Republic and preserve the Constitution from anyone that threatens them including the Bush administration.

    [ July 22, 2005, 06:47 AM: Message edited by: poncho ]
     
    #58 poncho, Jul 22, 2005
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