Eric J in MN
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:05 PM
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Bob Woodward called Bush "strong leader" on Larry King tonight |
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Edited on Fri Apr-23-04 09:05 PM by Eric J in MN
Bob Woodward called Bush a "strong leader" on Larry King tonight.
I disagree.
Bush is powerful, and so is every recent person in the office of the Presidency.
But the word "strong" goes beyond power, to what one does with it.
A train which goes off a cliff shouldn't be described as a "strong" train.
Bush is ruining the economy, ruining civil liberites, and ruining international relations.
Therefore, while Bush is powerful, in a negative way, he isn't "strong."
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:08 PM
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So was Burnside in the civil war
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Eric J in MN
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:11 PM
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2. for those of us not familiar with that part of Civil War history, can |
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For those of us not familiar with that part of Civil War history, can you elaborate?
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:19 PM
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4. General Burnsides was a storng and popular leader |
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with the troops, but very innefectual in getting any real and tangible battlefield victories.... and he was described as a strong leader.
So yes, I can see Bush being described as a strong (if innefectual) leader, though just maybe Woodward just dated himself with the use of English
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:19 PM
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what's strong about this alcoholic cocaine-sniffing draft-dodging election thief?
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:21 PM
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5. isn't that "fuhrer" in German? |
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I wish these sleepy Americans would wake up.
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nadinbrzezinski
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:24 PM
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6. No that means LEADER eom |
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:25 PM
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7. STRONG-willed as in intransigent. So's my three year old. |
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But, she can be reasoned with more often than not. For her it's just a stage. With Bush, I'm afraid that stain was set LONG ago.
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:26 PM
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8. For Woodward to admit that * is anything but a strong leader |
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would contradict much of his thesis for his previous book. There he described Whistle Ass as energized and relentless in his quest to rid the world of the evil-doers who perpetrated 9/11. Of course that was nonsense, but it is on the record.
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:32 PM
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The media keep repeating this as though it was handed down by Moses. I still don't get it. What has he done that anybody else would not have done better besides start a needless war?
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Fri Apr-23-04 09:37 PM
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10. Arrogant is a better word to describe Little Hitler |
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