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- DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -5/+118The most interesting thing about this is that ████ ██ █████ ██████ ████ █ and ██ ██ █████ █ ████████. Kind of makes you ███████.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -8/+69►Bush's To-Do List
1. Learn to tie them pesky shoelaces
2. Remember names of Cabinet members
3. Forget finding Osama, locate slut daughters
4. More prank phone calls to John Kerry
5. Send big check to Ohio registrar
6. Exchange gift of 50-pound pretzel
7. Wire MTV Raps into Guantamino 7/24
8. Tell Condi "it's not you, it's me", hope that works
9. Try to distance self from religious wackos, now that their job is done, and
10. Learn to pronounce nukuler..nuculear....ATOMIC
11. Take another shot when Lauras not looking - MikeonTV, on 10/10/2007, -4/+50Whats this?
"...[Redacted]
The president requires a squeaky to play with during meetings, so to not disturb any 'grown up talk' happening in the room.
[Redacted]..." - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+37He's the President of the United States and as such shouldn't be subjected to serfs or their opinions. Know your place!
- WarpFox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22What I wouldn't give for a president whose biggest issue was a sex scandal.
- AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -4/+23It was written SPECIFICALLY by the Bush Administration. Clearly to make the infant believe he's a good boy. He's a "man" who would rather hide from public opinion than to accept that protesters exist.
- ScienceDoc, on 10/10/2007, -4/+23Just like the Nazis, have to control the crowd.
- d4rkAngel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood (either at the time, or in the later context of history). Irony may also arise from a discordance between acts and results, especially if it is striking, and seen by an outside audience. Irony is understood as an aesthetic evaluation by an audience, which relies on a sharp discordance between the real and the ideal, and which is variously applied to texts, speech, events, acts, and even fashion. All the different senses of irony revolve around the perceived notion of an incongruity, or a gap, between an understanding of reality, or expectation of a reality, and what actually happens.
- hydroplane, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16Invade Iraq - Check
Kill Sadam - Check
Remove Constitutional Rights - Check
Ruin Economy - Check
Allow Corporations to rape and pillage - Check
MISSON ACCOMPLISHED - jtbndy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14You're just jealous Clinton got some and you didn't.
- dawurz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12"The formation of “rally squads” is a common way to prepare for demonstrators by countering their message...These squads should be instructed always to look for demonstrators." Whoa! Anyone else think of Nazi SA tactics?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -5/+15The sad thing about this is that I learned about that manual months ago right here on Digg, but the Lame-Stream Media is just now reporting on it.
- hockeywhore, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10My dad tells me he was on security detail in the USAF during a Nixon speech. A collared priest was in the front row and mid-speech he pulled out an "impeach Nixon" button and put it on. He didn't say or do anything, but when the button was noticed, he was descended upon swiftly and forcibly dragged out of the venue.
- wendelgee2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10You'll be singing a different tune when Hillary is in the White House and you won't be allowed to get close enough to tell her how fat her ass looks in that pantsuit.
- MarkOfTheDead, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Or maybe someone else did a good job of making a molehill out of a mountain.
- pbaehr, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Godwin! I choose you!
Nazi Analogy attack!
Though, I do find it concerning that so many resources are spent suppressing dissent. - rhabd0mancer, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13I see what you did there.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11Among the most brilliant comments I've read at digg. Kudos.
- BlacklabelSAR, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Right. Which means that our Government is broken/subverted/corrupt. Protesters should never be relegated to a "zone". This is not By the People, For the People is it?
- Dumbledorito, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9So how do you guys think George will react when he's out of office and that little bubble he lives in is hopefully gone?
- AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -1/+7Apparently neither do you, this was written for the Bush Administration, not Bush himself.
- saigumi, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Obiviously, not many of you have ever been to a political rally to even begin beign upset and thinking this is a GWB thing. I remember back in 95 or 96 when Clinton came to Cape Girardeau. Jeezus they had a lot of rules. Remember, this is even pre-9/11. It was looking like rain, but no umbrellas were allowed within 1000 feet of the stage for fear it would hide snipers in the crowd..
You HAD to stand EXACTLY where they told you to stand or you would be thrown out. Expressing emotions HAD to fit with what was going on onstage. You laughed when he laughed, cried when he cried, and were absolutely silent when he was talking.
Not obeying that or booing got you divetackled. Protesting was allowed, but only at a spot three blocks away behind the stadium. Yeah, like some Midwest College town in America was going to be a stronghold for terrorists sent to take him down.
Sorry guys, but please try to start THINKING and realizing that the world and some rules existed pre-2000. - 30thElement, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I think that's in the top 10 for worst analogies ever.
- wendelgee2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6I guess freedom of speech is okay. In theory. --George W. Bush (apocryphal)
- Acewrap, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Please explain how this is a conspiracy when the documents are RIGHT ***** THERE?!?!
- ClosedCaption, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5WOW!! In less than five responses the "everybody does it" excuse. Forget about the 2nd amendment and silly stuff like civil liberties. As long as every president does it its ok. right?
- SickMonkey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4They even have the Hitler Youth at their disposal too: "The rally squads can include, but are not limited to, college/young republican organizations, local athletic teams, and fraternities/sororities."
- flinx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I never worked advance, but I worked on many rallies and worked closely with the SS and advance teams. Most of this manual is spot on.
However, I can safely say that it has little to do with politics. All advance teams do this, Republican or Democrat.
In prez/VP events, there were snipers all over the place. Guys with full auto 9mm’s looking for signs of badness The banners in front of the podium covered steel, so they could stuff the prez behind it if things went south.
And there were hundreds of people within feet of the prez with no background checks. Couple this with very nervous black-n-white ex-military types. There HAS to be control of the situation.
The idea….keep it friendly and civil and as safe as possible. Then get the target out of dodge. A couple folks jump up on stage and exercise their so-called “rights” by tossing an egg or unfurling a large, cloth banner. Not good.
There are MANY MANY serious things going on at a presidential speaking event. People have no idea.
Of course, the hired campaign guns are going to use this situation to their advantage to make it look good for the cameras. That’s what they do.
But this is NOT a R vs. D thing. From all accounts, Clinton’s folks were far, FAR better at manipulating these situations. They made R's (and Bush team members) look like amateurs. - MacGyver2210, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I like that, Bush 41 - it's like a less-evil isotope of Bush 43.
- textalon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5You've got the right to protest, The Pres has the right to not listen to you. Get over it.
- Bdog2g2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3More like Bush 41 was the more stable isotope and then came Bush 43 the son particle capable of incredible damage.
- G2Asia, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6Do you really think one administration is that different from another. This is the virtually the exact same one Clinton Admin, used, who got if from Bush 41, who got it from Reagan when it had the first major rewrite in years after Reagan had gotten shot. I guy name Lanny Wiles did the rewrite.
- plizard, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3and it was updated while he was in office
- MindTrigger, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Clinton is the one who started the concept of "Free Speech Zones". You people need to realize that this tyranny is going to rain down from Democrats and Republicans alike. They are all working toward the same agenda.
- coffeebot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3*spoken in a desperado voice* "Public opinion? We don't need no stinkin' Public Opinion... heh heh heh"
- preisler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3So you're saying the Justice Department gave the ACLU a forgery?
- mbierman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Thank G-d we have a president protecting our Freedom of Expression (as long as we don't let him hear it...as long as we don't do it in public..as long as we don't do it in "private" communications like email or phone calls... RIP Liberty, 1776 - 2001 You had a good run.
- catullus13, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4The Boy in the Bubble. Has any other US president insulated himself from reality so much?
- newanalog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yeah, it's almost like this was a manual or maybe even...I don't know...instructions!
- blorc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I think it's funny that people are surprised a president wouldn't want demonstrators at a speech or event, and that his staff would have methods for dealing with said demonstrators.
Whether your agree or disagree with Bush, it doesn't change the fact that if you were instead the president and you were giving a speech, you wouldn't want someone trying to shout you down. I'm not saying protesters shouldn't try, but come on... did you really expect them not to have a counter/contingency plan to your demonstration?
This is not exclusive to the Bush administration, people. - erkokite, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I'm sure many presidential candidates have this sort of manual. Doesn't make it right though.
- nakani, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Ohhhh look at me, I'm entitled to protection of liberties under the constitution. PFFFFT!
- reddikilowatt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Reminds me of Lewis Black's bit about the Congressional Corespondent's dinner, and all the rules he had to follow.
"The president has handlers? What is he, a F****** bear?" - jtablerd, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3concerning the doubt that a Midwest Town wouldn't be used as the terrorists assault point, you must not have seen the famous documentary, "Red Dawn"...
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3In Soviet Russia the president don't want to hear your voice.
- SailRacer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Holy typos Batman!
- kmpr326, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Epic post. Posting in epic thread.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Fascinating, but I think the word you're looking for here is "sarcasm". The OP, Imus, was being sarcastic, not ironic.
- tyme, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yup. Marked as duplicate.
- gthrank, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"Entitlistic"? Your grammatication and spellification comes right out of Bush's book!
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