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    vidcc's Avatar there is no god
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    During the usual public appearance that would accompany a state visit from a foreign leader president Bush was making his public "comments addressing china"

    Among Bush's words:--
    Quote Originally Posted by G.W.BUSH
    "China has become successful because the Chinese people are experience the freedom to buy, and to sell, and to produce -- and China can grow even more successful by allowing the Chinese people the freedom to assemble, to speak freely, and to worship."
    one of the people assembled on the White House south lawn actually tried to speak freely right here in America about both the lack of free speech and religious freedom in China.

    That free-speaking woman was hauled off and arrested

    story including video

    whitehouse transcpcript with video


    This is not a dig at Bush, China or even the security.

    Security concerns aside, what were the chances of those words and that incident co-inciding
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    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Saw that.

    I wonder, given a quicker mind and grasp of the potential synergy, whether Bush might have admonished security to leave her alone.

    Probably not, huh?
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

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    vidcc's Avatar there is no god
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    I keep getting a comedic sketch in my head about Bush asking who is the president of china.....

    gw: Who is the president of china?

    rove: yes sir, well done

    ................................etc.etc.

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Freedom of speech may be an interesting idea and one to be jealously guarded.

    However try to do it when it will annoy the President and the reality may not quite live up to the publicity. They'll be arresting women for wearing t-shirts next.

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    Quote Originally Posted by What'spunk.
    Freedom of speech may be an interesting idea and one to be jealously guarded.

    However try to do it when it will annoy the President and the reality may not quite live up to the publicity. They'll be arresting women for wearing t-shirts next.
    Yes, we must admit that possibility.

    I wonder who's gonna replace Scott McClellan?

    The lad was seriously out-of-his-depth.

    Some interesting names being bandied about...
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

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    Quote Originally Posted by What'spunk.
    Freedom of speech may be an interesting idea and one to be jealously guarded.

    However try to do it when it will annoy the President and the reality may not quite live up to the publicity. They'll be arresting women for wearing t-shirts next.
    You forgot the:

    oh wait..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Busyman™
    Quote Originally Posted by What'spunk.
    Freedom of speech may be an interesting idea and one to be jealously guarded.

    However try to do it when it will annoy the President and the reality may not quite live up to the publicity. They'll be arresting women for wearing t-shirts next.
    You forgot the:

    oh wait..........
    I think he/she is aware he/she is talking to knowledgeable people.

    Oh, wait...
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

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    In Canada we had the great " Pie thrower " He would hit the traveling dignitary with a lemon meringue pie in the kisser ........ they watched him like terrorist pretting funny in the land of the free .

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