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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:10 PM
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"Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed-it must be chosen" (Guess Who?)
9/19/06
President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
New York, New York

"Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed — it must be chosen"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060919-4.html
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:12 PM
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1. " Uhhh uhh uhhhhh....OOOPssssss...Sorry, I misspeak"
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:13 PM
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2. that's just idiotic
it doesn't make any sense.

Now they are just constructing bullshit to try to make him sound deep.


"A Chair is really just a table you can sit on"
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Freedom_from_Chains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:18 PM
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5. No it makes perfect sense.
Freedom is not what we are imposing over there.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:20 PM
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6. it makes sense in an ironic sort of way, yes.
but they intended it to be a deep, thought provoking quote to show how insightful Bushler is.

"If you're not first, you're last"
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:14 PM
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3. I know. I heard that on a rerun of his speech.
NO I didn't watch his speech live...can't stand it anymore!

I heard him say thatphrase, and I wondered WHO wrote that speech for him, and DID HE READ IT???
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:18 PM
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4. He's not smart enough to pull this one off by himself!!
Speech writer! Speech writer!
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:21 PM
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7. What fotrune cookie did fucknuts pull that one out of?
Or maybe it's a country music lyric. Here's another one for you, Chimp:

"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:24 PM
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8. Burton Cummings....
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WatchWhatISay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:28 PM
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9. That one jumped right out at me too.
The guy must have no conscience.
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-20-06 12:11 AM
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10. And we'll force you Iraqis to choose our version of
"freedom" in your indefinitetly occupied country - or else.
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