NO! Chemical weapons in Iraq???

[BarTopDancer]

What about bin Laden? What about Afghanastan? Why don't we hear about that anymore?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

What about bin Laden? What about Afghanastan? Why don't we hear about that anymore?

Yeah, we only hear from bin Laden when Bush needs a boost and *wham* there's another tape on the news... And what about Afghanistan? It's a mess there and in Iraq and in New Orleans for that matter. But these things have all dropped off our radar while we focus on numb sh!t things like gay marriage amendments. Boy, is our country not paying attention or what? Our politicians should focus more on benefitting the country rather than getting reelected or keeping their jobs or giving blowjobs to corporate America.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Yeah, we only hear from bin Laden when Bush needs a boost and *wham* there's another tape on the news...

Do you really believe that somehow the Bush administration and Al Qaeda are coordinating these tapes? Or that they are just fabrications of the Bush administration?

[scaeagles]

Well, disagreements will continue to mount. So many things I disagree with GC I won't bother.

Bin Laden has made himself a non story. A video or audio tape every three months means he probably isn't doing much. Would love to catch him, sure.

Afghanistan....moving along, not swimmingly by any means, but the elected government is functioning.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Well, disagreements will continue to mount. So many things I disagree with GC I won't bother.

And why not? I'd love to hear you come to the defense of Rick "Man on Dog"* Santorum. That guy's an idiot!




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SANTORUM: In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality —

AP: I'm sorry, I didn't think I was going to talk about "man on dog" with a United States senator, it's sort of freaking me out.

Source

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

And why not? I'd love to hear you come to the defense of Rick "Man on Dog"* Santorum.

Regarding Santorum being the one who brought it out (but wait - you said it was old news, so how could Santorum have brought new info to the public in an effort to win his election?), I couldn't pretend to know why he was the one who held the press conference.

Hoekstra, however, is the chair of the House Intelligence committee. Does his presence make it anymore credible? If Santorum wasn't there would you have a differing opinion?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Regarding Santorum being the one who brought it out (but wait - you said it was old news,

You're not following me. It is old news, Santorum is trying to present it like it's new.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Hoekstra, however, is the chair of the House Intelligence committee. Does his presence make it anymore credible? If Santorum wasn't there would you have a differing opinion?

Nope, this story is not sticking with anyone. (123 news stories about Santorum on GoogleNews, compared to 1100 regarding the Senate's withdrawl vote.) And if Bush's own network, Fox "News" is debunking it, then I'm thinking something stinks.

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

(Senate's withdrawl vote.)

Cut and Run.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

You're not following me. It is old news, Santorum is trying to present it like it's new.

Again, 500 is new to me. Last i had heard they had found two.

[scaeagles]

Hearing from bin Laden gives Bush a boost? So....killing Zarqawi doesn't give Bush a boost, but hearing from an uncaptured (dead or alive) bin Laden is staged to give him a boost. I fail to follow the logic.