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WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) from Yoko Ono on Vimeo.

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This is not a court of law, this is theater. The power of the word and what words a performer chooses to use are what to focus on. Of all the words that can be used to express an idea, why does a performer choose specific ones? What are the images the words convey? I am using the example of John McCain and Mitt Romney asking George Bush and Dick Cheney to resign as an example of how to deal with and understand what the media gives us as NEWS.

This is a performance on an entertainment show. Not just today, everyday. Not just this show, all of them. Poetic words, theatrical images, pretty people in makeup, magic, lies, deception, actors on the stage. Often the theater is attractive, and we like it (like the Lion King.) More often, the performance is brick through the TV nonsense. But (I ask rhetorically for all the people that don't have a blog) how else are we to get our information, be informed, elect a president?

News that is not blunt and honest is not news, it is theater, it is entertainment, it is lies.
When David Gregory, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Host of MSNBC's "Race for the White House" asks Mitt Romney if Senator Obama's critical statement

"Lets be clear, when it comes to regularity reform Senator McCain has fought time and time again, against the common sense rules of the road that could have prevented this crisis."

is beyond dispute

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and Mitt Romney answers

"I have no idea what he is referring to as to regulations that would have prevented this crisis that John McCain supposedly didn't support."

One wonders why the NBC News Chief White House Correspondent did not stop Mr. Romney right there and say to him,

"You are being touted as having knowledge that makes you eligible to be on a commission that will oversee the largest government bailout in the history of the world and YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE IS REFERRING TO! "

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Words, words, words. What is an accurate quote or transcription? When all the pauses, breaths and emphasis have been removed and just the words remain, that is a legal document.

In performance, the words that are chosen is important. Each word carries a definition and in that definition an image. One might say that there is no such thing as an out of context quote in theater. Every word is on purpose and every word matters. An image used in one scene with one character may foreshadow an event in another scene with a different character.

The Old Man's Diary also addresses the idea that politics is theater.

Every political campaign has a theatrical dimension. The archetypal image of a campaign is a man or woman addressing a crowd. Whatever else that may be, it's theater!

Democrats aren't comfortable with theater. Republicans make good use of it.

Republicans think they are too good. Examine John McCain and Mitt Romney's words and images below and see, as often happens with good Art, the unintended consequences that leak out around the edges.

My headline says that McCain calls for Bush-Cheney to resign. McCain would not admit it, Mitt Romney will deny it. Their words tell a different story.
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In this clip from 19 Sep 2008 John McCain invokes the image of Commander (/President) Eisenhower, ready to accept responsibility for his actions.
(I left in the part about Cox resigning the FEC so you could hear him say it.)

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It is clear that evoking the image of the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe does not fit for asking the Chairman of the SEC to resign.
Who then is he asking to accept responsibility and resign?
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On Monday Sep 22, John McCain suggested a bipartisan oversight board to add an additional layer of bureaucracy to the bailout of Wall Street and suggested Mitt Romney be included on that board. By nightfall, Mitt was on the election team telling the tale of Maverick.

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Another interesting series of images to illustrate Maverick McCain being opposed to the President and asking "The Worst In History" to resign.
Editing makes the image clearer.

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Why these words? Why this image of "the worst in history?"
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Mitt Romney, touted for his business acumen, does not know what SEC rule it is that McCain supported that would allow investment banks to become more heavily leveraged. He does know what the trouble is at the heart of our economy, something everybody was excited about, and that was, giving loans to people who really didn't have the ability to repay them.

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And finally, maybe offering a bit more help than Maverick wants, here is a remix of where Romney thinks McCain is from, now that he is talking about nothing but change.

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"I think he's doing what he thinks is right."

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As I said above, this is theater not a court of law. It is ART. Because these people are performing, every word matters and nothing can be taken out of context. It all matters, the intended and unintended consequences.

A good artist will have somewhat of a control over the unintended consequences and embrace them. Charlatans, like the men occupying the East and West wings of the White House, will whine about context like they are in a court of law and deny unintended meanings derived from their words.

Although I do hope the charlatans end up in that court, these men and all our politicians, are simply doing Theater and try as they might to misdirect, all the images the viewer can make of their words count. The only boundaries are a given performance, a work of ART and it stands on its own.

Therefore, I hear John McCain and Mitt Romney asking George Bush and Dick Cheney to accept responsibility for their crimes and resign their elected offices.

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David Gregory
NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Host,
MSNBC's "Race for the White House" msnbc.com

And I thought the Bush Doctrine was "catapult(ing) the propaganda"
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As you -- as I mentioned to you earlier, we're going to redesign the current system. If you've retired, you don't have anything to worry about -- third time I've said that. (Laughter.) I'll probably say it three more times. See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda. (Applause.)

search wh site - bush+doctrine-

Of the 71 results from the search, 56 are attributed to the Vice President. the first being, 23 0ct 01.

As the president said in Shanghai, this is a fight to save the civilized world and values common to the West, to Asia and to Islam. This is a struggle against evil, against an enemy that rejoices in the murder of innocent, unsuspecting human beings. That is why people in every part of the world and of all faiths stand together against this foe.

The president has made very clear that in this conflict there is no neutral ground; those who harbor terrorists share guilt for the acts they commit.

CHENEY: Under the Bush doctrine, a regime that harbors or supports terrorists will be regarded as hostile to the United States of America.

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The day before POTUS signed the The Shanghai Accord. 20 Oct 01
October 20, 2001
President Says Terrorists Tried to Disrupt World Economy
Remarks by the President to the CEO Summit
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel
Shanghai, People's Republic of China

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Tomorrow, APEC leaders will pledge to work together to deny the terrorists any sanctuary, any funding, any material or moral support. Together, we will, patiently and diligently, pursue the terrorists from place to place until justice is done.
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[ The first use I could find of the words "Bush Doctrine" were on 21 Nov 01. That reference by Dick Cheney pointed to the speech given by President Bush the day before at the APEC conference in Shanghai. Eight days later, the president references the doctrine when making it clear the new us attorneys are on the front lines of that war. And what do you know, there is Al Gonzales, being thanked by the president for leading "the effort to scour the country for the best to serve as U.S. attorneys."
There is John Ashcroft, heading the Department of Justice, and the president joking that he is in the Army. That means, (ha ha,) that he follows, as all in the military do, the orders of the commander in chief.

November 29, 2001
President Says U.S. Attorneys on Front Line in War
Remarks by the President to U.S. Attorneys Conference
Presidential Hall
Dwight David Eisenhower Office Building

I guess we call you General. (Laughter.) That means you all are in the Army. (Laughter.) And I am glad you are.
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And where's Al Gonzales, who is my -- (applause.) Al led the effort to scour the country for the best to serve as U.S. attorneys, and I appreciate his hard work. And I suspect you new U.S. attorneys appreciate his hard work, as well. (Laughter.)
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And as we speak, we're enforcing the doctrine that makes it plain that not only do we seek the terrorists, but we also hold governments that harbor them and feed them and house them and hide them accountable for their behavior, as well.
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But there is no doubt about our intentions, and there shouldn't be. Those who plot terror, and those who help them, will be held accountable in America. That's what we're going to do. Protecting the innocent against violence is a solemn duty of this country. It is our most important responsibility now. And all of us in this room accept that responsibility. And we will tell the American people plainly, we will fulfill that responsibility.

To meet that obligation, a wartime reorganization is underway at the Justice Department. More investigators will go to front lines. The federal government will work more closely with state and local authorities -- and so will you. Agents will receive better training and new technology, to help track and capture terrorists or those who support them. And these changes are essential, and I want to thank the Attorney General and Director Mueller for beginning this transformation.

I have also reserved the option of trial by military commission for foreign terrorists who wage war against our country. Non-citizens, non-U.S. citizens who plan and/or commit mass murder are more than criminal suspects. They are unlawful combatants who seek to destroy our country and our way of life. And if I determine that it is in the national security interest of our great land to try by military commission those who make war on America, then we will do so. (Applause.)
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So what is the Bush Doctrine really?

"You're paid to lie"

( The president says "Al led the effort" and reversing the audio he says "you're paid to lie."

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These 27 campaign stops by Vice President Dick Cheney caught my eye for some reason and since they are are listed on the White House web site under very official reasons, for instance, "Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricane Recovery Immigration ..." I'm wondering, did the RNC pay for these trips,or did we?

Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricane Recovery Immigration ...
1. October 14, 2004
Remarks of Mrs. Cheney and the Vice President Following a Debate Watching Party
Embassy Suites Hotel
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
October 13, 2004
10:47 P.M. EDT
MRS. CHENEY: ... John Kerry tries to put a bunch of fancy, fancy talk -- tried to disguise that record, sort of like his fancy haircut, fancy manicure, tried to disguise the whole thing. (Laughter.) But there is nothing you can do to really -- to really obscure that record. You can try, though. And in Wyoming, we've got a saying for what it is when you keep trying to make something that's not so good look good, we call it putting lipstick on a pig. (Laughter.) Yes. (Applause.) And it doesn't work.

It doesn't work, does it, Mr. Vice President? You're on. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm glad Lynne is on my side. (Laughter.)

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2. November 1, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii Convention Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
11:12 P.M. HAST
John Kerry is running around talking tough. He's trying every which way to cover up his record of weakness on national defense. But he can't do it. It won't work. As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.)

That's one of my favorite lines. (Laughter.) You want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) This is a great crowd. (Applause.) All right.

AUDIENCE: Cheney! Cheney! Cheney! (Applause.)

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Mercy.

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3. November 1, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Penrose Equestrian Center
Colorado Springs, Colorado
9:35 P.M. MST
John Kerry is running around talking tough. He's trying every which way to cover up his record of weakness on national defense. But he can't do it. It won't work. As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's my favorite line. (Laughter.) You want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we like to say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on the pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) Lynne hates it when I do that. (Laughter.)
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Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricane Recovery Immigration Jobs &..
4. November 1, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Sparks, Nevada
Sparks High School
Sparks, Nevada
5:21 P.M. PST
John Kerry is running around talking tough. He's trying every which way to cover up his record of weakness on national defense. But he can't do it. It won't work. As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's my favorite line. (Laughter.) You want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we like to say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.)
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5. November 1, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Henderson, Nevada
Green Valley High School
Henderson, Nevada
2:20 P.M. PST
John Kerry is running around talking tough. He's trying every which way to cover up his record of weakness on national defense. But he can't do it. It won't work. As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's my favorite line. (Laughter.) You want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we like to say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

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6. October 31, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Los Lunas, New Mexico
Los Lunas High School
Los Lunas, New Mexico
5:04 P.M. MST
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.) That's my favorite line. (Laughter.) You want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but at the end of the day it's still a pig. (Applause.) All right, I've got to concentrate here. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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7. October 30, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Zanesville, Ohio
Hallowed Hills Conference Center
Zanesville, Ohio
3:22 P.M. EDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.) That's my favorite line. (Laughter.) Want to hear it again?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: As we say in Wyoming -- (laughter) -- you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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8. Vice President's Remarks in Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson Hole Airport
Jackson, Wyoming
November 1, 2004
9:15 P.M. MST
MRS. CHENEY: Even Katie is in the act now. She's got an idea. All right, this is going to be another of "Cheneys' Greatest Hits." This one has to do with the fact that John Kerry has a completely and totally weak record on national security issues, that he's had a record for 30 years of weakness on national security issues. But --

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, he's working very hard to cover it up. Now, we got into the campaign, of course, and he's trying hard to cover up the fact that he voted against the first Gulf War; against Operation Desert Storm; voted against most of the weapons systems that President Reagan used to keep the peace and win the Cold War. But the point is that no matter how hard he tries, no matter how much spin he tries to put on it, that you can't cover that record up with a little tough talk during the course of the campaign, that as we say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but in the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.) The amazing thing is you can tell that story in any state in America and they get it. (Laughter.) You got anything you want to add --

MRS. CHENEY: No --
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Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricanes Immigration Jobs & Economy
9. Vice President's Remarks in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Nazareth Area High School
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
October 30, 2004
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Applause.) It is a rough crowd. (Laughter.) We better leave for Hawaii a little early. (Laughter.)

AUDIENCE MEBER: We love you, Cheney.

THE VICE PRESIDENT: All right, I love you guys.

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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10. October 30, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
The River Center
Davenport, Iowa
6:15 P.M. CDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on that pig but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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11. October 29, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Dimondale, Michigan
The Summit at the Capital Centre
Dimondale, Michigan
1:15 P.M. EDT
As we say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's one of my favorite lines. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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12. October 28, 2004
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Backus Auditorium
International Falls, Minnesota
1:10 P.M. CDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's one of my favorites. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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13. October 27, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Kissimmee, Florida
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Stallion 51 Hangar
Kissimmee Municipal Airport
Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 P.M. EDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.) I liked that line, did you? (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricanes Immigration Jobs & Economy
14. October 27, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Washington, Pennsylvania
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Washington & Jefferson College
Henry Memorial Center
Washington, Pennsylvania
1:41 P.M. EDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still a pig. (Applause.) That's one of my favorites. (Laughter.)
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15. October 26, 2004
VP's Remarks in Lake City, Florida
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Lake City, Florida
12:45 P.M. EDT
But we have a saying out in Wyoming for something like this, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.)
John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President. He is not a steadfast leader. And our President is. (Applause.)
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16. October 26, 2004
Vice President and Mrs. Cheney's Remarks in Wilmington, Ohio
Roberts Convention Center
Wilmington, Ohio
October 25, 2004
5:16 P.M. EDT
You cannot substitute a few minutes of tough talk during the course of a 90-minute debate at election time to cover up 20 years of what I think has been weakness on national security issues in the United States Senate. It won't work. (Applause.)

Or as we say out in our home state of Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Laughter.)
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17. October 26, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Lake City, Florida
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Lake City, Florida
12:45 P.M. EDT
But we have a saying out in Wyoming for something like this, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Laughter and applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President. He is not a steadfast leader. And our President is. (Applause.)
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18. October 23, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Grand Junction, Colorado
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Walker Field
the Herr Hanger
Grand Junction, Colorado
2:35 P.M. MDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Applause.) This is fun. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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19. October 23, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Farmington, New Mexico
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Piedra Vista High School
Farmington, New Mexico
11:25 A.M. MDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it'll still be a pig. (Applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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Issues Budget Management Education Energy Health Care Homeland Security Hurricanes Immigration Jobs & Economy
20. October 22, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Rosemount, Minnesota
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Rosemount Community Center
Rosemount, Minnesota
10:04 A.M. CDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day it will still be a pig. (Applause.) I love that line. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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21. October 21, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Sylvania, Ohio
Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter Sports Complex Field House
Sylvania, Ohio
1:08 P.M.
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still be a pig. (Applause.) All right. (Applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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22. October 21, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
National Railroad Museum
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
3:58 P.M. CDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still be a pig. (Applause.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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23. October 20, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Traverse City, Michigan
Grand Traverse Civic Center
Traverse City, Michigan
1:40 P.M. EDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! (Applause.)

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, I'm having trouble concentrating. (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs.
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24. October 19, 2004
Vice President's Remarks in Xenia, Ohio
Greene County Fair & Expo Center
Xenia, Ohio
1:15 P.M. EDT
As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of a day, it's still a pig. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.)

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Who's got the pig? (Laughter.)

John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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25. October 15, 2004
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Deltaplex Entertainment & Expo Center
Grand Rapids, Michigan
5:00 P.M. EDT
To use a phrase that we like in our home state of Wyoming, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Applause.)

What Wednesday night so clearly revealed is that John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction that America needs in a President.
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26. October 14, 2004
Remarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 Rally
Florida Air Museum at Sun-N-Fun
Lakeland, Florida
4:00 P.M. EDT
To use a phrase we like in Wyoming, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Applause.)

What last night so clearly revealed is that John Kerry is not a man of strong character. He is not a steadfast leader.

AUDIENCE: Flip-flop! Flip-flop! Flip-flop!

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I don't know what you're going to do with this crowd, Adam. (Laughter and applause.)
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27. October 14, 2004
Vice President's Remarks at a Victory 2004 Rally in Ft. Myers, Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, Florida
12:38 P.M. EDT
To use a phrase that we like in Wyoming, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. (Applause.)

What last night so clearly revealed is that John Kerry is not a man of strong character.

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Implementing the President’s Management Agenda for E-Government E-Government Strategy Simplified Delivery of Services to Citizens Version 60 February 27, 2002 E-Government
MARK FORMAN TESTIMONY
In her recent book, “Evolve”, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, noted author on the successful transformation of organizations, characterized failed, halfhearted attempts at E-business as like “putting lipstick on a Bulldog”.
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September 12, 2007
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Now, in terms of -- I think what you're trying to do is to develop a narrative that says, well, you know what he's really trying to do is he's trying to put lipstick on this thing because he was going to have to remove the troops anyway. Is that what you're -- is that the buried insinuation?
Q I didn't use the lipstick analogy, but you just did. So it seems --
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November 10, 2004
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan
Q Since the last illegal aliens amnesty plan produced so many more illegal aliens, why is the President considering what Republican leader Tom DeLay and others oppose as another amnesty, and Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo calls, in his words, "the same pig with lipstick"?
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google map of the route
http://bhendrix.com/wall/Gmaps_GVideo_Mashup_Rendezvous.html
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a film as steeped in myth as "C'�tait un Rendezvous". Filmed in 1976 by seminal French director Claude Lelouch it is regarded as the ultimate in cinema verit�.

For many years it has been enjoyed as an almost Masonic secret among car enthusiasts. Whisper the words "Have you seen Rendezvous?" and you'll receive either a knowing, "No, but I've heard it's unbelievable" or a smug, "It is un-be-lieve-able".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous
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speed map
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/Rendezvous.shtml
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making of the film

from the comments
Its Claude-Lelouch that drove the car in the movie.
He did it with the same mercedes benz as it is in this movie ;)

He said that he do the run another time but with a ferrari just to capture the sound to make it more badass^^
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what is missed here is he is saying he sounded the horn the whole way like a police car would. if you look closely, you can see all the cars in front of him pull over and get out of the way like they would for a cop car. i suspect he also had a flashing light on the car as well. As he passes the bus, you can see the red flashing light reflected in the bumper of the bus. I am in the film business and have done high speed runs through cities with police escorts. a cop car with camera would work.
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someone mentioned this some time ago.
the google video had stereo sound. Adds to the dimension.

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H. R. 6508

To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 16, 2008

Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008’.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.

(a) Scope of Application- If the House of Representatives finds an officer or employee of the Executive branch, or a former officer or employee of the Executive branch has violated section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192), the procedures of this Act apply in lieu of the procedures set forth in section 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 194).

(b) Certification by Speaker- Upon the finding by the House of Representatives of a violation to which this Act applies, the Speaker shall certify that finding to the Attorney General for presentation to a grand jury and to the Special Division of the Court created by this Act.

(c) Circumstances Leading to Appointment of Special Advocate- If--

(1) the Attorney General informs the Special Division of the Court that the Deparment of Justice will not present the matter to a grand jury because political or institutional considerations create a conflict that would prevent redress to an affront to the authority of the House through presentment or prosecution by the Department of Justice;

(2) the Attorney General informs the Special Division of the Court that the Department of Justice will not present the matter to a grand jury for any other reason; or

(3) by the end of the 30th day after the date of receipt of a certification under subsection (b) the Attorney General has not presented the matter to a grand jury;

the Special Division of the Court shall appoint a special advocate under section 3.

SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, AND PROSECUTORIAL JURISDICTION OF SPECIAL ADVOCATE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO THE SPECIAL ADVOCATE.

(a) Appointment, Qualifications, and Prosecutorial Jurisdiction of Special Advocate-

(1) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS- The Special Division of the Court shall appoint the special advocate, who must be an attorney in good standing with substantial prosecutorial experience who has not served in any capacity in the administration of the President who is or was in office when the Speaker of the House certified the finding of a violation.

(2) PROSECUTORIAL JURISDICTION- The Special Division of the Court shall define the special advocate’s prosecutorial jurisdiction as comprising the investigation and prosecution of the alleged violation and any perjury, false statement, and any obstruction of justice occurring during and in relation to such investigation and prosecution.

(b) Authority of Special Advocate With Respect to Matters Within Prosecutorial Jurisdiction- With respect to all matters in that special advocate’s prosecutorial jurisdiction, a special advocate appointed under this Act shall have full power and independent authority to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers, and any other functions and powers normally ancillary thereto, of the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and any other officer or employee of the Department of Justice, except that the Attorney General shall exercise direction or control as to those matters that specifically require the Attorney General’s personal action under section 2516 of title 18, United States Code.

(c) Salary- The special advocate shall receive a salary equivalent to the salary of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.

(d) Staff- The special advocate may appoint and fix the salaries of such staff, not to exceed 12 in number, as the special advocate deems necessary to carry out the functions of the special advocate under this Act. However, no salary of a member of such staff may exceed the salary of the special advocate.

(e) Expenses- The Department of Justice shall pay all costs relating to the establishment and operation of any office of special advocate. The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress, not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, a report on amounts paid during that fiscal year for expenses of investigations and prosecutions the special advocate.

(f) Report to Congress- Each special advocate shall report to Congress annually on the special advocate’s activities under this Act. The report shall include a description of the progress of any investigation or prosecution conducted by the special advocate and provide information justifying the costs of the activities reported on.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL DIVISION OF THE COURT.

(a) Designation- The Chief Justice shall designate three judges or justices of the United States, one of whom shall be an active judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to be the Special Division of the Court for the purposes of this Act. The Chief Justice shall make the first such designation not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Special Division To Be a Division Within the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit- The Special Division of the Court shall be a division within the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

(c) Length of Designation- Each designation to the Special Division of the Court shall be for a term of 2 years, but the Chief Justice may fill any vacancy arising before the end of a term for the remainder of that term.

(d) Priority To Be Given to Senior Circuit Judges and Retired Justices of the United States Supreme Court- In designating judges and justices to serve on the Special Division of the Court, the Chief Justice shall give priority to senior circuit judges and retired justices of the United States Supreme Court.

(e) Variety of Courts To Be Represented- Not more than one person may be designated to such division from a particular court.

SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF SPECIAL ADVOCATE.

(a) In General- A special advocate may be removed from office, other than by impeachment and conviction, only by the personal action of the Attorney General, and only for good cause, physical or mental disability, or any other condition that impairs the performance of that special advocate’s duties.

(b) Report Upon Removal- If a special advocate is removed from office, the Attorney General shall promptly submit to the Special Division of the Court and the Congress a report specifying the facts found and the ultimate grounds for the removal.

(c) Judicial Review of Removal- A special advocate removed from office may obtain judicial review of the removal in a civil action commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. A member of the Special Division of the Court may not hear or determine any such civil action or any appeal of a decision in any such civil action. The special advocate may be reinstated or granted other appropriate relief by order of the court.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF SPECIAL ADVOCATE’S AUTHORITY.

(a) In General- The authority of the special advocate shall cease two years after the date of the special advocates appointment, but the Special Division of the Court may extend that authority for an additional period not to exceed one year, if the court finds good cause to do so. Good cause to do so includes that the investigation or prosecution undertaken by the special advocate has been delayed by dilatory tactics by persons who could provide evidence that would significantly assist the investigation or prosecution, and also includes the need to allow the special advocate to participate in any appellate proceedings related to prosecutions engaged in by the special advocate.

(b) Termination by Special Division of the Court- The Special Division of the court, either on its own motion or upon the request of the Attorney General, may terminate an office of special advocate at any time, on the ground that the investigation of all matters within the prosecutorial jurisdiction of such special advocate, and any resulting prosecutions, have been completed or so substantially completed that it would be appropriate for the Department of Justice to complete such investigations and prosecutions.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act takes effect on January 20, 2009.

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