Paul Hackett's response to the SOTU - It's grrrrreat!

[ourbluenation]

Too bad we're both married! Anywho - here you go...

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IRAQ & THE WAR ON TERROR

The President said, “If we were to leave these vicious attackers alone, they would not leave us alone.”

Paul Hackett said, “One question for the President: Where is Osama bin Laden? And why did you direct American forces to stand down when he was trapped at Tora Bora?”

The President said “to defeat the terrorists is to defeat their dark vision of hatred and fear by offering the hopeful alternative of political freedom and peaceful change.”

Paul Hackett said, “Well, Mr. President, you surely don’t do that at the business end of an M-16. At this point, we have accomplished all we can militarily and are doing little to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, and THAT is how you bring about true political freedom and peaceful change. Our armed forces are painting schools in Iraq – a terrible misuse of American military power. We need to let the military set a timetable to bring our troops home safely.”

Read more here...

http://www.hackettforohio.com/newsroom/116/addicted-to-rhetoric-bushs-state-of-the-union

[ourbluenation]

1. and this on our "addiction"

ADDICTED TO OIL?

The President said America is addicted to oil and far too energy dependent.

Paul Hackett said, “A former oil executive telling us we are addicted to oil is like a tobacco company executive complaining that their employees take too many smoke breaks. Exxon made almost $11 billion last quarter, while Americans are paying surging prices to fill their gas tanks and heat their homes. The President should stop blaming Americans and put pressure on his cronies in the oil industry to develop and sell the technology we need to become less energy dependent on foreign AND domestic oil.”

[PDJane]

2. Excellent,

and I'm rather sorry you're both married too!

Most of the State of the Union left me wondering what universe Bush was living in.......since it bore so little resemblence to this one.


Between the fluff and the actions of the administration I hear the ominous sound of marching jackboots.

[yellowdogmi]

3. Those jackboots were real

the specinazis removing Cindy and violating her rights. What a shameful display. What a coward. * can't even face her when she is all the way up in the gallery. what a putz. sorry to vent at you.

[upi402]

17. That's what I asked;

"Does he even know which planet he's on?"

[JNelson6563]

4. Great stuff!

Give 'em hell Hackett!!! :toast:

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. I'll be donating more to him when my IRS refund check comes in.

[Ohio Joe]

6. This guy is so cool

I can't wait till he is officially my Senator

[pstans]

7. Now he should have given the Dem's response

[SillyGoose]

8. My thoughts as well. He would have given an awesome response.

[Straight Shooter]

9. "hopeful alternative of ... peaceful change." Peaceful change?

You have got to be kidding me! He really said that? What peaceful change? I must have been asleep for the last 5 years and missed some kind of important peaceful change. All I've seen is turmoil. Makes me want to say, "Hmmm, this turmoil has bush's fingerprints all over it," the way they claim any insurgent attack in Iraq has Zarqawi's fingerprints all over it, or 9/11 had OBL's fingerprints all over it.

Kerry was right when he referred to bush as engaging in a "retreat from reality."

[ourbluenation]

10. Yep - he said it a couple of times I think. It's a "hopeful society" don't

you know!

[Straight Shooter]

11. Hope is all that's left when Pandora's box has been opened, eh? n/t

[PDJane]

13. Isn't hope a little hard to come by

when looking at bombed houses and staring down the barrel of a rifle?

If you want a hopeful society, you rather have to keep the military out of it.

[milkyway]

12. Hackett should have given the Dem reply, instead of yet another Dem

that comes across as a softie that you wouldn't trust to keep your kids safe.

[RazzleDazzle]

14. WHOAAAAA --- He SAID THAT??

He actually has that on his website?

And why did you direct American forces to stand down when he was trapped at Tora Bora?”

Oh man, oh man. This guy has spine and guts to spare.

[AzDar]

15. Please stay out of small aircraft, Mr. Hackett..*adjusts foil chapeau*

[balzac]

16. Hackett r00Ls!

Smash the DLC! I don't want some wimp like Tim Kaine softballing Bush. I want Bush to be smashed, brutally and gutted like a fish by a man like Paul Hackett or hell, anyone that's willing to do it completely and emphatically. Michael Moore or Cindy Sheehan would be fine. Howard Dean would be just fine. But not a wimpy guy like Tim Kaine. That was DLC BULLSHIT!