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if you say “support our troops” then do it
November 17, 2007 | Filed Under News, War | 3,751 Comments
Support the troops by protecting their children, support them and bring them home
Anti-War advocates often raise the issue of family and friends who have lost their lives due to illegal Iraq war and Bush administrative policies. Pro-War advocates often counter the anger by calling these anti-war Americans “unpatriotic” or “unAmerican”. In the end, it’s a bickering session by two interests that are forgetting the most important people of all: the children.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eODlQNAuZ3I[/youtube]
We’ve become accustomed to using children as props. Whether it is SCHIP or combating terrorism, children have become the face of “the future” and we often forget just what kind of affect our political sparring is having on the young. It isn’t even the psychological affects that come with such a negative environment in America, it is the War itself and the ramifications of constantly fragmenting families in order to continue the war. The children in the video above had to see their dad taken away more than one time, they expect daddy will never come back home. What does that do to a child if the same problem can severely affect the mind of a person three times or even ten times their age?
Waterboarding is torture, says Harry Reid
November 14, 2007 | Filed Under Government, News, Scandals, War | 3,057 Comments
“Any human being would admit anything under those circumstances.”
Harry Reid’s suggests that a person on the verge of death will admit to anything, even when it isn’t true.
This argument is used to support arguments against coercion and duress by law enforcement officials during their investigations. The argument counter to Reid’s assertion, of course is the Jack Bauer scenario. If a terrorist has information that would lead to saving the lives of thousands of people, then would “torture” be acceptable? I’m as liberal as the next guy, and I’d have to say that under a life or death situation, torture does and will happen. We should allow the law to play this out, instead of accepting ‘torture’ as a tactic, deny it under the Constitution as it previously has.
IF the Jack Bauer scenario actually happens, then the agent will likely make a moral judgment, thus, providing a defense in a court of law. What this does is makes sure that we preserve the integrity of our constitution, and continue supporting our “innocent, until proven guilty” system of jurisprudence. To remove torture from the ‘debate’ and insist that it is criminal, as it should be, would remove the heinous activity of torturing individuals and retrieving information under duress from among a laundry list of reasons for foreigners to hate the United States. This would go a long ways in restoring our reputation and significance in the world as a major political and international player.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=UVdJn61vHVw[/youtube]
Reid makes a very important point, historically, the United States has executed and jailed people for committing the crime of water boarding. During the Nuremberg trials, the use of torture was an issue that was not escaped by propaganda and clever political rhetoric. If President Bush were ‘on the other side’ of the Nuremberg debate, he would have surely been hanged for his sponsoring of such illegal activity (if it is proved that he is indeed guilty of promoting torture and terrorism to achieve political ends).
Rudy Giuliani, President of 9-11
November 13, 2007 | Filed Under Elections, News | 3,705 Comments
Al Qaida will murder your grandma and rape your dog if don’t vote for Rudy Giuliani!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSk4SUpWVuY[/youtube]
What a tool, I don’t understand the fascination with this man in some circles. He represents everything that is wrong with America and happens to be the GOP’s best hope at making it into the White House? Oh, how our standards have fallen.
and you thought George Bush was a loser
November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Elections, News | 3,788 Comments
Tom Tancredo for President, vote for him…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZBjXr5CWUI[/youtube]
…before it’s too late!
Ron Paul tells it like it is, no sugar-coating!
November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Interviews, Media | 3,401 Comments
21st century politicians, like Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John Edwards tend to cater to the crowds. Triangulation has become the dirty word of the century, yet… not all politicians subscribe to such political strategy.
Some politicians, like Ron Paul will say what they think and aren’t going to apologize for it:
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=88REf0tjZHo[/youtube]
Gotta love Ron Paul, he’s the man! This is what happens when politicians are honest and not afraid to stand up for what they believe in.
56% of citizens aren’t proud of America
November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Government, News | 3,724 Comments
More than half of Americans—56 percent—say they’re not proud of the country’s leaders. Two thirds and more say the country is in a leadership crisis. Nearly three quarters say the nation will decline without better leadership.
the Nexus of Politics and Terror
November 11, 2007 | Filed Under Elections, Government, News, War | 3,662 Comments
Politics, particularly on the GOP side has gained a nasty reputation for being propelled by ‘fear-driven’ propaganda. If I hadn’t heard it with my own ears, I might call the claim of ‘fear-driven’ politics a false claim or one based on propaganda itself. However, our President and current GOP leaders who are front-runners in the primary nomination, make no apologies for using the kind of rhetoric that has pinned the GOP in a corner over the Bush years.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7yl-UnsQQ[/youtube]
What is most fascinating to me, is that they don’t see how detrimental this “fear-mongering” is. While, I recognize that “fear-mongering” is a propaganda driven statement, what they do is frighten Americans into submission. The problem that they seem oblivious to, is that people who have their backs against the walls (un-American liberal pussies) are in a fight or flight situation. If you take a look at the liberal movement right now, they are in fight mode.. they aren’t running away from anything no matter what GOP strategists would have you believe.
In the eyes of most liberals, the GOP is a bigger threat to America than any 3rd world terrorist ever was. They believe, and I to a certain extent, that the far right has harmed our nation far more than Al Qaida did on September 11th. It seems like an extreme and irrational statement to be made and even more difficult to defend, but the current ‘feel’ in America is that the GOP is the party of ‘evil’ and anything or anyone would make for a better candidate than another Bush-clone. Oddly enough, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney have done their best impressions of President Bush and are trying to run on the ‘fear-driven’ agenda that has brought the GOP to its knees.
Not this time, my Republican friends, not this time.
Remember when Keith Olbermann…
November 11, 2007 | Filed Under Activism, Political, Scandals, Speeches | 3,702 Comments
Remember when Keith Olbermann called for the President’s resignation?
If you’re a conservative, you’ve probably never bothered sitting through a Keith Olbermann segment and at the time there were millions of accusations flying across the Internet it was hard to keep up with all of the allegations. Looking back, I’d have to say that Keith Olbermann’s special segment on the President’s failures and a demand for his resignation was a pretty powerful piece. It isn’t just because it is Keith Olbermann, “a sports caster pretending to be a political pundit”, as Fox News clowns call him. What Keith Olbermann did and said is on the minds of millions, if not hundreds of millions of Americans.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=NN-eGOtBGbg[/youtube]
Lets face it, the President is only hanging on to the support of the strictly partisan conservatives, and even they are wavering in their loyalty to the President at this juncture. The only thing holding most people’s confidence in the President is their pride and fear that a liberal might become our next President.
Republicans hate black people
November 11, 2007 | Filed Under Elections, News | 3,681 Comments
at least, that’s the word on the streets…
NAACP Presidential Debate, Republican representation was pathetic!
Does it mean they aren’t interested in the ‘plight’ of African Americans in a WASP controlled America or is it a thing of principle? Traditional conservatives would argue that they don’t believe in making distinctions based on race, and groups like the NAACP do just that.
However, today’s Republicans are a far cry from Republicans that rallied around Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. As Ron Paul likes to say, “the Republican party has lost its way…,” I’d have to agree with his assessment. In the 21st century, if you are interested in limited government and fiscal responsibility, you’d probably be better off electing a “tax and spend” liberal.
James Blake Miller, Marlboro Marine
November 11, 2007 | Filed Under News, War | 3,840 Comments
Times photographer Luis Sinco made James Blake Miller an emblem of the war.
The image would change both of their lives and connect them in ways neither imagined.