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It Was a Very Good Year (America and democrats of the world can be proud of 2004)
Wall Street Journal ^ | December 27, 2004 | Pete Du Pont

Posted on 12/27/2004 7:46:38 PM PST by RWR8189

Boston Red Sox fans celebrated a World Series victory for the first time in 86 years. Weekly Reader grade school students can celebrate being better pollsters than Zogby, Fox and CBS: in October, as in 11 of the previous 12 elections, they correctly picked the winner of the presidential campaign. And SpaceShipOne became the first private craft ever to reach space--71 miles above the earth. So 2004 was a very good year in America.

It was a good year too in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Iraq. On the other hand, it was a very bad year for the United Nations, Russia, establishment American media and the liberal Democratic Party.

 

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  In October 10 million Afghans participated in the first election in the history of their nation. America made it possible by defeating al Qaeda and destroying the Taliban. Freedom and democracy came to a brutally victimized Afghan people.

Next month, Iraq will hold a similarly defining election. Despite the Baathist and Islamist terrorists who car

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; 2004review; dupont; dupont2008; goodyear; petedupont
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1 posted on 12/27/2004 7:46:38 PM PST by RWR8189
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To: RWR8189

Good year indeed.


2 posted on 12/27/2004 7:48:24 PM PST by The Teen Conservative
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To: RWR8189

When it's a good year for America, it's a good year for the world.


3 posted on 12/27/2004 7:49:16 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: RWR8189
Let's not forget the MSM!

It was a VERY BAD year for all Ratherites.

4 posted on 12/27/2004 7:49:26 PM PST by bikepacker67 ("This is the best election night in history." -- DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe 11/2/04 8pm)
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To: GVgirl
America and democrats of the world can be proud of 2004

I like how the author distinguishes between America and Democrats. Subtle.

5 posted on 12/27/2004 7:50:38 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: bikepacker67

And the Morrishes, and the Frankensteins, and the dumocratic retardy, and...


6 posted on 12/27/2004 7:52:10 PM PST by The Teen Conservative
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To: RWR8189
UCONN, my alma mater, won two NCAA basketball championships in 2004, The Red Sox won the Series, The Pats won the Super Bowl, and Dubya won the election.

Yep, 2004 was OK in my book....

7 posted on 12/27/2004 7:52:26 PM PST by freebilly (Go Santa Cruz Basketball! Beat Palo Alto!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

Yeah. You could read that two ways. He used democrat with a small "d". In either case, the world is becoming a better place and we've had a lot to do with that.


8 posted on 12/27/2004 7:54:39 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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9 posted on 12/27/2004 7:54:39 PM PST by cfhBAMA (Alabama Republican Party)
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To: RWR8189

The Rats are still blowing off Rathergate as nothing important.


10 posted on 12/27/2004 7:54:41 PM PST by Angry Republican (Screw the Sun! Ehrlich in '06!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican; Lead Moderator; Mo1; Admin Moderator

It's about that time for the Amnesty thread where we petition the mods to un-ban whichever punk got unlucky, isn't it?


11 posted on 12/27/2004 7:59:15 PM PST by txhurl (We ARE missing some FReepers lately.)
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To: freebilly

AWB lapsing into the dust with no hope of revival...


12 posted on 12/27/2004 8:02:31 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: freebilly

And the Pistons are World Champions!!


13 posted on 12/27/2004 8:03:50 PM PST by westmichman (Pray for global warming. (Thank G-D for the red states))
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To: RWR8189

I love these kind of years.Just Bush winning the election for me was a great thing after all the hate all the TV stations all the hate the News Papers All the Hate the democrats spewed about GWB.What a great year what a great day for free America.


14 posted on 12/27/2004 8:05:29 PM PST by solo gringo (Liberal democrats are swamp leaches)
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To: RWR8189

That was a great article by "Pete"..he is a good man..but If memory serves me..in 1988..Vice President Bush called him pierre during a debate..and that killed his chances..just an observation..I adore the Bushes..I mention that only for discussion..


15 posted on 12/27/2004 8:12:49 PM PST by BerniesFriend
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To: BerniesFriend

oops..I should have mentioned that Pete was running for the GOP nomination as well as Vice President Bush..dohhh..


16 posted on 12/27/2004 8:14:05 PM PST by BerniesFriend
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To: txflake

too many to choose from.


17 posted on 12/27/2004 8:15:41 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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I'll work on it.

Election years are harsher on dissenters.

18 posted on 12/27/2004 8:21:27 PM PST by txhurl
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To: RWR8189

Excellent read bump!

Here's to FOUR MORE YEARS, not only President Bush's re-election, but four more years of the nutso wing of the demorat party being front & center! They helped us win!


19 posted on 12/27/2004 8:32:35 PM PST by Theresawithanh (It's the waning days of 2004, don't wait, make your resolutions now!)
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To: longtermmemmory

You're an optimist...!


20 posted on 12/27/2004 8:33:00 PM PST by freebilly (Go Santa Cruz Basketball! Beat Palo Alto!)
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