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Jennicut

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36. No one should ever forget 2000.

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Fri May 31, 2013, 10:28 AM

May 2013

History is there to be examined as a reminder of the mistakes we as a country make. You don't learn , you are doomed to repeat. 2000 stands out as one of the craziest elections of our time. Lots of stuff that went down in Florida started us on a downward path. Not sure why anyone would want to shove that aside to forget about it.

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George W. Bush Bikes With Injured Vets, Reflects On White House Decisions, Life After The Presidency [View all] Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 OP

and NO ONE has been held responsible Skittles May 2013 #1

That 2000 election shouldn’t have been that close.. busterbrown May 2013 #2

No we don't RoccoR5955 May 2013 #9

It shouldn’t have been that close in the first place. busterbrown May 2013 #13

Ralph Nader's Final Legacy. nt onehandle May 2013 #3

No wonder they got away with it. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #6

Nader has made big bucks during his book and speaking gig tours... I mean Presidential runs. onehandle May 2013 #7

Do you work for the Bush Admin? ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #14

Well, I don't know about the rest of them and I've never heard anybody accuse Downtown Hound May 2013 #24

Keep telling yourself that. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #25

I don't let any of them off the hook Downtown Hound May 2013 #33

+1 deutsey May 2013 #35

I blame Gore picking Lieberman for his running mate TheBadWolf May 2013 #16

Everyone I spoke with back then was disgusted at the choice of Lieberman, most still voted for Gore, Mnemosyne May 2013 #18

Blaming Nader is idiotic. He was exercising his rights. Blame Sandra Day O' What's her face. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #21

That guy doesn't even show the slightest remorse for what he did to the Iraqi people Victor_c3 May 2013 #4

He still believes he did them a favor. Glad you returned, Victor. nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #20

Sociopaths...no comscience and no clue. maddiemom May 2013 #31

they got an article on 'im MisterP May 2013 #5

He can ride a bike? Who would have thought. olddad56 May 2013 #8

He just finished learning how RoccoR5955 May 2013 #10

:D tofuandbeer May 2013 #11

I trust he did a lot of backpedaling. Kurovski May 2013 #27

fuck 'im..... dhill926 May 2013 #12

Tomorrow he takes the training wheels off Blue Owl May 2013 #15

No redeemable qualities. hrmjustin May 2013 #17

And can't you just hear that war criminal taunting the vets as losers as he tries to race ahead? nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #19

Hey, you POS! Th1onein May 2013 #22

Heh heh. It's kinda funny that yer injerred cuz Cheney 'n' us all wanted the war! Arugula Latte May 2013 #23

If he is so great Herlong May 2013 #26

Like Hitler, he had a lot of help. Turbineguy May 2013 #28

I applaud the will power of George W. Bush PuffedMica May 2013 #29

I bet he still wears that 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' uniform SummerSnow May 2013 #30

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #32

Bullshit tavernier May 2013 #34

No one should ever forget 2000. Jennicut May 2013 #36

jvds or whatever his Zombie name was is GONE! n/t HangOnKids May 2013 #40

Good, that reaction was really strange about Bush. Jennicut May 2013 #41

who cares? shanti May 2013 #37

I am of the opinion that Bush is incapable of 'reflecting' on anything. Thus, whatever he says Nay May 2013 #38

Nicknames AceWheeler May 2013 #39

You're gentle. Motherfucker would be mine for that troglodyte. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #42