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Maineman

(854 posts)
15. Time to review lessons learned from observing the Bush Admin:
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:32 AM
Oct 2012

Big ideas are not necessarily good ideas.
Fools are not harmless.
Conquering the world is difficult.
Liars tend to be dishonest.
Testosterone does not solve problems.
Talk tough and threaten other countries; motivate them to make bigger weapons.
When there is war, a lot of people die, a few people get rich, and humanity takes big steps backward.
Beware of fear mongers seeking more power.
Knowledge based voting is surely better than faith based voting.
Beware of people who hear God telling them to make war.
Beware of a president who declares a new starting date for history, say 9/11.
Beware of power freaks (people who REALLY like power).
Beware of presidents who prefer aggression.
Beware of people who do religion but not ethics.
Beware of Wyoming cowboys and Texas cowboys using their brains simultaneously.
Beware of a politician or political advisor who believes that principle has no value if you loose.
A secret meeting between oil company executives and a morally vacant vice president is a bad sign.
A candidate’s choice of a vice presidential running mate is an important clue.
Sometimes it is important to vote for or against the vice president.
When government helps big business rip off the masses, we’ve got a problem.
Beware of people who think it is really special to be the only remaining super power.
Beware of people who associate opportunity with having a powerful military.
Beware of people who seek money and power in the name of religion.
When people with radical ideas take themselves seriously, watch out!
Beware of a president whose base is the wealthiest one percent of the population.
Beware of defective business executives running government.
Beware of people who threaten honest judges.
Beware of a president who thinks a budget is just a bunch of numbers on a piece of paper.

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Jesus, if Rumsfeld likes it, you KNOW it's shit jberryhill Oct 2012 #1
And don't forget some of the other villains on his team: freshwest Oct 2012 #2
would privatize the entire military, probably... lunasun Oct 2012 #23
Of course not. That's not good for the bottom line. No way to run a business! freshwest Oct 2012 #24
bush-cheney had to Fire Rummy. Cha Oct 2012 #5
He knows Rumsfeld, Cheney and Bolton very well young_at_heart Oct 2012 #3
Here's a link that has the FULL segment - VIDEO Tx4obama Oct 2012 #4
Thank you, Lawrence Wilkerson! Cha Oct 2012 #6
he worked for....this guy? Skittles Oct 2012 #7
Colin Powell was only a figurehead. BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #10
thanks - I wasn't really sure of the roles played Skittles Oct 2012 #13
Remember how the French were late to a lunch with Powell in oder to tell him about the lie on DhhD Oct 2012 #16
f***ing scary Skittles Oct 2012 #19
Who worked for these guys lobodons Oct 2012 #17
HOLY CHRIST this needs to be National Campaign Ad... Volaris Oct 2012 #18
That's the scariest thing about Robme BobbyBoring Oct 2012 #21
That is bad ass navarth Oct 2012 #26
Hey Rumsfeld, have you found that 2 trillion yet? cbrer Oct 2012 #8
Col Wilkerson was phenomenal. He is so passionate and he understand imp of good policy. CarmanK Oct 2012 #9
Romney's foreign policy SamKnause Oct 2012 #11
Romney, the White Horse Prophecy candidate, aims to bring on Armageddon Berlum Oct 2012 #12
kick. rec. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2012 #14
Time to review lessons learned from observing the Bush Admin: Maineman Oct 2012 #15
Well said. Beware of neocons bearing gifts in the form of war. kiranon Oct 2012 #20
Col Wilkerson is an honest man....who speaks his mind Jake2413 Oct 2012 #22
All hail the frightened. toby jo Oct 2012 #25
Wilkerson was one of maybe a half dozen DC political insiders who ever laid out the real geopolitics yurbud Oct 2012 #27
Watch Wilkerson's lecture on the military-industrial complex, our foreign policy yurbud Oct 2012 #28
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