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Bush Says Americans 'Ought to Have' Broadband and a Pony by 2007
wrttnwrd writes "George Bush is calling for universal broadband by 2007. He doesn't say how, or who's going to pay for it, or who's going to build it, but hey, isn't almost good enough? (for all of you Boondocks readers out there)" First step to universal broadband: don't have your Justice Department argue against communities providing their own broadband service. And don't forget the pony!
You can gain the nerd vote a lot easier by getting out of Iraq then try to appease us with wiretapped broadband. Broadband is good, but I think little things like not having a trillion dollar debt would be a good idea to take care of first.
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it saysit may be something along the lines the of subsidized telephones provided in rural areas. .. of course, we know John Kerry is for and against broadbad..
The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
because democrats have a history of balancing the budget?
bring it on! --- JFK
I don't need to believe in any of these things to be a Republican. I am a republican, but I am not "of the body" as you Demo'rats seem to need to be:
1) Name one republican who has criticized people addicted to drugs. Show me proof, too. Show me that they meant "addiction" and not "use of illegal drugs". Are you aware that 4 in 10 users of oxycontin will become addicted? Did you know that Limbaugh's 'witch hunt' is just that.... did you know a judge in the SAME COUNTY was bypassed for the same crime? Did you know that this is the THIRD charge to be "leaked" by the prosecutor's office after the other two were proven false?
2) I do believe the US should remove itself from the UN, however I also believe that we should enforce the resolutions set forth by that organization. Why? Because right now, the U.S. is part of that organization, and the U.S. agreed with and sometimes sponsored those resolutions. Therefore, the U.S. is agreeing to enforce the policies itself agreed with over the last 10 years. Oh yeah, that's hypocritical.
3) This is another common misconception of "the left". The republicans do not want to promote big business as they are more interested in promoting free enterprise. The goal of a company is to make money and when they make money, they become larger. Should companies decide "hey, we're big enough, let's stop expanding". No. Are you going to say, "hey, I make enough money, maybe I should stop looking for promotions?" No. Likewise, Republicans do not have an issue with marijuana as a "group". Sure, some individuals don't like it, but some others don't care, and in fact, want to remove restrictions on illegal drugs altogether.
4) Actually, NAFTA which Clinton signed, sent a lot of jobs to foreign countries. It has also brought a lot of jobs to the U.S. Bush has nothing to do with sending jobs overseas. Businesses do, however... but in your little world, you believe they are one of the same.
5) Another misconception. Republicans (not all, but some) believe that a fetus is a human being. Some others, like some Demo'rats do not. I look at it this way: in order to be human you need to have 46 chromosomes, this is unique to the animal kingdom). A fetus has 46 chromosomes, so scientifically, this makes it human. Do you support killing humans? Oh, and a hypocracy of "the left" is that they are OK with killing unborn babies, but don't kill those convicted murderers, because they have rights.
6) Yet ANOTHER misconception of "the left". Republicans do not "hate" homosexuals or Hillary Clinton. They also do not say that jesus says this, and your insinuation is rediculous. However, the belief comes from the Bible. I will, however, mention that homosexuality is, by the defintion of "evolution", a way for mother nature to cleanse the gene pool. So hey, be gay as much as you want.
7) Bush has actually proposed to raise pay for both veterans and troops. However, I know what you are referring to. A law which covered troops through Sept. 2003 was not renewed in time to continue them beyond that point (mostly due to Demo'rat stalling in the House).
8) Everyone makes mistakes. Bill Clinton did it too, but that's OK. That's "youthful discretion" as Mr. Clinton claimed.
9) Yet another misconception. Republicans believe in teaching abstinance in schools to prevent children from having sex and not only providing condoms.
10) We did not "belittle" our allies, we had disagreements with them. We've had disagreements with them before, and that's just part of the game. However, Mr. Chirac did undermine his alliance with the US when he called Bush in late 2002 and said he's support him in his war in Iraq and provide troops as well, and at the same time conspiring with other nations to oppose him.
11) I don't know where you get this at all... it's just rediculous. HMOs have an interest in making money, but they are insurance companies, and they make their money by collecting fees and hoping people won
Allow me to give you props for turning a broadband thread into a Bush bashing war hating thread. You should all be proud of yourselves.