Other - Politics & Government - August 2006

Do you believe this? If you do, please do some simple research and educate yourself about the realities. This same 57% also believe that Saadam and Osama are buddies! They are and always have been bitter enemies. Sadaam is Sunni and Osama is Shiite and if you've been watching the news, you know that they are really not compatible to say the least!

If your answer is "yes" please explain why when even the President and VP have said publically that there was no connection at all. I know some will accuse me of using this forum to state my point of view, but I am truly wondering how so many Americans can possibly not know that there was never any connection. Thank you.

2006-08-12 10:10:28 · 15 answers · asked by Ava 2

2006-08-12 10:06:33 · 13 answers · asked by Blue-Eyed Soul Jim 1

What brand of broom does this witch fly around on.

2006-08-12 10:05:13 · 10 answers · asked by sam s 2

I once heard about a bar fight between a big oafish bar bully and a rather soft-spoken, medium sized Jewish sailor.
All evening the bully had been trying to pick a fight with anyone, and had finally set his sights on this diminutive Jewish sailor ... figuring him for a safe target.
When the Jew refused to be goaded into a fight the moron sucker punched him from behind on the side of the head so hard that blood instantly started to pour from this poor man's mutilated ear.
Everyone present was horrified and was prepared to absolutely murder this guy, but the Jewish sailor quickly turned on him and began to single-handed
back him towards a corner with a series of stinging jabs and upper cuts that gave more than a hint to a youth spent boxing in a small gym in the Bronx.
Each punch opened a cut on the bully's startled face and by the time he had been backed completely into the corner he was blubbering for someone to stop the fight. He invoked his split lips and chipped teeth as reasons to stop the fight. He begged us to stop the fight because he could barely see through the river of blood that was pouring out of his split and swollen brows.
Nobody moved. Not one person.
The only sound was the sickening staccato sound of this sailor's lightning fast fists making contact with new areas of the guy's head. The only sound I have heard since that was remotely similar was from the first Rocky film when Sylvester Stallone was punching sides of beef in the meat locker.
Finally the bully's pleading turned to screams.... a high, almost womanly shriek. And still the punches continued relentlessly.
Several people in the bar took a few tentative steps as though they wanted to try to break it up at that point, but hands reached out from the crowd and held them tight. I'm not ashamed to say that mine were two of the hands that held someone back.
You see, in between each blow the sailor had begun chanting a soft cadence: "Say[punch]you [punch]give [punch]up[punch]... say [punch]you [punch]were [punch]wrong [punch]".
He had been repeating it to the bully almost from the start but we only became aware of it when the typical barroom cheers had died down and we began to be sickened by the sight and sound of the carnage.
This coward stood there shrieking in the corner of the bar trying futilely to block the carefully timed punches that were cutting his head to tatters.. right down to the skull in places. But he refused to say that he gave up... or that he was wrong.
Even in the delirium of his beating he believed in his heart that someone would stop the fight before he had to admit defeat. I'm sure this strategy had served him well in the past and had allowed him to continue on his career as a barroom bully.
Finally, in a wail of agony the coward shrieked "I give up", and Jewish sailor gently backed away from him.
I'm sure you can guess why I have shared this story today. I'm not particularly proud to have heard of such a bloody spectacle, and the sound of that bully's woman-like shrieks will haunt me to my grave. But I learned something that evening that Israel had better learn for itself if it is to finally be rid of at least one of its tormentors:
This is one time an Arab aggressor must be allowed to be beaten so badly that every civilized nation will stand in horror, wanting desperately to step in and stop the carnage... but knowing that the fight will only truly be over when one side gives up and finally admits defeat.
Just as every person who had ever rescued that bully from admitting defeat helped create the cowardly brute of that evening in the bar, every well-intentioned power that has ever stepped in and negotiated a cease-fire for an Arab aggressor has helped create the monsters we see around us today.
President Lahoud of Lebanon, a big Hezbollah supporter and a close ally of Syria, has been shrieking non-stop to the UN Security Council for the past two days to get them to force Israel into a cease fire.
Clearly he has been reading his autographed copy of 'Military Success for Dummies Arab Despots' by the late Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. Ever since
Nasser accidentally discovered the trick in '56, every subsequent Arab leader has stuck to his tried and true formula for military success: Instigate a war.
Once the war is well underway and you are in the process of having your *** handed to you... get a few world powers to force your western opponent into a cease fire. Whatever you do, don't surrender or submit to any terms dictated by your enemy. That would ruin everything! All you have to do is wait it out and eventually the world will become sickened at what is being done to your soldiers and civilian population... and will force a truce. Once a truce has been called you can resume your intransigence (which probably caused the conflict in the first place), and even declare victory as your opponent leaves the field of battle. This tactic has never failed. Not once.
In fact it worked so will for the Egyptians in 1973, that to this day they celebrate the Yom Kippur War - a crushing defeat at the hands of Israel - as a military victory! No kidding... it's a national holiday over there!
President Lahoud has already begun to shriek like a school girl to the UN Security Council to "Stop the violence and arrange a cease-fire, and then after that we'll be ready to discuss all matters."
Uh huh. Forgive me if I find that a tad hard to swallow. He allowed Hezbollah to take over his country. He allowed the regular Lebanese army to provide radar targeting data for the Hezbollah missile that struck the Israeli destroyer He has turned a blind eye while Iranian and Syrian weapons, advisers and money have poured into his country. And now that his country is in ruins he wants to call it a draw.
As much as it may sicken the world to stand by and watch it happen, strong hands need to hold back the weak-hearted and let the fight continue until one side finally admits unambiguous defeat

2006-08-12 09:59:32 · 12 answers · asked by davydd1 1

2006-08-12 09:54:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?

Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania?

Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?

And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was "desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet? Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia.

I'll care when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi tells the world he is sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called "insurgents" in Iraqcome out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.

I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.

When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured that I don't care.

When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank that I don't care.

When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed "special" food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled," you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts that I don't care.

And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled "Koran" and other times "Quran." Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and ---- you guessed it - - - I don't care ! ! ! ! !

2006-08-12 09:51:28 · 16 answers · asked by davydd1 1

A one that can change part of the curriculum for school's state, or even nation wise.

2006-08-12 09:29:46 · 4 answers · asked by 0110010100 5

Article IV section 4 of the US Constitution states: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government"

Franklin explained democracy as two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Jefferson described it as mob rule, or a tyrrany of the majority. John Adams said "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." James Madison stated "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death." John Marshall "Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos."

When did the lie start? Who started it? And who would want to live in a democracy anyway?

also visit http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/chu6.html

2006-08-12 09:19:19 · 8 answers · asked by libertyhasdied 2

2006-08-12 09:09:57 · 10 answers · asked by Verdi 1

Is this a good idea?

2006-08-12 09:08:29 · 13 answers · asked by Rox 4

If the world just cut off all trade with Iran and the terrorist nations all the money they use for terror wold just dry up in short order. I mean ALL trade no relief, money, goods, no oil is bought, they really get nothing ! NO trade of any kind what so ever till they renounce terror permanently. If they renege just leave them in limbo for 50 or 100 years! NO nation can survive as an island. Do the nations that break the on trade senario the same treatment! Arabs only supply 30% of the worlds oil, surely we can cut that much! With any real concerted effort we could. Not every Arab nation will be in violation! So the decrease will not be that severe, 15-20% tops!

2006-08-12 08:43:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Express your views on its connection to our freedoms. My view is that any elected official could misuse this tool to support his party's position much like Nixon did, but legally. I see a connected to a sort of McCarthyism whereby if a person or group does not support the official stance of an administration they are somehow unAmerican and can be classified as being the enemy, making tapping of their communication justified...and furthering the party of the ruling party...which to me undermines our entire democratic system

2006-08-12 08:42:01 · 4 answers · asked by kentonmankle 2

2006-08-12 08:35:44 · 10 answers · asked by callahans2001 2

What is going on between America and France?

2006-08-12 08:21:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

would it be better with ranch?

2006-08-12 08:13:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-12 08:12:22 · 13 answers · asked by World Oracle 1

"OUR RACE IS THE MASTER RACE. WE ARE DIVINE GODS ON THIS PLANET. WE ARE AS DIFFERENT FROM THE INFERIOR RACES AS THEY ARE FROM INSECTS. IN FACT, COMPARED TO OUR RACE, OTHER RACES ARE BEASTS AND ANIMALS, CATTLE AT BEST. OTHER RACES ARE CONSIDERED AS HUMAN EXCREMENT. OUR DESTINY IS TO RULE OVER THE INFERIOR RACES. OUR EARTHLY KINGDOM WILL BE RULED BY OUR LEADER WITH A ROD OF IRON. THE MASSES WILL LICK OUR FEET, AND SERVE US AS OUR SLAVES."

a) Adolph Hitler
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Menachem Begin
d) Mao Zedong
e) Muhammad

2006-08-12 08:11:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

so yesterday I had a discussion about why I thought pres clinton was a better president than bush and the person I was speaking with disagreed I would like to know what yall think give me some exampes so I can prove this guy wrong thanks. H

2006-08-12 08:06:48 · 20 answers · asked by haydeej20032000 1

What story do you think the cosmos is telling you? Have you noticed any "coincidences" in your daily life that suggest the existence of a larger pattern?

2006-08-12 08:01:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-12 07:58:23 · 9 answers · asked by bumpercar 3

I'm bored. 911 was interesting to say the least. It passed the time for me with all the news and kaos. I was kinda sad when I found out that a plot was foiled to blow up the planes bound for the US. That would have been some interesting news coverage. I don't want to see people die but then again I'm bored.

2006-08-12 07:58:09 · 26 answers · asked by Big Nasty Trucker 1

What patterns do you see in your current situation? What pattern do you expect to see? How are these expectations guiding your thinking?

2006-08-12 07:53:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-12 07:51:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Their campaign against mouthwash and deodorant was very well played. I was on a plane today and the guy to my right had tuna breath, the lady to my left smelled like cooked cabbage.

Stupid terrorists.

How do we fight back without turning on each other because we smell so bad?

2006-08-12 07:50:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-12 07:49:58 · 15 answers · asked by marym 1

I dislike what is going on in my city. The only problem I see for me is my age (19) and the fact I have very little money. I am upset that Crime is up, as well as taxes. I watch all the town meetings since I was 16. I see where the money is going and I am not happy. The school board takes more money then it needs. For example when they fire some one or some one quits, they budget the lost person plus there replacement and get a figure that is way too high. Most of the teachers are out of towners that demand higher pay. They complain how cheep the taxpayers are. We have a high refugee rate as well. We have little resources going to them. I am an Independent; I think I can get enough press on my own because I am so young. Would you vote for me?

2006-08-12 07:47:19 · 18 answers · asked by caitie 6

http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/002129.html

Look at the link. Only Turkey thinks less of evolution than America. The rest of the civilized and industrialized world is smarter. And guess what country has the most doubt concerning global warming? Yup.

2006-08-12 07:37:12 · 12 answers · asked by eskimo 3

AMERICA IS AGAINST TERRORISM, SO Y DOES IT SUPPORTS PAKISTAN INSPITE PAKISTAN IS SUPPORTER OF TERRORISM? AND INDIA HAS GIVEN PROOF ABOUT TERRORIST TRAINING CAMPS IN PAKISTAN.

2006-08-12 07:34:58 · 12 answers · asked by abhijit mali 1

2006-08-12 07:27:33 · 10 answers · asked by scottfamilytribe 3

Is anyone concerned that president Bush's uncle, William H.T. (Bucky) Bush is on the board of directors of the largest health benefits company?
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=130104&p=irol-govboard

2006-08-12 07:24:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous