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Guns don't shoot people, Cheney does - R.L. - 2/12/2006 8:55:11 PM
- I predict future Jeopardy questions with the answer: "Who are Cheney and Burr?" (n/t) - alcaray - 2/14/2006 4:48:13 PM
- Not bad. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2006 3:05:57 AM
- Cheap shot. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/13/2006 11:14:54 PM
  - Unless he bought the birdshot from Halliburton... - R.L. - 2/14/2006 4:56:20 AM
    - Someone always has to take a parting shot. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/14/2006 6:59:54 AM
      - You mean the shot hit his scalp too? (n/t) - R.L. - 2/14/2006 3:14:20 PM
    - Even better. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2006 5:20:02 AM
- What's the big deal? It's just collateral damage. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 2/13/2006 9:19:47 PM
- I shot the wabbitt......... (n/t) - azstrummer - 2/13/2006 5:24:13 PM
- Was the victim's name 'Scooter'? - R.L. - 2/13/2006 4:32:34 PM
- I have an idea. Let Saddam go hunting with Cheney and have Ted Kennedy do the driving. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/13/2006 1:40:52 PM
  - re: Are you suggesting Cheney was drunk? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/14/2006 12:47:19 AM
    - re: That Cheney had been drinking would explain the long delay in informing the Public. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/14/2006 10:08:02 PM
- That was soooo "Bowser" - Peter Bruener - 2/13/2006 4:51:43 AM
  - Damned if it wasn't. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/13/2006 6:47:11 AM
- Hunting: Cheney style - Eric - 2/12/2006 10:57:15 PM
  - That's not hunting... - Scott Evil (real hunter) - 2/13/2006 2:30:10 PM
  - re: Hunting: Cheney style - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2006 2:13:44 AM
    - re: Hunting: Cheney style - dtb - 2/13/2006 5:39:21 AM
      - Note to self: read *entire* threat before posting (n/t) - dtb - 2/13/2006 5:52:49 AM
  - Police suspect fowl play (n/t) - R.L. - 2/13/2006 12:16:15 AM
    - 417 birds in the hand for number two to the Bush - Buck Galaxy - 2/13/2006 6:31:56 AM
    - Police not notified -- oops - dtb - 2/13/2006 5:41:48 AM
      - re: Police not notified -- oops - Lindy - 2/13/2006 7:16:24 AM
  - re: Hunting: Cheney style - Lindy - 2/12/2006 11:37:29 PM
  - Good God!! - Bowser - 2/12/2006 11:28:16 PM
    - I'd give him half a sphincter. - RobVG - 2/13/2006 3:18:03 AM
      - After shooting 400+ times, its doubtful he would have heard any vocalizing anyway... - Scott Evil - 2/13/2006 2:34:02 PM
- What a dufus - Donald - 2/12/2006 9:05:40 PM
  - re: Info - Raoul - 2/12/2006 9:30:38 PM

Yet another Bush scandal comes back from the dead - Reluctant Liberal - 7/14/2005 5:31:39 AM
- Given the silly justifications being given for Cheney SHOOTING A MAN IN THE FACE, I thought I would ressurect this thread... (n/t) - R.L. - 2/14/2006 8:54:42 PM
- RoP mistreats dogs! - p - 7/14/2005 1:28:41 PM
- Halliburton OWNS the company that made that wood chipper - RLindy - 7/14/2005 6:40:44 AM
- You're post needs some work - MaRLy Anne - 7/14/2005 6:17:24 AM
- Do you F'ing know how many puppies would be killed by a comet impact? - E. R.L. Grondine - 7/14/2005 6:12:04 AM
- Where's the uRL? - RDAI-TechL - 7/14/2005 6:10:49 AM
- I knew it!!!! - BRLOWSER - 7/14/2005 6:04:51 AM
- Oh yeah? - gRLbaikie - 7/14/2005 5:58:49 AM
  - You forgot the link to Merriam Webster or Wikipedia (n/t) - Tony (really) - 7/14/2005 1:54:13 PM
- As long as he is only shredding the inferior breeds... - R. E. Lee - 7/14/2005 5:50:55 AM
- Bush sure is one sick puppy (n/t) - Sam F. - 7/14/2005 5:45:29 AM
  - Well, yeah... but that isnt the point of this thread.... (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 6:08:02 AM
    - *sniff* *sob* No one loves me. - Sam F. - 7/14/2005 6:23:49 AM
      - Hah! (n/t) - Tony (sniff) - 7/14/2005 4:13:17 PM
- There are some ugly puppies!!! - Scot EviLeR - 7/14/2005 5:44:27 AM
- 1,726 - Donster - 7/14/2005 5:40:35 AM
- Sorry, It still wont stick.... - Tom Brooze - 7/14/2005 5:35:49 AM
  - re: Sorry, It still wont stick.... - Doug Ellison - 7/14/2005 9:29:53 AM
    - Dare I ask how you know this? (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 2:06:28 PM
      - re: Dare I ask how you know this? - Doug Ellison - 7/14/2005 3:03:50 PM
  - PS: before you get all indignant.... - Tom Brooze - 7/14/2005 5:47:56 AM
    - Furthermore... - Tom Brooze - 7/14/2005 6:57:46 AM
- I have only one question... - Donald - 7/14/2005 5:35:02 AM
  - Awww Don let me finish before you ruin my fun!!!! (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 5:36:59 AM

â€œWe canâ€™t get Bin Laden, but we nailed a 78-year-old attorney.â€ Letterman - Bowser - 2/14/2006 4:01:58 AM
- More quips - Laurie Street - 2/14/2006 6:53:26 PM
- At least that is one less attorney in practice for a while. - David F Mayer - 2/14/2006 6:19:32 PM
- â€œI think Cheney is starting to lose it. After he shot the guy he screamed, â€˜Anyone else want to call domestic wire tapping illegal?â€â€™ (n/t) - ROTFLMAO - 2/14/2006 2:54:30 PM
- That wasn't as funny as Jay Lenno - REB - 2/14/2006 2:40:15 PM
  - It is in the Bush Regime's best interests not to catch Bin Laden any time soon - ljk - 2/14/2006 2:58:50 PM
    - Sorry, I donâ€™t believe that. - REB - 2/14/2006 4:03:59 PM
      - He will need something to justify the heightened security level an a few months (n/t) - alcaray - 2/14/2006 4:37:16 PM
        
        No he doesn't. - REB - 2/14/2006 6:00:48 PM
        
        re: No he doesn't. - Laurie Street - 2/14/2006 6:47:35 PM
        
        re: No he doesn't. - REB - 2/14/2006 7:05:53 PM
        
        Would you care to wager on whether there will be election-time alerts? (n/t) - alcaray - 2/14/2006 6:11:31 PM
        
        Would you believe a legit one? - REB - 2/14/2006 7:01:26 PM
        
        Of course I would. - alcaray - 2/14/2006 7:22:11 PM
      - I have no doubt that he personally would - ljk - 2/14/2006 4:14:20 PM

Impeach Cheney... - Donald - 2/14/2006 1:44:22 AM
- re: I agree - Scott Evil - 2/14/2006 2:39:47 PM
  - Not Harriet Miers? (n/t) - alcaray - 2/14/2006 4:44:48 PM
- Please Do. Can we say Vice President Rice. - REB - 2/14/2006 2:38:53 PM
  - Keep on dreamin' (n/t) - Tony - 2/14/2006 7:20:45 PM
- Be careful what you ask for... - Larry J - 2/14/2006 2:24:23 PM
  - re: Be careful what you ask for... - Donald - 2/14/2006 2:53:59 PM
- Quailgate - Donald - 2/14/2006 2:00:01 AM
  - No license!! Heh, heh. The "stamp" is a license equivalent. Law and order Cheney. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2006 2:14:38 AM
    - re: If he didn't have a license...Then confisacte all his equipment just like you would any other poacher! - Scott Evil - 2/14/2006 2:43:41 PM
    - In all fairness, that may have been a legitimate oversight. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2006 5:41:33 AM
    - It is fun - Donald - 2/14/2006 3:29:10 AM
      - Cold!! Heh, heh. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2006 4:42:05 AM
  - Meanwhile: Katrina Fraud Exposes More Bush Incompetence - Donald - 2/14/2006 2:03:03 AM

Top Conservative Jumping Ship - Lindy - 2/13/2006 4:11:46 AM
- Blackmail? - Alan G. Archer - 2/13/2006 6:04:18 AM
  - Can be done for "partisan political reasons"..... - Lindy - 2/13/2006 7:10:49 AM
    - I will continue to flinch... - Alan G. Archer - 2/13/2006 10:29:45 AM
      - there are examples already out there that they are manipulating info for their personal gain - Lindy - 2/13/2006 4:47:29 PM
        
        EVERYONE should read that article! - Lindy - 2/14/2006 1:38:53 PM
        
        My revered controllers... - Alan G. Archer - 2/13/2006 5:40:13 PM
        
        Are you serious? - Lindy - 2/13/2006 6:16:54 PM

Guess which party - "Politically connected fund-raiser suspected of stealing at least $1 million" and legally, $100 billion. - Bowser - 2/14/2006 5:17:54 AM

Anyone catch CSPAN with Thomas Friedman - gbaikie - 2/14/2006 4:42:49 AM

More on Guantanamo "enemy combatants". Rifle, Casio watch, or olive drab clothing. - Bowser - 2/13/2006 7:58:56 PM
- The damage done to the US by Gitmo is far worse than anything it could produce. - Bowser - 2/14/2006 2:11:57 AM

Bush's Shocking Sci/Tech Awards - Mark Eby - 2/13/2006 11:50:46 PM

Fox News - "Cheney lauded the NRA for its safety programs." - Bowser - 2/13/2006 3:31:27 PM
- Shot him in the face and chest - and didn't just "wing" him. - Bowser - 2/13/2006 9:33:42 PM
  - re: Shot him in the face and chest - and didn't just "wing" him. - ljk - 2/13/2006 10:44:56 PM
    - Line of fire - Lindy - 2/13/2006 10:49:46 PM
- For once the White House didn't lie. PTL! - Bowser - 2/13/2006 7:14:40 PM
- Oh, yeah. You betcha. " Armstrong said Cheney is "a very safe sportsman." " - Bowser - 2/13/2006 4:29:50 PM
- Secret Service question - Eric - 2/13/2006 3:47:00 PM
  - Secret Service - Bowser - 2/13/2006 7:04:37 PM
    - Pat Nixon was the loneliest woman he'd ever seen? - Lindy - 2/13/2006 7:10:02 PM
      - Pat Nixon was bright, sensitive enough to be lonely. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/13/2006 7:47:32 PM
  - re: Secret Service question - azstrummer - 2/13/2006 4:37:04 PM

CIA chief sacked for opposing torture - Eric - 2/12/2006 10:51:42 PM
- UN inquiry demands immediate closure of Guantanamo - Eric - 2/13/2006 7:29:00 PM
  - Quagmire for Bush & Syncophants - Lindy - 2/13/2006 9:46:32 PM

With the friendly-sounding name of ADVISE, no less - ljk - 2/10/2006 2:18:24 PM
- Good intelligence would have prevented 09/11/2001 attacks. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/10/2006 4:03:39 PM
  - No argument here - ljk - 2/10/2006 4:11:50 PM
    - There was good information - no intelligence. - Bowser - 2/10/2006 5:02:19 PM
      - She should have watched The Lone Gunman pilot - ljk - 2/10/2006 6:14:42 PM
- re: With the friendly-sounding name of ADVISE, no less - REB - 2/10/2006 3:11:33 PM
  - What do you think the government should *not* be allowed to do... - alcaray - 2/10/2006 5:43:42 PM
    - US group implants electronic tags in workers - ljk - 2/13/2006 8:58:39 PM

Finally! The Bush-Abramoff picture revealed! - Tom Brosz - 2/11/2006 10:10:00 PM
- re: You repub folks think everyone else are stupid. It's photographs not photograph. - Chris Vancil - 2/12/2006 5:11:31 AM
  - "...everyone else are stupid" ??? (n/t) - R.L. - 2/12/2006 9:05:34 PM
    - re: "...everyone else are stupid" ??? - Chris Vancil - 2/13/2006 9:47:30 AM
      - re: "...everyone else is stupid" ??? - gbaikie - 2/13/2006 5:41:53 PM
        
        re: "...everyone else is stupid" ??? - Chris Vancil - 2/13/2006 8:10:24 PM
      - One of Abramoff's aides........ - Lindy - 2/13/2006 3:30:36 PM
- Correction: "First Photo of Bush and Abramoff" - Robert - 2/12/2006 4:08:06 AM
- Pathetic is right!! - Bowser - 2/12/2006 12:24:11 AM

Drug testing and athletics. - Bowser - 2/13/2006 5:42:57 AM
- Double edged sword - azstrummer - 2/13/2006 6:09:02 PM
  - True. - Bowser - 2/13/2006 6:59:19 PM

Brown disagrees that Feds did as well as could be done. - Bowser - 2/10/2006 6:17:46 PM
- They were ALL sitting on their asses waiting for somebody ELSE to do something. - David F Mayer - 2/10/2006 6:41:28 PM
  - I have to admit - when all the other neocons are too embarrassed - - - - Bowser - 2/10/2006 8:47:04 PM
    - I am NOT a "neocons". The fact is that the ENTIRE GOVERNMENT, - David F Mayer - 2/13/2006 1:43:19 PM

Dick Cheney Accidentally SHOOTS his Host in Texas - Lindy - 2/12/2006 8:52:32 PM
- Maybe he thought his target was Bowser. [wink!] ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2006 10:48:16 PM

A little more of the Bush legacy. "U.S. loses only IOC executive board seat" - Bowser - 2/10/2006 9:47:23 PM
- As if the Olympics were worth more than a rat turd. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/12/2006 3:36:47 AM
- re: Opening Ceremony - Raoul - 2/10/2006 10:39:14 PM
  - re: Opening Ceremony - Publius - 2/12/2006 7:51:29 PM

Ex-CIA official says war was goal from the start - Donald - 2/11/2006 3:20:08 PM
- Wise strategy. The Iraqi payoffs were about to get the - David F Mayer - 2/12/2006 3:35:41 AM
  - Gee. The citations are impressive, as is the conclusion. Well done. - Bowser - 2/12/2006 4:27:27 PM
- Not really news - Tom Brosz - 2/11/2006 8:37:42 PM
  - But that was denied - by you, others, and Bush! - Bowser - 2/12/2006 12:08:06 AM
- That alone should be enough for impeachment - Lindy - 2/11/2006 5:08:35 PM
  - Hello - War Is not a cause for impeachemnet - Mark Eby - 2/11/2006 6:18:42 PM
    - War without any valid justification, reason not reason for impeachment? What is? (n/t) - Bowser - 2/12/2006 4:17:12 PM
    - But breaking the law is - Donald - 2/11/2006 6:34:07 PM
      - Stop Lying - ID - 2/12/2006 2:55:10 PM
- Duhhhhhhh, no brainer - carl - 2/11/2006 3:24:26 PM
- Meanwhile: Republican Speaks Up, Leading Others to Challenge Wiretaps - Donald - 2/11/2006 3:23:52 PM

More Bush Incompetence Exposed - Donald - 2/12/2006 3:52:58 PM
- Ultimately, the ONLY reason for a Federal Government is to handle matters this large. - Bowser - 2/12/2006 4:25:14 PM

More here than meets the eye - "Bush's Bad Connection" - Bowser - 2/12/2006 4:15:08 PM

A damning indictment of the "Chocolate City" - Lee - 2/11/2006 10:48:22 PM

Anybody Explain the Olympic Flag Carriers? - carl - 2/11/2006 3:26:32 PM

Some kind words about GWB - really - Bowser - 2/11/2006 1:11:21 PM

Meanwhile, GHWB feels sorry for son - "Dad Slams Attack On Bush At King Rite" - Bowser - 2/10/2006 8:58:20 PM
- The King political rally....er I mean funeral, was even more disgusting than the Wellstone rally. - Lee - 2/11/2006 2:45:50 AM
- re: Meanwhile, GHWB feels sorry for son - "Dad Slams Attack On Bush At King Rite" - azstrummer - 2/10/2006 11:38:10 PM

jill carrol STOCKHOLM SYNDROME? - carl - 2/10/2006 10:00:26 PM
- Probably a little early for that. - Mary Anne - 2/11/2006 2:03:49 AM
  - You'd have to see what she did away from them. - Bowser - 2/11/2006 2:43:47 AM

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