Politics - 6 July 2006

im a afghani and iwill go to europe iwant to know what do you thing about us

2006-07-06 17:51:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have stood by as the taxes on smokes grew and grew. I get it, lung cancer is costing millions in healthcare and this is to off set the cost. or so they say. But what about obesity which is one of the leading killers? Why do we continue taxing smokers and leave the fast food and snack food's alone? Why am I spending all this money on smokes to go to "healthcare" for my old age when at least half of it is now spent caring for people who have slurped from the greae trap for the past 20 years?
So, do you think that they should start taxing fast food and junk food the way they tax smokes to offset the price of health care associated with obesity or should smokers take all the weight in taxes when obese people have just as much blame to claim?

2006-07-06 17:31:00 · 9 answers · asked by sullenmoon79 1

I see people all the time say "Well, in an election, choose the lesser of two evils.". What? It doesn't have to be that way. We should stand and fight, just like our forefathers did. Our leaders may seem militarily stronger, but if we make a big enough wound, the nation will look at us and wonder "Why are these people giving their lives to fight our government?" and thats when common sense will set in. I honestly believe a forced revolution will return this nation back to the people. Our social sytem is not too complex to recover from the shock of civil war, there are too many smart people, we would certainly recover in short order, we're americans. What do you say? Revolution?

2006-07-06 17:26:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

No terrorist during the first gulf war and no WMDs found.
Please tell me!

2006-07-06 17:23:11 · 16 answers · asked by Leah P 1

All this very welcome rhetoric to some on this site,

But do not say anything about Israel, hands off. Why is that?

2006-07-06 17:20:07 · 10 answers · asked by dorieprincess 2

2006-07-06 17:10:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-06 17:09:17 · 8 answers · asked by American Superman 3

Please give me your opinions.

2006-07-06 17:06:34 · 7 answers · asked by mark05122003 1

Both are just as crooked and mislead as the other, and independent is too broad of a term. Are there any other political party choices in America? It saddens me that our options are so slim, because all these people are the same, and just pretend to be different.

2006-07-06 17:01:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-06 17:01:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-06 17:01:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

demonstrated military front to america, we are already at war with Irag and some of the middle east, what the hell is going on we are heading for self-destruction facing two ruthless beast of countrys like this, what do you think.

2006-07-06 16:52:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

First off, Semites are people from the middle East. The Arabs and only a small portion of the Jews in the middle East are Semites. The majority of Israelis are of European background and are not semitic.

And, more importantly, why doesn't the American public have access to the truth about the occurrences there? Why is it when Israel is on the offensive we hear more about the slaughter of Jews that happened more than a half a century ago than we do about things that are happening right now> Is this a red herring to keep our attention away from the slaughter?
(I do not intend to diminish the fact that innocent Israelis are killed, too. When Mamma cries, Jewish or Moslem, her tears flow just as freely)

2006-07-06 16:48:38 · 20 answers · asked by dorieprincess 2

you even posted opinion questions saying that religion should be abolished all together, WHY do your leaders keep showing up at my church, and all other major churges to pander for votes and give political speeches?

2006-07-06 16:48:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

They leave instead of improve there country, because its in turmoil yet they fly there flags. If the US ever became like Mexico, I'd fight to change it instead of just leaving. Do they hate their country or are they just lazy?

2006-07-06 16:30:20 · 15 answers · asked by chicagoan86 3

I spent the night in Pueblo, Colorado last night and the stupid city has banned smoking in public restaurants, hotels, bars, ect. Every public establishment. What about our freedom? I should be able to smoke if I want to darnit. If someone thinks second hand smoke is harmful, then don't ever be by a campfire. Don't even live in the city for gawdsakes.
What gets me is that certain wimps think smoking is so bad while they stuff their faces with french fries and shakes. Oh look at me, I'm so good and I don't smoke. I weigh 400lbs and eat junk but that is ok!! Certain people in our country our turning into such wimps. That is why I like states where people are more into freedom for gowd sakes. Kansas, for instance. New Mexico, Missouri. I would never ever live in California or the east coast for these reasons.

2006-07-06 16:02:15 · 22 answers · asked by thunderbomb90 3

2006-07-06 15:46:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is it just a coincidence?

2006-07-06 15:42:46 · 13 answers · asked by Duffman 4

I don't recall these colors being used in the 1996 election. Then suddenly, there they are in 2000. Someone must have come up with these colors.

It was Thomas Nast who came up with the Donkey and Elephant for the two main parties way back in the 19th century.

Also, why D=Blue and R=Red?

2006-07-06 15:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by SPLATT 7

or is it getting better?

2006-07-06 15:38:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-06 15:21:21 · 7 answers · asked by Kitkat 1

http://video.nationaljournal.com/Monday/BidenIndian.mov

2006-07-06 15:16:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-06 15:14:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is it just ignorance? Why does the media persist in its defeatist, fact ignoring coverage of the war?
> Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the
> United States in
> January 2005 for the reestablished Fulbright
> program?
>
> Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?!
> They have 5-100-foot
> patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval
> infantry regiment.
>
> Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three
> operational
> squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US
> C-130 transport aircraft
> (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day
> and night, and will soon
> add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?
>
> Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit
> and a Commando
> Battalion?
>
> Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over
> 55,000 fully
> trained and equipped police officers?
>
> Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in
> Iraq that produce over
> 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?
>
> Did you know there are more than 1100 building
> projects going on in Iraq?
> They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15
> hospitals, 83 railroad
> stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and
> 69 electrical
> facilities.
>
> Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the
> age of 5 have
> received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?
>
> Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were
> enrolled in primary
> school by mid October?
>
> Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone
> subscribers in Iraq and
> phone use has gone up 158%?
>
> Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that
> consists of 75
> radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television
> stations?
>
> Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished
> their embassies in
> Iraq?
>
> Did you know that the Iraqi government currently
> employs 1.2 million Iraqi
> people?
>
> Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated,
> 364 schools are
> under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under
> construction and 38 new
> schools have been built in Iraq?
>
> Did you know that Iraq's higher educational
> structure consists of 20
> Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4
> research centers, all
> currently operating?
>
> Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened
> in June of 2004?
>
> Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi
> presidential election had a
> televised debate recently?
>
> OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . AND I DIDN'T KNOW!
>
> WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!
>
> Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we
> get photos of flag
> burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing
> snowballs at the
> presidential motorcades.
>
> The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq
> serves two purposes. It is
> intended to undermine the world's perception of the
> United States, thus
> minimizing support, and it is intended
> to discourage American
> citizens.
>
> *** Above facts are verifiable on the Department of
> Defense web site.
> ***

2006-07-06 15:01:09 · 15 answers · asked by ben s 3

2006-07-06 14:55:36 · 18 answers · asked by American Superman 3

Remember when it was politically advantageous to talk tough against Saddam and Iraq? But when Bush says the same thing, the liberals all squak and scream, and the Democrats deny everything they said about the subject?
Compare what they said, to what Bush said. It's the same thing, but liberals have short memories. http://powerlineblog.com/archives/005456.php#005456

2006-07-06 14:49:49 · 6 answers · asked by deez3po2003 2

2006-07-06 14:42:44 · 15 answers · asked by Jeff B 3

Hell as in a metaphor. I love guns and hate republicans if you can tell.

2006-07-06 14:40:09 · 9 answers · asked by animalmother 4

What is your worst liberal "pet peeve" canned answers to social issues?
EX:
"Death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment!"
"No blood for oil."
"This is the worst economy in 100 years!"
"What we do in the privacy of our own bedrooms...."
"The 2nd Ammendment never garunteed the right to own a gun."

Or post another one.

2006-07-06 14:38:00 · 16 answers · asked by deez3po2003 2

How do liberals rationalize the amount of terrorist attacks during the clinton years, being offered bin laden back in 1996, not holding or investigating him, then lying to the 911 commission saying he was never offered bin laden.
Here is the article and clinton caught on tape admitting to this:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/4/9/224229.shtml

2006-07-06 14:26:52 · 15 answers · asked by deez3po2003 2