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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 08:41 PM
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Bush in speech in Ohio said
"Some in Washington want to build walls around America, to isolate it from the rest of the world."

Was he criticizing Kerry's defense of America's laborers, or was he describing his own foreign policy?

:shrug:
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 08:49 PM
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1. The "Black and White Machine"
Edited on Wed Mar-10-04 08:50 PM by theorist
You see, when Bush's people have to come up with a sound byte, so their Great Leader can at least pretend to believe what he's saying, they take some disjointed facts (here they used Kerry's statements about looking over NAFTA and possibly reforming it) and put it through what I like to call the "Black and White Machine". Bush does not understand grey.

You're either for NAFTA or your an isolationist. You're either against gay marriage or you're an evil communist. You either believe in global warming or you support American jobs. Agree with the tax cuts, because otherwise you're penalizing hardworking Americans. If you spoke out against the war, well, you're simply UnAmerican. That's how it goes.

We could rename the filter the "Good and Evil Machine" if you think the term has unnecessary racial overtones.

edit: typo
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AvedonCarol Donating Member (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 08:55 PM
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2. And don't forget:
If you don't want to invade countries for no reason at all, you're a pacifist.

We're gonna hafta get a whole new dictionary.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 08:59 PM
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3. Welcome to DU, Carol!
:hi:
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:13 PM
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4. Oh, come now, Carol
Saddam was BAD! That's why we went in all along

:eyes:
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