When talking about the President why do so many people refer to Fahrenheit 911?
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I'm familiar with the book and movie of  Fahrenheit 911 but have not seen it used in the manner you have described.  The term 911 has often been used in reference to September 11, 2001.  \n\nAs to the use of movies in place of fact, it seems to be a growing trend.  I wonder if there is a connection in the use of movies in that way and the increase in the illiteracy rate.  Not just the capability to read, but the inability to read with comprehension.  \n\nThere also seems to be a trend of connecting with famous people and taking their words as valid simply because the person is famous.  Michael Moore is certainly an example of one such individual who produces movies to make a political statement with spin, so is George Clooney.  \n\nClearly if the viewer of those movies would do their own research, they would find that those individuals (and many others) do not allow truth to get in the way of the spin that they are making to develop a political point.  \n\nWe seem to be entering the times of the demagogues and their moving of the mob to passion.
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Clinton blamed Bush for not continuing his (Clinton's) environmental programs. The science is tenable at best, and pure politiking at worst, that links human activity with stronger hurricanes. There may indeed be a link, but we can't explain how it works. If we don't understand the mechanics behind it, it remains only a theory and a coincidence. It's like the Lisa Simpson Analogy: I have a pen that repels tigers. I don't know how it works but there are no tigers around, therefore it repels tigers. By the same token, we have high levels of carbon dioxide and we have warmer ocean surface temperatures and more hurricanes. But the temperature rise has been greatest in the Pacific, while Atlantic hurricanes have been most impacted. Where's the mechanism? Once we understand it, we can say for certain.\n\nA businessman relative once tried to diagnose a leak in my car's power steering reservoir by sticking his little finger into the dip. As he stared at it, I asked him which knuckle meant "full" and which "low." Mechanics fix cars. Environmental scientists decipher atmospheric phenomena. Lawyers litigate. Presidents make decisions\n\nSo we have Clinton, a lawyer and former President, declaring a scientific connection between atmospheric phenomena and the guy who beat his chosen successor. I'd say the connection is less than tenable at best, out and out political at worst.
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It's not that it's convincing by itself. It's just that it ties in with what we heard on 9/11 in terms of news (much of which may have been unconfirmed). People make that connection between what they remember seeing in the news that day and what the government is telling us now and assume that because two sources are confirming the story, it must be true.
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because any bush supporter cannot rely on factual data in a fair debate, so they mirror their heros strategy and send up smoke to distract from a logical discourse. They flood the air with falsehoods and dispersions too numerous to respond to each one individually before the next is cast. It is a noble and patriotic thing to stand up to corruption in our governing bodies. If his last name wasn't Bush he'd be pumping gas instead of starting wars for it.
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I'm open to all answers. mainly because USA tend to use "magic tricks" when it comes to politics. If there are something that might hurt the governments trustworthiness, there is suddenly a big crisis somewhere. It is not so difficult to put peoples focus away from what really is happening to something that is more interesting. Like seeing the picture of the devil in the smoke from a fire.\n\nThrust no government.
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For most people, it would make sense to talk to people in the energy business when formulating an energy policy.\n\nThey are the ones that have all the data on energy capacity, future energy capacity, transpotration and distribution networks, state of the delivery infrastructure, future trends, and assessment of alternate sources of energy. It's only logical to talk to them.\n\nAnd Ken Lay's crimes all happened before 2001. Who was president before then? Hmmmm? He was prosecuted during Bush's presidency.\n\nA third term? That's against the law. And WWIII started with the 1st World Trade Center bombing. We just didn't know it yet (our president was too busy wanking into a sink).
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This has baffled me too.  I have a friend who is crazy about Bush and she explained it this way:  "I love Bush, because he's like a common person in the way he trips over his words and sometimes doesn't make sense.  I don't really trust intellectuals that much."  I hope this isn't the prevailing sentiment in the United States, but it would explain how we ended up with such a person as the visible face of America to the rest of the world.
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The President of the United States of America (often abbreviated to "POTUS") is the head of state of the United States. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.\n\nBecause of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is widely considered to be the most powerful person on the earth, and is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the Cold War, the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today. It is a misnomer, however, as the President is a servant of the people.\n\nThe United States was the first nation to create the office of President as the head of state in a modern republic. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a presidential system of government.
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Because our country's whole name is "The United States of AMERICA"  and also because we are the dominating force in all of the Americas.\n\nBut not everyone calls it "America" outside of the US.  It is often frequently called "The States."\n\nMost of the time we're just called "Those Terrorists" lol
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Because that is where the president resides.  He will live there until January 2009 when the next president is sworn in.  Do they not teach you this stuff in grade school?
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There will always be a president.  Someone always wants the office...many as the ultimate power trip.  Think of it, the fame and power of being the elected head of a country.  Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the brightest and the best...it usually means a wealthy, dishonest, career politician with his own agenda...not a normal, intelligent, middle income john q. public who really cares about the U.S. and the people.  Just my own opinion....
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The official answer is that the people of the USA own the radio waves, not Howard's station.   So therefore the U.S. government, allegedly acting on our behalf, can regulate what he says.   \n\nI think that's stupid, but apparently I'm in the minority - a lot of people are afraid their kids might turn on the radio and hear what he's saying (I say parents need to be responsible for that, not the nanny state!)
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It comes down to the point that people have a hard time actually facing him on issues because the President tells you his plan, why he's doing it, and when he'll stop doing it. He provides clear, concise arguments that are hard to argue against. So if they can't beat him, they resort to name calling because that is the only thing they have left.
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oh my goodness....seems like a lot of people responding to your question, just dont get it. HELL yes it is ironic, that the retarded president that cant speak english wants others to do so.
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In 1968, AT&T chose the number 911 because it met the requirements that it be brief, easy to remember, dialed easily, and that it worked well with the phone systems in place at the time. The number 911 was chosen by a staff member of Senator Ernest Gruening, a Democrat from Alaska who had taken a trip to Europe and had seen that the British had a 9-9-9 nationwide emergency number. The number 911 was chosen by borrowing the 9 from the British number and choosing 11 because it was similar to the numbers in 2-1-1 (long distance), 4-1-1 (information, later called "directory assistance"), and 6-1-1 (repair service), which had already been in use by AT&T since 1966. Senator Gruening introduced a "sense of Congress" resolution to introduce the concept which was immediately supported by the fire and police chiefs' associations and attracted many cosponsors. It was introduced during the Vietnam War when funds were severely restricted, which is why it was introduced as a "sense of Congress" (meaning that the idea was one that Congress backed but wasn't funding) resolution rather than a regular funded bill. The introduction attracted national news attention at the time, as well as an editorial in Time Magazine. The resolution is part of the public record and can be obtained from Congress.
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If 9/11 was what many suspect it to have been,then the Axe needs to fall.  It rarely does, however, as we seem to be cursed with the JFK syndrome of believing the public can't stand to hear the truth.  Those that run things have a cynical view of humanity, and they don't seem to care about us at all.
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Like Rove is this dark sorcerer that plays golf with Satan.\n\nWhen they refer to terrorism in this vein, it is because Bush's policies fighting our nation's enemies have kept us safe.\n\nThe is no "tactic" about the very real danger of terrorism.