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DRUDGE: First Official Iraqi Returns
Drudge Report ^
| Feb. 3, 2005
| Matt Drudge
Posted on 02/03/2005 12:13:44 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
United Iraqi Alliance, backed by Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, leads with 1.1 million votes.
The ticket headed by interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a U.S.-backed secular Shiite, trailed second with more than 360,500 votes.... Developing...
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KEYWORDS: alsistani; bushwasright; democracy; floriduhstan; iraq; iraqielection; iraqireturns; purplefinger; sistani; tediswrong; wariniraq
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To: West Coast Conservative
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:15:00 PM PST
by
ambrose
(...)
To: West Coast Conservative
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:16:21 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(In politics, sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
To: West Coast Conservative
Sistani made clear he wanted no pat of a theocracy...I just hope he means it.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:16:27 PM PST
by
smith288
("Bravery is not a reaction to fear but the act of ignoring it from honor.")
To: West Coast Conservative
Depending on how many recounts Iraq schedules, I'm putting my money on Christine Gregoire to pull an upset.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:16:55 PM PST
by
inkling
To: West Coast Conservative
United Iraqi Alliance...is this Sheite too?
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:17:14 PM PST
by
Jay777
(Gen. Tommy Franks for President in 08)
To: West Coast Conservative
"And here at CBS News we can now state with confidence that Al Gore has won Iraq..."
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:17:42 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(Ask Fierce Allegiance about his suck emergencies!)
To: West Coast Conservative
Just like U.S. returns - it means nothing until we know
where those returns came from.
Judging Iraq's election without this knowledge is like predicting the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election on the basis of Vermont's returns....
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:17:55 PM PST
by
Yossarian
(Remember: NOT ALL HEART ATTACKS HAVE TRADITIONAL SYMPTOMS)
To: West Coast Conservative
As I understand it, the main Shiite group is a coalition of parties, including both secular and religious parties, so it does not necessarily mean a religious gov't.
To: West Coast Conservative
I have a feeling the big test of the "One vote, One time" theory is at hand.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:18:25 PM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: inkling
Depending on how many recounts Iraq schedules, I'm putting my money on Christine Gregoire to pull an upset. She's in fourth, so it's a longshot to pull this one out, but they're still counting Al-Keeng Province.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:18:53 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: West Coast Conservative
Where is Drudge getting his information from??
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:18:57 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Question to Liberals .. When did supporting and defending Freedom become a bad thing??)
To: West Coast Conservative
How many Saddam write-ins were there?
To: West Coast Conservative
To be spoken in insane Ted Turner voice:
"RECOUNT, GODAMM!T!, REEECOOUNNNTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!"
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:19:26 PM PST
by
jdm
(Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
To: inkling
Now that you mention it, I am sure that if we had sent the Washington state democrats over to Iraq last year, we would have found them pesky WMD's in no time!
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:20:03 PM PST
by
RobRoy
(I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.)
To: West Coast Conservative
AL : "Can I help?"
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:20:09 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
To: Mo1
Where is Drudge getting his information from??Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International...
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:21:13 PM PST
by
frogjerk
To: Mo1
"Where is Drudge getting his information from??"
This lady:
Just teasing.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:21:13 PM PST
by
jdm
(Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
To: West Coast Conservative
If anybody in Iraq votes for Pat Buchanan, those votes belong to Al Gore.
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:21:14 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: smith288
Sistani made clear he wanted no pat of a theocracy...I just hope he means it.
Bingo. Once you control the system, goals can change...
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posted on
02/03/2005 12:21:30 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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