it was common knowledge among military people that bush had been a deserter . when i first heard about bush running for Governor i waited for him to clear his name and it didn't happen . in fact he had his national guard records "sanitized " !i didn't really care all that much about a third rate Governor and son of a do nothing president . by the time it sank in this frat boy had a real shot at being president i couldn't believe it . how could the people put a drug and alcoholic user in charge of our atomic weapons ? On Jan 22, 8:01 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly, Keith, I don't know about "moonbats", but most of the > Democrats I know did not have such ill will toward Bush until after > the Iraqi invasion. I remember being disappointed about how the > election turned out, but at the time I still felt that if Bush was > anything like his father, the country would still be okay. I had no > idea what damage he would do. If I knew then what I know now, I might > have felt more anger, but I didn't. I was discussing this with other > Democrats recently and they felt the same way. > However, many Republicans have started the hate-filled rhetoric before > Obama even took office or did one single task. At least most of us > waited until Bush screwed up before the real bashings began. He > deserved them based on his actions... not just on how he looks. > And that, to me, is a huge difference and speaks volumes. The way I > have felt about Bush and the things I have said about him echo the > words of MLK Jr.... I have judged him on the content of his character > (or lack of). > > On Jan 22, 12:45 am, KeithInTampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I don't think it was any of the folks you listed WNCS, it appeared to > > me that it was all Hollywood celebrities. I just watched two fine > > young Americans named "Young Geezie" and "JayZ" at one of last night's > > Inauguration Balls, and clearly, their message was not, "Change", > > "Hope", or "Unite", but instead, it was a racist message of hate, and > > Bush Bashing. > > > I took the time to watch clips from the 2001 Bush Inauguration, and > > watched the hate filled Moonbats as President Bush traveled down > > Pennsylvania Avenue. > > > My point being, is that it is those who claim to be, "More Tolerant, > > Kinder, Gentler, and More Enlightened", who are none of the above. I > > am quite proud of my conservative brethren, who did not show their ass > > yesterday, but instead had a message of support, and most sincerely > > want to see President Obama succeed, because he is "OUR" President. > > > Moonbats don't understand this concept. Many have been indoctrinated > > by the far left liberal academia, and it is something that all > > Americans from both sides of the aisle should be alarmed and concerned > > about. > > > On Jan 21, 11:34 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I didn't actually hear any of the boos for Bush, but I've heard > > > reports of them. Makes you wonder if any of those who expressed their > > > disapproval for him have, int he last 8 years, either: > > > --lost their home > > > --lost their job > > > --lost someone they love in Iraq > > > --all of the above? Heaven forbid. > > > > On Jan 21, 11:21 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *More Boos Than Balls* by Ann Coulter > > > > Posted 01/21/2009 ET > > > > Updated 01/21/2009 ET > > > > > It will not be easy for President B. Hussein Obama. More than half the > > > > country voted for him, and yet our newspapers are brimming with snippy > > > > remarks at every little aspect of his inauguration. > > > > > Here's a small sampling of the churlishness in just The New York > > > > *Times*: > > > > > *-- The American public is bemused by the tasteless show-biz > > > > extravaganza > > > > surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration today. > > > > > -- There is something to be said for some showiness in an inauguration. > > > > But > > > > one felt discomfited all the same. > > > > > -- This is an inauguration, not a coronation. > > > > > -- Is there a parallel between Mrs. Obama's jewel-toned outfit and > > > > somebody > > > > else's glass slippers? Why limousines and not shank's mare? > > > > > -- It is still unclear whether we are supposed to shout "Whoopee!" or > > > > "Shame!" about the new elegance the Obamas are bringing to Washington.* > > > > > Boy, talk about raining on somebody's parade! These were not, of course, > > > > comments about the inauguration of the angel Obama; they are (slightly > > > > edited) comments about the inauguration of another historic president, > > > > Ronald Reagan, in January 1981. > > > > > Obama's inaugural address tracked much of Reagan's first inaugural > > > > address > > > > -- minus the substance -- the main difference being that Obama did not > > > > invoke God as stoutly or frequently, restricting his heavenly > > > > references to > > > > a few liberal focus-grouped phrases, such as "God-given" and "God's > > > > grace." > > > > > Obama was also not as fulsome in his praise of his predecessor as Reagan > > > > was. To appreciate how remarkable this is, recall that Reagan's > > > > predecessor > > > > was Jimmy Carter. > > > > > Under Carter, more than 50 Americans were held hostage by a two-bit > > > > terrorist Iranian regime for 444 days -- released the day of Reagan's > > > > inauguration. Under Bush, there has not been another terrorist attack > > > > since > > > > Sept. 11, 2001. > > > > > But I gather that if Obama had uttered anything more than the briefest > > > > allusion to Bush, that would have provoked yet more booing from the > > > > Hope-and-Change crowd, which moments earlier had showered Bush with boos > > > > when he walked onto the stage. That must be the new tone we've been > > > > hearing > > > > so much about. > > > > > So maybe liberals can stop acting as if the entire nation could at last > > > > come > > > > together in a "unity of purpose" if only conservatives would stop > > > > fomenting > > > > "conflict and discord" -- as Obama suggested in his inaugural address. > > > > We're > > > > not the ones who booed a departing president. > > > > > It is a liberal trope to insult conservatives by asking them meaningless > > > > questions, such as the one repeatedly asked of Bush throughout his > > > > presidency about whether he had made any mistakes. All humans make > > > > mistakes > > > > -- what is the point of that question other than to give insult? > > > > > When will the first reporter ask President Obama to admit that he has > > > > made > > > > mistakes? Try: Never. > > > > > No, that question will disappear for the next four years. It will be > > > > replaced by the new question for conservatives on every liberal's lips > > > > these > > > > days: Do you want Obama to succeed as president? > > > > > Answer: Of course we do. We live here, too. > > > > > But merely to ask the question is to imply that the 60 million > > > > Americans who > > > > did not vote for Obama are being unpatriotic if they do not > > > > wholeheartedly > > > > endorse his liberal agenda. > > > > > I guess it depends on the meaning of "succeed." If Obama "succeeds" in > > > > pushing through big-government, terrorist-appeasing policies, he will > > > > not > > > > have "succeeded" at being a good president. If we didn't think > > > > conservative > > > > principles of small government and strong national defense weren't > > > > better > > > > for the country, we wouldn't be conservatives. > > > > > And why was that question never asked of liberals producing > > > > assassination > > > > books and movies about President Bush for the last eight years? > > > > > Say, did liberals want Pastor Rick Warren to succeed delivering a > > > > meaningful > > > > invocation at the inaugural? > > > > > The way I remember it, the Hope-and-Change crowd viciously denounced the > > > > Christian pastor, stamped their feet and demanded that Obama withdraw > > > > the > > > > invitation -- all because Rick Warren agrees with Obama's stated > > > > position on > > > > gay marriage, which also happens to be the position of a vast majority > > > > of > > > > Americans every time they have been allowed to vote on the matter. > > > > > Liberals always have to play the victim, acting as if they merely want > > > > to > > > > bring the nation together in hope and unity in the face of petulant, > > > > stick-in-the-mud conservatives. Meanwhile, they are the ones booing, > > > > heckling and publicly fantasizing about the assassination of those who > > > > disagree with them on policy matters. > > > > > Hope and unity, apparently, can only be achieved if conservatives would > > > > just > > > > go away -- and perhaps have the decency to kill themselves. > > > > > Republicans are not the ones who need to be told that "the time has > > > > come to > > > > set aside childish things" -- as Obama said of his own assumption of the > > > > presidency. Remember? We're the ones who managed to gaze upon Carter at > > > > the > > > > conclusion of his abomination of a presidency without booing. > > > > > Ann And Da Rev. Al.jpg > > > > 47KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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