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Daddy4UdderSlut -> News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/13/2006 9:00:08 PM)
Drafting the new Presidential Empowerment Act, our fearless leader is working overtime to ensure the safety and security of the nation: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140

dincubus -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/13/2006 9:02:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Daddy4UdderSlut Drafting the new Presidential Empowerment Act, our fearless leader is working overtime to ensure the safety and security of the nation: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140 the Onion is sooooo not a serious news source... call it a tabliod if nothing else

Daddy4UdderSlut -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/13/2006 9:05:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dincubus quote: ORIGINAL: Daddy4UdderSlut Drafting the new Presidential Empowerment Act, our fearless leader is working overtime to ensure the safety and security of the nation: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140 the Onion is sooooo not a serious news source... call it a tabliod if nothing else Yep, I'd call it satire - but they have some pretty funny pieces!

Dauric -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/13/2006 9:09:54 PM)
It is satire, never was intended as anyhting else. Bit of a wrench to put it in the off-topic forums without "Onion Reports:" oer something to that effect. $0.02 Dauric.

UtopianRanger -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 3:18:34 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Daddy4UdderSlut Drafting the new Presidential Empowerment Act, our fearless leader is working overtime to ensure the safety and security of the nation: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140 Great news article…. It totally identifies with part of the ‘’Federalist Society’’ dogma known as the ''Unitary Executive'' - Also a ''Straussian'' concept It’s an unconstitutional doctrine that grants absolute dictatorial powers to the ''President'' during times of national crisis / emergency. It completely undermines the checks and balances / separation of powers built into the system Total proof that ever since 9-11 they have been very committed in calling for a ‘’roll back’’ of post-Watergate infringements related to Presidential power. As was one longtime poster mentioned some time ago '' We are ripe for Dictator. People are STARVING for someone to take charge and be pragmatic to the issues at hand. With one more or larger scale 9/11 this may seem like the good old days. '' Sad but true.... - R Edited to add: Some think its funny.... but read Samuel Alito's dossier {with regard to the Senate questioning his participation in the ''Federalist Society'' }

Dauric -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:17:46 AM)
Err... you do know that "The Onion" is a humor magazine that makes the articles up from thin air right? They bring up valid and timely issues, but no article from The Onion can be considered as proof of anything. $0.02, Dauric.

beenwhipped -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:29:14 AM)
the onion at its finest, here is today's HEADLINE http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51561 Only Guy Who Puts Paper In Copier Considers Himself A Hero

LotusSong -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:31:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Daddy4UdderSlut Drafting the new Presidential Empowerment Act, our fearless leader is working overtime to ensure the safety and security of the nation: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140 Please tell me this is a tongue in cheek article? Puuuuuuuuuuuulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese. (because if it's real;.. I wonder if anyone is thinking I was that far off compairing Hitler's rise to power and dictatorship to Bush's regeime?) I wouldn't put it past him to try for a 3rd Term-saying "Y'all NEED Me to FIX this world!"

Dauric -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:35:53 AM)
Everything in "The Onion" is tounge-in-cheek. It isn't a news source, it's satire of news and current events. That said I agree that President Noxious-Weed would say exactly that. $0.02, Dauric.

LotusSong -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:47:44 AM)
Thank you! No- I had never heard of the Onion before :) But gee.. if someone could actually THINK something like that might be possible.. what's that say about our present situation? (Other than I'm gullible as hell! My evil brotherss liked that about me.) [image]http://www.collarchat.com/micons/m27.gif[/image]

IronBear -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:56:50 AM)
Of course didn't you know that GW Bush uses the Onion as his main source of worldly information.... Now of course he'll try to follow the lead of the faithfull Onion and go for a new executive powers like President for Life, Adopting Iraq as the newest State of the Union. Who knows he may ever adopt Isreal as another fully fledged US State as well.... I'm sure the NSC owns and runs CM to get a wider knowledge of what his subjects are doing too. Perhaps we are all part of the Bush Intelligence Think-Tank[8D]

gooddogbenji -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 8:58:52 AM)
Iron Bear, Is it improper to pee in a tank? Yours, benji

IronBear -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 9:00:13 AM)
Long as it's my neighbours water or fuel talk..Hell Yes!!!!

LotusSong -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 9:02:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: IronBear Of course didn't you know that GW Bush uses the Onion as his main source of worldly information.... Now of course he'll try to follow the lead of the faithfull Onion and go for a new executive powers like President for Life, Adopting Iraq as the newest State of the Union. Who knows he may ever adopt Isreal as another fully fledged US State as well.... I'm sure the NSC owns and runs CM to get a wider knowledge of what his subjects are doing too. Perhaps we are all part of the Bush Intelligence Think-Tank[8D] Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwww :) LOL![sm=banana.gif]

Daddy4UdderSlut -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 12:32:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong Thank you! No- I had never heard of the Onion before :) But gee.. if someone could actually THINK something like that might be possible.. what's that say about our present situation? [image]http://www.collarchat.com/micons/m27.gif[/image] LOL Yep, as noted above (perhaps not loudly enough) The Onion is satire. They take some strange/unsettling ideas that are in the news a lot (like Bush usurping governmental powers), and then exaggerate them to be beyond strange. I was ROLLING when I read this one! Here are a couple of other goodies... That always free-spending NASA with a new idea... "NASA Announces Plan To Launch $700 Million Into Space" http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47977 If you recall Dick Cheney campaigning for re-election during the 2004 season with a pitch of "Re-elect us or die!", you'll enjoy... "Cheney Vows To Attack U.S. If Kerry Elected" http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30742

Kedikat -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 12:44:26 PM)
That particular article is a joke. But they are working to broaden and reinterpret presidential power. http://www.volokh.com/posts/1155016617.shtml

LotusSong -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 12:51:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Daddy4UdderSlut quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong Thank you! No- I had never heard of the Onion before :) But gee.. if someone could actually THINK something like that might be possible.. what's that say about our present situation? [image]http://www.collarchat.com/micons/m27.gif[/image] LOL Yep, as noted above (perhaps not loudly enough) The Onion is satire. They take some strange/unsettling ideas that are in the news a lot (like Bush usurping governmental powers), and then exaggerate them to be beyond strange. I was ROLLING when I read this one! Here are a couple of other goodies... That always free-spending NASA with a new idea... "NASA Announces Plan To Launch $700 Million Into Space" http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47977 If you recall Dick Cheney campaigning for re-election during the 2004 season with a pitch of "Re-elect us or die!", you'll enjoy... "Cheney Vows To Attack U.S. If Kerry Elected" http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30742 This is what I thought it may have been an off-shoot of: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/ "signing statements"

Daddy4UdderSlut -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 1:12:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong This is what I thought it may have been an off-shoot of: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/ "signing statements" It absolutely is an off-shoot of that. A great many legal scholars and historians have said that Mr. Bush has made a completely unprecedented expansion of presidential powers, often with questionable legal basis for doing so. I am neither a historian nor a legal scholar, but I don't think that everyone can be wrong. In any case, I just thought The Onion article was very funny... I grow a little tired of the bickering in some of the threads is all, and thought others might appreciate a little levity.

MistressLorelei -> RE: News Flash! Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self (8/14/2006 1:19:09 PM)
The Onion is satire, but what makes it 'humorous', is that it's not far from the truth. Bush, through his signing statements has noted in writing that he will not be bound by more than 750 laws passed by congress. He has created more signing statements than every other President in history combined. I do believe Bush thinks he is above the law, thus granting himself the option to disobey 750+ laws. The Onion, while, it's humerous and un-newsworthy, can also be frighteningly accurate. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/ Edited to note: I was typing my post while LotusSong posted hers... excuse the duplicate reference, etc.

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