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We know that the Dems are planning to continue to politically attack the president. They are using their 527's to spend in excess of $400 million dollars to attack the President. They are also vigorously attacking the SwiftVets using Legal Terrorism This is the Big Time, Freepers. This is the time when WE must step up and support. This is not yet the march in the streets we did in Florida and outside of Dick Cheney's house in 2000. This is a battle where the mainstream media are taking their marching orders directly from the DNC. They are going to...

One never knows who is trolling FR for tidbits, sound bites and suggestions. Please use this thread to offer your own talking points and sound bites for the Swifties and media. PLEASE - Sincere, serious and well thought out sound bites/talking points only! Let's make this a neat, compact reference thread for the media and Swifties. If someone refuses to cooperate, please self moderate (abuse button)!

The President's Plan for Iraq President Bush has outlined a five-step plan for Iraqi sovereignty. The President's plan calls for:  (1) handing over authority to a sovereign Iraqi government; (2) helping establish the stability and security in Iraq that democracy requires; (3) continuing to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure; (4) encouraging more international support; and (5) moving toward free, national elections that will bring forward new leaders empowered by the Iraqi people.  This past week proved that the President's Iraq plan is working - and that the international community is coming together to help the Iraqi people secure their future.  UN Security...

MEMORANDUMFROM: BC'04 POLICY DEPARTMENTRE: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RECORD ON NONPROLIFERATION INTRODUCTION Preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) around the world continues to be an urgent priority of President George W. Bush and his Administration. There is no greater danger to our people than the nexus of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. The risks posed by this dangerous nexus cannot be contained or deterred by traditional means. From the beginning of his Administration, the President's national security strategy has committed the US to work with its allies to: Ensure that international agreements against the proliferation of...

Yes, I said it. Threatening America. The upcoming election isn't about George Bush, It's about the security of this nation. When we do a bad job of advancing an agenda that is needed to protect this nation, we leave America vulnerable to mistaken policies that threaten us all. I've been listening to conservative conventional wisdom for months. It isn't working, and it is full of dangerous misconceptions. Here is a sample of the myths conservatives are relying upon to preserve this Nation.1 That the democrats are desperate, John Kerry is an awful candidate, etc. Yes he is, but no they...

May 22, 2004 An Abu Ghraib Investigation t has been gratifying to see Senator John Warner, the Republican who is chairman of the Armed Services Committee, lead a bipartisan effort to look into the abuse of prisoners in Iraq. The hearings have already done far more than the Pentagon ever intended to do in providing a public airing of the Abu Ghraib disaster. But with each day's horrible revelations, it seems evident that the hearings will not be enough. It is also hard to believe that the military's own investigations will yield much, given the shifting of blame offered...

<p>Muslims in the United States experienced more than 1,000 incidents of alleged harassment, violence and discriminatory treatment in 2003, a jump of 70 percent over the previous year, according to a report to be released today by a major Islamic advocacy group.</p>

<p>In a letter published recently in the Register, Keith Peters joins the chorus of Bush-bashers by accusing President George W. Bush of using scare tactics and of exploiting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ("9/11 tragedy exploited for political profit," March 7). That's but two of the Democrats' 9,000-plus Bush bashing points (BBPs). Let's examine a few.</p>

The Bush administration has failed in its most critical role: to reduce the terrorist threat to the American people.  That's the message from former White House counterrorism expert Richard Clarke whose new memoir says the administration "failed to act prior to September 11 on the threat from al Qaeda despite repeated warnings." The administration's singular focus on Saddam Hussein led to "an unnecessary and costly war in Iraq that strengthened the fundamentalist, radical Islamic terrorist movement worldwide," according to Clarke, who served under four presidents. The Bush administration downgraded multiple warnings about al Qaeda prior to 9/11. White House officials...

"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl," Timberlake said in a statement. "It was not intentional and is regrettable." Developing...

Josh Marshall Has Serious Chutzpah Josh Marshall, author of the Talking Points Memo, has just gone a step too far, even for him. He is accusing Matt Drudge of coordinating his website postings on the DrudgeReport with the RNC...because Drudge's posts were similar to a speech on the same day given by the RNC's Chairman, Ed Gillespie. Gasp! Seriously, that's pretty sleazy, even for "Pope Josh I". He knows just as well as everyone else that during the news cycle, political actors and bloggers jump on the issues that are hot. He also knows that Drudge gets millions of readers...

Now Is the Chance for You to Speak Out Dear (Mrs. prisoner6), In just a few days, Bush will give his State of the Union address, where he'll distort his record to paint the best picture he can for his reelection campaign. But we know the real story. Help us tell the real state of America's working families. Tell us your story about how your family, your neighbors, and your community have felt the sting of Bush's policies. Have you: Lost your job or seen local businesses forced to lay workers off?Seen healthcare costs skyrocket?Seen important services cut by state...

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003 10:19 p.m. ESTPanetta Warning Reveals Widening Dean-Clinton Rift Yet another Clinton insider is openly criticizing his party's presidential front-runner, Howard Dean, warning Democrats that the ex-Vermont governor is far too liberal to defeat President Bush in next year's election. "There clearly are concerns about Dean's ability to appeal to the entire country, particularly on national security issues," former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta told the Washington Times on Friday. "How can you compete with President Bush on the national security front? There is some concern about whether Dean can rise to the occasion on...

Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham received a hostile reaction last week from crew on ABC’s daytime show, The View, to the premise of her new book, Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America. Other than Rachel Campos, one of three finalists auditioning to join the show permanently, the co-hosts were all appalled by Ingraham’s contention that elites on the coasts are out of touch with “the heartland.” When Ingraham argued “that the Democratic Party is not connecting with the people who are its logical constituents, from the South and from the...

MRC analyst Jessica Anderson took down Ingraham's session on the November 4 The View. Star Jones: "Now, first of all, the title of the book is 'Shut Up and Sing.' Now, it's an explanation of how the 'elites' -- which I can't stand that word -- from Hollywood, Washington and the United Nations are subverting America. What exactly do you mean, Laura?" Ingraham: "We're supposed to have government of the people, by the people and for the people, and there are elites in this country who are Republicans and Democrats -- Hollywood just comprises one small section of that. The...

Democrats Gather In Phoenix To Pander, Mislead And Get The Facts Wrong CLARK ON MILITARY FAMILIES Clark Claims: Clark Claims Military Personnel Do Better Under Democrat Administrations. "I think there's a fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats on this issue, because it's simply true, the Republicans do like weapon systems and Democrats like people. And so, I can tell you, and I would speak for anybody up here, when we take this government back in 2005, we're going to look after pay." (Wesley Clark, CNN's Democrat Candidate Debate, Phoenix, AZ, 10/9/03) But Fact Is: President Bush Has Provided Historic Increases...

WASHINGTON — Frustrated at the failure to find Saddam Hussein's suspected stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, U.S. and allied intelligence agencies have launched a major effort to determine if they were victims of bogus Iraqi defectors who planted disinformation to mislead the West before the war. The goal, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official, "is to see if false information was put out there and got into legitimate channels and we were totally duped on it." He added, "We're reinterviewing all our sources of information on this. This is the entire intelligence community, not just the U.S."

BEIRUT (AFX) - A previously unknown Islamist group claims to have captured two US soldiers in Iraq, Lebanon's LBCI satellite television reported showing what it said were photocopies of the pair's military identity cards. The group, calling itself Fukat al-Madina al-Munawara, or Medina Faction, after the Muslim holy city in Saudi Arabia, named the two as Katherine Rose and Andrew Peters, and said that they had been taken in a clash in which two US soldiers were also wounded, LBCI reported. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the claim. newsdesk@afxnews.com

<p>A previously unknown group claimed to have captured two U.S. soldiers in an attack on a military convoy west of Baghdad, according to a statement broadcast Friday by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp.</p> <p>Pentagon officials said they were looking into the report and said they had no information if it was true.</p>

Islam Bashing – Enough Is EnoughAsim Mughal Presentation of Muslims & Islam was a usual pass time at Hollywood for decades. Only interrupted by the ‘commies’ or the ‘Russians.’ It is a necessity to show the evil and bad contrasted with the good. In cases of entertainment, a hero is supposed to be just that someone who triumphs over evil. However, such images do have a lasting impact beyond and outside of movie theatres. It has been nearly two years since the tragic events of 9/11. Since then we have learned a great deal on what happened, how it happened...