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montana500 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 01:06 AM
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Bush used needed firemen for photo op. Please spread this around.
please email this to as many news organizations and people you know.

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3004197

"Firefighters say they want to brave the heat, the debris-littered roads, the poisonous cottonmouth snakes and fire ants and travel into pockets of Louisiana where many people have yet to receive emergency aid.
But as specific orders began arriving to the firefighters in Atlanta, a team of 50 Monday morning quickly was ushered onto a flight headed for Louisiana. The crew's first assignment: to stand beside President Bush as he tours devastated areas. "



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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 01:09 AM
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1. Third thread tonight
Yes, Bush used special teams for photo-ops and the cost was charged to the states.
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montana500 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 01:12 AM
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2. te cost is the minor detail...
using the needed fireman is the key aspect in this fiasco.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 01:18 AM
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3. true - But that is how W operates n/t
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 08:16 AM
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4. kicking EOM
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 08:20 AM
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5. As stated in another post...positive image was part of the mission
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