"Mission Accomplished" Ten Years Ago Today

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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Jeanwah wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    I saw on the Fox News Channel the other day (in the gym) that the country is ready for another Bush as POTUS in 2016. I burst out laughing. :lol:

    I hope not!

    You hope I didn't burst out laughing? :lol::lol:
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    001-0801145726-neoconr3am.gif


    this is the image that we should all remember so that the neocons never ever have any power or influence in this world ever again.
    kinda Nazi symbol that one
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,178
    2004_neocon_set.gif
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Mission Accomplished, indeed

    The MIC is thrilled while kids go off to die
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    001-0801145726-neoconr3am.gif


    this is the image that we should all remember so that the neocons never ever have any power or influence in this world ever again.
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    neocons_150x150.gif
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    2004_neocon_set.gif

    :shock: Holy Moly! Those images tell the story!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg

    Okay, I'm know I'm in the minority when comes to libs on this, but after all these years I have changed my opinion on this (and probably this alone) when it comes to Presidient Bush. I don't fault him for sitting there for a bit, I mean really, there wasn't much information coming I. at that point, and personally I'm glad he remained calm. It would have been even worse had he freaked the fuck out right there.

    Fan or not of the man, I highly reccomend reading his book, "Decision Points".
    I disagree with him on so much, but let's face it... There ain't a swinging Dick here that knows how they would react in his situation. Much like President Obama is not quick to call things a terrorist attack until he has more info. I'm gonna give Junior a pass on this one.

    Okay... Light me up! :)
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    shoe-thrown-at-george-bush.jpg?42e305


    That's what I remember.
  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    the wolf wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg

    Okay, I'm know I'm in the minority when comes to libs on this, but after all these years I have changed my opinion on this (and probably this alone) when it comes to Presidient Bush. I don't fault him for sitting there for a bit, I mean really, there wasn't much information coming I. at that point, and personally I'm glad he remained calm. It would have been even worse had he freaked the fuck out right there.

    Fan or not of the man, I highly reccomend reading his book, "Decision Points".
    I disagree with him on so much, but let's face it... There ain't a swinging Dick here that knows how they would react in his situation. Much like President Obama is not quick to call things a terrorist attack until he has more info. I'm gonna give Junior a pass on this one.

    Okay... Light me up! :)

    Whispers in ear. "Mr. President we are under attack"

    sits on that chair for another 10 minutes.



    For fuck sake, someone tells me their pc isnt working I don't sit for the the next 10 minutes. I go fix their f'n computer.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg
    ...
    From what i've heard... that is the only book in the G.W.Bush Library.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Cosmo wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg
    ...
    From what i've heard... that is the only book in the G.W.Bush Library.

    :lol:
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    the wolf wrote:
    Okay, I'm know I'm in the minority when comes to libs on this, but after all these years I have changed my opinion on this (and probably this alone) when it comes to Presidient Bush. I don't fault him for sitting there for a bit, I mean really, there wasn't much information coming I. at that point, and personally I'm glad he remained calm. It would have been even worse had he freaked the fuck out right there.

    Fan or not of the man, I highly reccomend reading his book, "Decision Points".
    I disagree with him on so much, but let's face it... There ain't a swinging Dick here that knows how they would react in his situation. Much like President Obama is not quick to call things a terrorist attack until he has more info. I'm gonna give Junior a pass on this one.

    Okay... Light me up! :)
    I'm neither lib nor con, and the only lighting of anything going on here is to the candles and the bong ;)

    I appreciate your openness, wolf. Hell knows what any of us would've done at that moment, in that position.

    For what it's worth, I don't give a shit about someone or myself being in the minority; I care more about common sense and candor. They go a long way, from all perspectives (ok, from MY perspective).
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    Smellyman wrote:
    the wolf wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg

    Okay, I'm know I'm in the minority when comes to libs on this, but after all these years I have changed my opinion on this (and probably this alone) when it comes to Presidient Bush. I don't fault him for sitting there for a bit, I mean really, there wasn't much information coming I. at that point, and personally I'm glad he remained calm. It would have been even worse had he freaked the fuck out right there.

    Fan or not of the man, I highly reccomend reading his book, "Decision Points".
    I disagree with him on so much, but let's face it... There ain't a swinging Dick here that knows how they would react in his situation. Much like President Obama is not quick to call things a terrorist attack until he has more info. I'm gonna give Junior a pass on this one.

    Okay... Light me up! :)

    Whispers in ear. "Mr. President we are under attack"

    sits on that chair for another 10 minutes.



    For fuck sake, someone tells me their pc isnt working I don't sit for the the next 10 minutes. I go fix their f'n computer.

    What should he have done that wasn't being done behind the scenes by his staff?
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,600
    the wolf wrote:

    What should he have done that wasn't being done behind the scenes by his staff?

    You are in no danger of being lit up by me but I do disagree that his sitting there like that was acceptable. I will never forget the morning of 9/11, of learning of the attack, of spending the next several hours on a desperate hunt for information. I needed to know what had happened, where it had happened, were my people OK, etc. I think most of us have similar memories of that day.

    Not George Bush. He was told of the attack, told to stay put, and did for ten minutes. This is the leader of the free world. What he should have done was calmly stand up, apologize to the children for needing to leave early, and then gotten out of there. No matter what his staff was doing...he did nothing. He asked no questions. He was given no information. And he was fine with that.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • even flow - question mark
    even flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    JimmyV wrote:
    Hard to say this was the worst political move in history because he did get reelected but it is certainly on the short list. All this rewriting of the Bush legacy that has gone on the last few weeks, this is the image that people should remember.

    bush4.bmp


    Couldn't find a better pic of him in the bomber jacket. Well at least he made sure terrorism was sure to stay away from the shores of America for ever more with his actions. Good on him, eh!

    The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08

  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    Smellyman wrote:
    the wolf wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    And this... George-W.-Bush-My-Pet-Goat.jpg

    Okay, I'm know I'm in the minority when comes to libs on this, but after all these years I have changed my opinion on this (and probably this alone) when it comes to Presidient Bush. I don't fault him for sitting there for a bit, I mean really, there wasn't much information coming I. at that point, and personally I'm glad he remained calm. It would have been even worse had he freaked the fuck out right there.

    Fan or not of the man, I highly reccomend reading his book, "Decision Points".
    I disagree with him on so much, but let's face it... There ain't a swinging Dick here that knows how they would react in his situation. Much like President Obama is not quick to call things a terrorist attack until he has more info. I'm gonna give Junior a pass on this one.

    Okay... Light me up! :)

    Whispers in ear. "Mr. President we are under attack"

    sits on that chair for another 10 minutes.



    For fuck sake, someone tells me their pc isnt working I don't sit for the the next 10 minutes. I go fix their f'n computer.

    7 minutes
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,600
    aerial wrote:

    7 minutes

    Well that changes everything.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    JimmyV wrote:
    aerial wrote:

    7 minutes

    Well that changes everything.


    needed time to collect his thought

    "I don't get it...Can a goat be a pet?"
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    the wolf wrote:

    What should he have done that wasn't being done behind the scenes by his staff?

    I dunno, maybe acted like someone who wasn't a bewildered, goofy brat, with no sense of responsibility or urgency? Maybe he should have put the children's book down and gotten into a position from which he could assess the situation at hand, and made the decisions that those under his command/leadership were waiting for?
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,600
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Maybe he should have put the children's book down and gotten into a position from which he could assess the situation at hand, and made the decisions that those under his command/leadership were waiting for?

    Yep.
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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."

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