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Red Dawn

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His mannerisms and his verbage at times make him seem idiotic but he's not.
 

DealMonkey

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Damn Dari, doesn't it trouble you that Bush owes his place in history to the terrorists? He went from milquetoast lame duck to self-described war president able to ram through his agenda ... and it's all because of al Qaeda. Good grief, the GOP better hope they never catch OBL!
 

Dari

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Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Damn Dari, doesn't it trouble you that Bush owes his place in history to the terrorists? He went from milquetoast lame duck to self-described war president able to ram through his agenda ... and it's all because of al Qaeda. Good grief, the GOP better hope they never catch OBL!

You keep forgetting his governship, don't you? How convenient is it to cherry-pick history?
 

PatboyX

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
His mannerisms and his verbage at times make him seem idiotic but he's not.

truth!
he is not, in fact, an idiot.
obviously...i think if clintons brother was in office...oy. theres an idiot.
but i do think bush has foolish tendencies and displays an amazing amount of huberis.

 

Rainsford

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Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Damn Dari, doesn't it trouble you that Bush owes his place in history to the terrorists? He went from milquetoast lame duck to self-described war president able to ram through his agenda ... and it's all because of al Qaeda. Good grief, the GOP better hope they never catch OBL!

You keep forgetting his governship, don't you? How convenient is it to cherry-pick history?

Nobody remembers the vast majority of governors, at least not on the same scale. You think Bush would be in the history books for his time as governor of Texas? Give me a break.
 

DealMonkey

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Nov 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Damn Dari, doesn't it trouble you that Bush owes his place in history to the terrorists? He went from milquetoast lame duck to self-described war president able to ram through his agenda ... and it's all because of al Qaeda. Good grief, the GOP better hope they never catch OBL!

You keep forgetting his governship, don't you? How convenient is it to cherry-pick history?

Nobody remembers the vast majority of governors, at least not on the same scale. You think Bush would be in the history books for his time as governor of Texas? Give me a break.
Yeah, what Rainsford said. Nobody remember governors. Unless you're talking about world-records for executing the mentally ill. Or executing anyone for that matter. Otherwise, governors tend to be relegated to the historical dust bin. Presidents, on the other hand, usually get a whole lot more attention.

Nice avoidance of the question though! Kudos!
 

imported_Condor

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Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: Czar
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: Czar
What changed is that now Bush has become confident in himself, before he was unsure what he could do.
The difference to the people is that before people saw that and they thought he was a joke, he had the weird ideals and not exactly a way to put them into action. Now he can and people know he can put his own ideas into action.

You've just seen him as President and are assuming that. During his two-terms as governor of Texas, Bush was very effective.
maybe so, but most people have only seen him as the president of the US

expecialy if you take a look at his public performance, when he is doing speeches, there is a world of difference

That's perception and it can be very deceptive. Maybe that's why people assumed that he was an idiot and didn't bother to look deeper. Either way, his opponents didn't do their homework, now they have no one to blame for their stupidity.

It was just that liberals misjudged him because they mostly take the shallow look. I've noticed that for years. They see the reflections off the surface of the water and never imagine the coral beneath. Not just here, but everywhere.

 

imported_Condor

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Originally posted by: dannybin1742
cocain will f' you up later in life, look at ozzy


I can't believe that the libs are still trying to push this old busted Ford up that steep hill! After six years of trying and finding nothing, just give this one up. If Larry Flynt couldn't find it for you, it isn't there!
 

conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Damn Dari, doesn't it trouble you that Bush owes his place in history to the terrorists? He went from milquetoast lame duck to self-described war president able to ram through his agenda ... and it's all because of al Qaeda. Good grief, the GOP better hope they never catch OBL!

You keep forgetting his governship, don't you? How convenient is it to cherry-pick history?
Being a governor of Texas is simply no comparison to a two-term U.S. President.