Politics & Government - 25 July 2007

A recent poll showed that 41% of people surveyed would support government censorship on the radio and 34% would support government censorship on the internet.

I guess it goes to show that some folks believe in liberty, just so long as it is only afforded to them and those who agree with them. It's a shame. Once we sell out over our First Amendment rights in order to 'get at' people on the radio we might disagree with, all bets are off. The government is then free to bury our free expression under whatever propaganda they see fit.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/public_divided_on_fairness_doctrine

Wake up gang. If you aren't outraged by the 'fairness doctrine', you should be.

"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." - Thomas Pain

2007-07-25 05:39:43 · 7 answers · asked by the_defiant_kulak 5 in Government

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8681225708920427234&q=mena+arkansas&total=56&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADd3TIPAbGY http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6470450895164255089&q=mena+arkansas&total=56&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7349140906801270904&q=mena+arkansas&total=56&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6

2007-07-25 05:39:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AjYsKimsFJc3EMZcgNYrZ1lvaA8F

2007-07-25 05:38:44 · 7 answers · asked by Page 4 in Politics

Someone else here mentioned the fact that Gingrich was considering running for the Presidency, so I was prompted to post this question. I know that a lot of conservatives find Bill Clinton's private behavior objectionable, but is Newt Gingrich really any better? After all, he dumped his CANCER-STRICKEN wife in her hospital room to be with his mistress!Cheating is bad enough, but it's even worse when you're heartless enough to drop a bomb like that on someone who's dealing with a serious illness!

2007-07-25 05:38:11 · 16 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics

Battle Stations this is not a drill

2007-07-25 05:36:03 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I read a book in turkish called Metal Storm about USA invade Turkey with the weapon called Metal Storm by Australian company. Do you think this will happen? and why?

2007-07-25 05:35:43 · 12 answers · asked by armine_aksay 2 in Politics

And how popular would he be?

2007-07-25 05:33:39 · 21 answers · asked by Old Guy 4 in Politics

Why is the United States poisoning the world with Depleted Uranium and why is the United States torturing prisoners in violation of the Geneva Convention?????????

2007-07-25 05:31:13 · 21 answers · asked by thomasdavidhalbrook@yahoo.com 2 in Military

I think he was a mindless B movie actor who stumbled through two terms in the White House allowing Iran Contra, tax breaks for the rich, taking credit for the fall of the Soviet Union when it really failed by it's own internal ineptness......

2007-07-25 05:29:33 · 17 answers · asked by amazed we've survived this l 4 in Politics

If John Ellis "Jeb" Bush were to become the next President of the United States of America in 2009, he would be known as "President Bush." How would you be able to handle the words "President Bush" for Four More Years after President George W. Bush term is over.

2007-07-25 05:28:09 · 19 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 in Politics

"As the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility of Musselmen, and as the States never have entered any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

This is a passage from the Treaty of Tripoli, which was approved by none other than one of our Founding Fathers, John Adams. Don't you think this strongly suggests that the United States was NOT founded on the Christian religion?

2007-07-25 05:28:02 · 10 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics

how long they will wait in applying visa?

2007-07-25 05:27:41 · 2 answers · asked by MIla M 4 in Immigration

http://fixedreference.org/2006-Wikipedia-CD-Selection/wp/b/Battle_of_Badr.htm

2007-07-25 05:26:46 · 10 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

Honestly, why can't they? It seems odd to me. You would think they would want to discuss their side of things just like us conservatives do. Are they just too busy dumbing themselves down with FM radio than worrying about educating themselves about the world around them?

2007-07-25 05:26:23 · 19 answers · asked by AmericanPatriot 3 in Politics

I was wondering because i just watched an episode of build it bigger on the discovery channel about the uss George bush, and when they were discribing it they said it was 500 tons of steel and 47,000 tons of aluminum. this kinda struck me as odd because i thought that it was mostly made of steel. and i would think that even if it was mostly aluminum, that the hull would be steel. and i think the hull would weigh more than 500 tons.

2007-07-25 05:25:21 · 4 answers · asked by pimpjon 3 in Military

1. Treble damages to the insured.
2. Treble damages plus refund of treble the premium.
3. Quad damages plus punative damages.

2007-07-25 05:25:03 · 3 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

Thousands of former leftists in the US have been repelled by the crimes of Stalin, Mao, Castro, etc and shed their 'progressive' worldviews for a wiser, more rational and often, more conservative philosophy

Several courageous leftists even described and condemned the knee-jerk anti-American reaction of many of their fellow travelers to the 9-11 attacks

One philosopher, social critic and lifelong Democratic socialist, Michael Walzer even produced a piece entitled, "Can There Be a Decent Left?"

"Many left intellectuals live in America like internal aliens, refusing to identify with their fellow citizens, regarding any hint of patriot feeling as politically incorrect," Walzer writes. "That's why they had such difficulty responding emotionally to the attacks of Sept. 11 or joining in the expression of solidarity that followed." In their first responses, he notes, leftists failed "to register the horror of the attack or to acknowledge the human pain it caused." Instead, they felt "schadenfreude," that German word meaning joy at another's sorrows, a "barely concealed glee that the imperial state had finally gotten what it deserved."

http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=740

2007-07-25 05:23:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have noticed that a lot of people ask this. But if you think about it does no good or shows any proof of what you are saying. Most will call the link biased, distoted or read it differently than than what someone else has. In most cases you can find a link that shows just the opposite of someone else's link. Finally there is the human factor, no matter what you post some people are set in their beliefs and you cannot change their mind or convince them otherwise.
Your thoughts?

2007-07-25 05:23:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Fact: Your child can pray in school.
Fact: Teachers can no longer force a child to pray to a god they do not believe in.

Nonfact: Fundies should be allowed to interpret law to suit their own martyresque agenda.

2007-07-25 05:20:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Gas price's are so high, and oil companies are going to do their best to keep it that way.
They're record profits are not because consumption is growing and growing.
I keep hearing that a refinery hasn't been built in decades, with these record profits, I don't hear anyone saying any will be built!
I guess there's nothing we can do, Is there?

2007-07-25 05:19:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-07-25 05:17:04 · 11 answers · asked by saturdays child 4 in Other - Politics & Government

The question has nothing to do with, "anyone is better than Bush".

2007-07-25 05:16:26 · 22 answers · asked by make room for daddy 5 in Politics

Who thinks we should strengthen ties with the EU and drop the apparent 'special relationship' we share with the States?
I do 'cos they really do believe they own the world, and always have to save our and Europe's asses (ITS ARSES!!). Id much rather share a special relationship with nations like Germany or France, 'cos they need the UK to have a serious influence on the world as we're the three richest nations in Europe. Anyway ill shush and let you put your points forward.

2007-07-25 05:16:14 · 26 answers · asked by RMP 4 in International Organizations

I really want to move to Ireland to help repair the relationship between Ireland and America. My family is hardcore Irish but we also LOVE America. Thanks.

2007-07-25 05:13:51 · 3 answers · asked by ArMyCDTCollins 1 in Government

2007-07-25 05:13:48 · 17 answers · asked by Joe D 2 in Politics

I am an american (22 years old), who wants to marry a Colombian guy (24 y/o). I was wondering in what state(s) of the US, same-sex/gay marriage is accepted/valid ?
What should I do, so that after marrying him in another country, he can come along with me to the US and settle down here or in Canada.

If you can provide me with websites, I would really appreciate it!

2007-07-25 05:13:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

During the democratic You Tube debates Clinton stated she has been working on a withdrawal plan to get our troops out of Iraq for several months. Last week she made a public issue over a letter she received from the Pentagon responding to her request to determine if the Pentagon had a withdrawal plan. Shouldn't she have checked with the Pentagon first rather than working two or three months on something that might have already been done? Every meeting, conference, or briefing containing sensitive or classified information is started and ended with warnings about the release of information; the Pentagon was right in their warning, she was wrong to use public media to berate a public employee for doing his job! Was her You Tube comments a slip or checking with the Pentagon three months late poor project management?

2007-07-25 05:12:12 · 4 answers · asked by amnestiswrong 5 in Civic Participation

1st they said Foley was a Democrat
and now saying Spector is a Democrat...

Are Republican Fox Sheeple watchers really that stupid?


http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/07/24/fox-news-labels-arlen-specter-a-democrat/

2007-07-25 05:10:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I know a lot of presidents get one from a university at some point, has George W. Bush received one?

2007-07-25 05:10:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

i just got a speeding ticket a couple days ago...
me and my girlfriend were heading back from her hometown and i got it on the highway... almost home and everything...
its a 75 dollar ticket (illinois)... but it wasnt my car it was my girlfriends but i was driving... whos insurace does that go on..

2007-07-25 05:09:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police