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i got tipsy, dizzy and now i dunno ~~NO Emoticons~~

[St.Lucifer]

All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely actors.
I like that frm Nokia

[Jeevan]

traffic in Dubai kills

[weary_heart]

hmmmm.... im really not a good thread hi-jacker

[bear]

"eat my shorts"

Bart rulz...


sorry... i've had "do the bartman" in my head since i woke up this morning.

[St.Lucifer]

Bear the Bart.

[sage & onion]

SELLERSBURG, Ind., Oct. 28 — In an appearance that amounted to his first traditional campaign rally of the election season, President Bush on Saturday told wildly cheering supporters here that Democrats did not want to investigate, prosecute or even detain terrorists and had no plan for Iraq.

And, introducing a relatively new line in his election-year stump speech, Mr. Bush criticized the “activist” New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling this week that same-sex couples were entitled to the same legal rights and benefits as heterosexual couples.

“We believe that marriage is a union between a man and a woman and should be defended,” Mr. Bush said, reminding the crowd of his two conservative Supreme Court appointees, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. “I will continue to appoint judges who strictly interpret the law.”

Aides said Mr. Bush’s appearance on Saturday was the first of many planned for the final days before the Nov. 7 election, as he pivots from the role of fund-raiser in chief to that of cheerleader in chief.

For Mr. Bush, it was a return to the kind of campaigning he likes best. He gave his speech in rolled-up shirtsleeves, standing before an ecstatic crowd packed into a high school gymnasium. They waved pompoms and held signs that said “Welcome to Bush Country” or simply “W,” and hooted their support with deafening enthusiasm. Their cheers nearly overwhelmed the shouts of an antiwar demonstrator, whose protests were barely audible, and occasionally drowned out the president.

Mr. Bush went onstage with Representative Mike Sodrel, one of three Indiana Republicans facing tough Democratic opposition this year. The president’s list of Democrats’ deficiencies included their votes against the administration’s program to wiretap phone conversations of terrorism suspects without warrants and their opposition to trying terrorism suspects in special military tribunals without habeas corpus.

“In all these vital measures for fighting the war on terror, the Democrats in Washington follow a simple philosophy: Just Say No,” Mr. Bush said, borrowing the line from Nancy Reagan’s 1980s campaign against drugs. He continued that theme in a call-and-response with the crowd, asking, “When it comes to listening in on the terrorists, what’s the Democratic answer?”

“Just say no,” the audience answered.

“When it comes to detaining terrorists, what’s the Democratic answer?” Mr. Bush asked.

“Just say no,” the crowd of roughly 4,000 answered.

“When the Democrats ask for your vote November the seventh, what are you going to say?” Mr. Bush asked.

“Just say no,” the crowd replied.

Democrats and some Republicans in Congress have pushed for greater restrictions on the president’s authority to order wiretaps without warrants. Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, said they had called for a more solid legal foundation in trying terrorism suspects.

Mr. Manley said the president was practicing “the politics of fear and smear.”

“Of course we want to listen to and detain terrorists,” Mr. Manley said. “We just don’t want to give the president a blank check.”

Continuing his national security theme, Mr. Bush left here for South Carolina to attend a rally for troops at the Charleston Air Force Base.

To a crowd of hundreds of servicemembers gathered on the tarmac, Mr. Bush gave a streamlined version of his stump speech, removing direct mention of Democrats or the coming election, and appeared to direct criticism at the opposition.

“I know some in America don’t believe Iraq is the central front in the war on terror — that’s fine, and they can have that opinion,” Mr. Bush said. “But Osama bin Laden knows it’s the central front in the war on terror.”

And he offered words for those who have lost loved ones in the war.

“I make them this pledge,” he said. “We will honor their sacrifice by completing the mission, by defeating the terrorists and laying the foundation of peace for generations to come.”

Mr. Bush has not set aside his fund-raising duties entirely. On Saturday evening, he appeared at a private event for the Republican National Committee on Kiawah Island, a resort community off the coast of South Carolina, that organizers said raised about $1 million.

[Jeevan]

couldnt read through it

[pinoy1]

ugh! politics! somebody hijack it quick!

[sage & onion]

The European Constitution

The European Constitution provides a blueprint for a more dynamic and effective European Union. It clarifies the nature of the European Union, the extent of its powers and its relationship with its Member States, and makes some changes to the Union’s institutions and to certain of its policies.

The European Constitution was agreed by the Heads of State and Government of the European Union's twenty-five Member States on 18 June 2004 and signed in Rome on 29 October 2004. In order to enter into force, it must be ratified by each Member State according to its constitutional requirements. In some cases this will be via parliament, in other cases a referendum will be required.

Following the French and Dutch referendum results, the June 2005 meeting of the European Heads of State and Government opted for a pause in the ratification process so as to allow time for reflection and debate in each Member State. The intention is to provide the people of Europe with an opportunity to reflect on the enduring significance of the European Union, not least in the light of the domestic, regional and global challenges faced. Following debates in each of their countries, the Heads of State and Government intend to hold further discussions in 2006.


Further information is available on the European Constitution website,

[St.Lucifer]

Was talking to a cab guy while coming back from City bank near wafi city, and he said Dubai is such a notorious place that you would never know who to trust and who not to... It seems that the poor fella.. went flying to abudhabi with a tourist, since he demanded to go and come back to dubai in 3 1/2 hrs, and after reaching abudhabi... the tourist asked him to wait till he picks up his suitcase from the hotel lobby.. but he never turned up.. cheeky customer.. poor cab guy says he had to bear some 250 dhs..