In 1989 Cheney became Secretary of Defense for President George H.W. Bush. In defending the decision not to take Baghdad and topple Saddam Hussein at the time, he said:
“I don't think you could have done all of that without significant additional U.S. casualties...And the question in my mind is, how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is, not that damned many.”
This is known as “irony.
ROFL! Thank you sir, for introducing me to this astounding site!
Dec-27-2007 07:31
Omega_M
Nostalgia
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Ether
I wonder why they don't have an article on George W. Bush
Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.
Dec-28-2007 01:56
Lebezniatnikov
Stupidity Annoys Me
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: DC
quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
I wonder why they don't have an article on George W. Bush
In one of the articles they say that GW is an otherwise nice guy, but is guided by a dick.
Pun intended, I'm sure.
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Dec-28-2007 03:18
MisterOpus1
Grumpy Old Fart
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kansas City
Seems like Rudy's tanking pretty hard as he's bypassed even trying to compete in the first few primaries and has set up camp in Florida to win that state.
Unfortunately, however, it seems his New Hampshire Veterans for Rudy co-chair is helping Rudy's goal out with those first primaries by essentially torching the bridge:
quote:
Rudy Campaign Official: He's The Guy To Chase "The Muslims" Back "To Their Caves"
By Greg Sargent - December 28, 2007, 2:36PM
This has already gotten some attention, but it deserves a lot more.
The Guardian of London is conducting video documentaries up in New Hampshire. And they did a segment on Rudy in which they got a very off-kilter quote about Muslims from a Rudy campaign official in the state. The Guardian identifies him as John Deady, the co-chair of state Veterans for Rudy.
Deady -- and the key here is that he is a Rudy campaign official -- says that Rudy should be our President because he has what it takes to tackle one of our "most difficult problems," which he identifies as the "rise of the Muslims." Deady adds that we need to "chase them back to their caves" or otherwise "get rid of them."
Take a look at our video excerpt of The Guardian's vid:
Here's the quote:
quote:
"He's got I believe the knowledge and the judgement to attack one of the most difficult problems in current history and that is the rise of the Muslims, and make no mistake about it, this hasn't happened for a thousand years. These people are very dedicated and they're also very very smart in their own way. We need to keep the feet to the fire and keep pressing these people until we defeat or chase them back to their caves or in other words get rid of them."
Now, it's very clear here that this Rudy campaign official, who hasn't yet returned our call, is talking about the rise of Muslims in general, not about terrorists or Islamofascists or what have you. After all, he says that this problem hasn't happened "for a thousand years."
Also note the reference to chasing them "back to their caves," not to mention the outright call for getting "rid" of them -- them being, again, the Muslims.
Any chance the national press will see this as newsworthy?
The Rudy campaign didn't immediately return a request for comment. You can watch the whole video from The Guardian here:
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Whence September dusk grows crisper still,
with leaves all crimson conquered,
I yearn to shout,
and dance about,
and stick pickles in my honker...
Dec-29-2007 15:00
Lebezniatnikov
Stupidity Annoys Me
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: DC
Iowa caucuses in the US are tomorrow... let the games begin.
1. McCain
2. Romney
3. Huckabee
4. Paul
5. Giuliani
Final -
1. Obama
2. HRC
1. McCain
2. Huckabee
3. Romney
I've never seen a campaign fall apart like Giuliani's did. Then again, I'm not that old, but still.
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Jan-03-2008 05:47
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
Giuliani sucked balls though. I knew he wasn't shit but a coat rider from the get go.
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.