the newly elected president, unless speculation that the rigged electronic voting machines played a major part in the election, the former governer of texas, who under his watch over 150 executions took place, with no examination or interest by the governer as to whether any of the doomed should have clemency because of judicial misconduct, or in ability of the doomed to even understand what was happening, the same person, who under his watch allowed over 1,000 US soldiers to be killed and perhaps 10 times that many innocent civilians to be killed, has recently had either a burst of conscience, highly unlikely, or has decided he needed some capital for his eventual meeting directly with his maker, decided to grant a pardon to the current thanksgiving turkey, and saved it from execution.

Hey Look Everybody...... RICKS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WB Rick.. did ya win? LOL

Hog

Yo Rick:

Hmmm, let ms see if I can interpret what you just said. I think what your trying to say is that "OUR" Glorious Leader the Honorable George W. Bush has been elected (by mandate) to serve FOUR (4) more years as "OUR" President.

JonR

Ps; I feel sorry for you wasting your vote on that POS kerry, but at least you voted in this election, hmmm or did you.

I understand that in issuing the pardon, the President joked about a movie that'd been made entitled "Farenheit 350 for about 10 minutes per pound" ...

Great to see you brother Rick.

The children of the corn have missed your taunts.

Dubya has been all over the map.
One minute raising the debt ceiling while he cuts veteran's benefits and other programs...
Another minute hoping G-D "blesses Arafat's soul"...
Yet another, making sure that our boys fight a politically-correct war against that "great religion", Islam, by forbidding direct bombing of mosques and the carpet- bombing of areas inhabited by terrorists--risking American lives unnecessarily.
Also, leaving our borders open just so he doesn't alienate a new source of votes. He will be partially responsible for the next major tragedy because he is not doing enough to stem the mass influx of terrorists entering the country.
Lastly, praising Clinton as a "man of compassion", etc. at the opening of the new library of infamy.

He is an odd man. A liberal pretending to be otherwise.

His name will live on in infamy just as slick willie's has.

Welcome back Rick. I may not agree with you all of the time, but IMO, you can be the voice of reason in this forest of noise.

blood

Bl. Sp.: Vitriol=reason? Can't agree with that, but it did get so dull around here I almost posted a Bush be Bad thread myself just to fill the void.

Rick was that a shortened visit ?

Glad to see you're back, Rick. The board is definitely better for having your posts.

But, bro, can you throw in a period from time to time?

TIA . . .

It's been many years since Rick had a period...

Shalom Rick, Thank you...

"It's been many years since Rick had a period..."

Blood, there are many here who would beg to differ with you on that one ;0)

Hog

3% = narrow victory. Just try to remember that when the word "mandate" enters your thought process.

Not that it matters, but IMO you need to get above the 10% range before mandate can even think of being used i.e. Reagan 1984 and Nixon 1972 for example.

my earlier thesis supported in this thread... you conservatives (children of the corn?? LMAO... wait, BS you weren't refering to everyone here were you?) would be bored out of your gord if Rick weren't stirring things up.

Rick... I for one, am happy that Bush pardoned the turkey, and frankly, as a bird-lover yourself, I am surprised that you are not applauding his actions.

AVB,
The "mandate" is not in reference to the 3% margin of victory.
It's also the added influx of republican members to the Congress.
It's hard to argue that the country has spoken, loud and clear. The fact that the liberal left refuse to recognize it does little to change the facts.

Just ask Daschle....

Rick,
Did you loose all your nickles and quarters in Vegas or what?

Guess you will continue to rag on the President daily, which is really entertaining!

Charlie

Yea Charlie....he lost all his sense 😉

'Gater, would you be referring to Tom "would you like fries with that" Daschle?

Bush pardoned a Turkey,Clinton pardoned Snakes and rats!!

"tailgater Date: 11/19/2004 02:20 PM Reply
AVB,
The "mandate" is not in reference to the 3% margin of victory. It's also the added influx of republican members to the Congress. It's hard to argue that the country has spoken, loud and clear. The fact that the liberal left refuse to recognize it does little to change the facts."

If you look at the facts it is still 3-4%. The Senate changed by 4, there are 100 Senators, you figure it out. The house changed by 3 out of 435, not even 1%. The country did speak and fairly loudy based on turnout but it wasn't and isn't all that clear.

So if the "mandate" wasn't in reference to the 3% margin of victory it can therefore be said it can't be because of a 3% change in the House and Senate, just where does the "mandate" come from then? The answer is that there is no mandate and it is more wishfull thinking and spin then anything else.

In a representative democracy the people with 51% really need to pay attention to the other 49% or the tables will soon be turned. History does seem to point this out.

Yo AVB:

51% = WINNERS

49% = losers

For sake of argument, me and you are playing poker and I win all your money, Me = WINNER...You = loser, are you trying to tell me I should listen to your advice on how to spend my winnings, your a loser, remember.

JonR