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veracity Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-04 10:32 AM
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For April 1st: Can they Fool the People Twice?
It's April Fool's Day, and the Bush Cartel has managed to fool so many Americans with great success. The scary question in this election year is : Can they fool the people TWICE?

FOOL ME TWICE (SHAME ON ME!)
A MESSAGE TO THE BUSH/PNAC ADMINISTRATION
FROM TVNEWSLIES

I really have to hand it to you guys – you won the first round with flying colors! It took a major tragedy to set you up, but, boy did you ever pull it off! Timing is everything, I suppose, and you PNAC folk were right on cue. You jumped in at the right moment and rang all the alarm bells. There was no time to lose, you told us. We were in terrible danger, you told us. We were on the verge of being nuked, anthraxed, and smallpoxed, you told us. We were in imminent danger, you told us. You were good. You were damn convincing. And a lot of very nervous people all over the country really believed that we had to go to war!
Hey, it worked. You were fooling a helluva lot of people. It made sense to keep at it, and you did. ...

http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/fool_me_twice.html
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-04 11:09 AM
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1. You Can Fool Some People Endlessly
for example, it's the 18th Annual April Fools Day Parade in New York City put on by the famous prankmaster Joey Skaggs. The only fools are the people who show up -- including some reporters.
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ezee Donating Member (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-04 11:36 AM
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2. Thnks for posting
I didnt know this site existed!
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