Random political stuff

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Bush Unsure He's Been to Space Center:

"To the president's recollection, he thinks he has been there," his spokesman said, adding that Bush's staff from Texas also thought they recalled such a visit.

The spokesman said Bush has never seen a NASA launch or landing, in part because there are so many other beautiful things to see in the country that he has yet to explore.

International ANSWER: February 15-16: STOP THE WAR Through Mass Resistance and Protest in New York City, Chicago & San Francisco and Around the World

Vote to Impeach Bush: includes list of 10 impeachable offenses committed by Bush & his administration

White House was warned of Shuttle Safety:

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Bush had not seen the letter written to him on Aug. 25, 2002, by former NASA safety engineer Don Nelson expressing concerns over shuttle safety. "Your intervention is required to prevent another catastrophic space shuttle accident," he said.

He cited specific safety incidents including a 2000 inspection of Columbia which found 3,500 wiring defects, as well as charges such as a July 2002 inspector general's report that the shuttle safety program was not properly managed.

War Blogging: Civil Liberties in Perpetual War: Index of Evil, Padilla Count, and Dead or Alive Count

Don't Misunderestimate Bushisms: They include the so-called Bushisms; misunderestimate (to seriously underestimate), embetter (to make emotionally better -- the opposite of embitter), resignate (as in "They said this issue wouldn't resignate with the people") and foreign-handed (as in "I have a foreign-handed foreign policy").

And a convo illustrating the ignorance of our society
SciFi 1701D: ooooh.. Daily Show
SciFi 1701D: Must see scathing new report on state of America
Friend: mmm
SciFi 1701D: you should watch.. just for the headlines.. so you know what's going on
Friend: i don't pay attention to that stuff
SciFi 1701D: you should
SciFi 1701D: if they start drafting, they could pull you
Friend: unless i have to go to the army i don't care
Friend: they won't
SciFi 1701D: by then it'll be too late, you know
Friend: we have enough people
Friend: i'll be in canada
SciFi 1701D: that's what you think
SciFi 1701D: *shakes head*
Friend: yeah i know
SciFi 1701D: It's people like you who let Bush get away with this crap! >:o
Friend: but really, when was the last time we had a draft
Friend: i don't like bush
SciFi 1701D: You know they knew about Columbia *before* it blew up?
Friend: if it was up to me, we'd still have clinton
Friend: columbia?
SciFi 1701D: oh god.. the new budget is 2.3 trillion dollars
Friend: i really don't pay attention at all
SciFi 1701D: you.. don't know?
Friend: nope
SciFi 1701D: the Columbia spaceshuttle blew up
Friend: i don't do war stuff
SciFi 1701D: on the way down
Friend: ohhh
Friend: well how did it happen
Friend: an accident right?
SciFi 1701D: they don't know yet.. or claim not to
Friend: it's been sent up over 20 times
SciFi 1701D: their first reaction was "terrorist attack"
SciFi 1701D: Yeah, it has
Friend: i coulda told them it was gonna go down sooner or later
SciFi 1701D: yes
SciFi 1701D: I can't believe you're... um. yeah
Friend: hey hey hey
Friend: no need in me listening to all that crap if it's just gonna upset me and have me wondering
Friend: i'd rather be slightly ignorant and just go to class
SciFi 1701D: you should pay attention man, we're losing our civil liberties
SciFi 1701D: I mean, they can shoot you now, sort it out later, and not even be obligated to tell your family
Friend: won't happen to me
SciFi 1701D: Really.
SciFi 1701D: And why is that?
Friend: well when i say that, i know it sounds ignorant. but i'm just trying to wait out this whole bush era
SciFi 1701D: We.. have two more years...
SciFi 1701D: I mean.. the guy doesn't even remeber if he's visited NASA before or not
Friend: but i know what he's gonna do. he's gonna declare war before the next election. then there's no chance of him losing presidency
SciFi 1701D: this country is going down the crapper
SciFi 1701D: people are pissed man
Friend: you're absolutely right
Friend: that's why i'm a democrat
SciFi 1701D: he's not getting re-elected.
Friend: he won't have to worry about it if we're in war
Friend: we can't exchange presidents if it's during war time
Friend: all this over oil
SciFi 1701D: Yes, and when you're all buckled down in martial law
SciFi 1701D: this is over oil and some petty family revenge
SciFi 1701D: and also corporate money
Friend: well it's always about capital one way or another
SciFi 1701D: these days it is

Who knew people could be that ignorant...