LIVE THREAD: Bush's Speech on Iraq (8:00 P.M. EDT)

www.freerepublic.com | May 21, 2004

[Howlin]

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

[BlueAngel]

Thanks so much!

[cyncooper]

Someone said something similar the other day. That the place is probably evil through and through. It probably is!

Fred doesn't think the speech went far enough on the security questions.

Okey doke, Fred. (sheesh)

I thought the speech was great.

[tet68]

what we may end up with in Iraq is not a Jeffersonian democracy per se.

One admits to having some doubts about whether it continues to exist here.

[mylife]

it will be a federate democracy

[Mo1]

For a change of pace, CNN has Maddie Halfbright.

LOL

[Political Junkie Too]

I don't know, but John just told me there could've been a denial of service attack.

I think we better get used to that. The Libs prefer to silence than debate.

-PJ

[Guillermo]

Umm, did you miss this quote??

"We've got to ask, why is this man (Osama bin Laden ) so popular around the world?...(he has been) out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven't done that." - Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

[kristinn]

First two callers to C-SPAN praise speech. One blasts networks for not broadcasting speech. Next three are Bush haters. Then another Bush supporter praising the speech.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Now where is that giant pigeon...? Oh, I found it! It's on Medlaine Albright's shoulder!!!

[over3Owithabrain]

Barnes not too keen on speech - says W didn't stress how to secure from terrorists. I agree - all the plans in writing won't work when the scum is chopping heads off.

[Darlin']

How like that wretched CeCe to point out Lugar's speech over the weekend. A none too subtle dig.

Dumbutt Fred says it didn't go far enough on the security in Iraq.... Translation, Fred was scared witless during an attack while he was in country a few weeks back.

[Mo1]

Fred doesn't think the speech went far enough on the security questions

Hey Freddy .. this is the first of many speeches to come

[BurbankKarl]

Dale Dye saying Americans are used to Instant Gratification, and that Al Qaeda intends to step it up and make it as costly as possible.

[John Robinson]

Thanks, though probably just coincidence, I'll check into the connection. The timing of this particular event is certainly suspicious.

[McGruff]

On FNC, Fred Barnes summarizes it was a good speech, but didn't go far enough on security matters. Fallujah in particular.

[RightWhale]

It's helpful politically to have him acknowledge the problems voters have seen show up and show that he's addressing them.

Yes, it is, especially since this is a new kind of war and everybody is feeling their way.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Do you know when we had the referendum that elected Lugar, Hagel ,McCain and David Gergen as " leading Republicans? "
I must have missed that vote.
Leading a-holes is more like it.

[kcvl]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hours before President Bush delivered a major speech detailing his blueprint for the future of Iraq, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joined House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to sharply criticize Bush for a poorly executed war strategy that has cost American lives and degraded the United States' reputation abroad.

"When I was Secretary of State, I said I had all my partisan instincts surgically removed," Albright said at a press conference launching a Democratic effort to elect women to Congress and encourage women to vote. "They have really grown back, because I have never seen the United States in a more difficult position -- I am appalled at how we are viewed internationally now."

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"I think we have to have something beyond 'we are going to turn something over to somebody' on June 30," Albright said.

A defiant Pelosi, who came under fire from Republicans last week, stood firmly by her comments about Bush, which she said she made on behalf of the troops.

"What I said was he didn't have judgment, he didn't have knowledge and he didn't have experience," she said. "Our troops are paying the price with their lives, our taxpayers are paying the price with their dollars and our reputation internationally is paying its price."

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Pelosi and Albright were joined at the news conference by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, who lost her office to Bush in 1994.

"It is time for the women of America to stand up now and assume the responsibility one more time and clean up the mess that these men have made," Richards said.

[Peach]

I remember that quote; a dedicated delusional leftist said it. LOL

[Petronski]

Well, pass the word along to John that my DSL crashed at the moment this suspected DDOS started. I'm just curious if he thinks there might be a connection or if it is a coincidence. Thanks.