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Post #182,828
by mmoffitt
11/4/04 2:24:04 PM
11/4/04 2:35:20 PM
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New Beat me to it. I just heard it on NPR. Very scary.
God, I didn't hear the whole thing.

``The campaign over, Americans are expecting a bipartisan effort and results. I will reach out to every one who shares our goals,'' he said.


So much for dissent in the coming years...
bcnu,
Mikem

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
-Bertrand Russell
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Post #182,851
by jb4
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11/4/04 3:53:04 PM
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New I caught that, too
Was going to post it as a reply to Ross, but since you, and at least one other poster has also identified that piece of Doublespeak, V2.0 (also known as shrubbish), I figger all I need to add is:

Ditto!





(I was going to change my .sig, but after that line, it's even more a propos)
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
     "I earned capital in the campaign -- political capital.." - (deSitter) - (38) - Nov. 4, 2004, 01:49:55 PM EST
         Beat me to it. I just heard it on NPR. Very scary. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:35:20 PM EST
             I caught that, too - (jb4) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:53:04 PM EST
         I was amused by his attempt to be a uniter - (ben_tilly) - (35) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:37:37 PM EST
             The man is a megalomaniac - this is very scary - (deSitter) - (34) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:39:26 PM EST
                 Already said he would. - (imric) - (33) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:11:29 PM EST
                     ICLRPD (new thread) - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:24:46 PM EST
                     No...now wait a minnit, there, Skip! - (jb4) - (2) - Nov. 4, 2004, 05:52:48 PM EST
                         The two do not contradict - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:02:17 PM EST
                             Done right would be in federally guarrantied funds - (daemon) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:04:31 PM EST
                     Where do you think it goes? - (bepatient) - (28) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:06:37 PM EST
                         Into current payments and our debt - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:43:06 PM EST
                             Re: Into current payments and our debt - (bepatient) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 07:02:56 PM EST
                                 Only sort of - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 4, 2004, 09:35:19 PM EST
                         Huh? - (imric) - (21) - Nov. 4, 2004, 07:44:52 PM EST
                             C'mon now. - (bepatient) - (20) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:04:24 PM EST
                                 Classic -- give the man a prize - (GBert) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:49:50 PM EST
                                 Gee - so Reagan didn't - (imric) - (18) - Nov. 5, 2004, 02:02:21 AM EST
                                     Twice - (bepatient) - (17) - Nov. 5, 2004, 12:25:09 PM EST
                                         Nope. - (imric) - (6) - Nov. 5, 2004, 02:27:13 PM EST
                                             Regardless of # - (bepatient) - (5) - Nov. 5, 2004, 04:01:23 PM EST
                                                 I don't give a damn for Democrats - - (imric) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:11:59 PM EST
                                                     Re: I don't give a damn for Democrats - - (bepatient) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:35:30 PM EST
                                                         Woe is me? - (imric) - (2) - Nov. 6, 2004, 09:11:29 AM EST
                                                             Thou sayest - (Ashton) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2004, 11:52:36 PM EST
                                                                 I prefer squirt-guns filled with DMSO + LSD to paint balls. - (imric) - Nov. 12, 2004, 06:29:43 AM EST
                                         Oh, you mean like... - (jb4) - (9) - Nov. 5, 2004, 03:39:57 PM EST
                                             Yep. Thats what I mean. -NT - (bepatient) - (8) - Nov. 5, 2004, 04:02:04 PM EST
                                                 OK, then - (jb4) - (7) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:39:28 PM EST
                                                     What do you think we are buying? - (bepatient) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:52:50 PM EST
                                                         I can think of several things: - (jb4) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2004, 06:13:10 PM EST
                                                             I'm sure you will - (bepatient) - (2) - Nov. 5, 2004, 08:06:07 PM EST
                                                                 Not brilliant...merely accurate.... -NT - (jb4) - (1) - Nov. 8, 2004, 09:12:02 AM EST
                                                                     O.O.T. - (bepatient) - Nov. 8, 2004, 10:48:12 AM EST
                                                     Bad assumption - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:54:26 PM EST
                                                         My point 'xactly! - (jb4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 06:09:55 PM EST
                         Re: "lockbox" - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 08:06:20 PM EST
                             Bureau of Public Debt - (bepatient) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:11:04 PM EST
                         That might work - (tuberculosis) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:52:16 PM EST

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