why is it that everytime there is a tragedy Bush & Co benefit?

[greenbriar]

I am not saying they caused this, but why is it always something just when the noose is tightening???

[malaise]

1. We have a saying that

Time longer than rope. The day of reckoning is coming for Bushco. THey will not escape.

[greenbriar]

2. I would like it sooner than later

am sick of them having a way out

[Atman]

11. Nothing will happen before 01-20-09.

And then, the media will focus on either a) The stunning razor-thin margin by which the republicans maintained the White House, thanks to a 7 vote margin in (insert swing state here), negating all the democrat's bitching, or b) The new dawn of hope and optimism in America thanks to the new Democratic president. Either way, BushCo will skate smoothly, thanks to their media Zamboni.

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[lancdem]

13. Bush is the most consistently unpopular president

in more than 50 years, despite the MSM being mostly asleep on the job. I think history's verdict will match the public's.

[malaise]

39. I hope you're wrong n/t

[bamademo]

3. Why is it that the worst things that have ever happened to this country...

...happened under this administration? Katrina, 9/11, Iraq, and now this. Have we all just had a collective nervous breakdown? Are we at last shocked enough to do something or are we just desensitized to horror?

[Junkdrawer]

8. Well...

Put

The Oil Industry in charge of Global Warming policies...

PNAC in charge of the National Defense...

PNAC, AIPAC and the MIC in charge of Foreign Policy...

and the NRA in charge of Gun Regulations...

and you expect the Golden Age of Greece????

[Atman]

4. Bush had discovered reverse karma

Everything bad and horrible he does (which is basically anything between wake-up and pass-out) winds up destroying other people and benefiting him. It is a truly bizarre phenomenon. Maybe a new book needs to be written about it..."Bushartha." Or "Shitartha." Either way, he seems to have called upon a peculiar dark force in the universe.

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[greenbriar]

6. the reverse midas...the shit touch

yup that his turd for brains

[Raine]

5. Is there a time they are not in trouble?

Seriously I think this is why other events always distract from their problems because no matter when it is they ALWAYS have some scandal that the noose is tightening on them for.

[lancdem]

7. How do they benefit?

The vast majority in this country already know Bush is frighteningly incompetent. This changes nothing.

[greenbriar]

9. gonzo being pushed back...more time for shit and co to fabricate

what ever they need

[lancdem]

12. They've had plenty of time already, lol

A few more days won't make a difference, IMO. :)

[DesertRat]

37. Gonzo postponed until Thursday. n/t

[DesertRat]

10. How will they benefit?

This horrible massacre is a manifestation of the culture of violence, death and war that THEY created.

[fooj]

14. Bear with me...perhaps I have my hat on too tight.

Amish shootings...FOLEY Scandal (this was HUGE...fell off the radar shortly thereafter), release of Woodward's book, Ralston resigns. Amish shooter barricades himself in...has 2 guns in possession. Lines students up and kills execution style.

VT shootings gunman has 2 guns in possession...barricades classroom door...reports of students killed execution style. Gonzo hearings POSTPONED. US Attorney purges shows Abramoff connection.

Wow. Just wow.

[DesertRat]

15. It's because there's ALWAYS some scandal

going on with this administration.

[fooj]

16. Look at the commonalities...

[DesertRat]

17. What's your point? n/t

[fooj]

18. Well, for starters...

Amish shooter barricades himself in...has 2 guns in possession. Lines students up and kills execution style.

VT shootings gunman barricades classroom door...has 2 guns in possession...reports of students killed execution style.

THAT'S MY POINT.

[Bucky]

23. It's disgusting behavior, but not politically significant

[DesertRat]

31. Two horiffic massacres

not related.

[fooj]

41. Says who? How can ANYONE be certain at this point?

There isn't enough evidence one way or the other to make a statement like that. I am merely pointing out the commonalities.

[flyarm]

24. yeah "some scandals!!" ..first the Amish shooting and foley is outted..

now this...and the gonzo scandal..

always something..what a coincidence!!

and here there was a two hour time lapse before the students are notified ..and before classes shut down ??

bullshit..

my son went to VTECH..so did my nephew..i would own someone's ass if my son was killed and there was a two hour time lapse before students were notified!

right now i am sooooo angry...where was homeland security?? where was school security??

where was notification to the kids??

where was anyone in charge?????????????????

no lockdown..no nothing!!

fuck ..

where were authorities???????????????

my son lived in a dorm at that school..not the ones involved..but the athelete's dorm...

damn it..where was homeland security?? we are supposed to have it all organized in each state..where the fuck were those mother fuckers???????????????

why have some parents still 12 hours afterwards not notified their kids are dead??????????????

they had security drills at that school..why was nothing done for 2 hours??

i want those answers now damn it!!

fly

[DesertRat]

34. Wish I had some answers

Update from VT officials coming at any minute...

[flyarm]

40. i am just so damn mad..my son went to school there he has called crying as well!

his heart is breaking as is mine!!

too damn bad that homeland security didn;t do their fucking job..maybe if they stopped reading our mail they could get people there to lock down A COLLEGE .. before 2 hours after a double homocide..

where was the national guard??????????

maybe in Iraq????????????

i want answers..damn it..and there are too damn man coinsidences for me to the amish killings..and this fucking adminstrations crimes...funny when the Amish killing went down it was foley being exposed..now this comes when this white house has their asses in a grinder again..i am not too old to know about MKULTRA and the CIA and college campuses..

i remember...

and i wish to god i didn't have to think that way!!

how could homeland security not have that school under security watch after two bomb threats just last week??

something stinks ..it stinks so bad...something is very wrong with this story!!

but i do!

where the fuck was security for those kids?????????????

i am so damn angry..

and i know damn well that there are two main roads onto that campus..the main entrance is next to the baseball field where my son played for that school on scholarship!

why were the entrances not shut down..i watched them practice it!!

why were the alarms not set off in the dorms to lock down those dorms???????????

this is a disgrace...

i don't have any answers ..but i sure as hell have alot of questions..and i smell a stinking rat!

fly

[gatorboy]

19. There certainly is alot of "worst ever" incidents on Bush's watch.

9/11
Katrina
this.

Maybe someone is trying to tell us something.

[flyarm]

26. no shit!!....eom

[EstimatedProphet]

20. Because they cornered the market on tragedy

In a contract signed with Beelzebub, Azmodeus, and Scratch, LLC. they gained proprietary income rights to all human tragedies for a period of 20 years.

[Bucky]

21. I'm sure some Freepers said the same following Oklahoma City

The fact is that tragedies happen and people look to their leaders to do the consoling. I don't know about you, but I want my president to get on the air and say platitudes about we'll get thru this and we'll make this right. Since my president isn't recognized by the government, I'll accept Bush saying this instead.

I also want him to follow thru on those platitudes. But when the country takes a psychological shock and many people now face the worst tragedies of their lives, they have a right to have their president honor that loss and remind us of our strengths. Bush's megaphone moment at Ground Zero was one of the two good things he's done in the White House (the other is his laudable repetition about Islam being a religion of peace--a mantra that has probably saved quite a few lives). If this is all he's good for, so be it. This is a time when he can actually earn his pay.

Assuming he doesn't fuck it up (and I can't imagine how he could--altho I've learned not to misunderestimate him) this is what he's good for, saying the obvious when the right words are put in front of him. I wish him well in how he handles it.

I wouldn't sweat the inevitable bump he'll get in the polls from this. Things (God willing) will return to normal in a few weeks; at least for those of us who didn't have their loved ones killed or wounded today. I don't think this incident will turn anyone around on the war.

[flyarm]

30. bull ..i flew for one of the AIRLINES INVOLVED ON 9/11..AND THOSE OF US

WITH MY AIRLINE SAID FROM THE GET GO..all of us in operations!!.. ..PISSY PANTS WOULD USE THAT TRAGEDY FOR HIS POLITICAL BENEFIT..ON THE DEATHS OF OUR CO-WORKERS..

maybe some were fooled by pissy pants bullshit on the rubble ..but those of us ..up close.. were in no way fooled by the asshole ( and other expletives i have for that fucker) in the white house!!

i hold him responsible for 9/11...

and i will till the day i die!

33 yr flight crew of one of the 9/11 airlines..NYC based 2001 flight attend of the year 2001 for NYC base encompassing JFK/LGA/EWR!

fly

oh and p.s....that fucker knew my airline hit building one ...before... he ever walked into that school..

so he went into that school.. while my co-workers burned to death..and people were jumping from building 1..

maybe that makes you feel good..but it will forever be burning in my soul!

[greenbriar]

38. wow, I am sorry

and so much agree with your feelings

[fooj]

42. Bush's megaphone moment was nothing but a sleazy PHOTO-OP!

I, too, wish we could have a President that was capable of consoling a nation after a horrible tragedy like this. Unfortunately, that "president" does not exist. Didn't you hear? Little Lord Pissypants made his remarks earlier (all of about 1-2 minutes worth)...

He stumbled over what he was reading. His sincerity and emotional "outreach" was DESPERATELY lacking. "bump in the polls"??? I WON'T sweat it because it will NEVER happen! "Inevitable"? OMG!!! The days of him capitalizing on tragedy are OVER. Take that one to the bank.

BTW- thanks for the endearing portrait of a fictional president. Where do we go to find someone that ACTUALLY BEHAVES like a responsible leader?

[flyarm]

44. you bet it was a photo opp..on the death beds of my co-workers! eom

[leftofthedial]

22. that is the definition of evil

[Cha]

25. THis doesn't benefit the warmongering..

cash-strapped for bombs sociopathichimp. Just more reminders of death and losing our kids to maniacs.

This situation sounds like it could have been helped by SWAT, The Virginia National Guard and The Campus Security!

[rasputin1952]

27. It seems as though everything around them, and especially

when they are in trouble, results in death and tragedy.

I would not put it past these bastards to be sitting around having a cold one and grinning from ear-to-ear about their "luck".

The tragedy is sorrowful to most people, but this bunch of losers look to death and tragedy to bail them out...they are evil, just plain evil...:grr:

[greenbriar]

28. my feelings too

the fuckers

[bigtree]

29. i think their propaganda got knocked off of the airwaves as well

Bush is still left without the funds he says he needs, and all of the rest of the criminals are still in the dock

[unlawflcombatnt]

32. April Death Toll -- Iraq: 62, Virginia Tech: 32

Which is a bigger problem???


The Bush-farts may not be creating these distractions, but they certainly magnify their importance to distract from their own criminal activity.

Once again, Bush's Corporate media supporters have made this a historical event, another day that "shook the world."

This follows last week's Imus "atrocity," yet another "day that will go down in infamy."

I'm glad Congress has got its priorities right. :sarcasm:

unlawflcombatnt

Economic Populist Forum

[DesertRat]

36. I'm sure freepers connected Clinton to Columbine in April 1999

[unlawflcombatnt]

45. Probably So

We need to make sure we keep "connecting" Bush to the 3,300 Americans killed in Iraq, and the 62 killed in April already, and the first time we've had over 80 monthly casualties in Iraq for 3 straight months. And that we are on track to lose over 100 Americans in Iraq this month.

unlawflcombatnt

Economic Populist Forum

[blues90]

33. It sure seems that way .

I could not believe the horror today and now this will be the main topic of discussion for weeks to come , as anyone knows there is always developing news and then the parents come on and the stories swell and the news people fight for the slots .

It seemed when Clinton was facing his ordeal nothing else was there to over shaddow that .

I feel the worst of all is there seems to be a never ending stream of horrors and almost each week there is another horror for all to see and feel . This is over whelming stuff .

There are no remedies and life just seems to be a series of horrors that soon find their way into the vast memory hole , people just never learn a damn thing and with this we will continue to make the same and even worse mistakes as the time goes on running over us in so many different ways .

[flyarm]

35. how do they know this was a domestic killing and the guy had domestic problems with his girlfriend.

but they are
not be able to identify the shooter 12 hours after this tragic event..they seem to know everything else about this guy!!

they don't report that it was a friend or a roomate..or anything ..but that it was a girlfriend problem..how can they still not be able to identify who the shooter is!!

something stinks here!!
a kid from the school just said when the prisoner was loose last aug they got emails immediately...why was there a 2 hour laspe of a double homocide..and no notification went out for 2 hours!
no school lock down...no nothing for 2 fucking hours!

what if kids were getting ready for clas and weren't looking at their computer...where were the dorm sirens??

why were the dorms not locked down when the first murders took place?? 2 fucking hours went by between the shootings!

like i said my son went to VTECH..my nephew went to VTECH as well...why were the dorms sirens not set off and why were the dorms not locked down?????????????

if you think i am mad..you have no idea of my anger right now!!

fly

[greenbriar]

43. good questions

so sad

[ButterflyBlood]

46. Because they're ALWAYS in hot water with some scandal

Something the tinfoilers never mention. Show me a time when there wasn't some shit going around with this disaster of an administration.

[Robson]

47. No Gonzales coverage tomorrow

Gonzales will testify tomorrow and he will be on page 7 on Wednesday. Last week we had the Imus lynching to coverup the Bush and Iraq surge failure issues.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

48. Propaganda and spin...

Nazi propaganda tactics, Right Wing think tanks, and media spin. Over and over.