tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post113294979748749653..comments2024-03-13T12:14:28.146-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1133143128647488872005-11-27T20:58:00.000-05:002005-11-27T20:58:00.000-05:00For the most powerful world leader on planet Earth...For the most powerful world leader on planet Earth to date to have already bombed the hell out of a country with the population (but not the resources!) of Uganda on almost no justification hardly puts it beyond credibility that he would consider shutting down a contrary voice of reason that has been getting more world attention of late than he has. Al Jazeera is obviously doing <I>something</I> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1133009678897037312005-11-26T07:54:00.000-05:002005-11-26T07:54:00.000-05:00That, Rilkefan, is the most reasonable thing I've ...That, Rilkefan, is the most reasonable thing I've heard anybody say about this yet.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1132990280802111632005-11-26T02:31:00.000-05:002005-11-26T02:31:00.000-05:00I doubt the transcript consists of the single exch...I doubt the transcript consists of the single exchange. No doubt it's meaningless chitchat for the most part, in the middle of which occurs Bush's little joke in a frat-boy tone and Blair responding "No, no, that won't do" in a jocular tone, followed by a deft change of subject. The tone of course won't be transcribed, making this a lose-lose scenario for Bush. If the memo comes out, he'll rilkefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189347779617969628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1132968742739839732005-11-25T20:32:00.000-05:002005-11-25T20:32:00.000-05:00I don't know MV...I don't think that Bush is a rac...I don't know MV...I don't think that Bush is a racist. I expect he's fairly disdainful of Islam as a religion, though, so I guess there could be derogatory comments of that nature.<BR/><BR/>Five pages, eh? I hadn't heard that.<BR/><BR/>Puzzling.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1132953791151812672005-11-25T16:23:00.000-05:002005-11-25T16:23:00.000-05:00I have trouble taking this seriously as well, exce...I have trouble taking this seriously as well, except that if it were a joke, then why did Blair bother trying to talk him out of it? Is Bush's humor that dry? Also, the transcript is five pages, that's a pretty long joke.<BR/><BR/>I’ll bet it’s the language in that memo/transcript that they’re afraid of. It wouldn’t be good to have it confirmed that Bush wanted to bomb Al Jazeera, but at thismikevoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010028700825655843noreply@blogger.com