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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ron who wrote (21146)	5/7/2003 5:47:38 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

What did the Grand Kleagle say????? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Byrd is a racist senile doddering old fool.....

To: Ron who wrote (21146)	5/7/2003 9:06:25 PM
From: KonKilo	Respond to of 93284

LOL!!! Rove stole the jet gag from Putin: BUSH JET GIMMICK A PAGE FROM POOTIE POOT PLAYBOOK! BUSH SOUL MATE PUTIN USED RUSSIAN FIGHTER JET PHOTO OPS TO DISTRACT FROM ECONOMY! "STATE RUN MEDIA INUNDATED VIEWERS" WITH IMAGES OF POOTIE IN MILITARY JET SOUNDS FAMILIAR! ITAR-TASS: POOTIE WORE BOMBER JACKET AND PILOT'S MASK, AND "EVEN FLEW THE JET HIMSELF!" AP (March 2000): State-run media have inundated viewers with scenes of Putin flying into Chechnya on a fighter jet, downhill skiing with his two teen-age daughters, praying at Russian Orthodox church services. The images mask Putin's limited political or economic experience, which could proving bruising in a country as troubled as Russia. Story ABC News (April 2000): Putin Feels International and Domestic Pressure Moreover, Putin still conspicuously lacks any viable economic programs, which seriously complicates hopes of a speedy deal with international financial institutions. High-level contacts with Russia’s main creditor — the International Monetary Fund — have been pretty much on hold since the Russian financial crisis of August 1998. Still, Putin has shown remarkable skill at sidestepping controversy and potentially unpopular decisions, and has craftily avoided taking sides. ... Russian voters could soon tire of watching Putin "play the president" by riding in a fighter jet or launching an intercontinental ballistic missiles from a nuclear submarine, and demand “actions of a president” that would address their daily concerns. Full Story Christian Science Monitor (March 2000): Russian voters were treated to two telling images in the last week before their second-ever presidential elections. Image No. 1: Acting President Vladimir Putin dominates the news on Monday, making an unannounced trip to war-torn Chechnya by SU-27 fighter jet. The usually staid Mr. Putin cut a dashing figure, climbing out of the aircraft in a bomber jacket and pilot's mask. One news agency reported he took the controls during the flight. Story Putin Woos Voters with Chechnyan Fighter Jet Flight MOSCOW - Russian Acting President Vladimir Putin took a flight in a fighter jet to Chechnya on Monday, using the extraordinary trip to boost his image as a tough and decisive leader ahead of a presidential election. Putin already has a strong lead in opinion polls ahead of the March 26 vote and has used such image-building stunts before. The visit to the war-torn region was itself unexpected and had not been previously announced. Video footage of the 47-year-old acting president sitting at the controls of the jet in the co-pilot's seat and climbing energetically from the cockpit were shown on all Russia's main television stations, dominating the afternoon news programme. "It's a good machine, beautiful, high-powered and very obedient," Putin told NTV commercial as he stood on the runway after leaving the jet, one of a type which has been used against rebels during Russia's six-month-old offensive in Chechnya. He wore a bomber jacket and pilot's mask and Itar-Tass news agency said Putin even flew the jet himself during the trip. mediawhoresonline.com