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LIVE THREAD: Bush's Speech on Iraq (8:00 P.M. EDT)
www.freerepublic.com | May 21, 2004

Posted on 05/24/2004 3:40:03 PM PDT by Howlin

Speech begins at 8:00 P.M. EDT; carried on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, and CSPAN.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1hour20minutestogo; bush; cic; cnn; cspan; foxnews; iraq; livethread; msnbc; strategy
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

OMG! Where did SHE come from? Are you ok, Toto?


1,421 posted on 05/24/2004 10:10:40 PM PDT by Just Lori (The road to hell is paved by Democrats)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
"but OTOH I'm not going to throw him overboard just because I don't like what he said."

I've been watching this same phenom happen for 5 years now, on this website. And what amazes me is the people who don't understand that my allegiance to President Bush is just as strong as your loyalty to .....Tom Clancey?

1,422 posted on 05/24/2004 10:11:45 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: AUsome Joy
Thanks, I used to live in Carmel.

Carmel, Indiana?

There's a Carmel, California as well.

I don't think the two could ever be confused.

1,423 posted on 05/24/2004 10:12:53 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: A Citizen Reporter; hole_n_one; CedarDave
The AP put this on the wire as President Bush was speaking:

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Today: May 24, 2004 at 17:06:38 PDT

Polls Suggest Public Anxiety on Iraq High

By The Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS

A majority of Americans have their doubts about President Bush's handling of Iraq, according to polls released Monday as Bush tries to bolster his public support on the issue.

The proportion of Americans who approve of the way the president is handling Iraq is about one-third or slightly more, depending on the poll.

-A CBS News poll found 34 percent approve, while 61 percent disapprove. An ABC-Washington Post poll found that 40 percent approve, while 58 percent disapprove. Independents disapprove of Bush's handling of Iraq by a 2-1 margin.

-About six in 10 of Americans in both polls and the National Annenberg Election Survey said the Bush administration lacks a clear plan for Iraq.

-Six in 10 in both polls say they think the prisoner abuse in Iraq was done by a few individuals, rather than being widespread behavior. But half in the Annenberg poll said they thought the soldiers involved were following orders.

-A majority, 57 percent, disapprove of the way Bush is handling the Iraqi prisoner abuse situation. That's up from 35 percent who disapproved early this month, the ABC-Post poll found.

-About six in 10 in the CBS poll say they do not think the June 30 handover of power in Iraq will happen, but almost that many said it should happen at that time.

-A majority in the ABC-Post poll, 58 percent, said U.S. troops should stay in Iraq until civil order is restored.

The ABC-Post poll of 1,005 adults and the CBS News poll of 1,113 adults were taken May 20-23. Each has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Annenberg poll of 1,997 adults was taken May 17-23 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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1,424 posted on 05/24/2004 10:21:56 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If I was sitting on my fat ass all day eating ho ho's, twinkies and drinking diet soda while watching Couric, Sawyer, Lauer, Gibson and Winfrey, I'd be as clueless as my cat, too.


1,425 posted on 05/24/2004 10:30:46 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Diddle E. Squat

I do wonder if clancy has to be "on the reservation" in order keep getting his books onto the big screen.


1,426 posted on 05/24/2004 10:43:16 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: harpo11

excellent picture bump


1,427 posted on 05/24/2004 10:46:57 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: All

ATTENTION ALL FREEPERS: GET THE WORD OUT ON TALK RADIO TOMORROW!!

DON'T LET SEMINAR CALLERS SKEW THE TRUTH!!


1,428 posted on 05/24/2004 10:49:22 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: Peach

When did he have a bike fall? Didn't hear about that one... LOL but it's better than a pretzel attack ;) BTW I thought he did fine.


1,429 posted on 05/24/2004 10:56:22 PM PDT by Libertina (Through sun, rain, sleet, snow...Puget Sound FReepers keep the BBQ party on the go! TODAY 2:00 PM!)
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To: All

I thought the speech was a good one. Even my middle of the roader friend liked it. I thought the ending was fantastic......

"The failure of freedom would only mark the beginning of peril and violence. But, my fellow Americans, we will not fail. We will persevere and defeat the enemy and hold this hard won ground for the realm of liberty."

That last sentence is a keeper.


1,430 posted on 05/24/2004 11:08:09 PM PDT by bornintexas (Ban the idiot liberal press.)
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To: bornintexas

It seems the DNC fax machines worked overtime to distribute the democrat party talking points. Nothing new, more of the same, so what, bla bla bla.

It begs for a Rush limbaugh montage.


1,431 posted on 05/24/2004 11:15:11 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: Spanaway Lori
They have money to make with their regular programming that is sinking fast. Already, the flee to alternative news sources is taking its toll. While the Brokaws of the world are beating the drums of socialism, people like me are talking to people like you. The problems of this world need the truth and not something frosted over with a political agenda.

To bring this important speech to their American audience would be bringing them the truth, which they have everything they can to distort, exaggerate, and ignore. Here is one truth, for instance, you can take to the bank: WE ARE WINNING THE WAR IN IRAQ! Tell your friends at McCord and Fort Lewis.
1,432 posted on 05/24/2004 11:39:27 PM PDT by jonrick46 (jonrick46)
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To: Petronski

"Graduated in 1977, so I'd guess 48. I don't think she looks that old at all. I'd have guessed low forties."

I graduated in '73 and I'M 48. You think she looks low forties, because she IS low 40's. 44 (or 45 depending what month she was born.)


1,433 posted on 05/24/2004 11:51:50 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq (,)
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Speech repeating on Fox News Channel now.


1,434 posted on 05/25/2004 12:01:40 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
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To: Petronski; RightWhale
Whatever you do, do not click on the following link!

Jewel Kilcher

1,435 posted on 05/25/2004 12:22:08 AM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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To: LayoutGuru2

Not done ( and saved to disk ).


1,436 posted on 05/25/2004 12:24:52 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
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To: Torie

He is the same man that helped with setting up the government in Afghanistan from the UN.

I have read about local towns and their getting to pick their own leaders right now. When people have been allowed to vote, the theocratic rule supporters are in the minoriry on a city council (Iraqi blog).

Sadr is not a leader in the majority of Shiites...He is causing too much suffering....He is popular in some segments of society...but so were OJ Simpson and John Gotti, so were Bonnie and Clyde.


1,437 posted on 05/25/2004 12:38:12 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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To: LayoutGuru2
Well I did.

Much better than this one:

Iraqi Wedding Evidence: Revealed!

1,438 posted on 05/25/2004 12:42:42 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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To: greccogirl

I think he did't push this to be on the big 3 because if only on cable he gets the political types he was addressing without having to provide equal time to Kerry.

Kerry gets it for sure if it was on public airwaves.


1,440 posted on 05/25/2004 12:51:06 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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