Re: Bush trying to fake out conservatives again...
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Originally Posted by Spino
Given that election time is rapidly approaching I understand the motivation behind this speech. Clearly the President's men, or rather his party's campaign men, want to make absolutely sure their fundamentalist Christian base does not take these elections for granted and gets out there to vote in considerable numbers as they did during the last presidential election.
Sometimes even the most loyal of followers need a reminder to continue pledging their support. This is no different than the Democrats periodically raising race issues or decrying the evils of 'tax cuts for the rich' in order to remind their own dependable constituency that the world will come to an end unless they keep up the support by getting out to vote. Everyone here remember 'Vote or Die'? :inquisitive:
Personally I'm against gay marriage but passing an amendment outlawing it and further defiling the Constitution is just idiotic. Leave the issue to the States to decide!
you do realize this is a very old thread and a very old speech bush made right lol??? Dave just revived it, i dont know why, but if I had to guess it would be to show that what were the REAL public priorities then are still the REAL public priorities now, and government inaction and deflection has essentially accomplished nothing during the last congress ( i refer you to the post office naming thread). So for every tard tuning in to hear Bush talk about homo marriage there is one of us a tad bit more worried about southeast asia and the pyscho bastard funding the Iraqi insurgency.
But maybe I'm wrong, Dave is crazy, who knows why he bumped the thread. BTW Dave, i talked to an Air Force recruiter yesterday, and asked him if he knew you, he kicked me out of the office :furious3:
Re: Bush trying to fake out conservatives again...
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Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump
you do realize this is a very old thread and a very old speech bush made right lol??? Dave just revived it, i dont know why, but if I had to guess it would be to show that what were the REAL public priorities then are still the REAL public priorities now, and government inaction and deflection has essentially accomplished nothing during the last congress ( i refer you to the post office naming thread). So for every tard tuning in to hear Bush talk about homo marriage there is one of us a tad bit more worried about southeast asia and the pyscho bastard funding the Iraqi insurgency.
But maybe I'm wrong, Dave is crazy, who knows why he bumped the thread. BTW Dave, i talked to an Air Force recruiter yesterday, and asked him if he knew you, he kicked me out of the office :furious3:
Oops. Yes, this thread is old but not that old (wtf, it's from June 06, not June 04) and given that our national priorities really haven't changed in the last 3-4 months my post still stands. I'm not defending the current administration's priorities but please keep in mind we're dealing with politicians. Right or wrong drumming up the homosexual marriage issue roughly 5 months prior to elections in order energize a certain segment of the Republican party is still a sound strategy. Is Bush truly serious about the amendment? I have no idea. Does Bush believe the amendment doesn't stand and chance and is simply providing the necessary lip service to keep the ears of party's Christian fundamentalist constituency perked and alert? I have no idea. What I do know is that we are in an election year and that means every single Presidential appearance and speech (especially one that is given less than 6 months before elections) is done for a reason.
You'll get no argument from me on the validity of the points presented in this thread but you guys need to keep in mind the why, the what for and the how to of the species known as politicus domesticus maximus.
Yes, Dave is an honest and passionate soul but he is also, as the ancients would say, a tad 'touched by the Gods'. :inquisitive:
Re: Bush trying to fake out conservatives again...
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Originally Posted by Spino
Yes, Dave is an honest and passionate soul but he is also, as the ancients would say, a tad 'touched by the Gods'. :inquisitive:
And it made me feel all dirty, it was a bad touch, not a good touch...:furious3:
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I love diggin up old thread, especially if its me that started it, you know, my pretentiousness knows no bounds!!!
Major, the last thing you want to do when talking to the Air Force is mention my name, you're lucky you left there with your life!!!
