I can only equate his speech to the blindness of American politics in the 1850's where social crisis was buried under the guise of policy and freedom under lame presidents puppeted by industry.
The Patriot Act appears rather similar to the Fugitive Slave Act. The Fugitive slave Act was a moral and legal disaster which only delayed the inevitable.
persist 2005.06.29, 03:44PM — Bush Speech
zaaa 2005.06.29, 04:05PM —
I don't mind the conversation in WFG just the personal stuff, and even the personal stuff doesn't offend me it just kills my 12S buzz.

bit-101 2005.07.01, 12:59AM —
bah. i thought this post was about animated, talking vaginas.
then again, from some's viewpoints, maybe it is.
Walt 2005.07.09, 02:11AM — Re: Bush Speech
Originally posted by persist
I can only equate his speech to the blindness of American politics in the 1850's where social crisis was buried under the guise of policy and freedom under lame presidents puppeted by industry.
The Patriot Act appears rather similar to the Fugitive Slave Act. The Fugitive slave Act was a moral and legal disaster which only delayed the inevitable.
thoughtful comment & interesting to find this post down here
arigato 2005.07.10, 12:41AM —
Persist moved it himself.
Purgatory political threads, ironically, tend not to degenrate into flame wars.
adamordna 2005.10.18, 08:10AM —
Originally posted by: arigato
Persist moved it himself.
Purgatory political threads, ironically, tend not to degenrate into flame wars.
that's because nobody knows they're here
“... is as old as the Eden tree.”
ernieweaselfat 2005.12.13, 12:40PM —
Originally posted by: arigato
Persist moved it himself.
Purgatory political threads, ironically, tend not to degenrate into flame wars.
Oh yeah?! Well Fuck you persist and your liberal banter!!!1
Bush is THE_BESTEST_EVAR!!!!!!!!11
oh yeah, and from the "Painfully obvious" files:
US isolated on views about climate change
FlamingoJeff 2005.12.17, 02:50AM —
Originally posted by: ernieweaselfatOriginally posted by: arigato
Persist moved it himself.
Purgatory political threads, ironically, tend not to degenrate into flame wars.
Oh yeah?! Well Fuck you persist and your liberal banter!!!1
Bush is THE_BESTEST_EVAR!!!!!!!!11
oh yeah, and from the "Painfully obvious" files:
US isolated on views about climate change
You have no right to an opinion, you Philip Nolan, you.
FlamingoJeff 2005.12.21, 12:30AM —
Not very obscure- it was required reading along about the same time that we had to memorize No Man is an Island...
arigato 2005.12.21, 03:40PM —
Ah, right, let me qualify my statement - obscure if you didn't grow up in the US a generation or more ago.
FlamingoJeff 2005.12.22, 02:14AM —
Since that's also around the time that Dubya and Cheney grew up in Amerika, it's the only perspective that counts right now.
So if you want to be culturally literate, get with the program.
arigato 2005.12.22, 04:17PM —
Or more appropriately, similarly culturally illiterate.
America: Love it Or Leave it. Now at your local bookstore.
ernieweaselfat 2006.01.03, 11:22AM —
Philip Nolan?! Jesus I had to look on the INTERNET to see what you meant.
Ernieweaselfat -- A man without a country. I kinda like it.
