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Thread #85665 Message #1588409
Posted By: Peter T.
22-Oct-05 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: B.S.: Air Force 1: Democracy Plane!
Subject: B.S.: Air Force 1: Democracy Plane!
As America moves inexorably towards the true trappings of empire, the latest piece of hilarity is George W. going to the Reagan Library (an oxymoron of sorts in itself) to celebrate Air Force One as a symbol of "democracy and freedom"!!! Somewhat like Catherine the Great's fabled gold encrusted carriage, Air Force One carries freedom and democracy through the skies of the world, dispensing beneficence and love wherever it goes......