His greeting to the audience - many of them waving red, white and blue fans to keep themselves cool on the muggy July morning - was plain and simple: “Happy Fourth of July.“ But the 43rd president quickly delved into a more complex message of American citizenry and freedom.
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Posted by ( ) on July 05, 2008 at 7:44 am
There’s a difference between free speech and decency. Those who protested during the president’s speech demonstrated terribly poor judgment. For many attending the ceremony, especially those being naturalized, it was a meaningful event, the culmination of a long journey. What a shame to disrupt it.
Oh, and please don’t misunderstand. They had every RIGHT to do it, they just should not have done it at the event itself.
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Posted by ( ) on July 05, 2008 at 6:59 am
At least he’s not selling our secrets to China, sleeping around in the Oval Office, nor killing those that oppose him (i.e. Ron Brown).
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Posted by ( ) on July 04, 2008 at 6:16 pm
This evil tyrant Bush should be denounced whenever and wherever the opportunity arises…..
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Posted by ( ) on July 04, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Mr. Jefferson is probably rolling in his grave at the thought of this tyrant on his farm.
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