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Originally Posted by roachboy
.......what is the interest in repeating lines that you can see on television, given at press conferences by nice men in flashy uniforms?
if there is no debate to be had, what are we doing here?
what is the point of this, or any, of the threads.......?
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.....indeed !!! ....and....it explains why the general discussion thread on a "political" subject, like the new escalation of violence in the M.E., racked up so many more posts than this thread has.
If some of us were not so committed to challenging the "I know what I know" mindset that perceives the politics forum to be "too frustrating", or "too intimidating", debate could then be totally eclipsed by "discussion"....chit-chat........banter........ like this:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...700402_pf.html
.........Bush: No. Just gonna make it up. I'm not going to talk too damn long like the rest of them. Some of these guys talk too long.
The camera is focused elsewhere and it is not clear whom Bush is talking to, but possibly Chinese President Hu Jintao, a guest at the summit.
Bush : Gotta go home. Got something to do tonight. Go to the airport, get on the airplane and go home. How about you? Where are you going? Home?
Bush : This is your neighborhood. It doesn't take you long to get home. How long does it take you to get home?
Reply is inaudible.
Bush : "Eight hours? Me too. Russia's a big country and you're a big country."
At this point, the president seems to bring someone else into the conversation.
Bush : It takes him eight hours to fly home......
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