Profits of the Here and Now

POSTED BY: RiveR6213
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 15:51
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RIVER6213

Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:18 AM

A small little question directed at Americans. How was it possible for George Bush to get reelected...how? Just a question. I don't expect an answer on this particular issue, but I would like you to know that I am very unahppy with this leader. The whole world really hates us because of him. This cannot be a good thing.

a River who just woke up

ROLANDREYNOLDS

Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:21 AM

Hi there,

I think you will find that you will receive more, and probably better responses to this kind of a topic in this board's Real World Discussion thread. I'll paste the URL:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/threadlist.asp?b=18

FF fans around here are pretty good at talking politics, as far as talking politics goes, and they do it over on that board pretty frequently.

Hope that helps :)

“When peace comes to mean the absence of conflict on the one hand, and when conflict with an unjust and racist political order is a moral imperative on the other, then it is not difficult to understand that the better class of human beings are, in fact, deeply committed to disturbing the peace and creating conflict.”
~Farid Esack

SIGMANUNKI

Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:

How was it possible for George Bush to get reelected...how?

Not an American. Just got a correction. It's elected, not re-elected. He was appointed the first time 'round.

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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki

EVILDINOSAUR

Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:57 PM

About half the country is wondering the same thing. though I think the 2 biggest reasons are: 1) People didn't want to change presidents in the middle of a war, and 2) the democrats picked a bad candidate to go up against him.

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

SIMONWHO

Sunday, April 30, 2006 2:03 PM

I don't think anyone believes the judgement of other countries should stand in for that of American voters but maybe next time when the whole world goes "What? You cannot be seriously contemplating voting for someone you wouldn't put in charge of hot dog stand!" then maybe, just, maybe you ought to reconsider whether a slightly charismatic charm and huge ad campaign are enough to make you vote for the guy.

Or failing that, you could just add up the lives and dollars the last guy cost you and decide to vote Democrat for the next 100 years.

EVILDINOSAUR

Sunday, April 30, 2006 2:51 PM

uhm...ok

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

RIVER6213

Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:13 PM

I was just going to make coffee when I saw this thread. It appears that I started it and don't even remember starting it. Something tells me that I'm experiencing some split-personality action here, but on the whole, I agree with the thread, so no harm done.

Anyway. Prez Bush and his Administration are behaving in a way that the American people would not have put up with, with past presidents, and we continue to let them get away with it!!! Am I missing something here? What is different with this administration compared to all the other past ones?

Also, I'm still trying to find out who this "Pete" guy is that's been ringing my phone off the hook, and leaving Firefly related messages on my answering machine. Is there a Pete on this board? If there is, your messages are creepifying so stop it.

The spoiled Brat River

NUCLEARDAY

Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:37 PM

Don't look at me, I voted for Kerry :) (Not that I liked him overmuch, either, come to think of it...)

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THOLO

Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:39 PM

so i guess we should leave iraq and bring all the troops home. get rid of bush and hope that the terrorist dont come back over here and bomb us again. then people would say , why did we leave iraq. iraq is booming and growing. every country has a rough start after new govt. has begun. we had the same thing when this country was started. the world owes us! we help every little country out of what ever trouble they are in. when the hurricanes hit new orleans did any cjounrty that we helped come and help us??? no. but lets see france would be talking german right now if our 30,000 troops didnt die at normady. so who are they to talk bad about us. they should be kissing our feet. this counrty needs to understand that if someone in the white house had no balls we would still have 9-11 and still be waiting on the UN to do something. if that is the way to do things, (to wait on the UN and the other countrys to say it is ok to move) then we are in more trouble then we know. this pres. had his county attacked. he went out after them. he didnt pull a clinton and say "well what should we do, MR. UN???" clinton had many times to go after the bastards and choose not to. that is why 9-11 happened. how many times can you kick someone and they dont do anything before you can put a gun to their head and pull the trigger. we were kick enough. they picked on the wrong dog on the porch! iraq is now safer and growning. true bush might now be the best pres. but at least he is standing his ground and not moving because of the UN. he is looking out for the USA. the world doesnt hate us. we help. after the title wave , we bent over backwards to help. and what thanks did we get?? they said get out by march. oh well your are welcome.

if the US sat back and did nothing, we would still come under fire for other world leaders. the way i see it is that if we are so gorram bad, then all the illegals sould leave and we lock down the boaders and stop all federal aid to all the bitching countrys.

then we will see a differance in attitude torward the USA. people dont understand, ok we lost 2,500 troops in iraq. i am sorry for the families, but freedom is not free. we lost 30,000 marines in the span of a few days at Midway island in WWII. how long have we been in iraq, 3-4 years. the war is not that bad. true there is civil war in iraq. just like we had civil war. but it will pass and we will make a difference, again. the usa is the counrty i love, and if that includes bush then so be it. i support my pres. and the troops. you cant support the troops and not support the bush. the troops belive in bush. every one i have thanked and talked too, said they are making a differance and want to help the people of iraq to be a better country. saddam was another hitler. rape camps and murder. he set all that up. we took it down and gave the country back to its people. i think alot of bush hating is because people dont understand. in 20 years or so, people will look back and say" thank god he did what he did, or it could be 10 times worse"

this pain we have to deal with is temporary. it will pass in time. i am sure it will. look at it this way if we leave, just think about how many Mal's will have to come home. this is the greatest country in the world. if you dont think so then how come so many people are trying to get over here.

God Bless America

Keep Flying!!

RIVER6213

Sunday, April 30, 2006 4:26 PM

No one even mentioned pulling our troops out of Iraq. At this point a quick pullout by us will do more harm than good. You just assumed that because I am not pleased with the actions of our current prez and his croonies.

I'm talking about the policies that this idiot and his boyz are and have put into place since that idiot got *cough* elected. I say impeach his azz, throw the bum out. He's bad for most of us and the world really hates us now and have nothing good to say about North America.

At this point, i would rather have Ronald Reagan back even though I hated him and his policies...anything is better than what we currently have running this country.

Well, that's enough hate and meaness. Off to church I go to pay for my wickedness.

God bless the World

The hungover, caffinated, despairing River

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