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2005-12-17 Iraq

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Posted by lotp 2005-12-17 09:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But I thought we did not have a plan. I thought we were losing the war and needed to run home. Oh my gosh the dems were wrong? This cant be, Bush must have fabricated this. Where is Bagdad Bob, I mean Sen Kerry on all this? I need some move on . org to get the true message out.

Posted by 49 pan">49 pan 2005-12-17 10:30|| 2005-12-17 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 One of the first acts of this new parliament should be to make future parlimentary elections national days of celebration. Feast days, gift days, and even get the religious leaders in on it as a type of multi-religious thanksgiving celebration.

Make it as gaudy as Mardi Gras, less the babes and the booze. Store discounts for purple fingers and a general party atmosphere.

Lead up to it with a week of "debate", where TV and radio are filled with endless discussions, arguments, and politicians pounding the podium for votes; where people are encouraged to debate politics as a national sport.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-17 11:12|| 2005-12-17 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 49 - Kerry has to check the polls to find out where he stands. Like any lefty hack they have to have poll numbers. Polls are the source of their legitimacy, not votes cast in an election. Why would they support democracy in Iraq? They don't support it in America.

Posted by Whavick Hupegum4094 2005-12-17 12:08|| 2005-12-17 12:08|| Front Page Top

#4 If I were the leader of the RNC, I would purchase a bunch of those giant foam hands that you see at football games and decorate them appropriately for the next convention.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-12-17 12:31|| 2005-12-17 12:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Damn! I think we here (in the US) should require 'purple fingers' in order to vote. It would certainly cut down on fraud! Have a 'polling-place on wheels' for people cannot get to the polling booth (not the ones who are just to frigging lazy).

Oh and require proof of reason for voting absentee - stop this 'vote by mail' or 'vote online' shait. Require people to expend some effort and they would appreciate it more (and might actually think before they blindly vote).

In the Philippines National Elections are holidays - can't use 'too busy' as an excuse then.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-12-17 13:05|| 2005-12-17 13:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Super Hose, brilliant idea!

Posted by twobyfour 2005-12-17 14:07|| 2005-12-17 14:07|| Front Page Top

#7 The Hose knows.

Posted by Shamu Spemble1217 2005-12-17 17:07|| 2005-12-17 17:07|| Front Page Top

#8 LOTP, you might appreciate this... courtesy of my mom:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051213/EDIT01/512130302:

That's why we are especially miffed at two bits of news coming out of New Orleans this week. On Monday, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco announced she was postponing the February elections in New Orleans indefinitely. She cited a recommendation by Louisiana Secretary of State Al Ater who said polling sites and voting machines were so damaged from the storm that the elections couldn't possibly be held five months after the storm.
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We are glad these folks are keeping their spirits up, but if they can have a parade and stage a massive tourist event designed to fill 28,000 hotel rooms, certainly they ought to be able to have an election.

They are having elections this month in Iraq, where there is an actual war going on. What's the aftermath of a hurricane compared to that? Could it be that postponing this election, in which qualifying for the ballot was set to begin Wednesday, is being done to benefit some of the incumbents who right now may not be in great favor with their constituents?

Hmm. Maybe Louisiana could be the victim of a domino effect?

Posted by Phil 2005-12-17 17:20|| 2005-12-17 17:20|| Front Page Top

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