Politics & Government - 27 August 2006

That Mexico isn't the only Hispanic or latino country?

There is Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Chile, Costa Rica, Puero Rico, Paraguay, etc.

Honestly it is really VERY offensive when people make remarks about Hispanic people as a whole and they are only talking about Mexicans. I understand that many of the legal immigrants are Mexican, but Mexicans DO NOT respresent the entire HISPANIC culture or race as a whole. There is a huge, huge difference.

Is it that hard to switch your wording when talking about illegal immigrants from Hispanics/Latino to Mexican? Please? I mean we switched from saying "Indian" to "Native American", why not for us?

2006-08-27 08:16:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

By this i mean many mexicans that are 2nd or 3rd generation born americans.would they be more inclined to see themselves as americans or stick with their roots and see themselves as mexican.

2006-08-27 08:15:44 · 28 answers · asked by Nexus K 4 in Immigration

At my brothers middle school they changed their grading system to like... O, U, S and this crazy stuff... it honestly confuses the crap out of me..

I feel like ppl r getting to politcly correct and are afraid to hurt anyones feelings... and teachers started grading in purple because they though red ink would hurt the kids feelings and make him feel stupid...

what do u think of all this pc stuff?

2006-08-27 08:15:44 · 7 answers · asked by ryanisalifestyle 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Instead of spending the billions it would take, how about distributing the money instead to the land owners there?

2006-08-27 08:14:05 · 17 answers · asked by WhiteHat 6 in Politics

"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened." (Norman Thomas, 1936 presidential candidate on the Socialist ticket)

2006-08-27 08:12:36 · 22 answers · asked by W E J 4 in Politics

2006-08-27 08:12:19 · 20 answers · asked by frankhjackson 1 in Politics

While our young heros die overseas, all our chickenhawk president can do is deliver "one-liners" about his lack of honesty in presenting his plan to invade Iraq. How can the religious right close their eyes and minds to this.

2006-08-27 08:11:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

How do I find out in advance how much his or her services will cost?

2006-08-27 08:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by selket 3 in Law & Ethics

there are org. for black people, chinese, indian, women rights, you name it, it has an organisation. seeing that withe men are the minority in the world (people of European descent are the world's minority, and there are more women then men), were the hell is our organization. and don't give me that crap about colonies or whatever

2006-08-27 08:09:41 · 18 answers · asked by tsar 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I have been to Morocco many times, it appears people are on the bandwagon, and are only going for the sun, and cheapness. They will not see the real Maroc. I intend to live as far away from the resorts as possible. Need a two to three bed Medina Kasbah house, Northern Maroc.... to purchase, to improve my life.

2006-08-27 08:09:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

So the Russians were trying to take over America and the cold war saw paranoid attempts to control the media etc.

Now it's terror ...........

Isn't it convient your government keeps having enemies to fight and you never get to relax and think about the foreign policy and domestic economy without having to worry about spies and attacks?

If corperate expansionisim were the power behind all government decisons and Bush was no more than a 4yr conracted manager that will be replaced by another spokesman manager in 4-8yrs tell me what would be more helpfull than fear in society that the boogy man was after you.

If they could say blow up a building blame it on someone else you'd do pretty much anything to support thier goals if it were sold under the guise of protecting you right?

Has the US ever gone without an enemy for more than 15 yrs at a shot? Why do you suppose that is?

2006-08-27 08:08:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Lately the RNC (Texas Oil Cartel) have been lowering prices. Is this another snow job to try to keep the chickenhawks in office? Do you think they'll jack the prices up again after the fall elections?

2006-08-27 08:08:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Lowly educated peasants of this country are often skewing the results of any election in favor of the unfavorable candidates. It must stop. Uninformed minds can never make proper decisions.

God bless.

2006-08-27 08:07:04 · 15 answers · asked by St. Anthony of Y!Answers 4 in Politics

2006-08-27 08:06:54 · 32 answers · asked by frivolouscrimesquad 1 in Government

2006-08-27 08:06:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

My lawyer was a louse from the get-go. She lied to me. Led me on. Never communicated a thing. Another fancy schmansy Chicago lawyer who did nothing but take my money. Who can you trust?

2006-08-27 08:06:22 · 20 answers · asked by Nancy K 1 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-27 08:06:18 · 12 answers · asked by voltaire 1 in Politics

2006-08-27 08:06:15 · 8 answers · asked by janard 3 in Politics

Goerge Bush asked an advisor 'how could I be an Emporer?' The advisor said 'to be an Emporer you would need an Empire' So goerge bush said 'O.K how could I become a king?'
The advisor said to be a king you would need a kingdom, why don't you just stick to runing the country?
What does that make bush? Think about it!

2006-08-27 08:05:24 · 7 answers · asked by surfer soul 2 in Government

2006-08-27 08:04:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

If so, do you think that wonderful mayor and governor will evacuate people a bit sooner this time?

2006-08-27 08:03:48 · 9 answers · asked by itsallover 5 in Politics

You, your children, your family, your way of life and civilization are under attack by Jihadists ready to behead you if they could. What do you do?

2006-08-27 08:01:46 · 13 answers · asked by dwh320 2 in Politics

I've seen a fair few people say that hate Bush, equally i've seen some who said they support him. But i've noticed that a lot of Americans on here have a go at foreigners for moaning about Bush, even if they don't like him either. One guy put this:

'You said you don't live here....then step off. What country are you from? I bet I can find a boat load of things wrong there.

Clean up your house before jumping in mine and trashing it.'

The asker of that question was making a point that Bush doesnt take the war seriously. Are Americans touchy to outside views? Even if they are do you not think its a bit rediculous considering Bush is the leader of the worlds super power, his actions will affect everyone whether your american or not.

2006-08-27 07:59:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

it seems that if whites had an equivalent organization, then it would be viewed as racist. am I right?

2006-08-27 07:58:55 · 21 answers · asked by chit-chaat7 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-27 07:55:32 · 16 answers · asked by Mr.happy 4 in Politics

All I've heard from liberals this week is them talking about the anniversary of some small thing called Hurricane Katrina instead of facing the real issue that the killer of Jonbenet Ramsey is clearly an effeminate whackjob.
They talk about how FEMA's Broderick wouldn't send help until he could absolutely confirm that people were dying, and Matthew Broderick wouldn't do anything because he had to wait for his twice daily report, which would happen the day after Katrina struck. So he went home and went to sleep in his warm bed while Katrina struck. And that FEMA was so screwed up that Broderick didn't even know there was something wrong until he happened to pass by a TV with CNN coverage of hurrican Katrina that showed homes being washed away and families stuck on rooftops.
Why won't liberals face facts and see that clearly one little white girl's story is more important than the fact that the Bush admin screwed things up again during Katrina?
Jonbenet Ramsey....we will never forget.

2006-08-27 07:53:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Remember if you tell the truth these days you’ll probably be branded a racist!
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: NO Border, NO Order, NO Nation

> Taxes: Mass immigration costs taxpayers some $87 billion each year. Giving amnesty would nearly triple the already massive federal deficit.

> Schools: Taxpayers fork over some $7 billion each year so illegal alien students can attend public schools.

> Social Security: New proposals to pay retirement benefits to Mexican citizens who worked illegally in the U.S. could cost the cash-strapped Social
Security system as much as $345 billion - money that SHOULD be used to pay the benefits WE have been promised.

> Language Barriers: According to one economist, poor English skills among foreign-born residents cost more than $75 billion a year in lost
productivity, wages, tax revenue and unemployment compensation.

> The Job Market: An estimated 1.8 million American workers are displaced from their jobs every year by mass immigration. Because mass
immigration drives down wages, U.S. workers lose an estimated $133 billion a year as a result of open borders.

> Health Care: Mass immigration costs Medicare and Medicaid a whopping $20 billion each year, while federally mandated health care for illegal aliens
cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $2 billion annually.

> Welfare: Mass immigration is producing a subculture of government dependents that are nearly twice as likely to be on welfare. Benefits for recent
immigrants cost taxpayers an estimated $75 billion each year.

> $ Exported: Mexicans living & working in U.S., sent $12.4 billion to their homeland in the first 9 months of 2004, according to the Bank of Mexico.

> Net Cost: Between 1997 & 2006, the projected total net cost to taxpayers for immigration will be $866 billion.

> Influx: Immigration from 1925-1965 averaged 178,000 per year. As of 2003, we’re taking in approximately 1.1 million legal immigrants & up to 700,000
illegal aliens annually. In 2004, the Border Patrol estimates that 3 million illegal aliens entered the U.S.

> Population: Currently, we have 294 million people, but because of today’s mass immigration, 420 million is projected by 2050.

> Crime: The cost of locking up illegal aliens in CA alone is $1.4 billion a year. These are hard core criminal convicted of gang-related crimes, murder,
robbery, drug-trafficking and sex offenses. These undesirable criminal aliens blend in with illegal day laborers and others violating our borders.

2006-08-27 07:53:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-08-27 07:51:31 · 2 answers · asked by QDPie 2 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-27 07:50:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-27 07:47:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government