posted on March 25, 2005 10:10:36 PM new
Yes, by all means, let's schedule the president to offer condolences everytime some wacko kills somebody. We could have a bipartisan committee make sure more calls are not made to red states than blue. To save the taxpayers, he could hitch a ride with those idiots that drive 500 miles to put a teddy bear next to the fence. Of course, there would have to be room for the secret service too.
posted on March 26, 2005 05:22:35 AM new
I think you're right , desquirrel, why should bush act like a phony and offer condolences when we all know he doesn't really give a damn. He should have said nothing rather than the
"Oh, ya, did something happen? What should I do , please Mr. Rove, tell me what to do! OK, I pretend I'm saddened by this ...but, but, Mr. Rove , they're only Indians...OH I have to pretend anyway..well, OK Mr. Rove, yes, sir , Mr.Rove...I'll do it. Yes, I BRUSHED my teeth this morning, I can do something on my own, ya know."""
posted on March 26, 2005 07:18:16 AM new
Libra63, you asked me, "So..........What is your point??????????".
To answer your above question. I personally made no point or comment I posted an article nothing more or less.
I also posted a poll (without comment) showing that 81% of the American people who voted thought this White House took too long in making a public statement about the school shooting.
posted on March 26, 2005 07:28:06 AM new
So what does it matter how long it took him. He did respond.
I guess it is different standards in this board but didn't I know that all the time. Notice how many negative posts you have made bigpeepa. You are so dissatisfied with the country maybe you should go to a country where everything is peaches and cream. It didn't start with this President. Just because there was a positive cash flow at the end of Clintons era doesn't mean a thing. Well yes it does it means he didn't do diddly squat to help anything. Just made everything look rosie for him.
Do you remember Paula Jones? Monica Lewinsky, Whitewater, Vince Foster, and the list is longer. Bring back any memories to you bigpeepa. Well the only scandal you can find out about President Bush is that he had DUI's years ago, and oh yes he didn't call the Red Lake Indian Tribe minutes after it happened.
He did have pressing things he had to do as he was in a summit meeting with the prime minister of Canada and Mexico on border crossings. If memory serves me right that was one of your posts you were dissatisfied with.
Could it be that offering condolences to the Native Americans might not sit well with the religious right that voted him in and that now expects so many favors for it? What he did in the Shiavo case seemed to satisfy them more.
He should have offered the condolences quickly. They mean little now. It's not only the correct thing to do politically, it's also the morally correct thing to do. I guess it depends upon whose morals you speak.
posted on March 26, 2005 07:38:31 AM new
Now THIS is putting your head in the sand!
Libra's "Well the only scandal you can find out about President Bush is that he had DUI's years ago, and oh yes he didn't call the Red Lake Indian Tribe minutes after it happened. "
Now I KNOW you can't read.
How about outing a CIA agent?
How about using taxpayer's money to illegally pay talk show hosts to present bush's plans as real facts.
How about lying about the reasons for going to war in Iraq?
How about getting into office and immediately telling the courts to stop prosecuting your big business friends for pollution violations?
And the list goes on but libra you just put that head back in the sand and follow-the-leader. BAAA!! BAAA!!!!!
posted on March 26, 2005 08:37:14 AM new
If you don't understand crowfarm major things that happened. not the minor ones. I am sure I can find many more major things in Clintons era.
What is more important Cheryl to protect our borders, which bigpeepa wants or to send condolences, which also bigpeepa wanted. I think border crossings rate higher.
You and crowfarm are just picky, picky, picky.
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How long does a phone call take? Surely there were hours during his day when he could have done this. I will not believe that 24/7 is filled with border issues for him to handle. He made time for the Shiavo case. Or, is that more important because after all, it was only Native American children living in poverty who got killed?
posted on March 26, 2005 08:47:23 AM new
Hello Libra63, I often say that people shouldn't believe what people like you and I say. Below is a sample of what other Americans are thinking about this WHITE HOUSE.
Updated: 09:51 AM EST
Bush Approval Rating Hits Low Mark
WASHINGTON (March 26) - President Bush's job approval slipped into the mid 40s in national polls released this week as he lost some support among men and other groups of core supporters.
Public approval for Bush slipped from 52 percent in a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll over the weekend to 45 percent in that same poll released Thursday. A CBS News poll released earlier in the week found Bush's approval slipping six points to 43 percent.
The Gallup poll found Bush losing support among men, self-described conservatives and churchgoers while the CBS poll found a drop among men and Republicans.
The polls come after Congress and the president intervened in the case of Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old woman whose feeding tube had been removed. The federal intervention was widely unpopular, even with conservatives and evangelicals.
But Bush's dip in the polls also comes at a time that gas prices have been on the rise and the president is involved in an uphill campaign for changes in Social Security.
The Gallup poll of 1,001 adults was taken Monday through Wednesday and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The CBS News poll of 737 adults was taken Monday and Tuesday and has a 4 percentage point margin of error.
posted on March 26, 2005 09:42:23 AM new
OH MY GAWD! Libra thinks outing a CIA agent is minor! Well, libra , the law says it's TREASON....so glad to know you think treason is minor.
LYING to get us into war where thousands have been killed and maimed is MINOR?
Destroying clean air and water is minor?
Paying with taxpayer's money to illegally promote ideas as real facts is minor?
Oh, I'm so sorry , the Repugs must have a totally different set of values! and they aren't very "christian" sounding...or are they?
posted on March 26, 2005 08:14:34 PM new
Libra63, I live today under this White House. Today I am worried about what this White House is doing. Nothing more nothing less.
If you want to live in the past that's fine. Check out the Kennedy's,Clinton and then check out Nixon,Reagan and the ex-speaker of the republican house Neut. Those guys will keep you busy for awhile. I still say you are a nice old lady that is in over her head with regards to politicos.
posted on March 26, 2005 08:52:21 PM new
Think what you may bigpeepa. I cannot explain anything to you as you don't want to listen.
I just got off the phone with my sister who lives in Minnesota and guess what the other indian tribes in the state of Minnesota didn't even contact the Red Lake Tribe after the incident. They as of yet haven't given their condolences. So what do you think about that....You complained that Pres Bush isn't handling the borders then you say he didn't give his sympathy to that indian tribe. But when that happened he was in a summit with Canada and Mexico so what do you want him to do. Can you be in two places at once?
It seems like your buddy crowfarm since her incident happened cannot keep her mouth shut as she should. Yes my values are much higher than yours crowfarm but I am not going to get into that. I learned that if you treat people with respect until you get crap from them and that is all you do. You belittle everyone except your buddy maggie who in turns acts just like you. Now if you have put in a formal complaint and eBay pulls Vendios Round Table Discussion board they will find that you dished it out as much as what you got. Even a little more so.
I also see you spent all day on this board. What a life you must have. Get up in the morning run to your computer to see if anyone has drawn attention to you and wow there you are. You post all day then go to bed. Do you take time off at all. It doesn't seem like it. Get a life crowfarm and maybe you will see things in a different light.
posted on March 26, 2005 09:08:43 PM new
Bush Praises Slain Minn. Security Guard
Sunday March 27, 2005 3:16 AM
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Saturday praised Minnesota high school security guard Derrick Brun for saving countless students by bravely confronting the teenage gunman who shot and killed him.
``Derrick's bravery cost him his life, and all Americans honor him,'' Bush said in his first public comments about Monday's shootings on Minnesota's Red Lake Indian reservation.
Brun, a former police officer, was working at the doors of Red Lake High School when 16-year-old student Jeff Weise approached with a loaded shotgun and other weapons.
``Although he was unarmed, Derrick ignored the pleas of a colleague to run for his life,'' Bush said in his weekly radio address. ``By engaging the assailant, he bought vital time for a fellow security guard to rush a group of students to safety.''
Besides Brun, Weise shot to death five students and a teacher, before killing himself. Earlier, he shot to death his grandfather and the man's girlfriend.
Bush said he and the first lady are praying for the victims and that the federal government is helping the community. He said the FBI and Department of Justice are coordinating with other authorities to provide counseling, help with funeral arrangements and offer other assistance.
``As we help the families in this community, we must do everything in our power to prevent tragedies like this from happening,'' Bush said. ``Children benefit from a sense of community, and the support and involvement of caring adults. To keep our children safe and protected, we must continue to foster a culture that affirms life and provides love, and helps our young people build character.''
Some American Indians have complained that Bush did not respond publicly to the shooting for four days. His first communication with the community came Friday morning in a five-minute telephone call to Floyd Jourdain Jr., chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa.
In contrast, President Clinton publicly expressed his condolences within hours of the shootings that left 15 dead at Columbine High School in 1999. He also proposed new gun control measures and school safety projects in a radio address a few days later.
Bush also used the address to celebrate Easter and remember military members serving away from loved ones.
``Easter is the victory of light over darkness,'' Bush said. ``In this season of renewal, we remember that hope leads us closer to truth, and that in the end, even death itself will be defeated. That is the promise of Easter morning.''
posted on March 27, 2005 07:02:37 AM new
You can't even tell time crowfarm my last post was a 11 o'clock last night. This is my second post for today.
I can say what I want but don't going around accusing me of anything because you never know what will happen. You have accused almost everyone here on this discussion board. Now if you consider that a threat go ahead because it isn't it is just what I think...and guess what I have that right...
posted on March 27, 2005 07:11:36 AM new
Libra says, ""I can say what I want but don't going around accusing me of anything because """""you never know what will happen""""""
posted on March 27, 2005 07:58:41 AM new
Sorry, Libra, but that sounded like a threat to me. Probably shouldn't say things like that to anyone on this board. JMO.
Couldn't help this, but since I'm a Libra I looked at my horoscope for today. I'm assuming you are also a Libra:
The channels of communication may be full of static for you today, dear Libra. Perhaps your Libran tendencies will inspire you to blame others for being too fierce in defending their convictions. However, oddly enough, you are likely to find yourself being just as vehement when you present your own point of view. Why hold to this course? Find another positive means of expression, gentler, quieter. You'll find that you are more readily heard.
Just thought it ironic, is all. Nothing mean meant by it. See? I'm following its advice.
posted on March 27, 2005 08:39:29 AM new
Cheryl, I don't believe in horoscopes. Only people that follow the cult of astrology do. So typing that means nothing to me. You can assume what you like but you are not on the other end of crowfarms trash that she posts.
BTW this is an open discussion board. So get over it.....Evidently you post what you think right, can't anyone else?
posted on March 27, 2005 09:03:43 AM new
Maybe Linda follows the horoscopes.
How do I know what is in your mind when you post Cheryl. Posters can post one thing and when someone makes light of it then of course it was only a joke. Just because linda thinks it is LOL doesn't mean diddly to me. I don't read them as I don't believe in them.
You can be nice, then your wrong. You can be playful, then your wrong. You can be direct, then your wrong. It only fits into the agenda of the person answering your post.
Get it.
posted on March 27, 2005 09:17:44 AM new
No, Libra, just so YOU know. I was laughting that cheryl would direct that recommendation towards you, rather than CF who could use the advice.
posted on March 27, 2005 10:08:39 AM new
Linda_K
posted on March 27, 2005 09:17:44 AM new
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No, Libra, just so YOU know. I was laughting that cheryl would direct that recommendation towards you, rather than CF who could use the advice.
posted on March 27, 2005 10:14:06 AM new
Oh , I get linduh's attacks.....I have proved her to be a fool and wrong so many times that she just wants to eliminate the competition.
You truly are a sniveling coward and a low scheming piece of garbage.
posted on March 27, 2005 10:28:39 AM new
Cathy - You could have chosen to deny it...or just not responded in any way. No one would be the wiser. It was YOU who have now confirmed your first name here.
posted on March 27, 2005 10:08:39 AM
Linda_K
crowfarm posted on March 27, 2005 09:17:44 AM new
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No, Libra, just so YOU know. I was laughting that cheryl would direct that recommendation towards you, rather than CF who could use the advice.
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And Cathy do you EVER have a good day? ""
OK HOW do YOU know my first name ????
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And, in answer, I just used my crystal ball that so many of you have used. But mine works.
And of course, you're not accusing anyone of anything. Been there done that - without any proof it was true. Still no proof of your slander to our twelvepole.
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