Politics - 5 August 2006

And, more important, how can we get people like him
to ask genuine questions? to avoid name-calling, stereotyping, and blatantly insulting his opposition? to express his point of view in clear, sensible answers to others' questions? to avoid copying from other sources without giving credit and provding citations? to give serious consideration to sensible answers to his own questions even when they may disagree with his presuppositions?

In other words, how can we teach the unteachable?

Is Heroic Liberal a creation of Karl Rove's Machiavellian manipulation of the public? Or is Karl Rove himself a creation of such unteachable neoconservatives?

2006-08-05 08:11:59 · 2 answers · asked by bfrank 5

http://www.zombietime.com/hall_of_shame/

2006-08-05 08:08:44 · 15 answers · asked by Simms 2

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/swear01.html

2006-08-05 08:06:16 · 2 answers · asked by hawkeyes 3

Is it because they are so intolerant of having fox news on their lineup? Do liberals hate debate and open discussion as well as substantiation for their silly claims?

Why is Air America continually going down the tubes and is financially troubled?

Time Warner is the largest media conglomerate. Who has influence in this organization? None other than Ted Turner. He founded many of the sub-companies within Time Warner, many of which were founded while he was married to his communist love, Hanoi Jane Fonda.

This is a more important question.

If you want to be completely "fair and balanced" (Had to throw Fox News in there), you need to find out what the bias is of journalists, who reveal the news. Of course, liberals such as yourself, Watson, won't touch this, knowing a poll was put out that found that self-proclaimed liberals far outweighed conservatives within the media. Heck, journalists don't come even close in representation of the American public.

2006-08-05 08:03:44 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Somebody posted this claim:

"Time Warner (Turner) was/is founded by a fanatical leftist (Ted Turner)"

I'm just wondering how both Time and Warner were founded by a man who wasn't even born when both of these companies were acutally founded?

Is Jack Warner turning over in his grave?

2006-08-05 07:55:58 · 7 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7

Please don't answer with the Jews , they may make up a percentage but thats it. The Orangemen and Protestants were acused of running Canada in the 50's and they did but my family never saw any of that action so name names not groups unless the group is a company then it's fair game.
They say 80% of the wealth is owned by 20% of the people ...who are they and why did we give it to them.
They say that the elite pull the political strings and the Presidents and Prime Ministers are somly mid management so again who are they and why do we listen to them?
The wealth of any community or country is in the people who produce the products and yet we are consistanly paid 1/10 of the worth of the product we manufacture - why do we allow that to happen?

Who are these people and why doesn't anyone seriously go looking for them ? I can't help but conclude that it is the fault of the 80% not the 20 because throughout history this class has existed and we let this happen insisted on it.

2006-08-05 07:50:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean would it still be part of New York State or part of Georgia since it would be in that state's waters ?

2006-08-05 07:47:31 · 11 answers · asked by Friar Babbit 2

as they have not made any dent in hizbullah, is a ceasefire a way out for ISRAEL, will they leave there with their tails stuck firmly between their legs

2006-08-05 07:44:05 · 14 answers · asked by pat o 2

The world is disgusted by Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon. Peopole from all over the globe took to the streets today to voice their disgust. Of course we will never be shown those images on Fox or CNN. It is sad that our news is so censored. Here is a report from the BBC website on a speech given by the Mayor of London today at the demonstration by over 100,000 who want to see an end to this violence and an immediate withdrawl.
Livingstone, Mayor of London, has sent the following message of support to the `ceasefire now' demonstration in London on Saturday 5 August.

"I want to welcome this demonstration to London. Your slogan for an immediate ceasefire has the support of the majority of the people of London, Britain and the entire world.

"Given its financial and military dependence on the United States, Israel could not continue its massacres of civilians and the destruction of the civilian infrastructure of Lebanon and Gaza for one more day if there was a united demand for a ceasefire from the international community.

"That is being blocked by the U.S., unfortunately supported by government policy in this country. We must fight to reverse this, including by a recall of parliament to allow MPs to discuss the issue.

"In order to get civilians out of the firing line immediately, there should be a simultaneous ceasing of Israeli air attacks on Lebanon and of rocket attacks into Israel.

"This week it was revealed that Israel's destruction of Lebanon was planned before the capture of the two Israeli soldiers. Indeed, it is well known that Israel illegally holds nearly ten thousand Palestinian captives and has been holding Lebanese prisoners for many, many years.

"If their concern is captured soldiers, let all prisoners held by all sides be released immediately.

"This conflict has seen the collapse of Israel’s entire strategy of imposing unilateral solutions on the Palestinians and its neighbours by building a `separation wall’. It is now clear that all sides can strike deep into one another’s territory and no wall will remove that threat.

"There will no unilateral solution. The only way to solve this conflict is for Israel to negotiate with the democratically elected Palestinian Authority and the governments of Israel’s neighbours to reach a comprehensive settlement based on the implementation of all United Nation resolutions – which must include the commitment by Israel to withdraw from all of the territories it has occupied since 1967 in contravention of UN resolutions."

2006-08-05 07:43:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-05 07:39:24 · 16 answers · asked by cognito44 3

Learn some history!! Geesh...

2006-08-05 07:30:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-05 07:29:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-05 07:28:34 · 6 answers · asked by rayess00 1

Has respect for the United States ever been worse than now?

2006-08-05 07:25:03 · 42 answers · asked by rey 1

2006-08-05 07:16:24 · 19 answers · asked by Heroic Liberal 1

2006-08-05 07:14:45 · 18 answers · asked by Kanan 3

Mitt Romney (REP) or Hillary Clinton (DEM)

my vote is for Romney i agree with him on almost all subjects, Hillary Clinton as our president NO WAY! im not sexiest but not her! come on! there is no way she can handle the presidency, she isnt strong enough and has poor desicions! i know alot of females will vote for her just because she could be the 1st one, but that is just stupid! Lets say all presidents before were females and one male tried to run and he was 2/3s of the female in the running, there is no way i would pick the male, i want to have a strong country! a country that meets peoples demands! "behind every strong man there is a strong women" Lets take Bill Clinton, the worst president who ever exsisted in the presidency. Name a couple things he did good and u get 10 points, needs to be for the nation, not doing a charity or something like kissing babies. Well Bill Clinton was horrible, why would u think his wife was any better? Wouldnt his wife help him make good choices?

2006-08-05 07:14:43 · 12 answers · asked by jared l 4

I saw on the News that the pentagon is saying "We are not going to atack Cuba"

I give that a yeah sure. Those guys haven't told the truth in 230 years. But I;m cool with that.

2006-08-05 07:13:29 · 6 answers · asked by 43 5

It’s not the Commies or Liberals as some of the far right nut cases here claim.

The truth is most of the media sources we are exposed to these days are owned and/or controlled by mega corporations. They are businesses! They want to make profits! There is nothing Commie about large corporations wanting to make lots of money.

These corporations are businesses with the intent to turn as much profit as possible for themselves and their stockholders. In order to do so these businesses try to stick to the most proven formulas for success. And they’ve learned the best way to attract and maintain as large an audience as possible is to stay as mainstream as possible, as moderate as possible. They are not leftist commies. They are capitalistic businesses. They are, for the most part, much more conservative than the average person because they are businessmen.

The rare exceptions are the few independently owned ventures: like Rupert Murdock’s Fox or the Washington Post.

2006-08-05 07:05:48 · 16 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7

2006-08-05 07:05:40 · 13 answers · asked by cognito44 3

2006-08-05 07:01:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most people cannot imagine the lengths the ruling elites will go to, to increase their power, money, and control.

Dubya's puppeteers policies are not new :-

“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Göring(Nazi) 1946 Nuremberg Trials

The US. Government has lied about many wars. The increase of troops in Vietnam was based on an attack in the Tonkin Gulf that never happened. Some say that Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor and let it happen to get support to join World War Two. The Spanish-American War (Remember the Maine!) was also based on a hoax.
Not to mention the numerous covert wars that they lied about. Iran-Contra, the overthrow of Mossadegh in Iran, Allende in Chile, Arbenz in Guatemala. Also the war in Panama, against someone who was on the payroll of the CIA. Cuba as well. The Bay of Pigs invasion was supported by the CIA, and the people who invaded were trained by the CIA in Guatemala.

As for 9/11 this is the origin of the plan:-
"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order."
David Rockefeller: Statement to the Untied Nations Business Council in September 1994

"For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with other around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefellers memoirs (2002)

And this is what Dubya's puppeteers had to say in 2000;-
"Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor"
Project for the New American Century (2000)


Which brings into question 9/11/(2001), which was never investigated properly, and has been hijacked in order to enact Dubya's agenda and the subsequent illegitimate wars.
The 9/11 documentary Loose Change 2nd edition is available free on Youtube:-

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGEb40o17yE&search=loose%20change%202nd%20edition

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOVWBQKUpsU&search=loose%20change%202nd%20edition

Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtV1uxYnu0w&search=loose%20change%202nd%20edition

Decide for yourselves people ;)


I do agree with Dubya on one thing:-

"I think one way for us to end up being viewed as the ugly American is for us to go around the world saying, "We do it this way. So should you."
"I think the United States must be humble and must be proud and confident of our values, but humble in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course."
George W. Bush - 2nd presidential debate Oct 11th 2000

2006-08-05 06:59:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you think shez just a puppet?

i personally think she is, what about you?

2006-08-05 06:52:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-05 06:51:57 · 2 answers · asked by Shlok 1

Political and social humor, more left than right, but with equal animosity toward all self-serving shenanigans:

http://waves4breakfast.livejournal.com/

2006-08-05 06:50:57 · 7 answers · asked by nosoccertyvm 3

i wanna know why JFK died.

2006-08-05 06:41:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many fanatical liberal on here make claims but can't substantiate them.

Notice the flow of a liberal's message:
I'm cutting out the blather to save you time.


FYI: 75% of all the media in this country is owned and/or controlled by conservatives (like Clear Channel and Rupert Murdock).

**Notice he provides no links or facts to substantiate his claim. A behavior that is ingrained in fanatical liberals.**

This, boys and girls, is how the mind of a hate spewer works and with these paid puppets logic and truth are the enemy.

I believe the "boy" doctor represents such that he describes.

Meanwhile, I have facts.
http://www.cjr.org/tools/owners/timewarner.asp

Here's an example of a liberal's slander
I get confused. Last week he was saying that Jews controlled the media (a standard far right claim) but now he's claiming it's the Commies.

*Notice no link to substantiate his claim* Enjoy your crow, Doctor Watson, you deserve it.

2006-08-05 06:41:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

everybody now that hes fighters getting killed and he is lossing this stupid war he started to fulfill hes stupid ego and to satisfied bosses in iran and the large finnancial support he get

2006-08-05 06:36:45 · 5 answers · asked by mijh h 1

is taking our rightsthe same as Hitler did? Germany was a capitalist democrat republic like the US and was turned into a dictatorship. Hitler did that by grabbing more power for his office and taking more rights from the people, he did this in the name of possible terrorism and nationalism we are not quite that far yet, but it needs to stop in our country.

2006-08-05 06:33:58 · 17 answers · asked by saltydog 2

2006-08-05 06:33:25 · 27 answers · asked by iansun 3