Uncategorized There’s a Reason They Call It Free-style By anamariecox Aug. 11, 2008 Share Read Later Send to Kindle Most Popular From Swampland North Carolina Church Wanted “Only White People” as GreetersWhy the U.S. Flag is Red, White and BlueThe Crash of Independence 08Friended: How the Obama Campaign Connected with Young VotersPledged Delegates Vs. “Bound” Delegates From Time.com Connect With TIME
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That’ll teach the French to talk <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP28868620080807">smack</a>.</p>
<p>It almost makes up for Bush’s pathetic <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/interview-president-bob-costas-nbc-sports/">interview</a> with Costas. You know, the one where he said “America doesn’t have problems,” and seemed to imply that Joey Cheek didn’t come to China because he didn’t want to? Oh, and this:</p>
<blockquote><p>I went to church here, and I’m sure the cynics say, well, you know, it was just a state-sponsored church. On the other hand — and that’s true. On the other hand, it gave me a chance to say to the Chinese people, religion won’t hurt you, you ought to welcome religious people. And it gave me a chance to say to the government, why don’t you register the underground churches and give them a chance to flourish? And he listened politely. I can’t read his mind, but I do know that every time I met with him I pressed the point. </p></blockquote>
<p>Having three hands must make it hard to pray! But you know who has lots of time to get praying right? The idiots who went to a non-state-sponsored church and have been imprisoned indefinitely!</p>
<p>But Bush wouldn’t know anything about those kinds of tactics.</p>
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