Bush slept while Saddam hanged

[sabra]

http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=16393

Bush slept while Saddam hanged

Washington, Dec 30 (DPA) US President George W. Bush slept through the execution of Saddam Hussein after learning that the former Iraqi dictator was about to be hanged.

Presidential spokesman Scott Stanzel said Bush was informed of the impending hanging Friday afternoon and went to bed shortly before it took place at 9 p.m. Washington time, with instructions not to be woken up.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke of 'a great day' for the Iraqi people after the death sentence was carried out.

White House spokesman Tony Snow said Saddam had the lives of between 500,000 and 1 million people on his conscience, adding that his death was a warning to other dictators that they could also be held accountable for their actions.

[VegasWolf]

1. Bullshit! He had the execution occur while he was at the ranch so that no one could see his drunken

revelry!

[saigon68]

32. "BRING EM ON" shouted the (Drunken) AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[DogPoundPup]

38. Didn't Bushboy have to run for cover the same day he had

Saddam 'assassinated'? As I recall the weather conditions in TX were unstable with thunderstorms and tornado warnings. Bush, Laura and the dog were put into a Hummer and whisked away to a 'rabbit hole' like emergency shelter there on the pig farm due to the tornado warnings. I only mention it because I think it is pretty ironic. I do wonder now and then how the Bushboy is enjoying Saddams' pistol as if the twit could actually fire it without shooting himself or someone else accidently.

[Lisa]

41. welcome to DU, DogPoundPup! Yes, the "Axis of Weather"

(tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards) is clearly out to get poor Dubya.

Re: the pistol, I think your concerns are well-founded, given that he seems to be unable to operate more benign equipment such as Segways and sofas without injuring himself, or others (as when he bicycled into that Scottish policeman).

[C_U_L8R]

2. To be exact.. he was sleeping it off

and he's still to drunk to pay respects to Prez Ford

[6000eliot]

3. How do you like that?

Bush has about the same amount of lives on his conscience.

[superconnected]

4. Are they blaming bushco's deaths on saddam now?

"Tony Snow said Saddam had the lives of between 500,000 and 1 million people on his conscience, adding that his death was a warning to other dictators that they could also be held accountable for their actions." :wtf:

[laylah]

21. From Snow's forked tongue

to God/dess's ears. Bastards!

[superconnected]

5. Excellent article!

"Neither Bush nor members of his inner circle showed any compassion for the fate of Saddam or expressed doubts about the death penalty that was criticised by many European governments.

During Bush's term as Texas governor, some 152 people were executed, more than under any other US state governor.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke of 'a great day' for the Iraqi people after the death sentence was carried out.
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Right up till the end the US administration had sought to convey the impression that it was not involved in any way in the events surrounding the trial of Saddam.

'We are only observers,' said one official. But the US financed the special tribunal that sentenced him to death, trained the judges and helped formulate the charges against the deposed leader.

US troops guarded Saddam until shortly before his death when they handed him over to his Iraqi hangmen, according to television reports."

[Xipe Totec]

6. Only one of them was hung

the other one has no tackle.

[durtee librul]

9. Personally, I would like

to see Tony Snow eat his own words about someone who carelessly takes lives of their citizens...or other dictators....let's think for a minute...

---Approaching 3000 of our soldiers dead for what? Lies....and more lies.

----Unknown (or undisclosed, altho I think it IS unknown based on the ineptitude of this admin) soldiers maimed for life - 30,000 on the 'light' side?

----Hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis dead for what? (starting to sound like a eulogy for Saddam isn't it?)

-----Approximately 3000 civilians in NOLA and the Gulf Coast KILLED by Bush and his ineptitude to do 'right' by his own people

---Greedy and corruption in his own government to further his own cause and line his own pockets.......

Gee, excuse me, who hung today? For what reasons again was he executed? Did I in my sloppy liberal thinking miss something here?

And as far as him sleeping while Saddam swung? HA! Anyone who believes that has been drinking the same shit he drinks. He was sleeping alright, with a woody and a wet one. Probably had Jeff Gannon or Rove or Kenny Melman laying next to him.

Too bad the tornado didn't take him and 'Dorothy, aka Pickles' to kansas the other night. ...but then I suppose the Wizard didn't want to put up with him either. Had to laugh tho, they took 'refuge' in a 4WD vehicle? For what - to outrun Mother Nature? Please.

Well, Saddam I hope Allah was merciful to you and you have finally found what you deserve and so believed in.

[madrchsod]

7. he was asleep at 8 o`clock?

what the fuck is he taking to go to sleep?

[Xipe Totec]

8. Nothing but his confort toy...

[durtee librul]

10. hey xipe totec...

Where do the batteries go? LOL!!!!

[Xipe Totec]

15. It's manual...

runs on fidget power.

:evilgrin:

[durtee librul]

17. ROFLMFAO!!!

[Lisa]

42. Bush's fidgeting ... a new alternative energy source!

[VegasWolf]

12. He was reading "My Pet Goat" and fell into sleepy time. nt

[ckramer]

47. Baghdad time is 8 hours ahead of EST

When Saddam was killed at 5:57 AM, Washington was at 9:57 PM.

Bush must have gone to bed at 9:30 PM or earlier to fall asleep at 9:57PM.

[anotherdrew]

11. bullshit, he was watching it live on a special TV in his bedroom. n/t

[HuffleClaw]

13. HOW many lies is that?

wow, i guess they think if they're gonna lie they might as well lie a LOT.

[Mabus]

14. Was he polishing Saddam's pistol?

A Saddam Souvenir
President Bush keeps the former dictator's pistol at arm's reach
By MATTHEW COOPER
SUBSCRIBE TO TIMEPRINTE-MAILMORE BY AUTHOR

Posted Saturday, May 29, 2004
When Saddam Hussein was rousted from his spider hole in Dawr, a town near Tikrit, by U.S. soldiers last December, Iraq's fallen dictator was clutching a pistol. He is now in detention at an undisclosed location, being questioned by American authorities and awaiting charges for war atrocities and crimes against humanity. But what ever happened to the pistol?

The sidearm has made its way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Sources say that the military had the pistol mounted after the soldiers seized it from Saddam and that it was then presented to the President privately by some of the troops who played a key role in ferreting out the old tyrant. Though it was widely reported at the time that the pistol was loaded when they grabbed Saddam, Bush has told visitors that the gun was empty—and that it is still empty and safe to touch. "He really liked showing it off," says a recent visitor to the White House who has seen the gun. "He was really proud of it."

Link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,644112,00.html

[durtee librul]

16. I know this is a stupid question,

but isn't it against the law to have war trophies when you are Prez? I thought there was something illegal about him having it, but can't remember all of it now.

In any event, I hope he sleeps with it loaded under his pillow...........

[Straight Shooter]

18. I'm not surprised, since he plays golf, rides a bike, and clears brush while our troops die. n/t

[Capn Amerika]

19. And the nation is better for it.

The more he sleeps, the more he isn't meddling.

[ckramer]

20. I almost misread the thread title - 'while' is not 'with'!

close call!

[VegasWolf]

22. Nothing new, Bush slept while New Orleans sank. nt

[CJCRANE]

30. ...and was in a daze while the Twin Towers burned. nt

[unkachuck]

23. if you're....

....going to squander the might, wealth and reputation of the United States (not to mention 3000 American lives) on destroying a third-world country and the hanging of it's leader, you should at least have the decency to stay awake for the festivities....have a beer, eat some pretzels, order a pizza, call Tony over for a BJ....

....of course, you might have been over-tired and in need of some rest from a hard days work, in which case, I understand completely....

[Erika]

25. Yeah, the W brat suddenly feels the need for hardwork

Yeah, sure.

[Erika]

24. The only thing bothering W's sleep would be lack of profits

for his globalists buds. W could care less about the "common" folk and the troops.

[Kagemusha]

26. Deaths on Saddam's conscience include sanctions casualties?

You know, the ones Albright famously said were worth it. I know she repented years later but others do think it was worth it.

[noel adamson]

27. Considering Prescott Bush's leading role in bringing Hitler to power...

...George the First's role in the death squads of Nicaragua, El Salvador, the empowerment of Saddam Hussein to do the deeds for which he was hanged after his kangaroo trial and so much more and of course this inbred brat now entrenched in our White House I think that if Gee Dub did sleep through the hanging it is because another witness has been silenced and because his family does not have the conscience gene.

[WritersBlock]

28. Only fitting, really. Our very own little Nero.

After all, he read My Pet Goat while the towers burned, and he's "deciding" while soldiers die.

[CatWoman]

29. yeah, and those sheets were mighty fucking wet, too

[truthisfreedom]

31. From SNL:

President George W. Bush: So what's my secret? I don't know. Mostly good genes I guess. And plenty of sleep. 14 hours a night. Every night, no ifs, ands or buts. Also keeping a moderate work schedule and taking frequent catnaps.

[ama]

33. Is bush taking Ambien?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2968329&mesg_id=2968329

[No Exit]

34. Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Chimperor

I sincerely hope I live long enough to see YOUR death. Even if I'm 90 years old, I plan to dance.

And, no, Protectors--I would never CAUSE the death of anyone.

[superconnected]

36. I'm taking adult tap dancing right now to dance on chimpy and darth

cheneys graves when they die.

You should try it. The average adult tap class is 1 hr once a week for around $15, and has a great group of mostly over 40's in it. We have some 60yo's in my class to and a few 20 smths. That's only if you would want to tap though. I'm looking forward to the day I can use my new found skills for what I planned them for.

[Lisa]

43. better start practicing in rubber boots, superconnected!

Apparently there are quite a few people who are going to make a pilgrimage there in order to carry out the ceremony of pouring out a graveside libation of the beverage of their choice ... and to REALLY express how they feel about those gentlemen, they will probably ... um .... filter the beverage through their kidneys first. Judging by the number of expected visitors, the graves could be submerged by the time the rest of us get there!

[No Exit]

45. Sounds like fun!

Of course, if I get lazy, I'm comforted by the knowledge that one can urinate on a grave without any lessons at all!:)

[chelsea0011]

35. His legacy will be how he slept so well.

[Acadia Blue]

37. He had been asleep his entire life, at least mentally.

[ckramer]

39. How many people here actually believe that Bush signed the execution order

before Saddam's swing?

Who would dare to kill Saddam without Bush's okay?

[atomicdawg38]

40. So

He was asleep when New Orleans drown as well.

[SoCalDem]

44. This whole "early to bed shit" is getting tedious..

he was awake, and probably had a live-feed hooked up with sound..so he could revel in it..

Hell..Poppy & Bar were probably there too..

he loves stuff like this..

shame on the press for letting it slide..

Look at the nonsense they perpetuate:

...doesn't read papers..(except for when he does)

...goes to bed early...

..."works" at the ranch

...the whole "ranch" thing itself.. (it's a pricey chi-chi GREEN house built on a former PIG FARM.. it has no livestock..no equipment..and when he's done, he'll sell it pronto.. It's a PROP!!!)

[judaspriestess]

46. this further solidifies my theory

that bushie is a serial killer.

doesn't even think twice about someone's death. on to next.

[lonestarnot]

48. Serial killer alright.

[TheWatcher]

49. Horse Shit. The Whole Administration was a sea of Writhing Masturbatory Bliss

This is Porn to them. Plain and simple.

I wonder when Bush will appoint Barney Emperor Of America like a good little fake redneck frat-boy Caesar?

We live in a nightmare so surreal even the Matrix would be solace at this point.