Month: September 2004

UK cleric: it’s Islamic to kidnap women and children. Nice to see such enlightened banter from a representative of “the religion of peace”.

No need to wonder whether Dubya got preferential treatment when he applied to join the Texas Air National Guard. Someone’s already confessed to having pulled strings for the future 43rd President. Nice to see that affirmative action can produce big results!

The strange tale of the man whose story inspired ‘The Terminal’. Do not meet Katherine Zeta-Jones, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Life isn’t a Hollywood romantic comedy.

Dubya shipped to Alabama in 1972 because he was a ‘drunken liability’. This election gets more interesting every day.

10 stories you won’t hear about from the mainstream press. Funny how Bush, Cheney and Ashcroft seem to have their fingers smack in the middle of all those pies, isn’t it.

Did the Governator really listen to a Nixon-Humphrey debate? There were no Nixon-Humphrey debates. Ahnold was lying. At least he’s shown he’s a true Republican at heart.

I had to share this with my readers… this was posted earlier on Fark by a user with the name sonnyboy11 in response to the usual attacks on John Kerry’s record…

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[quote]I can’t keep up with [Kerry].[/quote]

Yeah, me neither!

Bush opposed the McCain-Feingold bill in the 2000 GOP primary, tried to kill it in Congress, and then signed it when it passed. (http://www.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry022102.shtml)

Bush is against a Homeland Security Department; then he’s for it.

Bush is against a 9/11 commission; then he’s for it.

Bush is against an Iraq WMD investigation; then he’s for it.

Bush is against nation building; then he’s for it.

Bush is against deficits; then he’s for them.

Bush is for free trade; then he’s for tariffs on steel; then he’s against them again.

Bush is against the U.S. taking a role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict; then he pushes for a “road map” and a Palestinian State.

Bush is for states right to decide on gay marriage, then he is for changing the constitution. (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/25/elec04.prez.bush.marriage/)

Bush first says he’ll provide money for first responders (fire, police, emergency), then he doesn’t. (http://www.hillnews.com/news/032603/funds.aspx)

Bush first says that ‘help is on the way’ to the military … then he cuts benefits.} (http://www.democrats.org/specialreports/veterans/health.html)

Bush-“The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden.” Bush-“I don’t know where he is. I have no idea and I really don’t care.”

Bush claims to be in favor of the environment and then secretly starts drilling on Padre Island.

Bush talks about helping education and increases mandates while cutting funding.

Bush claims to be for women’s rights and then nominates judges who have tried to overturn Roe v. Wade. (http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20000703&s=corn)

Bush first says the U.S. won’t negotiate with North Korea. Now he will.

Bush goes to Bob Jones University. Then say’s he shouldn’t have.

Bush said he would demand a U.N. Security Council vote on whether to sanction military action against Iraq. Later Bush announced he would not call for a vote.

Bush said the “mission accomplished” banner was put up by the sailors. Bush later admits it was his advance team.

Bush was for fingerprinting and photographing Mexicans who enter the US. Bush after meeting with Pres. Fox, he’s against it.

Bush says he’s in favor of adding carbon dioxide as a regulated greenhouse gas. Then Bush said it would not be included after he was elected.

Bush was against Nation Building. ooops Iraq.

Bush-“I’m a uniter, not a divider.” Then divides.

Bush was against amnesty for illegal aliens. Now he’s for it.

Bush was against Presidents doing an end run around Congress to pack the courts. Then he did it.

Bush said the war would cost $3 billion. Then he asked for 87 billion.

Bush- “We need to go to war with Iraq because their WMDs pose a direct threat to the United States.” Bush- “We needed to go to war with Iraq to free the Iraqi people.”

Bush implemented No Child Left Behind, then underfunded it by $9 Billion.

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So, Kerry’s the flip-flopper, right?

Bush by the numbers. Makes you think, really.

Zell Miller’s speech was so far off to the loony right even the GOP is distancing itself from it. It’s going to be tough for ol’Zell. He ain’t getting the love of either the GOP or the Dems… good thing he’s retiring.

The Ebert and McCain show. You gotta feel bad for John McCain. He coulda been a contender, but now he’s made himself into a bagman for someone whose tactics he has decried as “dishonest and dishonorable”…