Politics & Government - 27 July 2006

•I love the way we allow people to die because they can’t afford health care or drugs
•I love the way the consumption of resources is a right, not a privilege
•I love the way homeless people are left on the streets to rot
•I love the way we think guns don’t kill people
•I love the way we see death and destruction on television, but an exposed nipple is illegal
•I love the way our presidents many fallibilities are viewed as endearing
•I love the way we think we are the best country, but we can barely find ourselves on a world map
•I love the way obese people are simply ‘heavy’, and gluttony is not a sin
•I love the way foreigners are viewed as a burden, but we see no harm in employing them at $4 per hour.
•I love the way black people are demonized by the media and marginalized in ghettos
•I love the ever broadening gap between the rich and the poor
•I love the way we think our wars are about righteousness, not profit
•I love the way we jail a shop lifter, but slap the wrist of a corporate thief
•I love the way we trust the media, but don’t trust our next door neighbour
•I love the way half of all marriages end in divorce
•I love the way religion has more influence over policy than logical thought
•I love the way international opinion is viewed as trivial or irrelevant
•I love the way we think the world revolves around us
•I love the way criticism of our country is considered un-patriotic
•I love the way we think we are the only country with the freedom of speech
•Most of all, I love the way we pretend everything is ‘A’ OK


What do you love about our country?

2006-07-27 18:11:17 · 23 answers · asked by reality check 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-27 18:11:09 · 6 answers · asked by Torrey O 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Even if everybody knew what was really going on in the world, no one would believe it, even if everybody believed it, nobody would want to do anything about it, even if everybody wanted to do something about it, nobody would know what to do, even if everybody knew what to do... well that would never happen.

2006-07-27 18:09:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-27 18:08:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

WARFARE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Under Fire for 6 Hours, U.N. Peacekeepers Pleaded for Help Before Being Killed, U.N. Says
By Alissa J. Rubin, Times Staff Writer
July 27, 2006

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations post where four peacekeepers were killed by Israeli fire Tuesday was hit at least 16 times over six hours, including five direct hits on the base as its unarmed staff repeatedly notified Israeli liaison officers and begged for help, U.N. officials said Wednesday.

On Tuesday U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the airstrike that hit the post in southern Lebanon was "apparently deliberate."

2006-07-27 18:06:38 · 13 answers · asked by cantcu 7 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-27 18:05:59 · 21 answers · asked by Nicole 4 in Politics

http://209.67.212.138/~lebanon/

2006-07-27 18:05:48 · 13 answers · asked by Zero 2 in Politics

.......should I pay my mechanic the amount he is asing to change the timing belt on my '73 Cougar?

2006-07-27 18:04:44 · 6 answers · asked by jaredshouse 2 in Politics

2006-07-27 18:04:12 · 3 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Politics

I am curious what others are thinking about how the government is handling the custody issues and child support issues. A lot of different types of errors have been found and I can name some the biggest one is favoritism to one parent or the other and the next are they really thinking about the child(ren) involved. There are cases out there where the custodial parent only wants the money and there are noncustodial parents who just use the children to control the other parent and that does not care about the children. I have seen a lot of different issues and not just mine and my boyfriends but others online too, and have even heard people discussing issues related to this and wonder how anyone can not think about the children. What do you think about all this and if you could change it how would you do it?

2006-07-27 18:04:08 · 3 answers · asked by mn01countrygirl 2 in Law & Ethics

Why are some americans lazy and those who come here illegaly actually work to get ther papers and things done? and plus if they do manage "to kick out" all the illegals woulding America be almost like a deserted place? because i have read and heard that illegal people make up almost all of america.

P.S.LEAVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ALONE!!!!! WHY ARE PEOPLE LIKE THIS!!!! PRETTY SOON THEY MIGHT WANT ONLY AMERICANS TO LIVE HERE IN AMERICA!!! AND IN THE FUTURE IF THIS IS GOING ON, AMERICA WILL NOT BE "THE LAND OF THE FREE" ANYMORE!!!

2006-07-27 18:03:11 · 24 answers · asked by Богатый Мальчик 2 in Immigration

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z7Z6UQQlnCQ&search=if%20americans%20knew

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

2006-07-27 18:02:49 · 2 answers · asked by Zero 2 in Politics

Obviously we could not go on a completely isolationist path...But what if???? Withdraw all over our troops from the 186 countries that we ocupy,no more humanitarian aid (100's billions yr), no more sharing our invaluable technology, and most importantly, leaving the world without free trade. (for those of you who don't know, free trade could not be obtained without the presence of the U.S Navy and American power in general). JUST IMAGINE... The fallout of such events would lead to the destruction, famine and pestulents of the entire world. Without the USAF around the globe..Germany, Japan, France, Britain, all of Africa and Asia, and the former USSR would all be in a state od DIRE STRAIGHTS.. I guess the point of this is....don't forget who your daddy is...

2006-07-27 18:02:43 · 29 answers · asked by quarterback 2 in Military

2006-07-27 18:01:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

2 in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him

2006-07-27 18:00:37 · 21 answers · asked by Heroic Liberal 1 in Politics

2006-07-27 18:00:23 · 10 answers · asked by Nicole 4 in Politics

Where I live, the age of consent is 17. If I were 17 or older, would that mean I could have sex with whomever I wanted to?

Would I be able to have sex with a non-minor?

2006-07-27 17:56:43 · 10 answers · asked by NecropolisXR 6 in Law & Ethics

My ex's wife was married in the phillipines and she supposedly moved here from there and supposedly her parents are or were missionaries from there. And I would like to know more about her and her family. As long as my kids go to thier house I feel I have the right to know what kid of people are there. She has four kids from her marriage in the phillipines and also know that her parents seem to have lots of money and she was abused in the marriage there and her ex supposedly tried to kill her and so on. Anyone have any resources or links etc that I can get a hold of to research her and that are free or very low cost? Also think that there may be a insurance scam and support scam going on with my ex and his wife being involved.

2006-07-27 17:56:16 · 1 answers · asked by mn01countrygirl 2 in Law & Ethics

2006-07-27 17:55:50 · 42 answers · asked by Nicole 4 in Politics

2006-07-27 17:54:23 · 13 answers · asked by darajay 2 in Government

im leaving for basic in 14 days. im doing a lot of running (and other exercises) however i seem to get shinsplints everyonce and a while. i ice them and take ibuprofen. it seems to heal them. im really afraid i might get them in BT and i wont have my ice packs or my ibuprofen. what should i do????????????????????

2006-07-27 17:53:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-07-27 17:52:56 · 4 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Politics

Bush and Rummy are always talking about how great Iraq is and that the mission is accomplished... so if the mission is accomplished and there are so many trained Iraqi policemen and soldiers (several hundred thousand according to Rummy).. then let's go home...

and they talk about how fantasic the economy is doing and how everything is at super all-time highs... then why don't we raise the minimum wage so everyone can reap some of the benefits? God knows the upper class are reaping the benefits...

2006-07-27 17:51:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Although Scripture does not attempt to "prove" that Jesus was raised from the dead, it does present conclusive evidence that He was in fact resurrected. Christ’s resurrection is recorded in Matthew 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-20; Luke 24:1-53 and John 20:1-21:25. The resurrected Christ also appeared in the Book of Acts (Acts 1:1-11). From these passages you can gain several "proofs" of Christ’s resurrection. Look at the dramatic change in the disciples. They went from scared and hiding in a room, to courageous and sharing the Gospel throughout the world. What else could explain this dramatic change other than the risen Christ appearing to them?

2006-07-27 17:49:35 · 11 answers · asked by Heroic Liberal 1 in Politics

in 1984 I forged my uncles name on a few of his checks. I think the total was about $1,000.00
I think it was a felony

2006-07-27 17:48:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I am glad I lack ambition

2006-07-27 17:48:37 · 14 answers · asked by heathen 2 in Politics

let's see, he can't spell simple words like "Republican".
I've never seen him try to spell out "conservative".
and his grammar is atrocious. yet he calls my stupid.
it's like playing chess with a monkey.

2006-07-27 17:47:12 · 7 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6 in Politics

and not war? Can these situations be diffused without blood shed?

2006-07-27 17:45:33 · 13 answers · asked by Sammy 3 in Politics

This a Yahoo News Item. Interesting!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20060706/cm_csm/ydillin

2006-07-27 17:45:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

What is this grand difference that makes the nobles more noble and me less fit??

2006-07-27 17:43:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government