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Posted by Bill on 08/10/07 15:21
You know, you can't have it both ways. Nappy says Bush is right because
the Democrats agreed with him. You say the Democrats were wrong.
Tony wrote:
> Everyone knows that these professors are out of their mind liberals and teach students that Bush is
> wrong and he needs to go. They are as nuts as Hollywood and the media. I am not crazy about Bush but
> at least he makes decisions with his heart and feels they are the right ones. I could do without
> this war but at least he is not backing down to the Democrats who seem to have absolutely no
> backbone whatsoever. I feel real sorry for this country if a Dem gets elected and handles this war.
> They have no plan other than to "get them out of ther". Bush doesnt back down to bullies.
> What this has to do with Heinz is unknown to me. Their contest is fine. You sound like you are a
> communist or something.
By all means, let's bring back the McCarthy era.
If you do not like living in a capitalist society, there are many other
> countries who will take you in. Feel free to leave. You sound anti-American (not because of your
> view of the war as much as your view of Heinz). You have a lot to learn. You'll see one day.
>
> Tony
You sound like a patriot. Maybe that's a good quality. If it is,
wouldn't you say that one of the greatest things about America is your
freedoms and liberties? It has always baffled me that "patriots" seem
to be the most supportive of all of the new legislation designed to
allow the government to pry into your private affairs, without even a
warrant. The one quality of conservatives I had always formerly admired
was their passionate defense of individual liberty and freedom from
government intrusion into your lives-- the "nanny" state, if you will.
I'm genuinely sad that this appears to be a complete charade. The
government can now eavesdrop on your conversations without even the
slightest judicial oversight-- and most conservatives obviously don't
really care at all. So what was it that you really liked about America?
Are you disturbed by the "rendition" program, shipping people to states
that use torture? I thought Americans loved the Constitution? How
about Gitmo? Does that bother you at all? Does it bother you that the
government has held people in custody, in solitary confinement, for over
5 years without providing any evidence of any illegalities whatsoever,
or even changing the charges at the last minute in order to prolong
custody? Some American judges were outraged. Where is the public
outcry?
Or is "freedom" just a catch-phrase, something you speak reverently
during election campaigns, but doesn't actually mean a thing.
Please don't respond that "well, they are terrorists". The benchmark of
a democracy is that the courts, after hearing evidence, determine if
someone is a criminal or not, not the government.
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