Comments on: President Bush Lets Bin Laden Define America’s Foreign Policy Priorities http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: markemarke http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-831629 markemarke Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:24:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-831629 bin laden, bush....they all use the same tactic to get what they want - fear. republicans are parlor shooksters scaring the American people while they pickpocket them. bin Laden is doing the same...dragging us into an expensive war that ultimately costs us hundreds of billions more than it costs them - we have so much more to lose than they do. they can only get us by bringing us down to their level since they cannot reach our level otherwise. The Reps have no facts, so they lie, and cheat and scare the American public. they confuse and distract Democrats with nonsense like Ann Coulter. it is time for us to give Americans a real choice and to hold the Reps accountable for their failures. bin laden, bush….they all use the same tactic to get what they want – fear. republicans are parlor shooksters scaring the American people while they pickpocket them. bin Laden is doing the same…dragging us into an expensive war that ultimately costs us hundreds of billions more than it costs them – we have so much more to lose than they do. they can only get us by bringing us down to their level since they cannot reach our level otherwise.

The Reps have no facts, so they lie, and cheat and scare the American public. they confuse and distract Democrats with nonsense like Ann Coulter. it is time for us to give Americans a real choice and to hold the Reps accountable for their failures.

]]> By: trblmkr http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-816263 trblmkr Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:20:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-816263 <strong>If only Bush could have been as attentive to Bin Laden's intentions on August 6, 2001. What a bunch of f-ing hypocrites!</strong> If only Bush could have been as attentive to Bin Laden’s intentions on August 6, 2001. What a bunch of f-ing hypocrites!

]]> By: JusJohn http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-816217 JusJohn Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:11:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-816217 Enuff already! If anyone buys into this CRAP, I don't think I can put words to what I think of them. When something requires this amount of different justifications it should be clear that any justification is seriously in doubt. Enuff already!
If anyone buys into this CRAP, I don’t think I can put words to what I think of them. When something requires this amount of different justifications it should be clear that any justification is seriously in doubt.

]]> By: Martin of Earth http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-815048 Martin of Earth Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:56:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-815048 <strong>Bloggers as Political Strategists</strong> Scott (24) wrote: "Bush ...is just riding it out until his term is over so he can pass it off to someone else. This is the same routine he has used in every decision he’s made his whole life!" Precisely! That's another great argument for the Dems. There are many other great arguments here that take the fight to the Reps. Sometimes I think the Dems should look for political strategists on blogs. Bloggers as Political Strategists

Scott (24) wrote: “Bush …is just riding it out until his term is over so he can pass it off to someone else. This is the same routine he has used in every decision he’s made his whole life!”

Precisely! That’s another great argument for the Dems. There are many other great arguments here that take the fight to the Reps.

Sometimes I think the Dems should look for political strategists on blogs.

]]> By: monstersound http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-815023 monstersound Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:45:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-815023 In a recent interview, somewhere in West Pakistan Bin Laden was asked: <strong>Reporter:</strong> <em>"Why do you want Iraq to be the centre on the War on the Infidels?" </em> <strong>Bin Laden: </strong><em>"We fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here", "I feel safer here now than I did after 9/11, don't you?"</em> In a recent interview, somewhere in West Pakistan Bin Laden was asked:
Reporter: “Why do you want Iraq to be the centre on the War on the Infidels?”
Bin Laden: “We fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them over here”, “I feel safer here now than I did after 9/11, don’t you?”

]]> By: buzzbomb http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-815009 buzzbomb Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:35:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-815009 I always call people out on this point. WHy do we listen to OBD? F#ck him! If Bin Laden told Bush to resign would he?? What OBD says is policy. Screw Bush, Screw Bin Laden. THe world would be a helluva lot better place without these two pricks. I always call people out on this point. WHy do we listen to OBD? F#ck him!

If Bin Laden told Bush to resign would he?? What OBD says is policy. Screw Bush, Screw Bin Laden. THe world would be a helluva lot better place without these two pricks.

]]> By: Bingo+! http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-814792 Bingo+! Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:45:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-814792 # 53: Yea,if you're responsible for their rebellion in the first place. # 53:

Yea,if you’re responsible for their rebellion in the first place.

]]> By: HoChiMin sucks http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-814296 HoChiMin sucks Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:18:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-814296 Oh well. You gotta fight them where you can find them. Oh well. You gotta fight them where you can find them.

]]> By: Dave von Ebers http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-814183 Dave von Ebers Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:01:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-814183 Um, Real American (No. 9), I think your violatin' somebody's trademark. You should have put it like this: Iraq!ª ... The Central Frontª in the War on Terror!ª We're Taking the Fight to the Enemy!ª Glad I could be of some assistance. Um, Real American (No. 9), I think your violatin’ somebody’s trademark.

You should have put it like this: Iraq!ª … The Central Frontª in the War on Terror!ª We’re Taking the Fight to the Enemy!ª

Glad I could be of some assistance.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-814025 katy Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:05:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-814025 <em>Sorry for the OT everyone. Comment by Marie — September 13, 2006 @ 9:35 pm</em> hey - the official thread is closed to comments, so it goes wherever now... yes, i liked springer more than i thought i would... he's pretty smart... but it wasn't the depth i wanted, so i didn't turn him on much, knowing i was gonna have it on the next 10 hours (!)... i won't miss him... sam cracks me up... i look forward to him... it will be weird hearing him in the morning... sam just signed off saying don't believe the rumors... one way or another we will have progressive radio... Sorry for the OT everyone.
Comment by Marie — September 13, 2006 @ 9:35 pm

hey – the official thread is closed to comments, so it goes wherever now…

yes, i liked springer more than i thought i would… he’s pretty smart… but it wasn’t the depth i wanted, so i didn’t turn him on much, knowing i was gonna have it on the next 10 hours (!)… i won’t miss him…
sam cracks me up… i look forward to him… it will be weird hearing him in the morning…

sam just signed off saying don’t believe the rumors… one way or another we will have progressive radio…

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813892 Marie Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:35:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813892 <strong>Katy</strong> Thanks so much for the update! I have to leave the computer from time to time and miss either AA or TP (and you now I have trouble posting). Anyway I did hear that Jerry Springer was leaving - I liked him much more than I thought I would and he makes so much fun of his own TV show. Sam Seder will make a good replacement. I will seek out Rachel Maddow. Thanks. Sorry for the OT everyone. Katy
Thanks so much for the update! I have to leave the computer from time to time and miss either AA or TP (and you now I have trouble posting).
Anyway I did hear that Jerry Springer was leaving – I liked him much more than I thought I would and he makes so much fun of his own TV show.
Sam Seder will make a good replacement. I will seek out Rachel Maddow.
Thanks.
Sorry for the OT everyone.

]]> By: Trinary Suka http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813819 Trinary Suka Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:56:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813819 IRAN'S KHAMENEI tells Iraqi PM that U.S. departure would calm Iraq. BARTLETT: So, it doesn’t matter what we say. We should be taking the — the words of the enemy seriously. They think it’s the fight of — of the war on terror, so, we must as well IRAN’S KHAMENEI tells Iraqi PM that U.S. departure would calm Iraq.

BARTLETT: So, it doesn’t matter what we say. We should be taking the — the words of the enemy seriously. They think it’s the fight of — of the war on terror, so, we must as well

]]> By: todd http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813786 todd Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:50:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813786 I have finally realized why all of the trolls like to come here to provoke arguments -- one can't leave comments on any of their sites! I've visited Malkin, Little Green Footballs and Power Line just to see what they are making of an issue. No comments allowed, or in the case of LGT, no new users are being registered so there are a handful of wingnuts only spewing their rhetoric. The thread on the Lauer interview with Bush was enlightening. Whereas the progressives all saw a creepy, hung-over looking Bush doing his bully act on Matt; the right wing Kool Aid brigade saw a "powerful looking" President who had no use for international laws or the Geneva convention. Downright scary are they in blind idolotry and adulation. I have finally realized why all of the trolls like to come here to provoke arguments — one can’t leave comments on any of their sites! I’ve visited Malkin, Little Green Footballs and Power Line just to see what they are making of an issue. No comments allowed, or in the case of LGT, no new users are being registered so there are a handful of wingnuts only spewing their rhetoric. The thread on the Lauer interview with Bush was enlightening. Whereas the progressives all saw a creepy, hung-over looking Bush doing his bully act on Matt; the right wing Kool Aid brigade saw a “powerful looking” President who had no use for international laws or the Geneva convention. Downright scary are they in blind idolotry and adulation.

]]> By: todd http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813757 todd Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:43:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813757 Iraq had nothing to do with the war on terrorism until the Bush admin decided to invade it. Thanks George, for giving Osama a new playground for recruits! Iraq had nothing to do with the war on terrorism until the Bush admin decided to invade it. Thanks George, for giving Osama a new playground for recruits!

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813754 katy Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:41:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813754 while i'm on this, i want to say this to TP... from the beginning i've made a point of reminding some here that TP is not a NEWS site, per se... and so to put up the headline, "Exclusive - AirAmerica..." (which i see is changed now), rather smacked of sensationalism... in a big hurry to break a story before getting all the facts and information... that was a big disservice to AirAmericaRadio in particular and progressive/liberal radio in general... i must say, i'm rather disappointed... really bad call... ... while i’m on this, i want to say this to TP…
from the beginning i’ve made a point of reminding some here that TP is not a NEWS site, per se… and so to put up the headline, “Exclusive – AirAmerica…” (which i see is changed now), rather smacked of sensationalism… in a big hurry to break a story before getting all the facts and information…
that was a big disservice to AirAmericaRadio in particular and progressive/liberal radio in general…
i must say, i’m rather disappointed… really bad call…
…

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813744 katy Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:37:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813744 <strong>marie</strong> - sorry to make you wait... NO! randi never did make any announcement! it was maddening! however, sam seder did talk about it - i wondered if maybe that wasn't the plan... anyway, he purposefully kept it short and sweet - there has been NO decision to file for bankruptcy, if there was such a decision that procedure could take years - AirAmericaRadio isn't going anywhere... they are doing some restructuring and shuffling... the lineup, if i can remember will be: young turks - early, sam seder - 9-12, franken - 12-3, randi - 3-5, and now i lose my memory... rachael and jon elliot somewhere... still trying to get the malloy spot filled... sam denied the current rumor, said he had an idea who started it but wouldn't say any more about it... it was a really good, heartening speech - i'm confident we'll be hearing AirAmericaRadio for a good while... ... marie – sorry to make you wait…
NO! randi never did make any announcement! it was maddening!
however, sam seder did talk about it – i wondered if maybe that wasn’t the plan… anyway, he purposefully kept it short and sweet – there has been NO decision to file for bankruptcy, if there was such a decision that procedure could take years – AirAmericaRadio isn’t going anywhere…

they are doing some restructuring and shuffling… the lineup, if i can remember will be: young turks – early, sam seder – 9-12, franken – 12-3, randi – 3-5, and now i lose my memory… rachael and jon elliot somewhere… still trying to get the malloy spot filled…

sam denied the current rumor, said he had an idea who started it but wouldn’t say any more about it…

it was a really good, heartening speech – i’m confident we’ll be hearing AirAmericaRadio for a good while…
…

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813716 katy Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:22:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813716 <em>And I do get it. Comment by Trinary Suka — September 13, 2006 @ 8:11 pm</em> ok... sorry ... it was hard to tell... :-] and, for the most part, i'm with you on the subject of attacking a person's personal beliefs... i'm especially of the belief that it's a private affair... i'm not for proselytizing either way... "to each his own" and all that... ... And I do get it.
Comment by Trinary Suka — September 13, 2006 @ 8:11 pm

ok… sorry … it was hard to tell… :-]
and, for the most part, i’m with you on the subject of attacking a person’s personal beliefs… i’m especially of the belief that it’s a private affair… i’m not for proselytizing either way… “to each his own” and all that…
…

]]> By: Trinary Suka http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813666 Trinary Suka Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:11:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813666 A conservative rock star….hey do you also take limbaughs drug of choice? Comment by Trinary Suka — September 13, 2006 @ 6:27 pm um… you don’t get it? …or is this your own brand of satire? i just don’t want you to get any deeper… … Comment by katy =========== I read that Satire site Katy, I am a Christian and that kind of stuff, while comical to many here, only serves to draw the fundies together and vote for bush, no matter how bad he is... I think bush is incompetent and his admiminitration is corrupt, by attacking their religion solves nothing and you should go after the peoples actions and not their belief. Just sayin,, Thanks for worrying about me, and yes that was my reverse form of satire. And I do get it. A conservative rock star….hey do you also take limbaughs drug of choice?
Comment by Trinary Suka — September 13, 2006 @ 6:27 pm

um… you don’t get it? …or is this your own brand of satire?
i just don’t want you to get any deeper…
…

Comment by katy
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I read that Satire site Katy, I am a Christian and that kind of stuff, while comical to many here, only serves to draw the fundies together and vote for bush, no matter how bad he is…

I think bush is incompetent and his admiminitration is corrupt, by attacking their religion solves nothing and you should go after the peoples actions and not their belief.
Just sayin,,

Thanks for worrying about me, and yes that was my reverse form of satire. And I do get it.

]]> By: Chris Matthews http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813661 Chris Matthews Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:05:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813661 right on! right on!

]]> By: nofltwlt http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-813590 nofltwlt Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:33:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/bush-central-iraq/#comment-813590 Our enemies have proven to be smarter than us (or at least George Bush). By keeping the U.S. in Iraq it is draining the U.S. dry. I wish the Bush idiots could see through this simple ploy and the journalists would say to the Bush administration, "your just being stupid now". Our enemies have proven to be smarter than us (or at least George Bush). By keeping the U.S. in Iraq it is draining the U.S. dry. I wish the Bush idiots could see through this simple ploy and the journalists would say to the Bush administration, “your just being stupid now”.

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