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- Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9It's not like he's going to show up and read something.
- thepeacemaker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Of the few books that will be there, most will probably be "classified". I sure hope they include the 'my pet goat' book that he kept on reading while his staff and the country were anxiously waiting for him to give orders.
- Metman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@orbit1979 -
The current war is merely an extension of what has been going on there since 1945, so I did not try to read your comments as current events. In regards to Bush being an accomplice/directly responsible - nothing he has done could not be over-riden by Congress. In other words, it is being condoned regardless of the sound-bites the Representatives want you to hear. In fact, many sound of opposite to the public then they vote in session (see Congressional Record). I do not hold Bush exclusively responsible is merely what the public chose to use as a poster child for a larger problematic government.
I apologize for giving the impression that I was replying exclusively to you in my previous post. That post came on the heals of other articles I had read and many subsequent comments, I was referring to your post with that mindset responding in general and again I apologize.
To answer your final question, yes - I suppose I have. - TedyBear, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6He would most likely forget about that building within a week of it being completed. A complete waste of time, no amount of money you throw at a project to clean up the image of his disastrous time in office would make a noticeable difference.
- Altotus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Why is this news? There was a push by a bunch of the Methodist clergy to have him drummed out of the Methodist church for statutory violations of the denomination's "Book of Discipline" (which defines the doctrine and standards of the United Methodist Church). I'm guessing that those same people are making a stink about them spending money to build a shrine to the guy.
- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I hope the people that he wrongfully imprisons as a result of the abolition of habius corpus are documented there... becuase they wont be anywhere else.
- orbit1979, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1“The more [money] you have, the more influence [on history] you can exert,”
Ya, ain't that the f*cking truth.
"The legacy-polishing centerpiece is an institute, which several Bush insiders called the Institute for Democracy."
LOL!!! How ironic! This is for a president who had done more to undo democracy in America than any other president in history, with the help of the rest of the Republican party.
"Bush’s institute will hire conservative scholars and “give them money to write papers and books favorable to the President’s policies,” one Bush insider said."
Nothing new here. Spin and lies is this administration's specialty. They really are trying to protect his legacy! - Jaymoon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It's because when PitViper submits a ThinkProgress story, all the sheep-libs blindly digg it.
How else does PitViper get paid for spamming digg?
http://digg.com/users/pitviper/news/submitted - baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2its interesting. get over it
- orbit1979, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@metman:
O.K., the last bracketed comment was a cheap shot, I will give you that.
"but while you might find this particular cause the indignity of the week it makes sick to think about all the other servicemen and civilians who paid with their lives pushed aside so that you can make your 'political discontent of the day' statement."
Their pushed aside. I am talking about the current war not wars past.
"So many people are quick to blame Bush and ignore the people from both parties who continue to allow this country to take a direction in contradiction of what the majority of Americans want."
The other parties are also responsible, but that does not change the fact that Bush is a: an accomplice, b: directly responsible.
"If you are going to make blanket statements in this regard you are simply perpetuating the problem. "
You have not done this? Be careful, there is only two possible answers and one is a lie. - baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2From Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Hungry_Caterpillar
I wonder if this book will be there?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (ISBN 0-399-22690-7) is a children's book written by Eric Carle and originally published in 1969.
George W. Bush listed the book among his favorite books from when he was growing up in a 1999 survey conducted by Pizza Hut, which caused some controversy among media commentators since Bush was twenty-three when the book was first published. - Metman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I am a republican and I resent that comment. Not only am I not a Bush supporter, but I was also against the war when even many democrats (in addition to the 'evil' republicans were screaming for blood after 9/11 (look at the voting record - pay close attention to who voted not to send better armaments or increase benefits to the troops and/or families or voted to reduce benefits to soldier returning home).
Moreover, if we are going to take stance. I would like any building named after Franklin D. Roosevelt to include the 10,000 + soldiers and civilians exposed to radiation during the late 1930s and 1940s listed on/in the building(s). Same goes for Harry S. Truman who condoned the use of radioactive isotope testing on 39 US soldiers (directly injected into them under the guise of inoculations) to measure the effects of radiation on the human body, resulting in the untimely death of 28 of the soldiers. Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, (Carter put a stop to it only to be reinstated by) Clinton all are guilty of using US soldiers as test subjects for "limited" biological weapon tests. How about putting the names of all the soldiers who died in Vietnam on the Statue of Liberty? After all we went into Vietnam to "assist" the French who promptly bailed out as soon as our "military advisers" got there (SURPRISE!) leaving the US holding the bag. There are more examples of civilians who paid the ultimate price at the expense of poor US decisions, more then I care list.
I certainly do not condone the death of American men and women for the sake of 'planting a US friendly government in the middle east', but while you might find this particular cause the indignity of the week it makes sick to think about all the other servicemen and civilians who paid with their lives pushed aside so that you can make your 'political discontent of the day' statement. By the way killing service men and women is not a right held exclusively by the Republicans.
Sharing your discontent with Bush does not give me the right to forget history or believe that I am "special" by living in a time unique in history. These are crimes that are being repeated by BOTH parties and we get all pissed off only to forget it about them a generation or two later. Yet, we insist on holding one man responsible for these occurrences (be it Bush or whoever). We neglect to hold the Congressmen responsible for their votes, many of whom have been on office during multiple occurrences of these actions. Moreover, they managed to give themselves pay raises while cutting the support and benefits of those who have served in our Armed Forces. Bush in frank terms - sucks. Yet he continues to get support for Congressmen to continue doing what they do unpunished and in most cases unnoticed. Wake up people, there is not a single thing Bush has done in office that can not be over-ridden by Congress - and it is not just ONE party.
So many people are quick to blame Bush and ignore the people from both parties who continue to allow this country to take a direction in contradiction of what the majority of Americans want. If you are going to make blanket statements in this regard you are simply perpetuating the problem. So as much as you want to blame Bush (Clinton, Reagan or whoever) you need to take some accountability for your own actions if you have not spent at least a little time looking past the television sound-bites and campaign commercials to see what those voted into office are actually doing. (I realize that some people actually do this, but the majority of those who like to post "holier then thou" comments do not.) - Nebbie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I have evidence of the contrary:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040623/040623_fahrenheit_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg - Metman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1While I do not condone the practice, I would like to point out that Bush is not the first to do this. While there may be a valid argument that the collection of 'wrong/evil/stupid' things he has done earn him the right to be grossly disliked, I find it a slap in the face to those who have suffered the same denial of human rights under other presidents (how quickly we forget) when we try to hold one man responsible for the actions of many.
In regards to the library, if non-taxpayer money (key point here) is used to support literacy I do not care whose name they put on it. I did not care for the Carter administration (while I admire his work as a peacekeeper since), but I certainly have no objection to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum (which has a section devoted to his glorious work while president) or The Carter Center founded on behalf and with the help of his wife. Perhaps something good can come out of this administration even if they place a 'shrine' to the hillbilly within or nearby. If you do not agree with the documents (coincidental I was unable to confirm the "Bush insider's" comments anywhere) in said shrine, do not read them. I would hope history would speak for itself (which may be false hope considering Lincoln was hugely unpopular in his day so much so it started a civil war and resulted in his assassination).
note: I am in no way comparing Lincoln to Bush. - Overturf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Hah, the most telling thing about this is that they're doing this at Laura Bush's alma mater. It sure would drive those good neocons crazy if the Bush's library were located at Yale....assuming Yale would allow it.
- orbit1979, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Will the library include names of the CEOs and corporations that have made billions in wind-fall profits from Bush's "pet project" in Iraq?
- imnojezus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I wonder if the dictionaries in his "libary" will have definitions for nucular and mential and misunderestimating. I'm also guessing the computers will have The Google set as their homepage and will eschew insecure wireless connections in favor of tubes connected directly to the internets.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3come on DIGG. How can something submitted 22 hours ago, be made popular 1 minute ago (by who?) with 45 diggs be on the front page. Sounds very fishy. Does the algorythm dance to the tune when some words (like Bush) in the title appear?
What's going on? - orbit1979, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Will the library include the names of the service men and women who have died for his lies? Oh wait I forget...they don't count (in the Republican's eyes).
- baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0bush gives me nightmares. i would pay someone with a bulk eraser to clear him from my brain
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