George Bush's legacy

Four Star Member Joined : 11 Jan 2008 Posts : 376

Would we go to butchers for financial advice? Would we go to plumbers for advice on which university to send our children? Would we go to an electrician for medical advice?

So why do we allow newspaper editors and the drop outs and drug users of Hollywood to mould our opinions on politics, world affairs and military strategy?

Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:48 pm

Sadly people do turn to the wrong people for advice. Of course that's part of the problem too; people go asking what they should think rather than working it out for themselves.
Of course they believe that reality television is true too, and that winning the lottery will fix everything wrong about their lives.
My reality bite this morning: shovelling snow in 80km winds. Ah, life. Ain't it grand?

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Four Star Member Joined : 11 Jan 2008 Posts : 376

Sure is! I had a great day out in the hills and even managed to pan some half decent gold.

Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:16 pm

Sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon - panning for gold! The city that I grew up in (Edmonton) became a popular spot as the "Gateway to the North" during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800s (people went overland through Edmonon, or landed in Alaska and climbed through the Chilkoot Pass). There are some very cool old places that have been preserved as a part of that history, and still people who pan for gold although most of it is long gone and replaced by the oil industry. Good food for novels, as well as fun for adventurers and hiking.
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:57 pm

Will a new cold war be added to his legacy?
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:39 pm

The practice of newspapers giving editorial advice and picking election slates is insane, an abuse of position as strong as hollywood cuties speaking to congress on issues.
(Got to admit Paris Hilton has a better energy plan than McCain or Obama, though)

But they refuse to give up this un=earned influence. In mexico many papers have 6-10 pages of editorial spew on politics.

The San Diego paper has cut their book section, just cut their TV guide, is cutting sections and features right and left... but still runs two pages of editorial blather nobody pays any attention to.
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:36 pm

Abe,

We can only hope, it's JUST a cold war!
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:09 am

Bush's Legacy, Let's see:
-unpopular and highly wasteful Iraq war
-economic crisis
-record energy prices
-unsound environmental policy
-no-bid multi-billion dollar contracts for his corporate 'friends'
-a possible cold war (which in the worst case could become World War 3, which could kill more people than all previous wars in recorded history combined).

Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:15 am

Don,
The signing of the missile shield with Poland is setting the stage for big trouble. I think the EU, the countries on the front lines, should have had their views listened to.
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:47 am

My husband and I joined an organization that has its own intelligence and daily sends out information on happenings in the world. Not that they have all the answers correct, but it gives us a viewpoint apart from the regular media.

Thomas Jefferson truly believed that the free press of newspapers, the primary media source in his day, was extremely important to democracy. Indeed, many countries throughout history have only provided information from government, only reporting what they want the people to know. Even if our media slants information, at least they have freedom to report what they choose, and then we have the responsibility of winnowing and filtering and comparing to other information available.

Carol

Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:56 pm

Agreed Carol, and thank heavens we have other news outlets to use, BBC and NPR just to name two.
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:05 pm

Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:17 pm

Today our Secretary of State signed the agreement with Poland to place the missile defense shield there. Russia then announced that they would place a missile defense shield in Belarus pointed at the west. At the same time, they announced that they would be stationing some planes in Cuba.
The cold war (I hope it stays cold) has begun. Only 4 more months left and Bush isn't finished yet.
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:28 pm

Right now Obama has got to be asking himself, “Why in the hell do I want the job?”

McCain is thinking, "God, I can't wait to get to get my hands on THE button."
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Subject: Re: George Bush's legacy Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:00 am

The way Bush is acting, it seems like he's trying to provoke Russia. Evil or Very Mad