Cherie [Blair] said Bush 'stole' power and tackled him on executions

London Times | January 24, 2003 | London Times

[SevenofNine]

Sound like Cherie Blair is nice lady but her poltics are pretty wack out

I hear she belong to legal group that allow children sue parents if they spank them it like Brit version of Children Defense fund

[Paleo Conservative]

The "Electoral College" was the fault that got us into this mess, an antiquated law

No it isn't antiquated. And just what make you think Algore's votes totals in inner city precincts where turnout was well over 100% in states like Pennsylvania and Michigan were legitimate? Without the Electoral College, all the DemocRATS have to do is crank up election fraud especially in their strongholds where there is very little or no oversight by Republicans.

The president is not an elected dictator. Without the Electoral College, the large population centers that coincidentally have the larges amount of voter fraud would be able to monopolize power in the US. A presidential candidate in the general election has little incentive to make appeals to the fringes of the political spectrum, because you don't get more electoral votes by running up a huge margin of victory in a state. The Electoral College forces candidates to seek support from most or all areas of the country rather than concentrate on candidates' stongholds.

[cyncooper]

Good morning, raymanz! You are certainly charming and cordial. :)

(Maybe dial back on the caffeine intake?)

You FR yahoos are all talk and no ears, lives or dictionaries. Look at a whole day yapping about Cherie. Yawn.

A look at my posts on the subject were more or less in defense of Cherie Blair, a comment on John Edwards' wife, and I pointed out to the person I addressed in the post that got your dander up, that President Bush won Florida outright.

Why you suggest a dictionary when all of these newcomers seem to be the ones prone to misspellings is a mystery, but clearly YOU found this subject fascinating, evidenced by your stately presence.

As to a whole day, why it isn't even 9am where I am.

[Buckheiser]

Yes I just Joined, no I am not a troll.
I have consider myself to be a conservative most of my life which numbers more then fifty years. My experience has been that one can always tell the difference between a conservative and a liberal when an issue is discussed as the liberal almost always enter into a personal attack rather then discuss an issue. It has been a successful tactic for several reasons. It diverts attention from the real issue and it is an available escape when they lack the understanding and/or intelligence to discuss the issue. The Clintons have successfully used this tactic for many years.
After reading this thread I am sadly disappointed to see those that consider themselves conservatives fall into this liberal trap. Surely we can do better then this and also use better language in doing so.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Go ahead and zot... I'll be back in 5 minutes.

One rarely sees such a pristine example of open, admitted trollhood in a practitioner, really.

Smoke him, Mods. :)

[cyncooper]

I welcome discussion, too, until these in your face tactics took on a somewhat hostile tone. It seems to me, broaching the subject is one thing. Wearing anti-war buttons at Easter, and candidate t-shirts at Christmas is a bit rude.

Evidently they feel they must club us over the head with their positions in case we forgot where they stand.

Don't get me wrong, I was able to converse more or less pleasantly with this person and his date on both occasions, but as soon as an attempt was made to steer to politics I diverted my attention as normal debate and conversation and reason is not possible with them, I found out a couple years ago.

[freered]

Obviously, Mrs. Blair doesn't know that if Algore had won his home state, he'd be the president now. She is pretty ignorant and unclassy

[NutCrackerBoy]

Welcome to Free Republic.

[muawiyah]

Was that Dennis himself?

[swampfox98]

Ms. Fruitcake Blair has learned politiking quite well. Lying gets votes! Too bad the muslim terriorists haven't paid a visit to her country yet. Witch!

[imintrouble]

Omygod - I nearly called 911. I hit Drudge and ended up on my favorite FR! Thought I had finally lost my mind and on a weekend too -- I always thought Monday was the day for losing one's grip!

Way to go fellas - even Drudge has to refer to this site for backup now. (He is probably a closet lurker here anyway haha.)

Re the topic: Blair's popularity is in the commode and perhaps Cherie (strange name for such a vicious woman) is trying to make it right with the leftists in the U.K. hoping to salvage his reputation as truly anti-American.

I guess in world affairs and politics you don't really have any friends.

I wonder how many Presidents' lives have been shortened by their top job here. The stress must be huge.

[Steve Phelps]

I find it amusing, Mrs. Blair, that you would seek to undermine your husband's credibility by implying that he is so weak as to to be to be led by the nose by a Texas Cowboy! Not quite supportive, if one were to ask me.

Mrs. Blair, before you take us to task for violation of human rights, please consider your own country's history of woeful disregard for the humanity of the nations your country has occupied, raping their resources and oppressing their people. Britain's occupation of Ireland comes to mind: Have you found their weapons of mass distruction? What of Africa, India, etc.? What threat did they pose to your country? If not for the sacrifice of American lives, and the precious lives of others, you and the rest of Europe would be goose-stepping to a much different drum. Our nation is willing to put an end to murderous dictators, and give innocent people, such as you, the opportunity to embrace the same God-given rights that you enjoy. I admire, and I am grateful to Britain's own military men and women, fighting alongside our own soldiers, for their sacrifices in Iraq.

I am proud of our country and our president, George Bush. If all Britains are as arrogant and tactless as you, Mrs. Blair, perhaps your nation should be renamed "New France". However, I am willing to die in order to preserve your right to free speech. Sincerely, Steve Phelps. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

[Paleo Conservative]

Personally I think the Electoral College could be improved by doing away with statewide winner take all, and replace it with a system with an Electoral vote for the winner in each congressional district plus two Electoral votes for the statewide winner. It would be easier to pass a consitutional ammendment doing this if there were also a provision to increase the number of congressional districts. The number of districts has not been increased since 1910 so now each congressman represents almost 700,000 constituents.

There is no way that the less populous states will allow the Electoral College to be abolished. It takes a 2/3'rds vote in both the House and Senate to approve a constitutional amendment, and it takes the ratification by 3/4'ths of the states to put a new ammendment in the Constitution. Quite frankly I doubt such an amendment would make it to the floor of the Senate much less actually pass with a 2/3rds vote there. After all, each state has equal representation by two senator regardless of the population of each state. Even Daschole said he would oppose abolishing the Electoral College.

[NutCrackerBoy]

Great Britain is to be honored for spilling her blood to end the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

[cyncooper]

As I have pointed out numerous times, these quotes from Blair date to 2001.

Please.

Great Britain has been with us since 9/11 and has not wavered. As to spilling blood...they've done that, too.

[John Redcorn]

What always disgusts me is the glaring hypocrisy of liberals. Clinton gets a free pass on blatant draft-dodging, but Kerry's calling Bush a deserter. The liberal media is blasting all Republicans over a few GOP staffers cracking Democrat memo files, but it was OK for Clinton to illegally procure over 900 FBI personnel files for use against his political opponents. Clinton had Wesley Clark intervene in a civil war, bomb Yugoslavia into a parking lot, create 500,000 refugees, and destroy the country's infrastructure (all without the blessing of the UN, I might add), but the war in Iraq is immoral. These people make me sick.

[imintrouble]

Hmmmmm dya think Hillary has been giving her hate lessons?

They seem two of a kind -

[Owen]

Cherie Blair is a wife. She has opinions. She feels strongly about them. She's given her husband children. She has not uncorked some devastating divorce to destroy his career. She makes more money than he does, and always has, but she still chooses to remain subordinate and largely subdued. She has moods like all humans and speaks up on occasion.

Tony is as smart as they come. He keeps her around. Tony doesn't do too many stupid things so keeping her around must be smart. Besides which, it's good to have counselors who are not Yes people.

Barbara Bush was less conservative than her husband on abortion too. Again, it's good to have counselors around who are not Yes people.

Largely, this is why it is good to have Colin Powell around. If you have only Cheney and Rumsfeld as counsel, you can spiral to extremes that are unwise. That *can* happen. Powell has served the president well, of late while very sick.

[ApplegateRanch]

Why are you amazed at the hypocrisy?

It is the height of Liberal hypocrisy to, in the same breath, oppose the death penalty, and support abortion.

Personally, I am pro-choice on both issues: "Abstinence, condom, foam, IUD, Pill, sponge, diaphragm, sterilization: How many MORE choices do you need?"
Also, "Gas, lethal injection, bullet, electric chair, or rope?"

[reg45]

Socialism is a women's disease.

That's because they don't pay the bills.