* speech starting now on C-Span2

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http://c-span.org/watch/cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

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1. He is speaking @ the World Affairs Council...

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8. *: going to talk about how the US will help build a lasting Democray Iraq

[maxrandb]

134. We're Building Democracy over there, so we don't have to build it here"

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81. wow this was new: It's UBL fault that the Iraqi people are suffering...

[malaise]

2. 9/11 here we go again n/t

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6. first sentence.

they have nothing

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3. *: Victory on the war on terra - started on 9/11....

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4. this speech has started exactly the same as others

blah blah blah

[madokie]

7. sure it has, slurred speech and all

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5. *: Iraq is the central front on TERRA

[rainy]

11. Thanks to GW. I bet the Iraqis really appreciate that!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. smirk, babble, drool, babble...

:mad:

[Zen Democrat]

23. ... jaw jerk ...

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43. blink, stutter, violent head nod...

blink, blink...


Dance!

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10. friend of Spector and Santorum.... how about Murtha? :-)

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12. telling the history of Democracy in the US...

[Jawja]

13. Now he's going to compare

early America with Iraq. :eyes: :puke:

I don't hear anything about suicide bombers, though? :shrug:

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14. took years of debate and sacrifice...

[malaise]

17. Would he tell us where Saddam

got those weapons from and which government backed him!!

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19. he just wanted to emphasis the WMD part...

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15. Past 2 years have been a time of great hope...

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16. *: Saddam used WMD against his own people

[lpbk2713]

18. He looks hung over ....... n/t

[dogfacedboy]

20. When is someone going to replace that

tape that was installed into Bush. We've heard this tape many times.

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21. rejectionists, saddamists....

[malaise]

25. OK back to work

I've heard this before. One more 9/11 reference. That smirk is more than I can bear.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

36. When did they stop saying 'Bathists'

now they're 'Saddamists'. wtf?

[sabra]

39. yep, in fact the WH wants to make that an official word.

[TahitiNut]

82. Sounds like "Saddamites" and polls well with the FundiFascists.

They engineer the langauge just like Goebbels.

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22. Zarqawi alert, Bin Laden alert....

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24. the terrorists want to rule the world (paraphrase)

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26. *: this is an enemy with out conscience.

who's he talking about?

[dogfacedboy]

27. Where do they put the applause sign? n/t

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30. LOL

sounded more like a recording to me

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28. *: we are fighting them over there, so we don't fight him here (paraphrase

[dogfacedboy]

29. ..steady progress...

[Maggie_May]

31. Iraq did not attack us STOP LYING BUSH!

Iraq is not the central front on terrorism. Most of the insurgents in Iraq our Iraqis. How many lies can he tell?

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32. *: Iraqi forces are becoming more and more capable...

[lpbk2713]

33. Anybody know anything about the audience?

Is this another screened, invitation-only flock of fat-cat contributors?

I notice they applaud right on cue.

[sabra]

34. he's speaking at the Philly World Affairs Council

some one needs to google them..

[lpbk2713]

56. Wolfowitz spoke there last year, same basic theme .......

Link: http://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2004/sp20040505-depsecdef0341.html


(Found that on Google)

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surprise surprise :-)

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The World Affairs Council System

The World Affairs Council System
World affairs councils are non-profit, non-partisan organizations open to all who wish to join. Started in 1918, the council system has 484,000 members and participants, 86 councils, and 26 affiliates. Councils operate on membership dues, corporate sponsorships, grants, in-kind donations, fundraising events, and fee-for-service activities. Over 2,000 corporations, foundations, and individuals support council work.
The council system has the biggest international affairs speakers’ program in the country with over 2,500 events each year. Councils also run international exchanges, school programs, teachers’ workshops, model UNs, foreign policy discussions, national opinion polls, travel programs, young professionals’ programs, conferences, corporate programs, journals, newspaper columns, and local radio and television programs. The system has five flagship programs: World in Transition, Great Decisions, the NPR radio program It’s Your World, Academic WorldQuest and Travel the World.
The national association organizes an annual conference, leadership missions abroad, a speaker referral system, international speaker exchanges, people-to-people diplomacy missions, educational workshops, book tours, subscription discounts, operations workshops, research papers, videoconferences, and national publications. It also runs national program series such as World Bank Town Meetings, Mexican Migration, Two Koreas, Future of Russia, Western Hemisphere, Human Rights Worldwide, the EU, Rising Anti-Americanism, American Security, UN Reform, and The People Speak.

http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/aboutus

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49. At the beginning, * had to motion them to stop...

seriously. they must be serving kool-aid.

[dogfacedboy]

35. ...Murcan people...more secure..

[ProfessorGAC]

45. Well, Then Georgie! I Have 3 Questions!

Why did we have to shoot a guy in Miami because we thought he had a bomb on the plane, if the american people are safer?

Wouldn't it logically follow that if we're safer, and we've NEVER had a carry-on bomb go off on a plane in the United States, that it should be even more unlikely now?

Could you define "safer"?

(You silverspoon cretin.)
The Professor

[butterfly77]

64. I have another question...

If he was searched before he boarded the plane how would he get a weapon on board.

[ProfessorGAC]

89. Adding to My Point

If we're safer than before, and we've been searching people for 30 years, then how would anybody ever think this guy had a bomb on a plane. So, either we're not safer from terrorism, or we've gone so far to the other side that we're not safe from the air marshalls.
The Professor

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37. *: Democracy takes different forms in different cultures

[chat_noir]

38. John Murtha in Philadelphia

Murtha's aides said he committed weeks ago to be in Philadelphia on Monday for a reception with the Chamber of Commerce. But after Bush scheduled the speech in his home state, Murtha added another event -- a news conference to respond to the president.

"I've finally come to the conclusion that we've become the enemy, and that there's no alternative" to pulling troops out, Murtha said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." "Every day we're there, we inadvertently kill people. ... That makes enemies."

http://www.nbc10.com/news/5516399/detail.html

[dogfacedboy]

40. blah...blah..blah..Hussein regime...

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41. he's praising Bremmer - LOL where's the missing 8 billion dollars?

[Maggie_May]

46. He's a good man Bremmer

:sarcasm:

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50. good for the Bushco :-)

[butterfly77]

55. I heard it was 9 billion ...

probably more , just like the war casualty counts.

[SammyWinstonJack]

130. A billion here, a billion there..........

Pretty soon we're talkin' real money. :yoiks:

[dogfacedboy]

42. The coke jaw is working overtime n/t

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44. *: in 2003 we decided to start a forced Democracy (paraphrase)

[malaise]

48. I wodner if he saw the ABC polls today

where the Iraqi people express their views on this mess of an invasion. Murtha is going to eat him alive later today.
Edit -sp.

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51. looking forward to that.

peace.

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47. *: praising the Iraqis for voting - purple fingers, etc...

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52. praising the Sunnis for voting, rejecting the Sadamists...

[Webster Green]

53. His phony cowboy accent is making me crazier than usual...

I've reached the point of phony overload.

Can't take anymore.

[lpbk2713]

60. That accent comes from the prairies of Connecticut

Yee-haw.

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63. are there lots of ranches there?

:-)

[Justitia]

76. Yup. Check out how he says "rather" & "idea" for the real story. -eom

[SammyWinstonJack]

131. Tommy Lee Jones says Pinhead** isn't from Texas, says he's

from somewhere back east, says Pinhead** isn't a Texan. :woohoo: Said this in an interview on 'Sunday Morning'. Interviewer said to Mr. Jones, "pResident bush is from the same town you're from, Midland, right?" Mr. Jones replied, "No he isn't, he's from Maine or somewhere back there, he isn't a Texan." :rofl:

[Skittles]

133. THANK YOU TOMMY LEE

I just cannot stand that phony bastard bush claiming to be a cowboy, a Texan, and a PRESIDENT

[Loonman]

66. Texas accent as real as a $3 bill

The "Ranch" in Crawford is like a movie set.

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54. *: the streets of Baghdad, Najaf are filled with signs and campaigning

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57. *: quoting some soldier, "it's a COOL thing to watch them vote"

[H2O Man]

58. Gosh!

The president is bringing up a lot of new ideas, that most people have never heard before! This guy is so smart! The Iraqis started this war with us on 9-11. Bastards! Now, for revenge, we will inflict Texas-style democracy on them. Do it, Big George. They need to pay the price for trying to buy that there yellow cake urine from Niger.

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62. his fist sentence contained, "September the 11th 2001"

no, they don't politicize 9/11 :sarcasm:

[H2O Man]

73. I saw.

Even when they have been exposed for such a dishonest, cheap misrepresentation, they continue, without conscience.

[stepnw1f]

125. Sociopaths

I really believe they are sociopaths. For what they do to the World around them without a sign of there being a conscience, can only be explained as them having a mental illness. They are dangerous to the World, yet they havn't been impeached. Sickening...

[Maggie_May]

59. OMG make him stop

My head is hurting I'm serious!

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61. *: more Sunni's are involved because the see Democracy working

that is a lie.

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65. *: Iraqis are selecting freedom over terror

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67. Did you see that shot of the woman in the audience?!

I swear she looked like she was going to hurl. :O

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68. *: going to continue to hunt the terrarists and saddamists...

[Maggie_May]

69. I am so done!

I don't care about Iraq! I never wanted to go into this war in the first place. Spend my tax dollars here. I know you guys are getting tired of me saying this but maybe my government will hear.

[SammyWinstonJack]

132. Your government doesn't care what you want or think. Sorry to say.

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70. *: the torture jails will be investigated (paraphrase)

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71. called the Saddam trial a fair trial.

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72. *: If we abandon the Iraqi people in their time of need, a civil war

will occur. First, it's already happening. Second, how many of our soldiers need to die in this war?

[Skidmore]

78. Third, a civil war wouldn't be happening if we hadn't tried to

steal their oil.

[Skidmore]

80. How many more of these god awful speeches is he slotted to make?

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84. one more on Wednesday

plus an exclusive NBC i-view tonight with Williams...

[babylonsister]

74. We can't abandon Iraqi people in their hour of need?

Too bad he didn't feel that way when Katrina hit the gulf coast. :eyes: And their hour of need is now oh so much worse because of this asshat. I can't take it! :grr:

[babylonsister]

108. THEIR propaganda machine is intense? And what should

we characterize ours as? Just go away, dimson!

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75. *: Iran doesn't want a free Democracy in Iraq and Syria too

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79. just showed the audience. Older woman looked like she wanted

to kill *. :-)

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77. *: the World Bank gave Iraq it's first loan (note Wolfowitz heads it)

hmm....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

83. Bush hails upcoming Iraqi vote, Murtha to respond

Article already written, Bush isn't even done speaking yet. All they had to do was cut and paste from last week's speech, and add the part about Murtha's response! :rofl:


Bush hails upcoming Iraqi vote, Murtha to respond

By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA - President Bush offered encouragement to war-weary Iraqis on Monday as they began voting in parliamentary elections, saying no country has formed a democracy without "challenges, setbacks and false starts."

"There's still a lot of difficult work to be done in Iraq," the president said, "but thanks to the courage of the Iraqi people, the year 2005 will be recorded as a turning point in the history of Iraq, the history of the Middle East and the history of freedom."

Bush said he came to Philadelphia to speak about democracy in Iraq because this city was the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution.

Pennsylvania also is the home state of a leading Iraq war critic, Democratic Rep. John Murtha, who planned to speak on Bush's heels and repeat his call to bring the troops home from a fight he says has become too violent and out of control.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=81691

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85. *: we are leading to our own security, with what we are doing in Iraq

[Maggie_May]

86. Does he really believe in what he is saying?

As long as we are in Iraq terrorist will multiply. We need to get out!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

87. Standing ovation... blech

And they're all wearing designer suits. Who'da thought?

[TahitiNut]

88. "Thankew fer lettin' me come."

He messed the podium? Asssssshole.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

95. hah ha very funny - "If I don't like the question

I'll repeat it back and make it up" pissant!

[TahitiNut]

98. Arrogant, lying freakazoid! Mythmathterbater.

He's in the delusion zone.

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90. holy shit, he's taking questions!

[Skidmore]

91. Oh, gawd, a spontaneous Q&A. Connecting with the common

person.

[Maggie_May]

92. OMG he's taking questions

[blogslut]

93. ooohhh...questions!

Q: how many iraqis have been killed
A: 30,000

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101. No actually. He said....

"about 30,000 MORE OR LESS"


he's a heartless fucker!

[Justitia]

94. He stumbled over "Liberty Bell". Do u think he has any idea it's not

the original one? It makes me sick enough that he is going to see it (per his speech). Do you think he has any idea that there has been more than ONE liberty bell?

Moron.

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96. first question: how many Iraqi civilians have been killed?

*: 30k give or take, and 2140 US Soldiers. The woman looked pissed.

[oregonindy]

97. Complete Mother Fucking Psy Op! totally rigged by and for the dead enders

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99. no idea what he's talking about, something about taking the fight

to the enemy. who is the enemy?

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100. * lie: there's over 200k capable Iraqi forces

tracks back a little, but made sure to get the number out there...

[malaise]

109. I swear on my parents gave that this

man is a self-delusional lunatic. Either that or a pathological liar.

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102. he referred to Zarqawi and his buddies... he wants us to leave

early. liar!!!

[sabra]

103. he really is babbling now - it's in full force mode :-)

[chat_noir]

104. Rove must be distracted...

this meltdown would not be allowed by KKK

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110. this so weird, has to be staged...

[chat_noir]

114. bringing up the tsunami!

Thanks for reminding the American people that we could provide enormous aid to a country halfway around the world, but you let New Orleans drown.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

105. *: not just me, everybody's saying that!

:eyes:

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106. *: Septembet the 11th....

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107. *: I understand we have an image issue

- Americans hate Muslims. And Karen Hughes is the solution?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

111. Al Jazerra now...

It's their fault for "pounding America" all the time.

good lord.

[sabra]

112. blaming propaganda - hypocrite

[babylonsister]

116. Ain't THAT the truth? nt

[Justitia]

113. *: "the tsunami & Pakistan earthquake will help us" What about KATRINA?

[sabra]

115. BOOM!!! Your adminstration keeps linking 9/11 to Iraq

YES!!!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

117. "Why do you use 9-11 to justify Iraq?" you go lady!!!

:bounce:

Answer:
blink, blink, blah blah, saddam was a threat! blink.

[XanaDUer]

Now he is trying to answer a legit question about 9/11's

LACK of ties to Iraq and Hussein.

Christ, this is awful.

[blogslut]

118. a real question

Q: Why do you keep evoking 9/11?

A: 9/11 changed my life. We can't take terra for granted. Saddam was a threat. The entire world thought he had WMD. 9/11 attacks accentuated that concern. I'd do it again

[XanaDUer]

122. And he never did answer her question, natch

Now a young-sounding male student who "supports" * has the floor.

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119. *: 9/11 changed the way I looked at things

Saddam had WMD, the whole world thought so. After 9/11 that threat increased. Removing Saddam Hussein makes this world a safer place and better country.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

120. Pan shot of the audience! Many NOT Clapping!

warms my heart. :)

[blogslut]

121. " DUBYA: I don't think we're safe"

really?

[blogslut]

123. Ahhh, if you support Israel

then you must try to spread democracy in the middle east

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124. *: it's hard werk

[Skidmore]

126. Who "let him come to deliver this speech/" What group was this for?

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128. World Affairs Council

http://www.wacphila.org/programs/speaker_special.html#president

Exclusive to World Affairs Council Members

Luncheon and a Foreign Policy Address on the War on Terror

The Honorable
George W. Bush
President of the
United States of America

[Viva_La_Revolution]

129. I would direct you to the post above...

with more info.... but it doesn't have a post #! :shrug:

[sabra]

127. *: May god bless you all

the end.