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  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 8:06:47 PM

    WHY CAN'T WE SEE THAT THE PEOPLE Profiting from the war are HAPPY with the status quo. WHo are these PEOPLE,
    Private Contrators who lobbied the RePublican adminstration ie. BLACKWATER.
    Cheney/ Halliburton who Provided billion dollar contracts to selected firms.
    These CORRUPTED CAPITALISTS decided to unite and Profit in Iraq. THEIR AGENDA IS TO TRANSFER THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER'S MONEY to COMPANIES like HALLIBURTON and PRIVATE security firms like BLACK WATER. THEY SUCCESSFULLY BUILT A MINI WASHINGTON IN IRAQ. OUR EMBASSY is bigger than the NATIONAL MALL. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THAT CAUSES US. WE DO NOT NEED FIFTEEN SECRET BASE IN THE IRAQI DESSERT. WE ONLY NEED THREE. IT IS THIS transfer of wealth from the AMERICAN CITIZEM to a FEW FIRMS that has left the AMERICAN BANK BROKE.
    THIS new economy in Iraq HAS GENERATED oil comPainies, caPitalists that suPPort the Bush Administration, War Profiteers and other Private comPanies Billions in PROTFITS at the tax Payers exPense. HERE"S THE proof, keep in mind this is just the tip ot the ice berg

    Cheney's stock options which were worth $241,498 a year ago, are now valued at more than $8 million-- for an increase of 3,281% . Cheney has pledged to give the proceeds to charity. Cheney continues to receive a deferred salary from the Halliburton. He was paid $205,298 in 2001; $162,392 in 2002; $178,437 in 2003; and $194,852 in 2004.

    Halliburton, has already raked in more than $10 billion for work in Iraq, and was handed some of the first Katrina contracts. The company has been criticized by auditors for its handling of no-bid contacts in Iraq, and there have been numerous allegations of over charging for services. Auditors found the firm marked up meal prices for troops and inflated gas prices in a deal with a Kuwaiti supplier. The company also built the American prison at Guantanamo Bay. "It is unseemly for the Vice President to continue to benefit from this company at the same time his Administration funnels billions of dollars to it". Lautenberg
    They even "pimped" our troops. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
    Do you think Bush and Cheney care that we are spending billions in IRAQ, NO. THis is why they hated the CLINTONS. THE CLINTON"S ACTUALLY USED TAX payer money to help the middle class and all AMERICANS.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 8:02:47 PM

    EXCELLENT question nelson.

    IRAQ IS A MONEY MAKER FOR A FEW AND A TAX BURDEN FOR MANY. EDDIEWHERE 2008

    Can he really make you believe that he will leave no child behind again, How many times can one nation be fooled. Think about all the bankrupt people sitting at home, those in debt, those without healthcare, and unable to afford education watching his speech. They are probably wondering how they could have been suckered into voting for this guy.They did not listen, and we all know many of them voted for Bush in two thoudand four. OBAMA/.Hillary for president.
    WHY CAN'T WE SEE THAT THE PEOPLE Profiting from the war are HAPPY with the status quo. WHo are these PEOPLE,
    Private Contrators who lobbied the RePublican adminstration ie. BLACKWATER.
    Cheney/ Halliburton who Provided billion dollar contracts to selected firms.
    These CORRUPTED CAPITALISTS decided to unite and Profit in Iraq. THEIR AGENDA IS TO TRANSFER THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER'S MONEY to COMPANIES like HALLIBURTON and PRIVATE security firms like BLACK WATER. THEY SUCCESSFULLY BUILT A MINI WASHINGTON IN IRAQ. OUR EMBASSY is bigger than the NATIONAL MALL. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THAT CAUSES US. WE DO NOT NEED FIFTEEN SECRET BASE IN THE IRAQI DESSERT. WE ONLY NEED THREE. IT IS THIS transfer of wealth from the AMERICAN CITIZEM to a FEW FIRMS that has left the AMERICAN BANK BROKE.
    THIS new economy in Iraq HAS GENERATED oil comPainies, caPitalists that suPPort the Bush Administration, War Profiteers and other Private comPanies Billions in PROTFITS at the tax Payers exPense. HERE"S THE proof, keep in mind this is just the tip ot the ice berg

    Cheney's stock options which were worth $241,498 a year ago, are now valued at more than $8 million-- for an increase of 3,281% . Cheney has pledged to give the proceeds to charity. Cheney continues to receive a deferred salary from the Halliburton. He was paid $205,298 in 2001; $162,392 in 2002; $178,437 in 2003; and $194,852 in 2004.

    Halliburton, has already raked in more than $10 billion for work in Iraq, and was handed some of the first Katrina contracts. The company has been criticized by auditors for its handling of no-bid contacts in Iraq, and there have been numerous allegations of over charging for services. Auditors found the firm marked up meal prices for troops and inflated gas prices in a deal with a Kuwaiti supplier. The company also built the American prison at Guantanamo Bay. "It is unseemly for the Vice President to continue to benefit from this company at the same time his Administration funnels billions of dollars to it". Lautenberg
    They even "pimped" our troops. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
    Do you think Bush and Cheney care that we are spending billions in IRAQ, NO. THis is why they hated the CLINTONS. THE CLINTON"S ACTUALLY USED TAX payer money to help the middle class and all AMERICANS.

  • Posted By: TeacherA @ 02/05/2008 7:25:20 PM

    I am disappointed in Newsweek. Initially I read it from cover to cover without checking the identity of the author of any specific article. Imagine my chagrin to discover that the article titled, ???Crackup? Not So Fast,??? was by Darth Vader???s evil stepson, Karl Rove. Newsweek gave up any sense of integrity as a balanced news source when it hired this political scumbag to further spread his lies to the public. I am willing to give those who have different opinions from me a chance when their reputation is of being a reasoning, thoughtful individual. Rove leaves a bad taste in my mouth just to say his name.

  • Posted By: TeacherA @ 02/05/2008 7:24:10 PM

    I am disappointed in Newsweek. Initially I read it from cover to cover without checking the identity of the author of any specific article. Imagine my chagrin to discover that the article titled, ???Crackup? Not So Fast,??? was by Darth Vader???s evil stepson, Karl Rove. Newsweek gave up any sense of integrity as a balanced news source when it hired this political scumbag to further spread his lies to the public. I am willing to give those who have different opinions from me a chance when their reputation is of being a reasoning, thoughtful individual. Rove leaves a bad taste in my mouth just to say his name.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 7:20:37 PM

    EXCELLENT question nelson. LET me tell you why I would vote democrat. WE WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS WHEN WE BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. Every other first world country Provides health care for their citizens. Under the democratic plan those who can afford health care will pay for it. THERE is no way we can leave children without HEALTH CARE it is IMMORAL AND CRUEL. THE Republican party only caters to one group those who make more than two hundred thousand a year. THEY do not care about the rest of the population. SO they lie and have citizens believe that we cannot afford to provide HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. Then they turn around and accept hundred of millions from oil, insurance and drug companies. JEB BUSH IS HEAVILY INVESTED IN DRUG COMpanies. IT IS BECOMING THE MOST profitable business in the world. VERY VERY powerful. DO NOT GET ME WRONG THESE COMpanies have a right to make a profit but not at the expense of the AMERICAN people's WELL BEING. WE HAVE SENT A MAN TO THE MOON AND HAVE LANDED ON MARS ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THE RICHEST NATION ON EARTH CANNOT provide HEALTH CARE for children. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO FDR in mid thirty's when he was pushing his NEW DEAL. THEY CRITICISM WERE IDENTICAL. WE AS AMERICANS NEED A NEW DEAL AND A REpublican can never give us a FAIR DEAL.
    IRAQ IS A MONEY MAKER FOR A FEW AND A TAX BURDEN FOR MANY. EDDIEWHERE 2008

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 7:19:32 PM

    Even the republicans want change that is why McCain will eventually win the nomination. A lot of republicans will vote for Obama in the national election. WHY? THIS ADMINISTRATION is MISGUIDED KARL. THE AMERICAN people cannot stay stupid forever. We want the best future for our children. Many Republicans are disenchanted with the current administration and their own nominee. Instead of voting for McCain they will vote democrat. There is no way a Republican can win this election. McCain will keep the race close but will lose in thirty seven states. It is time to implement the Jeffersonian doctrine, and take back control of OUR GOVERNMENT.
    Remember the republicans had control of all three branches of government and did nothing. No one is going to fall for this again. Gore and Kerry must be scratching their heads and wondering how on earth they lost. The Republicans and JEB BUSH have to wait four more years.

    FInally someone who recognizes that corporate America has indoctrinated the average JOE. JOE IS IN DEBT because he consistently made bad investments. Why do you think that the FED lowered interest rates twice. THEY do not want AMERICAN CITIZENS TO SAVE and INVEST rather they want you to spend at all costs.
    STAY STUpid is the theme in this tragedy. IT is the reason many Americans are needlessly going broke. Many HAVE BEEN completely indoctrinated spend and make bad investments.
    EIGHTY percent of the world's capital is owned by a thirteen to twenty families. BUSH's are directly linked to these families. THE QUEEN of ENGLAND is part of this as well. IT IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO KEEp people STUpid. INDOCTRINATE THEM TO Spend and manipulate the economy through the FEDERAL RESERVE to encourage people to spend. EVERY AMERICAN needs to learn this RULE.
    The middle class has been the victim of corporate indoctrination. Stay StuPid. They do not want you to double your money they want you to double their money. Every middle class family should be able to do compound interest problems in their heads. It can be learned in grade two. It is a very useful skill to have because it gives you a lightning fast benchmark to determine how good (or not so good) a potential investment is likely to be.
    The rule says that to find the number of years required to double your money at a given interest rate, you just divide the interest rate into 72. For example, if you want to know how long it will take to double your money at eight percent interest, divide 8 into 72 and get 9 years. If the Middle Class can make better financial decisions it would have a profound affect on the economy.
    The rule A stronger middle class will make the rich richer in the long run and helP uPlift the Poor.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 7:15:51 PM

    RUSH LIMBALLS ACT LIKE A CRACK HEAD. HE RANTS AND RAVES AND is a great ADVOCATE FOR LYING TO THE MASSES. THE MAN IS SICK HE HAS BEEN AN ADDICT HIS WHOLE LIFE. WITHDRAWL OFF FROM PainKillers and whatever other PILLS this man takes, has on many occassions caused him to act like a TRUE CRACK HEAD. LIMBALLS HAS NO BUSINESS STEPPING TO McCAIN.
    McCAIN IS A WAR HERO, A GENTLEMEN, AND A STATEsMEN.
    RUSH LIMBALLS IS A CRACK HEAD WITH A RADIO SHOW.
    HE HAS A BIG RADIO AUDIENCE BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACTS.

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/04/2008 7:26:34 PM

    I'm trying to decide who are the biggest weakminded crybabies. Mormons or Socialist Democrats. Its really too close to call. Why don't ya'll move to Europe and wear a burka. Bunch of sissies.

    • Posted By: jazzbebop @ 02/05/2008 7:14:34 PM

      Youy're no born again christian... quit hiding behind the monicker..... you must be a liberal democrat hiding behind religion. No true christian would utter the judgments that so seeminly come out of your mouth.

    • Posted By: thrasher32 @ 02/05/2008 4:37:58 PM

      ...and I'm trying to figure out who is the most ignorant and murderous megalomaniacs, the Republicans or the Evangelists....

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 7:09:57 PM

    EXCELLENT question nelson. LET me tell you why I would vote democrat. WE WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS WHEN WE BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. Every other first world country Provides health care for their citizens. Under the democratic plan those who can afford health care will pay for it. THERE is no way we can leave children without HEALTH CARE it is IMMORAL AND CRUEL. THE Republican party only caters to one group those who make more than two hundred thousand a year. THEY do not care about the rest of the population. SO they lie and have citizens believe that we cannot afford to provide HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. Then they turn around and accept hundred of millions from oil, insurance and drug companies. JEB BUSH IS HEAVILY INVESTED IN DRUG COMpanies. IT IS BECOMING THE MOST profitable business in the world. VERY VERY powerful. DO NOT GET ME WRONG THESE COMpanies have a right to make a profit but not at the expense of the AMERICAN people's WELL BEING. WE HAVE SENT A MAN TO THE MOON AND HAVE LANDED ON MARS ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THE RICHEST NATION ON EARTH CANNOT provide HEALTH CARE for children. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO FDR in mid thirty's when he was pushing his NEW DEAL. THEY CRITICISM WERE IDENTICAL. WE AS AMERICANS NEED A NEW DEAL AND A REpublican can never give us a FAIR DEAL.
    IRAQ IS A MONEY MAKER FOR A FEW AND A TAX BURDEN FOR MANY. EDDIEWHERE 2008

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 02/05/2008 7:09:22 PM


    EXCELLENT question nelson.

    IRAQ IS A MONEY MAKER FOR A FEW AND A TAX BURDEN FOR MANY. EDDIEWHERE 2008

    Can he really make you believe that he will leave no child behind again, How many times can one nation be foolded. Think about all the bankrupt people sitting at home, those in debt, those without healthcare, and unable to afford education watching his speech. Their probably wondering how they could have been suckered into voting for this guy.They did not listen and we all know many of them voted for Bush in two thoudand four. OBAMA/.Hillary for president.
    WHY CAN'T WE SEE THAT THE PeoPle Profiting from the war are haPPy with the status quo. WHo are these PeoPle,
    Private Contrators who lobbied the RePublican adminstration
    Cheney/ Halliburton who Provided billion dollar contracts to selected firms.
    These caPitalists decided to unite and Profit in Iraq, Build a new economy in Iraq where the oil comPainies, caPitalists that suPPort the Bush Administration, War Profiteers and other Private comPanies could all make Billions at the tax Payers exPense. HERE"S THE proof, keep in mind this is just the tip ot the ice berg

    Cheney's stock options which were worth $241,498 a year ago, are now valued at more than $8 million-- for an increase of 3,281% . Cheney has pledged to give the proceeds to charity. Cheney continues to receive a deferred salary from the Halliburton. He was paid $205,298 in 2001; $162,392 in 2002; $178,437 in 2003; and $194,852 in 2004.

    Halliburton, has already raked in more than $10 billion for work in Iraq, and was handed some of the first Katrina contracts. The company has been criticized by auditors for its handling of no-bid contacts in Iraq, and there have been numerous allegations of over charging for services. Auditors found the firm marked up meal prices for troops and inflated gas prices in a deal with a Kuwaiti supplier. The company also built the American prison at Guantanamo Bay. "It is unseemly for the Vice President to continue to benefit from this company at the same time his Administration funnels billions of dollars to it". Lautenberg
    They even "pimped" our troops. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
    Do you think Bush and Cheney care that we are spending billions in IRAQ, NO. THis is why they hated the CLINTONS. THE CLINTON"S ACTUALLY USED TAX payer money to help the middle class and all AMERICANS.

  • Posted By: daplane @ 02/02/2008 9:09:51 PM

    Oh, my six year old son just wanted to tell all you pinkos that you just got "Owned" by Mr. Rove.

    • Posted By: toppcatt @ 02/03/2008 11:40:38 AM

      I see you are hiding behind your "6 yr old" on your comments. Even if it's true you have one, the little snot doesn't know, nor could they even comprehend what Rove was talking about.

      • Posted By: daplane @ 02/03/2008 3:22:27 PM

        You cowardly, weak-kneed, trembling, pathetic excuses for Americans never cease to disappoint me. Any hostile outside country who dares to look the USA in the eye will unfortunately see a minority of folks like you who will blink or look away because you don't have the balls to stand up for what is right. You are allowed to exist and have opinions because real Americans have bled for your rights. Snap out of it Libby.

        • Posted By: DeVoDeMo @ 02/05/2008 4:54:18 PM

          It is to bad that rove and is slow witted pet GW dont treat the actual Americans that bleed for the civil liberties the Democrats are trying to extend. Imagine trying to take care of the poor and children's health what a concept. i also love that the right convieniantly forgets that the worst terror attack in history occured on Rove and Bush's watch even though he ws warned ahead of time. Incompetence

  • Posted By: djfoster @ 02/05/2008 8:33:34 AM

    HolyRoller:
    Your obsession with sissies reveals an awful lot about your subconscious struggle to deal with your gayness. Good luck with that.

    • Posted By: thrasher32 @ 02/05/2008 4:44:47 PM

      You called it dude...LMAO

  • Posted By: choonzer @ 02/05/2008 9:43:50 AM

    HolyRoller, are you trying to look as stupid and ignorant as possible?

    You're right, Bush has kept us safe from terrorists - I feel SO much safer now that Iraq is full of Al Quaeda fighters. And that fellow Sadaam was really keeping us all up at night, I'm so glad we've spent a bazillion dollars and 4 thousand American lives to remove him. If only he'd turned out to be a terrorist. I wonder if Bid Laden would still be alive and plotting to murder Americans if Bush had kept his eye on the ball?

    Your boy McCain suggests we'll be in Iraq for the next hundred years. What a visionary! This war has been SO GOOD for our nation, let's just extend it forever! That'll certainly help our economy, and show the terrorists we're serious. There you go. No one will think we're sissies. But they'll have no doubt we're idiots.

    • Posted By: thrasher32 @ 02/05/2008 4:40:39 PM

      Pay no heed to HolyRoller, he's obviously a "Limbaugh Conservative" and therefore has no reasoning capacity of his own, he just parrots whatever Limbaugh and O'Reilly tell him, like the rest. Good riddance to them all....

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/05/2008 7:19:28 AM

    Euro-Trash Sissies

    • Posted By: thrasher32 @ 02/05/2008 4:38:49 PM

      Takes one to know one, huh??

  • Posted By: djfoster @ 02/04/2008 6:08:21 PM

    Rove has directed the dirtiest, most divisive, and most damaging campaigns and administrations in my memory. It will take decades to recover from the damage the Bush administration has caused nationally and internationally, all with major contributions from Mr. Rove.

    I can???t bear the thought that my subscription pays for distributing Karl Rove???s poison. You, of course, have the freedom to publish what you like. I, likewise, have the freedom to make this issue the last of my 35-plus years as a Newsweek subscriber.

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/04/2008 7:29:10 PM

      Our President has kept you from further attacks from your mohommed friends. If Hussein Obama were to be elected you would be wearing a burka, or worse. They tend to execute most sissies.

      • Posted By: thrasher32 @ 02/05/2008 4:36:37 PM

        "Our President" has killed 5,000 of our kids chasing ghosts. Goodbye and good riddance to all you fascist conservanazis.

  • Posted By: mastaire @ 02/05/2008 3:43:52 PM

    Rove: "As people do better, they start voting like Republicans--unless they have too much education and vote Democratic." No truer words were written!

  • Posted By: mastaire @ 02/05/2008 3:30:27 PM

    Rove is one arrogant, deceitful, corrupt ,and unethical scumbag. He should be indicted and put in prison along w/ Cheney, Rummy and "The Decider" for all the harm that has been done to our great nation. Instead he's given a forum! Please spare us his so called insights, Rove has nothing to offer.

    Gee, Newsweek you used to be a class act. What happened? I know times are tough out there but did you have to stoop so low?

    Listen to your readers!

  • Posted By: jgb2004 @ 02/05/2008 2:58:02 PM

    hmmm... Karl, didn't you assure George W. Bush that the republicans were going to do just fine in the 2006 Congressional elections? And yet, you keep speaking.

    You're either getting McCain, which will alter the direction of the republican party to some extent. Or, you're getting Romney, who will most definitely lose in November.

  • Posted By: nelson11 @ 02/05/2008 9:15:30 AM

    Karenn1- you must be a liberal. but explain to me this. if we are truely broke, how can you consciously vote for a democrat when all of them have already said they support UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. How much do you think that's going to cost us?? And with the illegals sapping from the economy, the last thing we'd want is to give THEM healthcare too. If you want to fix the economy, make money, and thrive, you need to 1) stop hiring illegal immigrants- they take that money (american money) and they send it back to mexico where it's spent in the mexican economy 2) cut back on exportation of jobs- we spend billions of dollars in hiring overseas help and none of that money comes back into OUR economy. We are printing bills we never see again. That's what's jacking up inflation. Also people are living beyond their means and racking up credit debt. When they can't pay their bills, what happens? Credit businesses go out of business and people get their possessions repoed (like houses-- that may answer the question as to why we've had so many foreclosures). If you want a strong economy, do the two things listed above and CUT TAXES. Not just for the people, but for corporations. We tax corporations more for producing more. What sense does that make? why are we punishing production? The only person in this election that can do the previously mentioned and make our economy succeed is Gov. Mitt Romney.

  • Posted By: zeke227 @ 02/05/2008 8:00:32 AM

    Rove is trying to put a spin on the corruption of the republican party that he and his former boss created that makes it appear as if the revulsion that the country feels about it is normal growth. Even exhuming Reagan from his grave won't make bush's failed policies work, or restore the country to it's former greatness. That will take hard work, as gw likes to say.

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