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Reactions to Bush’s Speech

January 21, 2005

Admittedly, I did not watch Bush’s speech. Listening to his bull**** is just not high on my to-do list. I think I was doing a crossword at the time. But Rainer called immediately afterwards to say, “This guy is crazy!” In reference to Bush’s plan to free the world from tyranny, Rainer stated that, “the [...]

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A lingering sense of loss

November 9, 2004

Here is a good article on a New Yorker’s perspective of the election results by Gersh Kuntzman from Newsweek. Excerpt: How can these Red States people cite moral values, yet ignore the immorality of a war that has caused the death of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people? If anyone should be beating [...]

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World reactions to Bush

November 5, 2004

 Before getting to world reaction, here is a link to a post by Jamie Foxer that I think just about sums up exactly how I feel about this election (Thanks for pointing it out to me, Cliff). There is a good article at slate.msn.com describing european reaction to the re-election of Bush, ‘Brits to America: [...]

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Who elected W?

November 4, 2004

According to exit polls: Vote by race and gender……….Bush………Kerry …..White Men (36%)……………..62%………..37% …..White Women (41%)………….55%………..44% …..Non-White Men (10%)………..30%………..67% …..Non-White Women (12%)…….24%………..75%Vote by Age………………………Bush………Kerry …..18-29 (17%)……………………45%………..54% …..30-44 (29%)……………………53%………..46% …..45-59 (30%)……………………51%………..48% …..60+ (24%)……………………..54%………..46% Vote by Religion…………………Bush………Kerry …..Protestant (54%)……………..59%…………40% …..Catholic (27%)………………..52%…………47% …..Jewish (3%)…………………..25%…………74% …..Other (7%)…………………….23%………..74% …..None (10%)……………………31%………..67% Most Important Issue……………Bush………Kerry …..Taxes (5%)…………………….57%…………43% …..Education (4%)………………..26%…………73% …..Iraq (15%)………………………26%…………73% …..Terrorism (19%)……………….86%………..14% [...]

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George’s Crusade

November 1, 2004

I am dismayed at the importance religion has taken on in government and politics. Many immigrants to this country fled here because of religious persecution or intolerance in their countries of origin, and I think their descendents are making America into the kind of country their forefathers fled. Why is it important that John Kerry [...]

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Germany’s view of America

October 27, 2004

Rainer told me that he watched a program on German TV where Germany’s top newscasters discussed the German view of America. Over the years since WWII, consistently 85-90% of Germans had a positive view of America. When George W. took office, this percentage dropped to about 65%, then after September 11, it rose back to [...]

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Argh, the disappointment…

October 26, 2004

After reading several news websites, I think that CNN International erred when reporting that Virginia was a battleground state. The CNN website reports Virginia is “Likely Bush.” So, Bush says of Kerry, “You cannot win a war you do not believe in fighting.” We’re still at war? Didn’t Bush say, “my fellow Americans, major combat [...]

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