The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

I'm angry at a 787 billion dollar stimulus. So yeah, there's anger at things he has done. And anger at things he says he wants to do.

I find it a bit scarier that people accused Bush of planning 9/11 than anything anyone has accused Obama of thus far. And last I checked....Bush didn't plan it.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I'm angry at a 787 billion dollar stimulus. So yeah, there's anger at things he has done. And anger at things he says he wants to do.

I find it a bit scarier that people accused Bush of planning 9/11 than anything anyone has accused Obama of thus far. And last I checked....Bush didn't plan it.

The difference is that the people who accuse Bush of planning 9/11 didn't interrupt town hall meetings to scream their delusion, or assemble in large numbers to march on Washington, or carry guns to a presidential events. Nor did they have their own "news" channel that gave legitimacy to their paranoia.

If you are angry at the stimulus bill, then you must also be really pissed about Bush's TARP bill.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by JWBear

The difference is that the people who accuse Bush of planning 9/11 didn't interrupt town hall meetings to scream their delusion, or assemble in large numbers to march on Washington, or carry guns to a presidential events.

While the last thing certainly is true, the truther movement was surprisingly large and established. And they most certainly did interrupt events with protests. Hell, one of them (Cynthia McKinney) was elected to congress after leading one of the major groups in the movement.

They may not have been as successful at doing so, but why pretend they were just an insignificant annoyance?

If you are angry at the stimulus bill, then you must also be really pissed about Bush's TARP bill.

If you go back, I believe you'll find he was.