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Bush Paints Democrats As Defeatist on Iraq
Las Vegas Sun ^ | February 01, 2006 at 0:40:59 PST | JENNIFER LOVEN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 02/01/2006 12:45:32 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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1 posted on 02/01/2006 12:45:33 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Encumbered by some of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency

...although not as low as Congress'...

2 posted on 02/01/2006 12:48:17 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Yet, there is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success, and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. (Applause.) Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy. (Applause.)


I thought this was PERFECT.


3 posted on 02/01/2006 12:48:42 AM PST by motormouth (no g'news is good g'news.)
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Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol

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Sheehan was taken in handcuffs from the Capitol to police headquarters a few blocks away. Her case was processed as Bush spoke.

Schneider said Sheehan had worn a T-shirt with an anti-war slogan to the speech and covered it up until she took her seat. Police warned her that such displays were not allowed, but she did not respond, the spokeswoman said.

4 posted on 02/01/2006 12:49:33 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Howlin

News on the Sheehan arrest above - #4.


5 posted on 02/01/2006 12:51:49 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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Here is the negative stuff:

Americans React to Bush Address

No reporters name attached to this...

6 posted on 02/01/2006 12:54:57 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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Bush: "The problem is not going away." (points at Democrats who applauded themselves.
7 posted on 02/01/2006 1:02:24 AM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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Decent report here:

Bush: U.S. Must Get Free of Mideast Oil

8 posted on 02/01/2006 1:03:08 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

"polls"

I love it: the left has a skewed poll and Bush is "encumbered" by it. Nov 2 was just last year folks - like 3 months ago - that's not enough time for Bush, who won with a majority of voters, to suddenly be scraping in the 30's. That's just stupid.


9 posted on 02/01/2006 1:03:41 AM PST by mudblood
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

That was stupid on their part!


10 posted on 02/01/2006 1:04:10 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: mudblood

Ugh..I have no idea why I posted that. I've been up on an install all night and am a bit whacked out. 2005 was last year wasn't it? Please forgive, and more importantly, forget...


11 posted on 02/01/2006 1:05:22 AM PST by mudblood
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; WestVirginiaRebel; onyx; Mo1; Peach; Miss Marple; kcvl; cabojoe
She speaks!

Dear Friends,

As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight.

I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our country.

CindySheehan's diary :: ::
There have been lies from the police and distortions by the press. (Shocker) So this is what really happened:

This afternoon at the People's State of the Union Address in DC where I was joined by Congresspersons Lynn Woolsey and John Conyers, Ann Wright, Malik Rahim and John Cavanagh, Lynn brought me a ticket to the State of the Union Address. At that time, I was wearing the shirt that said: 2245 Dead. How many more?

After the PSOTU press conference, I was having second thoughts about going to the SOTU at the Capitol. I didn't feel comfortable going. I knew George Bush would say things that would hurt me and anger me and I knew that I couldn't disrupt the address because Lynn had given me the ticket and I didn't want to be disruptive out of respect for her. I, in fact, had given the ticket to John Bruhns who is in Iraq Veterans Against the War. However, Lynn's office had already called the media and everyone knew I was going to be there so I sucked it up and went.

I got the ticket back from John, and I met one of Congresswoman Barbara Lee's staffers in the Longworth Congressional Office building and we went to the Capitol via the undergroud tunnel. I went through security once, then had to use the rest room and went through security again.

My ticket was in the 5th gallery, front row, fourth seat in. The person who in a few minutes was to arrest me, helped me to my seat.

I had just sat down and I was warm from climbing 3 flights of stairs back up from the bathroom so I unzipped my jacket. I turned to the right to take my left arm out, when the same officer saw my shirt and yelled; "Protester." He then ran over to me, hauled me out of my seat and roughly (with my hands behind my back) shoved me up the stairs. I said something like "I'm going, do you have to be so rough?" By the way, his name is Mike Weight.

The officer ran with me to the elevators yelling at everyone to move out of the way. When we got to the elevators, he cuffed me and took me outside to await a squad car. On the way out, someone behind me said, "That's Cindy Sheehan." At which point the officer who arrested me said: "Take these steps slowly." I said, "You didn't care about being careful when you were dragging me up the other steps." He said, "That's because you were protesting." Wow, I get hauled out of the People's House because I was, "Protesting."

I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off or zip my jacket back up. If I had been asked to do any of those things...I would have, and written about the suppression of my freedom of speech later. I was immediately, and roughly (I have the bruises and muscle spasms to prove it) hauled off and arrested for "unlawful conduct."

After I had my personal items inventoried and my fingers printed, a nice Sgt. came in and looked at my shirt and said, "2245, huh? I just got back from there."

I told him that my son died there. That's when the enormity of my loss hit me. I have lost my son. I have lost my First Amendment rights. I have lost the country that I love. Where did America go? I started crying in pain.

What did Casey die for? What did the 2244 other brave young Americans die for? What are tens of thousands of them over there in harm's way for still? For this? I can't even wear a shrit that has the number of troops on it that George Bush and his arrogant and ignorant policies are responsible for killing.

I wore the shirt to make a statement. The press knew I was going to be there and I thought every once in awhile they would show me and I would have the shirt on. I did not wear it to be disruptive, or I would have unzipped my jacket during George's speech. If I had any idea what happens to people who wear shirts that make the neocons uncomfortable that I would be arrested...maybe I would have, but I didn't.

There have already been many wild stories out there.

I have some lawyers looking into filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the government for what happened tonight. I will file it. It is time to take our freedoms and our country back.

I don't want to live in a country that prohibits any person, whether he/she has paid the ulitmate price for that country, from wearing, saying, writing, or telephoning any negative statements about the government. That's why I am going to take my freedoms and liberties back. That's why I am not going to let Bushco take anything else away from me...or you.

I am so appreciative of the couple of hundred of protesters who came to the jail while I was locked up to show their support....we have so much potential for good...there is so much good in so many people.

Four hours and 2 jails after I was arrested, I was let out. Again, I am so upset and sore it is hard to think straight.

Keep up the struggle...I promise you I will too.

Love and peace soon,
Cindy


Kos

DU
12 posted on 02/01/2006 1:05:40 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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He then ran over to me, hauled me out of my seat and roughly (with my hands behind my back) shoved me up the stairs.

She's lying:


13 posted on 02/01/2006 1:08:17 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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I don't see any hand-cuffs in the photo....


14 posted on 02/01/2006 1:24:34 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Howlin

These people never get out of the 1960's do they?


15 posted on 02/01/2006 1:27:45 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Gal. 4:16)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Bush Paints Democrats As Defeatist on Iraq

I think the Democrats are the ones that painted themselves yellow, and Bush said, "Hey look their all yellow!"

17 posted on 02/01/2006 1:32:53 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

ROFL!

Good one!


18 posted on 02/01/2006 1:40:44 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
maybe a more honest headline would be

Bush points out the obvious: Democrats are Yellow

or
Bush points out the obvious: Democrats are defeatists

or
Bush tells us what we already know: Democrats are the equivalent of a STOP SIGN.

19 posted on 02/01/2006 1:52:17 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Hang in there George...you piss me off on a lot of domestic issues...but you kick ass on terrorism....


20 posted on 02/01/2006 2:04:47 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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