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Cover sheets for Bush's intelligence briefings.

Started by Locutus, May 18, 2009, 05:02:00 PM

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dan foster

Quote from: Henry Hawk on June 03, 2009, 12:26:09 PM
Our economy just sank Billions of dollars into two companies that went BANKRUPT!!! I don't exactly have the warm and fuzzy feeling that we are FREE of collapse at this point in time....but our Constitution is STILL intact AFTER the Bush presidency...we have been kept safe from further attacks....

It is only by luck that our Constitution survived the bush presidency.  Cheney, and his pet chimp bush, did just about everything a pair of traitors could do in order to destroy the Constitution, but yes, it did survive them.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Bo D

Quote from: dan foster on June 11, 2009, 12:25:09 PM
It is only by luck that our Constitution survived the bush presidency.  Cheney, and his pet chimp bush, did just about everything a pair of traitors could do in order to destroy the Constitution, but yes, it did survive them.

Dude! What about Nixon? Bush and Cheney are pikers compared to him. The really scary thing is that relatively few people realize how dangerously close Nixon came to destroying our government.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

me

Quote from: Bo D on June 11, 2009, 12:41:48 PM
Dude! What about Nixon? Bush and Cheney are pikers compared to him. The really scary thing is that relatively few people realize how dangerously close Nixon came to destroying our government.
I'm afraid you ain't seen nothin' yet...It's only just begun...
Trump 2020

Henry Hawk

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

mcgonser

Yes I wonder what tune you will be singing at the end of Obama's reign.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Exterminator

Quote from: me on June 11, 2009, 12:49:50 PM
I'm afraid you ain't seen nothin' yet...It's only just begun...

It's refreshing to see you republicans acknowledge your plan.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

me

Quote from: Exterminator on June 11, 2009, 12:58:36 PM
It's refreshing to see you republicans acknowledge your plan.
Uh, just in case you hadn't noticed it's the Dem's in office now and that is what I was referring to.   :razz:
Trump 2020

Exterminator

Quote from: me on June 11, 2009, 02:01:16 PM
Uh, just in case you hadn't noticed it's the Dem's in office now and that is what I was referring to.   :razz:

If you'd been following the thread, the damage Bush did to the Constitution was mentioned first followed by Nixon...both Republicans.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Freethinker

These religious cover sheets have been all over the news for a while, and I seem to recall that Rummy had put little religious sayings on them for Bush, too.

Let's face it... the Bush/Dick/Rummy were madhatters, and we're lucky to have survived them thus far.

At the same time, I haven't seen Obama reverse anything regarding the trashing of our bill of rights. He's let it all stand, even after he'd promised he would reverse certain constitutional violations. He changed his mind on the torture photos. He changed his mind on prosecutions. Obama is just Bush III.

He hasn't ended any wars either, and he won't... because the economy is so bad right now, if we had a large influx of soldiers coming home, where would they get a job?

So, if this cover stuff bothers you, which it should... then gird your loins for what Obama's got in store for us.

mcgonser

Quote from: Exterminator on June 11, 2009, 02:10:47 PM
If you'd been following the thread, the damage Bush did to the Constitution was mentioned first followed by Nixon...both Republicans.

Mentioned by dems who are sure not biased in any way. Suuuuure! Not looking for anyones else like Bubba Climton and his harem of young girls
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Bo D

Quote from: mcgonser on June 11, 2009, 03:24:39 PM
Mentioned by dems who are sure not biased in any way. Suuuuure! Not looking for anyones else like Bubba Climton and his harem of young girls

Did those young girls cause a constitutional crisis?
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

mcgonser

who will ever know for sure. Bubba might of had his mind on other things instead of running the country. He He He!
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

Freethinker

The thing I admired most about Bubba was that he COULD do business, chow down on pizza, and get himself pleasured all at the same time. Now that takes talent. LOL.

It's funny how when the Republicans have girlfriends, hardly a mention before the media completely clams up... but let a Democrat (who ARE liberals, btw) have a girlfriend, and everyone goes apeshit over it.

Clinton is, and remains, one of the most brilliant politicians on the planet. He was extremely schooled in all aspects of government and world affairs long before he entered politics -- something we cannot say about Obama. The Dems had their chance and they blew it on The Messiah, who is only as effective as his teleprompter allows.

dan foster

Quote from: Freethinker on June 11, 2009, 04:36:52 PM
The thing I admired most about Bubba was that he COULD do business, chow down on pizza, and get himself pleasured all at the same time. Now that takes talent. LOL.

It's funny how when the Republicans have girlfriends, hardly a mention before the media completely clams up... but let a Democrat (who ARE liberals, btw) have a girlfriend, and everyone goes apeshit over it.

Clinton is, and remains, one of the most brilliant politicians on the planet. He was extremely schooled in all aspects of government and world affairs long before he entered politics -- something we cannot say about Obama. The Dems had their chance and they blew it on The Messiah, who is only as effective as his teleprompter allows.

I am willing to give Obama a little more time to change things.  It's only been six months, but I too won't wait very much longer for him to start undoing the bush legacy.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

dan foster

Quote from: Locutus on May 18, 2009, 05:02:00 PM
Jeeezus 'effin Christ!  Look at this shit:   :mad: :mad:






FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:

It's been almost four months since former President Bush left office, and many would like to leave his administration in the past. But that may not be possible since there's a constant dripping of information about what really went on during those eight years.

The latest comes by way of GQ Magazine, which has released a series of cover sheets for intelligence reports written for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon brass during the early days of the Iraq war.

They featured "triumphant, color images" like soldiers praying or in action or a tank at sunset along with Biblical passages. For example: "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."

Besides the obvious question of appropriateness, what if these covers had leaked out at the time? The Muslim world could have interpreted the war as a religiously-driven battle against Islam. You think they were upset about Abu Ghraib?

But the general who thought up the covers told anyone that complained about them that his seniors, including Rumsfeld and President Bush, appreciated them. In fact, GQ says Rumsfeld hand-delivered many of these reports to President Bush.

The magazine suggests the mixing of Crusades-like messages with war imagery might not have been Rumsfeld's style — but he likely saw it as a way to connect with the deeply religious President Bush.

This is just another in a growing list of questions, and just like torture and the reasons for invading Iraq, they don't seem to be going away.

Link to article

The one thing that really bothers me about this story is that "bush" and "intelligence" show up in the same sentence.  The fukker couldn't even read, let alone something of an intelligence nature.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke