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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Freedom@AnyCost" data-source="post: 2219931" data-attributes="member: 29628">The are two ways to get into the top tier universities like Yale:1. High IQ / Intelligence And / OR2. Offspring of Powerful family with significant money/influence/power.We know Bush had #2. That is all we know. That doesn't prove he didn't have #1, but his grades at Yale combined with accounts from fellow attendees combined with what we saw and heard during his administration seem, to me at least, to imply his presence on Yale campus relied heavily on #2 and little if any on #1. But again, this is just my opinion based on facts above.I agree with Glocktogo, Bush the man is very likable. However, Bush the Cheyney puppet president was not something I will miss. I believe Cheyney ran the Bush administration from "Behind the Curtain" and he therefore deserves the blame for all the horrible decisions made (Patriot / Tyranny Act, buildup of domestic spying infrastructure, unnecessary and costly wars, rewarding bad actors with bail outs, etc.) The Obama administration is just using the tools set up by previous administration's. Whether they are being used as intended is up for debate, but they will be used / abused in the same or worse manner by future administration's (left and right) unless the people rise up and demand they be shut down (very unlikely - dancing with the stars is on tonight). That said, what we have seen so far is nothing compared to what we will see in the future. If you haven't read Orwell's 1984 recently, read it again in light of our current situation. The reality is, we have been living in "1984" for years, we just didn't realize it. Just as the characters in the book were oblivious to their situation, so to are we. I'm sure what we have found out as a result of the recent leaks is just the tip of the iceberg. It is even possible the leaks were intentional, a necessary distraction to enable another "Move" to be made unnoticed - who knows. These leaks/scandals are absolutely mind blowing to me. The existence of these programs and unpunished actions by Government actors (past and present) contradict my understanding of what this country was supposed to represent - Freedom. The scariest part is the willingness of my fellow Americans to give up freedom so easily for the Mere "Perception" of safety. Will we wake up before it is too late or will future generations of America live in a total "Police State" where every thought and action is controlled by their government - and they put up no resistance because they have no means (Bill of Rights abolished from constitution and history books) and they believe this is how it is and how it always has been? A terrifying thought.</blockquote>

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