Things That Tick Me Off!
April 23rd 2009 14:58
Maybe it's because I know the difference between right and wrong... but some things make me really angry! Right now I'm hearing how some Democrats are trying to have charges brought against the Bush Administration for getting life-saving information from terrorists. They'd have undoubtedly been happier if we'd been hit by another terrorist attack after 9/11. Oh, yes, I did use that politically incorrect term, didn't I? They might not have been quite as pleased if the "kaboom" happened in their own yards, of course.
It ticks me off that after keeping us safe for eight years, these ungrateful idiots want to prosecute President Bush and Vice President Cheney for doing their jobs. Where were these jerks when Janet Reno was orchestrating the murder of American citizens at Waco and Ruby Ridge? And why are they silent about Janet Napolitano as she constantly makes a fool of herself (at our expense)? Maybe they just have a soft spot (in their empty heads) for unpleasant females named "Janet", ya think? It would be better for the rest of us if they developed an attachment to America.
It ticks me off that after keeping us safe for eight years, these ungrateful idiots want to prosecute President Bush and Vice President Cheney for doing their jobs. Where were these jerks when Janet Reno was orchestrating the murder of American citizens at Waco and Ruby Ridge? And why are they silent about Janet Napolitano as she constantly makes a fool of herself (at our expense)? Maybe they just have a soft spot (in their empty heads) for unpleasant females named "Janet", ya think? It would be better for the rest of us if they developed an attachment to America.
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I don't live in America, and from over here he appears about as Christian as the antichrist.
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If you want to see someone who truly resembles the anti-Christ, take a look at what inhabits the White House now.
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I commend you for your passion and your defesne of George W. Bush. Unfortunately, you are in an ever-growing minority.
I am sure George W. Bush is a good man..with a good heart. I am also convinced that he loved America. But, the fact is that he loved America Badly. I wrote about it a number of months ago in Outsiderviews. Unfortunately, every single initiative his Adminstration undertook led this country to the road to nowhere. Your passionate defense of this man leads me to believe that you bought into the concept of the so-called unitary executive (which both Bush and Cheney subscribed to), which meant that the underlying foundation behind the Constitution and the separation of power was rejected and that the courts and the congress were just instruments of executing the policy prouncements of the President. That should not be surprising noting that Mr. Bush executed over 700 Signing Statements directing the Executive Branch not to follow laws passed by the Congress. We can then go on to the decisions made on Iraq, Afghanistan, areas of domestic policy, etc. etc. And this notion of somehow blaming Congress is simply not correct because the Republicans were in charge of the Congress for the first six years of Bush.
As for the "ungrateful idiots" comments, George W. Bush is not god. He took an oath to uphold the law and the constitution. So he kept us safe...but, the fact of the matter is that AL Qaada grew like cancer.....it right now threatenes to consume Pakistan and Iraq continues to be unstable despite all the recent happy talk.
As I conclude, I can anticipate your answers about what an idiot I am, that I don't know what I am talking about, etc. Beyond that, you did note that "useful information was received from terrorists". First of all, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) came out with a report blasting the Untied States for its' interrogation techniques. If the ICRC is a leftist/socialist organization, then explain why The FBI Director banned his agents from attending such so-called interrogation session. Then explain why the top lawyers for all four branches of the armed services of the United states condemend the actions. And let me understand this: If someone has to be waterboarded 183 times, he will basically tell 'em whatever just to make them stop. I also think that we are better than borrowing techniques from the Chinese Communists.....if we do what the communists did to our soldiers, then what makes us different? Do two wrongs make a right?
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President Bush and Vice President Cheney did not abuse the powers of their offices. They acted in accordance with the Constitution and the powers granted to them therein. Technically, they could have done what FDR did during World War 2. Every war time president has the ability to suspend habeas corpus.
As for the water boarding business, get real Mike! Nasty Pelosi and the rest of Congress knew all about it and approved it. Now, suddenly, they're making an issue of it. Watch Glenn Beck Monday night for more information.
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You did not fail to disappoint. Some people may make an argument (and a very good one) that your write-up was one..but no matter...I just had some questions asked that you side stepped.
I do want to,. respectfully, disagree with your assertion that I misspoke. First of all, what I said was that George W. Bush swore to uphold the constitution. That was his job....so we don't need to thank him for doing his job. HIs decisions or decisions under his watch has cost America dearly. You can disagree..and that's the majesty of the debate at hand. Also, If you read the Constitution, The Executive is one of Three coequal branches of Government. We can debate FDR's decisions at a different time. Just because FDR made the decisions that he made, does that mean that decisions made by George W. Bush is right? Do two wrongs make a right? I am trying to understand your rationale...but forgive me..I'm slow I guess.
Coming back to the issue of what led to your write-up (torture), You should check out the ICRC report, the Levin Report (that John Ensign called a "Democratic Report) that contains a memo from JPRA (a Pentagon Agency) telling the Pentagon General Counsel to not do this. The Washington Post published it..and I know the Washington Post is a left/communist/socialist paper. But, it is from the Pentagon published as a part of the Senate Armed Services Committee report. As for Glen Beck, to me he is a comedian. I laugh when I listen to him...the man said Water Boarding is not torture which leads me to believe that either he does not understand or elects not to understand. I would listen first to the four top lawyers of the armed services before I listen to Glen Beck. Glen Beck is getting high ratings..and I wish him well...Also, John McCain (despite whatever you all might have against him) knows something about Torture. He lived it...And he called Water boarding torture.
There is bigger issue here, though. I do note that you want Obama put in jail..and that's fine. This debate may well cause the president's agenda to be derailed if it is not managed right. As for Pelosi, she says that the Congress was not told. If an investigation is in fact done and members of Congress knew about and condoned it, they have to be held just as accountable. They should have spoken out at the risk of being prosecuted...because when the so-called select members are briefed, they are precluded from discussing it in public because they'd be prosecuted.
In closing, thanks again for your thoughts...and your zeal in your writings. Keep it up!!!
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Glenn Beck has a great sense of humor. He's also right on the money when it comes to politics. Laugh if it pleases you, but try to remember that he makes more sense than the likes of Chris (thrill up the leg) Matthews. At least Beck looks for facts and truth instead of emotional rewards of kissing political "rings."
And Nasty Pelosi is frantically trying to cover her backside by pretending she knew nothing (much like Sgt. Schultz), so why are you defending her? I don't trust that woman as far as I could throw the continental United States with one hand. She has yet to do anything that is in the best interests of the country (that wasn't more politically expedient than rational). The only thing she actually stands for is staying in office. So if you want to blame someone for water-boarding or any other "torture", you need to include her and other key Democrats who approved it.
What's your safety really worth, Mike? Apparently you're having trouble answering that question. It's an easy one for me. If any amount of torture would have prevented 9/11, I'd have been in favor of it. If torture had caught a serial killer before my 15 year old daughter had become his last victim, I would have been delighted! I suggest you take a long look at all those that you love and ask yourself what their lives are worth. If the safety, comfort and convenience of a terrorist are more important to you than the lives of your loved ones, you have a serious problem. It's easy, in theory, but a little more complicated in the real world, to look down on those who protect you.
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As I said before, your zeal is commendable and is appreciated. Just some brief thoughts:
First of, anyone (including me) will pay the price to insure the safety and security of one's family. But, I am not prepared to give up my personal freedoms and a sense of right and wrong. What The Bush Adminstration has done is to morally debase the basics of what America stands for. I think you have the more serious problem by in essence saying that you condone torture. But, believe me if the shoe was on the other foot, you would be railing against those evil folks.
As for this LA report, I read about that during the campaign. If someone was waterboarded 183 times in 30 days, that person would say anything to just make things go away. The leak did come during an interesting time of the campaign anyhow. As for Beck, sorry to disappoint you, please don't make me laugh. The man said waterboarding is not torture, when US LAW says it is. When the four top lawyers of the Army, Navy, Airforce and the Marine Corp say it is, when the FBI banned their agents from particpating in such techniques, when the pentagon's agency responsible came out and said is, little old Glen Beck says it isn't and you believe him. You have to wake up and understand that what folks at Fox say is not gospel..just as what the folks as MSNBC say is not gospel. You need to question and decide for yourself. Please read the ICRC report, please read the Levin Report and see what they say. If the Cheney request is granted (and I thnk they will be), then we can see what they boil down to.
I want to move ahead, not look back. The President has said it..and you should support that. But, if an investigation reveals any violation of the law, people have to prosecuted to the fullest extent..and yes that includes members of Congress. I noted this...so this notion of me "backing" pelosi is a frankly misleading. Everyone should be held accountable. That's the bottom line.
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These lunatics want to die while killing others! They blow themselves up in order to murder as many innocents as possible. Haven't you heard about this? They killed over 100 civilians in the last few days, for goodness sakes! If they somehow survive their best efforts at suicide/homicide, why should we feel sorry for them? Why do we need to provide them with their cursed Koran's? Their special diets? Their prayer rugs? And all the other garbage we give them to make sure they continue to hate us and are able to kill us when we release them? And now there's serious talk of releasing them into the cities of America where they can continue their efforts to kill us! And let them have welfare so they don't have to do anything but continue their plotting against us!
The "bottom line", Mike, should be the protection of our country. With a soft, squishy, weak thing in the White House, we can expect to be hit again. Maybe then you lefties will remember that President Bush kept us safe for EIGHT years. Kissing terrorist butts just makes them bolder. But you'll be seeing it for yourself before long.
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I am well aware of what they are and how depiecable they are in operating under the guise of religion. You need to understand the historical context, which you seem to unfortunately ignore. The policies of the past 30 years have underpinned this rise of radicalism. Did you know that? Do you understand that? Do you understand that Bin Ladin was in fact supported by the CIA during the Afghan Resistance? Did you know that Pakistan in fact supported the Taliban and was one of two countries that recognized The Taliban?
What we are paying for is short-termism..we don't look at the long-term. Furthermore, There is a larger context in your comments that I find especailly disturbing. Dismissing all muslims as radicals facist terorists is fear mongering at its' worst. You do realize that Mulsims are over 1.2 Billion People (almost 25% of the inhabitanst of the earth). Just as all conservatives are not radicals (as the recent homeland security report implied), not all muslims are radicals. As a matter of fact, what such people do is against the teachings of Islam. Check out edicts by leading thinkers like Ayatollah Sanai of Iran and the leading thinkers in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, for instance. I also think that the raprochment with the Muslim world is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing and responsible thing to do.
Again..Thanks for your comments and your zeal. Keep it up..have a good rest of the week-end!!!
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The 9/11 terrorists were all Muslims, remember? All the suicide/homicide bombers that kill military and civilian targets are Muslims. The masked jerks that burn cars and carry signs all over Europe are Muslims. The terrorists that we've been keeping at Guantanamo are all Muslims. Have you heard any news about any of these things, Mike? Or is the MSM keeping these little details quiet to prevent offending the good Muslims?
Now, what excuse do the terrorists use for murdering innocent people? Their Koran. Their "god" Allah, whose name they scream before blowing themselves and others to bloody bits. Their Koran tells them that they'll be able to rape a large number of virgins if they kill themselves while killing others. Are you with me so far, Mike? Has any of this news reached you yet?
So, what do we do when a guy on LSD hacks his family to death? Do we provide him with every possible comfort and all the LSD he wants? Do we make sure that his supply of LSD is delivered every few hours? Do we ultimately release him into the rest of society along with other people who killed while on LSD? Do we then give them welfare and protect them until such time as they decide to kill again?
And you find it "disturbing" that I want to remove the "drug of choice (the Koran)" from a bunch of monsters while they're in prison? Personally, Mike, I think you're disturbed.
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I read your stuff and addressed your specific comments. Unfortunately, you seem to have totally ignored my comments..but it is not the first time anyway.
Let me remind you again what you said. You called the Koran "cursed" and now even call it a "drug" and equated it to LSD. You are entitled to your opinion. I reject your assertion of calling a holy book that 1.2 billion people believe in as cursed and a drug. You would be blasting folks to hell if someone attacked the Bible. You should have the same respect for all believers of faith. You have elected not to do so. If respect for all faiths and creeds means that I am "disturbed", then so be it.
Let's briefly address this "burning of cars" issue you just raised. If you are referring to the riots in France, it was well-covered in the international media. But, this very comments truly shows how ignorant you are about the racism and inequality that prevails in France that led to the riots. As for why people do it, I suggest you take a look at the Mumbai terroritsts. Look at the background of their families and the desparation they had that led to the recruitment.
When you personally resorted to insult me, I fell off my chair in laughter!! You should truly consider joining Glen Beck..you guys will make a heck of a team!!! I I have been very respectful whenever I have visited you to address your points and will continue to do so..because I do enjoy the debates. The only recommendation I have is to at least ty and at least not buy into the dogma all the time. Periodically question it.
Thanks again.
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Maybe you daughter or niece will convert and become the victim of the disgusting things that Muslim men to to their women (assisted by Muslim women, of course.) I remember hearing about a Muslim girl who sought asylum at an American embassy during the Clinton regime. She didn't want her private parts sliced off with broken glass and begged to be spared the horrific ordeal. Bill (the Zipper) and Janet Reno decided to send her back to her "people" because it was a "cultural" thing that couldn't be prevented. The girl was returned to her family, tied up, sexually mutilated and died a couple of weeks later from the infection.
Rape victims are routinely stoned to death in the Muslim world, Mike. If they become pregnant because of a rape, their male relatives wait until she's several months along and cut her open to remove and kill the baby. If she lives, she is branded as a whore for the rest of her life. If she dies, it's considered suicide.
Women who don't want to remain hidden in their homes, who would like to learn to read and write, who don't want to be forced into "marriage" with perverts are routinely killed. The ones that survive get to spend the rest of their lives as disfigured slaves. And Muslim girls are often brutally murdered by their own fathers for daring to behave as normal teen aged girls.
A taxi driver shot and killed both his daughters so they wouldn't become "American-ized". A TV station owner decapitated his wife when she asked for a divorce (they had a television station that was intended to prove how nice and rational Muslims could be.)
So you keep on defending Islam, Mike. Until someone you care about becomes the victim of it. Not ALL Muslims are despicable, evil monsters. But enough of them are that should cause some concern... somewhere... Don't ya think?
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Appreciate your thoughts and believe it or not, appreciate the dialogue.
Just one quick observation: I will never defend anyone who advocates killing or abuse. it is wrong and should not be tolerated.
Make it a great week..and do keep the faith..
Thanks!!!