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CJay
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: lonestar2004]
#3526976 - 12/21/04 08:20 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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heh heh - they sure know how to pick 'em!
Should be 'Man to be worried abnout of the year'
and GWB - 2 times winner! Legendary! Give the man a hand!
Bring back Osama and give him his award!
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CJay
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: carbonhoots]
#3527040 - 12/21/04 08:48 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.prop1.org/park/reichsta.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire
------------------ Reichstag fire, burning of the Reichstag (parliament) building in Berlin, on the night of Feb. 27, 1933, a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship and widely believed to have been contrived by the newly formed Nazi government itself to turn public opinion against its opponents and to assume emergency powers. Hitler had secured the chancellorship after the elections of November 1932, but his Nazi Party had not won an overall majority. He therefore obtained Cabinet consent to fix new elections for March 5, 1933. Meanwhile, his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, is supposed to have devised the scheme whereby 10 agents led by Karl Ernst were to gain access to the Reichstag through a tunnel leading from the official residence of Hermann Goring, Reichstag president and Hitler's chief minister, who was then to conduct an official investigation, which would fix responsibility for the fire on the Communists. The supposed arsonist was a Dutchman, Marinus van der Lubbe, whom some have claimed was brought to the scene of the crime by Nazi agents. Others have contended that there was no proof of Nazi complicity in the crime, but that Hitler merely capitalized on van der Lubbe's independent act. The fire is the subject of continued debate and research.
On Feb. 28, 1933, the day after the fire, Hitler's dictatorship began with the enactment of a decree "for the Protection of the People and the State," which dispensed with all constitutional protection of political, personal, and property rights. Though the ensuing elections still did not give the Nazis an outright majority, they were able to persuade the Reichstag to pass an Enabling Act (March 23) whereby all its legislative powers were transferred to the Reich Cabinet by a vote of 444 to 94, so sanctioning the dictatorship. A feature of the ensuing arson trial, at which van der Lubbe was convicted, was the acquittal of the Bulgarian Communist Georgi Dimitrov after a strong defense.
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Remind you of anything?
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Lupuz
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: CJay]
#3527155 - 12/21/04 09:36 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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This shows how seriously Time takes their man of the year. This was given in the article as the concluding reason Bush received the award.
"For sharpening the debate until the choices bled, for reframing reality to match his design, for gambling his fortunes?and ours?on his faith in the power of leadership, George W. Bush is TIME's 2004 Person of the Year."
I don't know about you guys but it makes me nervous to have a president that reframes reality and gambles on it. After all, reality doesn't really change, only our perceptions of reality.
I came across this quote the other day and damn does it fit.
"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to it's true principles.
It is true that in the mean time we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war & long oppressions of enormous public debt."
- Thomas Jefferson
-------------------- Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one - Thomas Jefferson
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uno
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: Phred]
#3527331 - 12/21/04 10:27 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
pinksharkmark said: You were under the correct impression. One of Time's criteria is how much effect the person has on the world. The effect need not necessarily be good or bad, just noteable.
pinky
2001 they pussied out and picked Rudy over Bin Laden imo.
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uno
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: KingOftheThing]
#3527334 - 12/21/04 10:28 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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KingOftheThing said: ummm Adolph Hitler was once man of the year
I had that issue but gave it to a friend as a birthday gift.
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MAIA
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: uno]
#3528095 - 12/21/04 02:12 PM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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Like this one ?
MAIA
-------------------- Spiritual being, living a human experience ... The Shroomery Mandala Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy. Voltaire
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zahudulallah
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: Great_Satan]
#3528203 - 12/21/04 02:49 PM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would of thought al-Zarqawi would have gotten it. He has the most powerful military in the world on its toes.
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lonestar2004
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: zahudulallah]
#3528309 - 12/21/04 03:31 PM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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isn't he hiding like a little bitch right now????
-------------------- America's debt problem is a "sign of leadership failure" We have "reckless fiscal policies" America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better Barack Obama
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uno
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Re: Time's man of the year = GW Bush! [Re: MAIA]
#3534863 - 12/23/04 04:52 AM (19 years, 3 months ago) |
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MAIA said: Like this one ?
MAIA
The cover looked like it had a giant ferris wheel covered in dead jews. It was really crazy.
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