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  • A Allah On Acid

    It does seem that America and the World are so divided. I am not going to say that it is all bush's fault, though. Bush has done much to anger the world at us. With his arrogant spirit, like is shown in his comments like "Bring it on..." (a message to the Iraqi insurgency", and his desire to "spread democracy" to any oil-rich nation. Part of it is the Oil For Food scandal. I think that France was so opposed to us going into Iraq, because we would uncover their involvement in it, and embarass them, which we did. The muslim nations hating us has nothing to do with Bush. They hate us because of the effect our western liberal culture is having on their theocracies. People are begining to think more independently now, and they hate that. And, I think that many other nations envy our freedom and wealth, too.


    Pumk1nh3ad illustrates that Intelligent Design oft goes awry. - Ed Gadziemski

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    Pumk1nh3ad wrote:

    I think that France was so opposed to us going into Iraq, because we would uncover their involvement in it, and embarass them, which we did.

    Technically 'you' didn't. A french judges began an inquiry in 2002. This conclusion seems as far-fetched as claiming that the US invaded to cover its involvment in the scam. Both french and americans people are/were prosecuted, but I don't think in either case the scam was the reason behind both foreign policies. Oil probably is, in both cases, but not the scam itself, which is peanuts regarding what is at stake. Anyway, even if France did not oppose, China and Russia would have vetoed any resolution asking for the invasion.


    See I try, and look up To the sky, but my eyes burn Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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      Where did you see I condemned such a behaviour or say it was unnatural, your paranoid deliriums excepted?


      See I try, and look up To the sky, but my eyes burn Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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      quote:"my opinion there is also no doubt that US governments always put the US interests first and didn't care about making the world a happier place for non-americans." You say this with a air of condemnation. -- modified at 12:07 Thursday 3rd November, 2005

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        No, they hate you because America is a Zionist nation

        WTF? You been hanging out on stormfront? Ryan

        O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)

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        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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        Those are common arguments made by muslim extremists, and not just nazis. :) -- Pictures[^] from my Japan trip.

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          quote:"my opinion there is also no doubt that US governments always put the US interests first and didn't care about making the world a happier place for non-americans." You say this with a air of condemnation. -- modified at 12:07 Thursday 3rd November, 2005

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          kgaddy wrote:

          You say this with a air of condemnation

          :laugh::laugh::laugh: I didn't realize there was a webcam watching me ;P


          See I try, and look up To the sky, but my eyes burn Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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            :laugh: nearly all most major polls that have come out in the last month have Bush below 40%. http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/pollkatzmainGRAPHICS_8911_image001.gif[^] got any evidence that they're all part of a giant left-wing conspiracy to mislead the country into believing Bush isn't popular ? Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker -- modified at 11:07 Thursday 3rd November, 2005

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            Chris Losinger wrote:

            got any evidence that they're all part of a giant left-wing conspiracy to mislead the country into believing Bush isn't popular ?

            no but you're dodging the question. what was the composition of the polled universe, actually on this or any other poll. it isnt' really important, his approval rating can go to 5% but he is still the president unless the left comes up with an impeachable offense. Mike "We ain't stuck on stupid." badass Lt. General Russel Honore **"Remember - live bunnies are a great source of nourishment"**silly-assed cartoon

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              Chris Losinger wrote:

              got any evidence that they're all part of a giant left-wing conspiracy to mislead the country into believing Bush isn't popular ?

              no but you're dodging the question. what was the composition of the polled universe, actually on this or any other poll. it isnt' really important, his approval rating can go to 5% but he is still the president unless the left comes up with an impeachable offense. Mike "We ain't stuck on stupid." badass Lt. General Russel Honore **"Remember - live bunnies are a great source of nourishment"**silly-assed cartoon

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              Mike Gaskey wrote:

              no but you're dodging the question

              when all the major polls come in within 6 or 8 points of each other, you have to assume the real number is in that range. all those polling companies compete with each other to give the most accurate results, and they get big bucks for doing it.

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              it isnt' really important, his approval rating can go to 5% but he is still the president

              i bet it matters a lot to all the congressional Republicans who would probably rather ride the coattails of a popular president than have to deal with the fact that they spent the last 5 years supporting an unpopular one. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                Mike Gaskey wrote:

                no but you're dodging the question

                when all the major polls come in within 6 or 8 points of each other, you have to assume the real number is in that range. all those polling companies compete with each other to give the most accurate results, and they get big bucks for doing it.

                Mike Gaskey wrote:

                it isnt' really important, his approval rating can go to 5% but he is still the president

                i bet it matters a lot to all the congressional Republicans who would probably rather ride the coattails of a popular president than have to deal with the fact that they spent the last 5 years supporting an unpopular one. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                Chris Losinger wrote:

                i bet it matters a lot to all the congressional Republicans who would probably rather.............

                I agree. if elections were held today, Bush appearances would be filtered based on locale. Loong time to go yet though. Mike "We ain't stuck on stupid." badass Lt. General Russel Honore **"Remember - live bunnies are a great source of nourishment"**silly-assed cartoon

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                • A Allah On Acid

                  It does seem that America and the World are so divided. I am not going to say that it is all bush's fault, though. Bush has done much to anger the world at us. With his arrogant spirit, like is shown in his comments like "Bring it on..." (a message to the Iraqi insurgency", and his desire to "spread democracy" to any oil-rich nation. Part of it is the Oil For Food scandal. I think that France was so opposed to us going into Iraq, because we would uncover their involvement in it, and embarass them, which we did. The muslim nations hating us has nothing to do with Bush. They hate us because of the effect our western liberal culture is having on their theocracies. People are begining to think more independently now, and they hate that. And, I think that many other nations envy our freedom and wealth, too.


                  Pumk1nh3ad illustrates that Intelligent Design oft goes awry. - Ed Gadziemski

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                  Colin Angus Mackay
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                  Pumk1nh3ad wrote:

                  I think that many other nations envy our freedom and wealth

                  European countries have freedom and wealth. Many people in Europe dislike America not just because of Bush but because of the arrogant attitude of some Americans. Some people from the USA who strike up a conversation with the locals seem to assume that everyone else wants to hear about how wonderful America is and how much better it is than the country they are visiting. If you are looking for an analogy you do not go to visit a friend and tell them how much better your house is because they will shortly not be a friend any more.


                  My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious

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                  • C Chris Losinger

                    Bush at 35%[^] why does America hate America? Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                    Chris Losinger wrote:

                    Bush at 35%

                    When the sample only contains about 25% Republican I'd say he was doing OK with the opposition! ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw. -- modified at 14:25 Sunday 6th November, 2005 I didn't catch the other remarks however yes...the percentage for Republicans was 25%. I don't have the link anymore that showed the breakdown but I'd call it manufactured news.

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                      Chris Losinger wrote:

                      Bush at 35%

                      When the sample only contains about 25% Republican I'd say he was doing OK with the opposition! ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw. -- modified at 14:25 Sunday 6th November, 2005 I didn't catch the other remarks however yes...the percentage for Republicans was 25%. I don't have the link anymore that showed the breakdown but I'd call it manufactured news.

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                      25% Republican

                      got a cite for that ? i don't see that number anywhere in the article. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                        Ed K wrote:

                        25% Republican

                        got a cite for that ? i don't see that number anywhere in the article. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                        Chris Losinger wrote:

                        i don't see that number anywhere in the article

                        This didn't post the first time... Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 11/2/05 31 27 38 3 1 Here^] and Here[^] And my mistake...27% ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                          Chris Losinger wrote:

                          i don't see that number anywhere in the article

                          This didn't post the first time... Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 11/2/05 31 27 38 3 1 Here^] and Here[^] And my mistake...27% ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                          errr... 4 points isn't exactly a huge deal. but, feel free to discount this particular poll. now go out and find a reason to discount all the others: http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/pollkatzmainGRAPHICS_8911_image001.gif[^] -c Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                            errr... 4 points isn't exactly a huge deal. but, feel free to discount this particular poll. now go out and find a reason to discount all the others: http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/pollkatzmainGRAPHICS_8911_image001.gif[^] -c Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                            Chris Losinger wrote:

                            discount all the others

                            When they are all coming in with the same numbers however they also proclaim that Republican approval is >= 80% then do the math! Geez! This isn't rocket science! ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                              Chris Losinger wrote:

                              discount all the others

                              When they are all coming in with the same numbers however they also proclaim that Republican approval is >= 80% then do the math! Geez! This isn't rocket science! ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                              so, there's a giant conspiracy by all the big polling companies to undersample republicans ? Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                                so, there's a giant conspiracy by all the big polling companies to undersample republicans ? Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                                Chris Losinger wrote:

                                giant conspiracy

                                Draw your own conclusion. My point is that when all the numbers are all the same however they also state that 80% or more of Republicans strongly support Bush then it's obvious they are all doing a creative job (similar to creative accounting) making their own news cycle. My conclusion is that when they are making the calls...who is working? ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                                  Chris Losinger wrote:

                                  giant conspiracy

                                  Draw your own conclusion. My point is that when all the numbers are all the same however they also state that 80% or more of Republicans strongly support Bush then it's obvious they are all doing a creative job (similar to creative accounting) making their own news cycle. My conclusion is that when they are making the calls...who is working? ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                                  Ed K wrote:

                                  Draw your own conclusion

                                  done. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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