Comments on: Webb: If Bush Doesn’t Take The ‘Right Kind Of Action…We Will Be Showing Him The Way’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve Amraen http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1557958 Steve Amraen Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:57:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1557958 As a USMC Vietnam vet for 1970 to 1971, I'am proud that former USMC Lt. Jim Webb gave such a great speech. I see why he won in Virginia. He has great credentials and speaks the truth. Anyone who was alive in the '60s & early '70s and thinks Bush, etal are right must have been asleep or brain dead. As a USMC Vietnam vet for 1970 to 1971, I’am proud that former USMC Lt. Jim Webb gave such a great speech. I see why he won in Virginia. He has great credentials and speaks the truth. Anyone who was alive in the ’60s & early ’70s and thinks Bush, etal are right must have been asleep or brain dead.

]]> By: Craig http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1537968 Craig Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:11:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1537968 LIke the poster in no. 123, I thought for a moment that Jim Webb was going to tag "...if not, we will be showing him the way" with "out the door." I would have stood up on my computer table and cheered if that were the case. But Webb's words still give reason to hope. Bless his heart --- he and others like him might just get our guns and bombs out of the Iraqi people's lives yet, (and vice versa). LIke the poster in no. 123, I thought for a moment that Jim Webb was going to tag “…if not, we will be showing him the way” with “out the door.” I would have stood up on my computer table and cheered if that were the case.

But Webb’s words still give reason to hope. Bless his heart — he and others like him might just get our guns and bombs out of the Iraqi people’s lives yet, (and vice versa).

]]> By: m. freira http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1527879 m. freira Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:14:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1527879 I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN SHOWING THEM ONE WAY: O-U-T! Impeach Bush/Cheney It is a TWO-HEADED SNAKE! they BOTH have to go - ASAP!!! Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney can you hear us now? IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN SHOWING THEM ONE WAY: O-U-T!
Impeach Bush/Cheney It is a TWO-HEADED SNAKE! they BOTH have to go – ASAP!!!
Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney Impeach Bush/Cheney

can you hear us now?

IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY! IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY!

]]> By: Exley http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1525675 Exley Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:57:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1525675 #39, Oh Juan...You are sooooooo gallant and chivalrous! Your assumption of the anachronistic role "defender of a woman's honor" would ring much less hollow, however, if you yourself had not posted several callous and downright cruel remarks about another female poster who experienced a family tragedy. Your hypocrisy is quite amusing to behold. #39, Oh Juan…You are sooooooo gallant and chivalrous! Your assumption of the anachronistic role “defender of a woman’s honor” would ring much less hollow, however, if you yourself had not posted several callous and downright cruel remarks about another female poster who experienced a family tragedy. Your hypocrisy is quite amusing to behold.

]]> By: joe in oklahoma http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1519854 joe in oklahoma Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:33:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1519854 o JT we have troops in europe, even tho we DID sign a treaty there.... and i have not seen any fighting between N and S Korea lately. in fact, NKorea has only become a threat under Bush's 'leadership'. he gave them cred. o JT we have troops in europe, even tho we DID sign a treaty there…. and i have not seen any fighting between N and S Korea lately.
in fact, NKorea has only become a threat under Bush’s ‘leadership’.
he gave them cred.

]]> By: JT http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1519663 JT Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:46:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1519663 Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb, who delivered the Democratic response, said this about Korea: <em><blockquote>As I look at Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. "When comes the end?" asked the general who had commanded our forces in Europe during World War II. And as soon as he became president, he brought the Korean War to an end. </blockquote></em> This is <strong>NOT </strong>accurate to say Ike brought the Korean war to an end. The Koreas signed an armistice but never a peace treaty, and thus remain technically at war, with some 30,000 U.S. troops still in South Korea to protect against the North--though the current stalemate, for the moment at least, is bloody only for the people of North Korea. <strong>The inconclusive outcome of the Korean War can easily be interpreted as a warning of the dangers of leaving threats for future generations to deal with.</strong> Virginia’s Sen. Jim Webb, who delivered the Democratic response, said this about Korea:


As I look at Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. “When comes the end?” asked the general who had commanded our forces in Europe during World War II. And as soon as he became president, he brought the Korean War to an end.

This is NOT accurate to say Ike brought the Korean war to an end. The Koreas signed an armistice but never a peace treaty, and thus remain technically at war, with some 30,000 U.S. troops still in South Korea to protect against the North–though the current stalemate, for the moment at least, is bloody only for the people of North Korea. The inconclusive outcome of the Korean War can easily be interpreted as a warning of the dangers of leaving threats for future generations to deal with.

]]> By: JT http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1519645 JT Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:43:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1519645 <strong>YOU FOOLS!!! </strong>Read this <strong>very</strong>, <strong>very </strong>carefully. Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb, who delivered the Democratic response, had this take on Korea: <blockquote><em>As I look at Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. "When comes the end?" asked the general who had commanded our forces in Europe during World War II. And as soon as he became president, he brought the Korean War to an end. </em></blockquote> This is <strong>NOT </strong>quite accurate to say Ike brought the Korean war to an end. The Koreas signed an armistice but never a peace treaty, and thus remain technically at war, <strong>with some 30,000 U.S. troops still in South Korea to protect against the North</strong>--though the current stalemate, for the moment at least, is bloody only for the people of North Korea. <strong>The inconclusive outcome of the Korean War can easily be interpreted as a warning of the dangers of leaving threats for future generations to deal with.</strong> YOU FOOLS!!! Read this very, very carefully.

Virginia’s Sen. Jim Webb, who delivered the Democratic response, had this take on Korea:

As I look at Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. “When comes the end?” asked the general who had commanded our forces in Europe during World War II. And as soon as he became president, he brought the Korean War to an end.

This is NOT quite accurate to say Ike brought the Korean war to an end. The Koreas signed an armistice but never a peace treaty, and thus remain technically at war, with some 30,000 U.S. troops still in South Korea to protect against the North–though the current stalemate, for the moment at least, is bloody only for the people of North Korea. The inconclusive outcome of the Korean War can easily be interpreted as a warning of the dangers of leaving threats for future generations to deal with.

]]> By: joe in oklahoma http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1519312 joe in oklahoma Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:29:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1519312 spot on comment from Common Dreams today: Webb offered a populist, anti-corporate stand on economics and a blunt attack on Bush for “recklessly” dragging our country into the Iraq war – a sharply-worded address that must have startled millions of TV viewers accustomed to Democrat vacillation. But Webb’s speech was not just a rebuttal to Bush. It was also a pointed response to the tepid pablum that comes out of the mouths of mainstream media-anointed Democratic presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. TV viewers could easily see the contrast between Webb’s words and those of Clinton and Obama, since the two candidates were featured one after another on TV network after network soon after Bush and Webb. Yet they said so little. (Jeff Cohen) spot on comment from Common Dreams today:

Webb offered a populist, anti-corporate stand on economics and a blunt attack on Bush for “recklessly” dragging our country into the Iraq war – a sharply-worded address that must have startled millions of TV viewers accustomed to Democrat vacillation.

But Webb’s speech was not just a rebuttal to Bush. It was also a pointed response to the tepid pablum that comes out of the mouths of mainstream media-anointed Democratic presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

TV viewers could easily see the contrast between Webb’s words and those of Clinton and Obama, since the two candidates were featured one after another on TV network after network soon after Bush and Webb. Yet they said so little.
(Jeff Cohen)

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1519211 katy Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:01:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1519211 randi rhodes is saying that the dems gave webb a speech to read, but he said, no thank you, and wrote his own... always the best way to go... randi rhodes is saying that the dems gave webb a speech to read, but he said, no thank you, and wrote his own…
always the best way to go…

]]> By: tom baker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1518819 tom baker Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:38:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1518819 Webb kicks ass! - would love to see him go 1on1 vs. Dubbie. Webb kicks ass! – would love to see him go 1on1 vs. Dubbie.

]]> By: Alan Coltharp http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1518616 Alan Coltharp Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:07:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1518616 Pablo, #113: You are right, but it's a start. Webb's post-election editorial in the WSJ(!) was much more powerful and much more populist. Hope his economic justice ideas gain more traction with the Dem elite. Pablo, #113:
You are right, but it’s a start. Webb’s post-election editorial in the WSJ(!)
was much more powerful and much more populist. Hope his economic justice ideas gain more traction with the Dem elite.

]]> By: magsfactor http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1518329 magsfactor Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:19:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1518329 OBama/Webb does not seem realistic. Edwards/Webb is powerful. Hillary/Webb even better, but not easy to visualize. Webb is definitely the ticket. Agree about the God Bless America thing...let's ditch that phrase. How about, "Goodness to America" or "Peace and Prosperity to America" or even "Blessings to America." Webb needs to learn to control the reading motions so it looks more like a speech, but otherwise, Webby - you the man! OBama/Webb does not seem realistic. Edwards/Webb is powerful. Hillary/Webb even better, but not easy to visualize. Webb is definitely the ticket. Agree about the God Bless America thing…let’s ditch that phrase. How about, “Goodness to America” or “Peace and Prosperity to America” or even “Blessings to America.” Webb needs to learn to control the reading motions so it looks more like a speech, but otherwise, Webby – you the man!

]]> By: pablo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1518314 pablo Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:17:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1518314 i give Webb's rebuttal a D-. The last thing this country needs is more vague emotional tugs. This chance to hit unattentive Americans with the hypocrisy of every proposal was missed! Why not call out W that he's taken no (even modest) steps towards: energy independence [renewables/efficiency], health care for the lower class (the ones that don't already pay net taxes!), legalizing domestic surveillance, climate science, widespread corruption in his own agencies, etc. That's the real SOTU. Time is precious, so business, not fuzz, Jim. I vote for 'em, but the dems are still plugged-in pussies. Btw, Hilary can stay in the middle of the road...here comes rush hour. i give Webb’s rebuttal a D-. The last thing this country needs is more vague emotional tugs. This chance to hit unattentive Americans with the hypocrisy of every proposal was missed! Why not call out W that he’s taken no (even modest) steps towards: energy independence [renewables/efficiency], health care for the lower class (the ones that don’t already pay net taxes!), legalizing domestic surveillance, climate science, widespread corruption in his own agencies, etc. That’s the real SOTU. Time is precious, so business, not fuzz, Jim. I vote for ‘em, but the dems are still plugged-in pussies. Btw, Hilary can stay in the middle of the road…here comes rush hour.

]]> By: Anthony R, Faustino http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1518158 Anthony R, Faustino Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:02:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1518158 Impeach Bush and Cheney! This country needs more heroes like James Webb. Not Chicken Hawks like Bush and Cheney. One of The Champane Squadron and the other who had other priorities by not fighting in Vietnam. Impeach Bush and Cheney! This country needs more heroes like James Webb. Not Chicken Hawks like Bush and Cheney. One of The Champane Squadron and the other who had other priorities by not fighting in Vietnam.

]]> By: Karus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1517790 Karus Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:56:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1517790 this is totally unfair... u will attack an country for some stupid reason which is not real..after that u need to leave that country.. this is totally unfair… u will attack an country for some stupid reason which is not real..after that u need to leave that country..

]]> By: Hopeful http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1517646 Hopeful Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:33:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1517646 We can just skip the primary season coming up and go directly to the OBama/Webb ticket right now. Let's put some people people with guts in the White House. We can just skip the primary season coming up and go directly to the OBama/Webb ticket right now. Let’s put some people people with guts in the White House.

]]> By: War4Sale http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1517628 War4Sale Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:31:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1517628 That was downright presidential! That was downright presidential!

]]> By: marblex http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1517566 marblex Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:22:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1517566 the neo nazi oops i mean neocon plan has been to enslave 90% of the human population by debt. Serfdom for all except those whose bank accounts end in "illion" Happy landings! It's Reganomics on steroids! "HOORAY FOR ME AND SCREW YOU" the neo nazi oops i mean neocon plan has been to enslave 90% of the human population by debt.

Serfdom for all except those whose bank accounts end in “illion”

Happy landings! It’s Reganomics on steroids! “HOORAY FOR ME AND SCREW YOU”

]]> By: Randy Nason http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/comment-page-3/#comment-1517545 Randy Nason Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:18:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/23/webb-sotu/#comment-1517545 Webb did a real good job articulating his stance on Iraq and expressing his opposing view. Five years later, I'm still hearing Bush's same, tired rhetoric: No Child Left Behind, alternative fuel sources and balancing the budget. How f- stupid does this creepy b- think we really are, to listen to more of this same b-s-? And, what's all the talk about "ear-marks"? Isn't it Chimpy that is famous for this very practice? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Webb did a real good job articulating his stance on Iraq and expressing his opposing view. Five years later, I’m still hearing Bush’s same, tired rhetoric: No Child Left Behind, alternative fuel sources and balancing the budget. How f- stupid does this creepy b- think we really are, to listen to more of this same b-s-? And, what’s all the talk about “ear-marks”? Isn’t it Chimpy that is famous for this very practice? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

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