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PatSeg

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9. They are getting really desperate

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 02:57 PM

May 2012

The Bush administration was the most blatantly political White House we've ever seen. Everything was viewed as a potential photo op and who can forget the events that were photo-shopped to look more patriotic. It was "Wag the Dog" in real life.

Someone should put all of them together into one book, as there are far too many for any of us to recall and the world should never forget what they did.

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Dan Senor says there's a distinction between Bush using 9/11 and Obama [View all] malaise May 2012 OP

Eugene is on now malaise May 2012 #1

What distinction can anyone come up with? MADem May 2012 #2

Andrea handled him surprisingly well malaise May 2012 #3

Well, he made his money under Bush shopping shit to corralled journos over in the "war zone" MADem May 2012 #18

i'll give a difference Enrique May 2012 #4

I think we have a winner here malaise May 2012 #5

Obama did it all wrong gratuitous May 2012 #6

You forgot the jet-fighter-pilot-hero flight-suit costume with the jumbo codpiece Bozita May 2012 #7

I did say "prance around the flight deck as something you're not" gratuitous May 2012 #8

Kudos for pointing out something that is often overlooked. Bush delayed the crew of the Nimitz ... 11 Bravo May 2012 #17

They are getting really desperate PatSeg May 2012 #9

They showed their desperation since last year malaise May 2012 #12

Yes PatSeg May 2012 #16

IOKIYAR (as usual) SalviaBlue May 2012 #10

Did he say Obama? savalez May 2012 #11

Corrected malaise May 2012 #13

He's right - there is a distinction. But not the one he thinks. NYC Liberal May 2012 #14

The distinction: The SCOTUS-chosen president is legit, the one chosen by voter landslide librechik May 2012 #15