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To: steve harris who wrote (262101)	11/25/2005 2:32:47 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 1572629

COLON BOWEL's latest REGURGITATION Colin Powell: White House's Murtha Attack 'Disgraceful' NewsMax.com ^ \| Nov. 25, 2005 \| Carl Limbacher An angry former Secretary of State Colin Powell is blasting the Bush White House for attacking Rep. Jack Murtha, who undermined troop morale and encouraged al Qaida last week with his call for an immediate U.S. pullout from Iraq. "To attack him the way he was attacked, accusing him of being a Michael Moore, was disgraceful and was not worthy," a Powell told the New York Post's Deborah Orin, who described him as "livid." "Jack Murtha is great friend of mine," Powell declared. "He's a great patriot. "I don't agree with his position," the former top Bush diplomat said. "But he has started a debate which is a good debate to have as to how long we should be there." Hours after Murtha called for an immediate pullout last Thursday, White House press secretary Scott McClellan compared him to Michael Moore. Two days later, however, both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney went out of their way to describe Murtha as "honorable." Still, Powell focused instead on the earlier remark, and said nothing about the olive branch offered by Bush and Cheney. The one-time chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff also suggested that the war on terror wasn't quite as serious as other challenges the U.S. has faced. "We're not facing a world war anymore," Powell told the Post. "We have pretty much convinced the world that democracy is a better system than communism or fascism or totalitarianism."

To: steve harris who wrote (262101)	11/25/2005 2:36:03 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572629

RE:"Is Chirac far behind?" Will be interesting. The next guy might not be so easy on the rioters.

To: steve harris who wrote (262101)	11/25/2005 2:45:06 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 1572629

Vt. teacher accused of anti-Bush quiz [giving a vocabulary quiz that included digs at President...] Yahoo ^ 11/22/2005 A high school teacher is facing questions from administrators after giving a vocabulary quiz that included digs at President Bush and the extreme right. Bret Chenkin, a social studies and English teacher at Mount Anthony Union High School, said he gave the quiz to his students several months ago. The quiz asked students to pick the proper words to complete sentences. One example: "I wish Bush would be (coherent, eschewed) for once during a speech, but there are theories that his everyday diction charms the below-average mind, hence insuring him Republican votes." "Coherent" is the right answer. Principal Sue Maguire said she hoped to speak to whomever complained about the quiz and any students who might be concerned. She said she also would talk with Chenkin. School Superintendent Wesley Knapp said he was taking the situation seriously. "It's absolutely unacceptable," Knapp said. "They (teachers) don't have a license to hold forth on a particular standpoint." Chenkin, 36, a teacher for seven years, said he isn't shy about sharing his liberal views with students as a way of prompting debate, but said the quizzes are being taken out of context. (Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...

To: steve harris who wrote (262101)	11/25/2005 3:23:03 PM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572629

No, Chirac is a goner. And so is the dem prime minister in Sweden. Elections coming up next spring and the "non progressive" forces are on da roll :) Taro

To: steve harris who wrote (262101)	11/26/2005 3:11:27 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572629

Maybe I'm missing something. Yeah, you are.......per usual.