larc,
this is the first time i say something about George. In fact i try not to speak too much.
Bush's speech -- I'll be the first to admit...
by Seeker 64 Replies latest jw friends
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Trilobite
It was a very good, even surprisingly good, speech. I thought there were two significant omissions:
(i) Reference to Canada. Canada has been a strong and very sympathetic supporter of the US and so deserved explicit mention. Maybe I missed it? The Queen playing the US anthem is noteworthy, but it is far more significant that what is probably one of _the_ most enlightened and humanitarian societies on the planet did the same thing in Ottawa. What the British Royal Family does has little to do with democracy. Fortunately, they are a footnote, albeit an expensive one, to life in Britain. The support from Canada has been overwhelming. Canadians are not Americans.
(ii) I would have liked to have seen a much stronger reaction to the actual and potential violence against Arabs/Muslims in the US (and UK) W should have explicitly warned more forcefully than he did against such acts, while asking for patience in the understandable event that Arab-looking citizens, or foreigners in general, will be subjected to increased scrutiny at airports etc. Violent acts based on race would be hate crimes and so, federal offenses, right? Many Middle Easterners are more secular than westerners, and even if they are not, they should have no fear of reprisals based on where they are from.
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seeker,
i just had loosely in mind your comme.nts about the guy a couple of days ago.
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TR
Seeker,
Well you sonofa... why I oughta... oh, OH! You liked it. Well, that's different then. Carry on.
TR
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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TR
Trilobite,
Your right, I expected to hear about Canada. Maybe Bush is pissed about the border crossing thing.
TR
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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SlayerLayer
I'm with you larc. I absolutely think he is the right man for this job. It seems that with every president, no matter what they say or how they run things, people aren't happy unless they can complain.
It really was a great speech.
Slayer
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TR
Maybe some terrorist supporting countries are in for more of a butt-kicking than I thought. Bush was harsher than I thought he'd be. Cool.
TR
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Moxy
i liked that he got so many ovations without once having to say, "how do you FEEL about that, brothers??"
mox
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gumby
I saw no gestures!! I think he'll get a W and have to work on it next speech.
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teejay
Moxy & gumby? You guys are nuts!!