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Barbershop Wisdom Says Bush Is in Trouble
Pacific News Service ^ | 6/11/2003 | William O. Beeman

Posted on 06/12/2003 6:43:13 PM PDT by ArcLight

"Bush is in trouble," he said.

This was neither a columnist nor a politician. It was my barber, Phil. And when Phil says that Bush is in trouble, he is.

Phil was born in the United States, but his parents are from Mexico. His Spanish is fluent. His intimate barbershop in San Jose reflects much of contemporary American society. His customers are U.S. citizens, but born everywhere: California, the Midwest, Latin America, East and Southeast Asia -- they all come through. The TV is tuned to CNN, when there are no sports to watch.

"We knew that Saddam was a bad guy, but how many bad guys are there in the world? Are we going to go after them all?" Phil asks. "And where are all those weapons?"

I expect that Phil's words are being echoed in many barber shops, beauty salons, taverns, ball fields, golf courses and around a lot of kitchen tables this month as Americans begin to ruminate on the Bush administration's actions in Iraq.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blairaward; bush; elections; gwb2004; iraq; jaysonblair
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To: ArcLight
a democrat left coast crusty lovin barber
81 posted on 06/13/2003 5:10:44 AM PDT by The Wizard (Saddamocrats are enemies of America, treasonous everytime they speak)
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To: Cicero
The TV was tuned to CNN

What else do you need to know

82 posted on 06/13/2003 5:11:20 AM PDT by The Wizard (Saddamocrats are enemies of America, treasonous everytime they speak)
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To: Poohbah
That took a LOT of guts on Ms. Coulter's part... Dunno if I could do that.
83 posted on 06/13/2003 10:12:00 AM PDT by hchutch ("If you don’t win, you don’t get to put your principles into practice." David Horowitz)
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To: hchutch
Exposing oneself to that much stupidity is physically painful.
84 posted on 06/13/2003 10:15:12 AM PDT by Poohbah (I must be all here, because I'm not all there!)
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To: ArcLight
"The TV is tuned to CNN..."

No wonder this dipstick thinks Bush is in trouble.
85 posted on 06/13/2003 10:18:08 AM PDT by Constitutional Patriot
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To: ArcLight
My stylist says 2 tons of uranium is evidence enough.
86 posted on 06/13/2003 10:20:44 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: CobaltBlue
>>Americans begin to ruminate on the Bush administration's actions in Iraq.<<

ruminate:
Pronunciation: 'rü-m&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud

1 : to a chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud

87 posted on 06/13/2003 10:26:08 AM PDT by Aeronaut ("The wicked are always surprised to find nobility in the good.")
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To: Cicero
My barber disagrees.

Mine, too.

88 posted on 06/13/2003 10:27:39 AM PDT by hattend
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To: ArcLight
No one cares what Phil the Barber says ~ we want to know what Greg Packer thought of it.
89 posted on 06/16/2003 2:59:06 PM PDT by muawiyah
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