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"The Viet Cong couldn't stop him. Richard Nixon
couldn't stop him.
  George Bush can't stop him. He's going
to keep fighting until he wins."
     --Rep. Ed Markey, introducing
John Kerry at a meeting on the House side of Capitol Hill
    in the Library of Congress
after Republican leaders refused to authorize meeting space in the Capitol  
Attribution
 
  Excerpt:
 The Pentagon's outgoing chief financial
officer criticized Cheney's Halliburton
  on Thursday and said "significant" problems
were found with its cost estimates in Iraq
 Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown and Root
is the U.S. military's biggest contractor in Iraq,
 holding contracts that could eventually
total nearly $18 billion.
 
 $18 billion isn't even the tip of the iceberg.
 Bush is hiding the real numbers until after the stolen election.
 Then they will reveal that Halliburton's black budget must remain
a secret because
 bin Laden wins unless the BFEE is allowed to get every last dollar
from Clinton's surplus.
 
 

 
  Excerpt:
 The government's longtime chief analyst
of Medicare costs said yesterday that Bush administration officials
 threatened to fire him last year if he
disclosed to Congress that he believed the prescription drug legislation
 favored by the White House would prove
far more expensive than lawmakers had been told.
 Richard S. Foster, a nonpartisan Department
of Health and Human Services official who has been Medicare's
 chief actuary for nine years, said Thomas
A. Scully, then administrator of the HHS agency that oversees Medicare,
 repeatedly told him last spring and summer
that Foster would be fired if he complied with requests from Republican
 and Democratic lawmakers to provide cost
estimates of various aspects of the prescription drug legislation. Although
 other HHS officials ultimately assured
him his job was safe, Foster said, the administration's practice of withholding
 budget predictions continued until the
legislation was enacted in November.
 
Typical BFEE behavior.
 Distort the facts, lie about
the costs, threaten the honest people who discover your crimes and
then
 blackball them and their friends
if they dare speak out against another BFEE swindle.
 Where is the press?
 I'm watching CNN and it's all the desert
race to Barstow, nothing on Bush's crimes.
 Where are the Democrats?
 Trembling under tables like Bernard Shaw
in Baghdad 1991?
 Where is Kerry?
 I know it's hard for one man to track each
and every major crime the BFEE commits,
 but this seems like a pretty easy one about
a multi-billion dollar crime that affects millions of seniors.
 
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Quotes
"Who's Cary Grant?"
   - TV and film star Frankie Muniz
when told he was
     becoming the 'Cary Grant'
of kid's movies
Subject: Show 30
Bart,
 I heard 30 last night..and yeah, the BEST
so far!!
 As far as Ms. Ann Doyle...she was TERRIFIC.
 Granted, I totally disagreed with her on
her Bush/Blair/Iraq War stance.
 But, she never backed down, no matter how
much Tommy tried to make her,
 and I can appreciate that and respect her
for it.
I wish the Dems in Congress had her backbone.
Jill
 
Quotes
"I think he is communicating effectively and
he has a lot to say, and the American people are
  starting to question these very simple,
kind of peremptory remarks that come out of the president
  that often are not accurate, often
don't respond to the issue at hand. I think they appreciate somebody
  of Senator Kerry's intelligence and
knowledge explaining issues and pointing out how things do work."
     --Hillary, giving Smirk
'the business"    Attribution
 Protecting
Bush-Cheney Redux
  Saw it on  consortiumnews.com
  Excerpt:
 The New York Times and other big news outlets
are repeating a pattern from Campaign 2000
 -- promoting Bush-Cheney accusations against
a Democrat while ignoring the same behavior
 by Bush and Cheney. In this case, it's
all about John Kerry's supposed flip-flops as if George
 W. Bush hasn't flip-flopped himself.
 
Touche!!
 4
Scenarios for the Future of Google
  Their IPO will turn them into something - but what?
Click Here for the whole story as seen on wired.com
  Excerpt:
 The long-awaited Google IPO is a smash success, making billions for the
company
The long-awaited Google IPO is a smash success, making billions for the
company
 and investors. Market cap soars, and the
press declares the Google Revolution under way. But the reign turns out
to
 be short-lived, as a proprietary search
engine from Microsoft strong-arms the market and passes Google. Swimming
in
 red ink, the company is put on the selling
block and becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL.
 The long-awaited Google IPO is a smash success, making billions for the
company and investors.
The long-awaited Google IPO is a smash success, making billions for the
company and investors.
 Flush with stock earnings, Google's top
tier of executives leave to "pursue other interests." Rudderless, the firm
goes on a
 spending spree, snapping up enterprises
that add little to the bottom line while at the same time fending off takeover
attempts.
 Google unveils a new executive team to
help the company "find its way again."
 Google achieves platform-style success, spawning a new industry where millions
of bloggers depend
Google achieves platform-style success, spawning a new industry where millions
of bloggers depend
 on its ad placement service as their primary
source of income. Google becomes the second most recognizable brand after
Coke.
"I'm feeling lucky" becomes a national catchphrase.
Rivals complain that Google squeezes out competition, but no one seems
to care.
 The courts begin to hold the company liable
for all sorts of wayward transactions.
 Google's share of the search market soars above 90 percent, and the company
takes full
Google's share of the search market soars above 90 percent, and the company
takes full
 advantage of its position. Struggling search
engines are either strangled or bought. Hardware makers begin shipping
computers
 loaded with the Google operating system.
The Department of Justice launches an investigation into the conglomerate's
alleged
 monopolistic practices. Popular bumper
sticker: Satan
uses google.
 I have an idea for a Kerry campaign commercial.
 Kerry, in a very serious tone, says,
"The first job of any president is to protect
America,
  and our national defense is only
as strong as its weakest link...
.
 
 
.. 
   
I want a banana!!
 
America can't afford four more years with a Monkey president..."
 Practical
Imagery
   by  Gene Lyons    March 10, 2004
  Excerpt:
 He's a Texas cliche, an urban millionaire
who buys livestock to certify his
 authenticity. If Martha Stewart had grown
up in Dallas, she'd market
 designer branding irons, and Bush would
buy them. That said, cowboy
 imagery has been politically useful to
Bush and could prove so again,
 unless presumptive Democratic nominee John
Kerry learns to counter it.
 In the iconography of the Hollywood cowboy
movie, real men are real
 simple. Guys who give complicated explanations
are womanish, indecisive
 and untrustworthy. Making a virtue of necessity,
Bush plays the
 straight-talking man of action to great
effect. It's basically how he
 gets away with so many falsehoods without
being seen as deceptive.
Marty's Entertainment Page
Subject: your Jew hatred
 You link to a site (http://joevialls.altermedia.info/yourson.html)
that is exclusively devoted
 to advocating the position that Zionists
control the world and then you throw a hissyfit when
 Ray Laska challenges you on your irresponsibility.
 My "irresponsibility"
in
this case consists of not reading everything the joevialls site stands
for.
 Why don't you write him a snotty
letter instead of me?
Or do you only attack the innocent?
 You previously posted Perkel's demented,
fact free theory that Jews control the world and then
 you cried like Tammy Faye when you were
accurately accused of being a Hebrew-hating nut.
 ha ha
 Yes, it's clear one of us is crazy, and
I don't cry like Tammy Faye.
 Hell, I don't even cry like Bob Dole at
Nixon's funeral..
 As long as you continue to be so very tolerant
of blatant anti-Semitism, you will be unable to defend yourself
 by using your standard rant that the subject
of Israel provokes irrational attacks on you. The attacks on you
 are entirely rational: you are a bigot,
and what makes it worse, you are a self-pitying bigot.
 GWT
 
 GWT, why would I hate the Jews?
 What have they ever done to me?
 Have you ever known me to be shy with my opinions?
 If I hated Jews, wouldn't I say so?
 You are another in a long line of examples of people who lose
their ability to think when this subject comes up.
 The author made a claim that the Pentagon is low-balling the
death count and I found that interesting.
 Obviously you spent more time at  http://joevialls 
than I did, so that must make you
a Jew hater.
 Why
do you hate the Jews?
 That's
what you are - a Jew hater!!
 What
did they ever do to you?
 (You see how goofy you come off?)
 Your amazing leap that I hate Jews because
I wanted to publicize the BFEE crime of under-reporting
 by half the number dead is further proof
that I'm the only guy on the Internet (that I know of) who can
 talk about Israel and still keep my head.
 For the 10,000th time - I have no dog in
that fight.
 Both sides care more about the sacred sand
than their children's lives which proves once again that religion is the
problem.
 What else could make mostly-sane people
sacrifice their kids for worthless sand?
 I avoid talking about Israel because of
the lack of self-control most people have.
 I didn't know that joevialls was anti-Israel
nut, I was talking about Iraq.
Does Kerry in 2004 = McCain in 2008?
I gotta be careful and not link to a site that doesn't meet GWT's approval.
 
 Sea
Lion Grabs Fisherman Off Boat
 Wherever he is, Matt Drudge has wet pants - he loves animal
stories
  Excerpt:
 A 19-year-old fisherman is recovering from
an encounter with a sea lion that leaped out of the water,
 grabbed him as he worked on his grandfather's
docked boat and pulled him into the harbor.
 The sea lion was just swimming around the
boat like they do always when the boats are delivering fish,"
 Ray Sr. said. And just like that, the creature
 -  12 feet long and 1,200 pounds  -  leaped a half dozen
 feet out of the water and grabbed his son.
Dushkin was examined at a clinic and given antibiotics.
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Quotes
"Tom DeLay sounded this note last July: "Good
afternoon, or, as John Kerry might say: Bonjour!"
  This sort of thing goes over well with
the know-nothing cadres, people who are far from bothered
  that their commander-in-chief barely
traveled before 2001: they're reassured. Then, last week,
  as soon as Kerry had swept the Super
Tuesday primaries, DeLay went after him again, to wit:
 "He's not even trying to be fiscally
responsible. He is either insincere about his new spending,
  dishonest about his new taxes, uninterested
in the new deficit, or they just didn't teach him
  arithmetic at the European boarding
school that he went to."
      --Todd Gitlin,
"Kerryslandering",   Attribution
 Bush
Had Friends, But Martha Had None
   by Joe Conason
  Excerpt:
 The Bush and Stewart matters are entirely
different, of course.
 Ms. Stewart was just an ImClone stockholder,
with no special responsibility to the other
 stockholders. Mr. Bush was not only a Harken
stockholder but a member of the company's
 audit committee. Ms. Stewart's awareness
of impending regulatory trouble for ImClone was
 secondhand, including the news that company
founder Sam Waksal was selling stock.
 Her stockbroker told her that ImClone's
price was falling.
 Mr. Bush was well aware of his company's
approaching financial doom. He knew that the
 Harken management had created a phony profit
of $10 million by unloading assets, at an
 inflated price, to a front company owned
by company insiders. That scam artificially puffed
 Harken's stock by concealing huge losses.
 
 
The press covers for Bush while the Democrats run away in fear - every time..
 I'm tired of saying it,
 you're tired of reading it,
 ...so when will things change?
 Aznar
loses in Spain, Zapatero Vows Troops' Return From Iraq
  Getting in bed with crooked the BFEE very expensive for Spain,
Aznar
  Excerpt:
 The leader of Spain's victorious Socialists
said Monday that he will bring his troops
 home from Iraq by June 30, fulfilling a
campaign promise a day after his party's win
 in elections overshadowed by terrorist
bombings.
 The surprise defeat Sunday of Aznar's conservatives
marked the first time a government
 that backed the U.S.-ledBush's
illegal oil  war in Iraq has been voted
out of office and
 came amid charges that Aznar made Spain
a target for terrorists by supporting the war.
 Thursday's train bombings  -  the worst terrorist
attacks in Spain's history  -  killed 200
 people and wounded some 1,500.
.
 If Iraq was a just war, this would be giving in to blackmail.
But this was simply a theft by a bully
 that's too powerful to stand up to. There was never any reason
to mug Iraq and murder their leaders
 other than to enrich the powerful thieves who stole America's
government from the voters.
 Bad news:
 I think we can expect a massive terror attack just days before
our election, too.
Pokerfest Foxwoods/NYC is in doubt
The interest level seems to be zero.
 Everybody talks about the white hot poker craze that's
sweeping America.
 There are four poker shows on TV now, so maybe I'm just
a poor salesman.
 I'm not aware of a single east-coaster who has Poker fever and
maybe it's
 because it's too soon.  After all, we went back east just
two years ago.
Maybe this would work better in Dallas, or Atlanta?
 We have frequent flyer miles that expire in April so we're gonna
go somewhere.
 By Koresh, we'll go back to Vegas before I let a free trip expire.
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 John
Kerry's apology
  by Faun Otter
"Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you today
a humble candidate for office and
 find myself needing to offer you an apology
for the tone of this electoral campaign.
 So I will say it - I am truly sorry.
 I am truly sorry that the Republicans have
lowered their campaign into the gutter
 with their fake firemen and body parts
of the people Bush betrayed through his
failures to protect us on September eleven 2001.
 I am truly sorry that the Repulicans are
liars who misled our nation with their mendacity
 on so many issues; Iraq, energy company
gouging of consumers, tax cuts for billionaires,
 the ongoing Bush recession, their efforts
to leave every child behind unless they had a
 trust fund, their exposure of US agents
for political revenge, their pillaging of our social
 security to pay off their rich lobbyists,
stonewalling the 9/11 commission, and their lack
 of any coherent policy to create jobs in
America.
 I also must offer my apologies for using
the word crooked. It means bent or criminal.
 Some have pointed out that George Bush
only has about four convictions and was never
 charged in connection with his going absent
without leave from his military responsibility.
 Others have noted that Cheney should not
be taken as indicative of all Republicans even
 if his picking of the public pocket through
the Halliburton mob is getting ridiculous.
 Furthermore, the idea that the vote stealers
of Diebold should be taken as representative
 of the entire Republican party would paint
the GOP as a crime family and I must withold
 my judgment regarding that until the congressional
commission on vote crimes has reported.
 Excuse me, I have just been handed a note.
Apparently the Republican party have
 opposed any studies of the vote crimes.
I therefore withdraw my apology on that
 aspect of their criminal behavior.
 In a show of bipartisanship, I hereby offer
to apologize to any Republicans who are not
 crooks or liars and I will do so personally
when and if I ever meet any."
 Sincerely,
 Senator John F Kerry
 
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 The U.S. military on Saturday announced
a sweeping new operation across Afghanistan
 with the aim of destroying al-Qaida and
the Taliban and reeling in Osama bin Laden.
 The offensive comes as Americans step up
their hunt for the al-Qaida leader and his top deputy,
 who are believed to be hiding out in the
border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
"We believe this will help bring the heads of
the terrorist organizations to justice,
 by continuing placing pressure on them,"
said a U.S. military spokesman.
 
Isn't it said when old partners have a falling out?
 After years of telling us "Osama
does not concern me," suddenly Osama is a concern
because
 it's an election year and Bush swore in 20012 at Ground Zero
that he'd get Osama. This is all a shell game
 designed to put more stolen hundreds of billions of dollars into
the pockets of the BFEE at our expense.
 Where have all those missing trillions gone?
 To Halliburton, the Carlyle Group and the BFEE General Fund.
 .. 
      "This
is so easy.  Unka Karl said the Democrats
       
would be too afraid to object or say anything."
 Golden country your face is so red
 With all of your money your poor can
be fed
 You strut around and you flirt with
disaster
 Never really carin' just what comes
after
 Well your blacks are dyin' but your back
is still turned
 And your freaks are cryin' but your
back is still turned
 You better stop your hidin or your country
will burn
 The time has come for you my friend
 To all this ugliness we must put an
end
 Before we leave we must make a stand
 Mortgage people you crawl to your homes
 Your security lies in your bed of white
foam
 You act concerned but then why turn
away
 When a lady was raped on your doorstep
today
 Well your blacks are cryin' but your
back is still turned
 And your freaks are dyin' but your back
is still turned
 You better stop your hidin or your country
will burn
 The time has come for you my friend
 To all this ugliness we must put an
end
 Before we leave we must make a stand,
oh yeah......
 
REO Speedwagon's Gary Richrath wrote that in 1972 while The Monkey was deserting his duty for a cocaine binge.
 
 Bush's
American soldier body count in Iraq
 Bush lied, and caused 564 
Americans their lives - and counting.
Or is the real figure over 1200?
Dueling Quotes
"We can go forward with confidence, resolve
and hope. Or we can turn back to the
  dangerous illusions that terrorists
are not plotting and outlaw regimes are no threat."
     --from a Dubya ad that
accuses John Kerry of wanting to weaken the Patriot Act, "Air Wars: Kerry
Fires Back",
 
  Hey Smirk, you're the one who was asleep
on 9-11, not John Kerry.
  If the CIA had warned President Kerry
that Al Qaeda was about to strike us using planes and then
  he took another monthlong vacation
to talk to the Crawford cows, your criticism might be justified.
 
"Doesn't America deserve more from its president
than misleading negative ads?"
     - from John Kerry's
new tv spot, "Air Wars: Kerry Fires Back"    Attribution
Subject: Catching up on radio shows
Hey Bart,
 Getting back from a short TD...er, "business
trip," and now catching up on your radio shows.
 I've been listening since before show 10
and you're definitely making leaps and bounds with each new show.
Congrats and keep hammering away.
 Phil
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Quotes
"My administration ... reduced taxes on families
and small businesses, (That may be technically
true,
  but families and small business got pennies
while his billionaire contributors got billions)
we encouraged
  new investment and we're seeing the
results. (Where? In lost jobs and the
crashing stock market?)
  Yet, some industries and some parts
of the country are still lagging behind. (Gee,
ya think?)
  With the right policies in Washington,
we will maintain America's economic leadership,
  we will create more jobs, and we'll
help our workers achieve a better life."
    --Dubya, lying his ass off
in his weekly radio address,  
Attribution
 
 With Bush, it's never about what he's done - it's always about
what he's going to do.
 I have a question for The Monkey -  when?
 Kerry
Seeks Debate Series With Bush
  This is where Kerry will win or lose this race
  Excerpt:
 Heading to the site of a historic 19th
century debate, John Kerry called for monthly debates
 with Bush to elevate the tenor of a campaign
that's opened with a relentlessly negative tone.
 Steve Schmidt, a Bush spokesman, dismissed
the suggestion, arguing that Kerry is largely
 responsible for the campaign's tenor.
"After calling Republicans crooks and liars and
attacking Bush, Kerry is now calling for a
 civil debate," said Schmidt. "John Kerry
should finish the debate with himself," said Schmidt.
 
Translation: "Our candidate is a monkey who can't possibly survive these debates."
Starting today - at every stop - Kerry needs to ask: "Why is this president afraid to debate his record?"
 Pound his ass, again and again, until Jon, Leno and Dave
start repeating the mantra:  "Why is Bush
afraid?"
 Remember John, none of this "I
get one minute then you get 30 seconds then I get ten seconds,"
crap.
 Bush will run out the clock and they'll
all claim he won by avioding the answer.  The challenge is to debate
 like men, like two leaders of this
great nation, not Mrs Wilson's super-polite, third grade debate class.
 The debate will be won or lost here, because
the Pundits on the Payroll will score any debate for Bush,
 so Kerry needs a knockout.  Beating
Bush on points won't win this - Gore already did that.
 Prediction: If Kerry settles for the time limit debate,
we start building for 2008.  We need to convince Hillary
 to debate Jeb like a tiger, not this Marquis of Queensbury crap
that cost us the last two elections.
 
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