Politics - 10 August 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_el_ho/cindy_sheehan_pelosi;_ylt=AmPYDXYFJ4Sagh5PWeM2CXuyFz4D

SAN FRANCISCO - A tearful Cindy Sheehan cited her son, killed in Iraq, as her inspiration as she announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House against Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

2007-08-10 09:27:05 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

well Mr. Bush seemed to act like katrina had not happened for a few days and didnt send federal help. isnt it funny that the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans were both democrats and bush didnt send help right away???? i know the Mississippi was under republican control but dosent that seem a little fishy???

2007-08-10 09:25:53 · 24 answers · asked by patsfan 3

What is your real opinion about the troubles that the Republicans are having right now? There is unrest in the ranks because you don't have a candidate that you all can get behind. Truly, and not trying to ruffle any feathers, there is a perception of corruption in general coming from the White House. Your congressional members are grumbling about Bush and Iraq, causing a rift in your party. The candidates have to find a way to distance themselves from Bush and stay within the party line at the same time and that's a heck of a fence to walk. Whether you like President Bush or not he has damaged the reputation of the Republican Party and caused many Independents and moderates to turn toward the Democrats for '08.

What do you think needs to be done to correct these perceptions among so many Americans? Do you think the Republicans can repair the damage in time to win in '08?

2007-08-10 09:25:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 09:24:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 09:21:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Uhmm, you wouldn't need rescuing if there hadn't been a hurricane, collapse or shooting to begin with.

2007-08-10 09:09:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Exiled 'anti-Islam' Bangladeshi writer attacked
Author accused of promoting women's rights in Quran escapes unscathed

HYDERABAD, India - Dozens of Muslim protesters led by three lawmakers attacked an exiled Bangladeshi writer at the release of her book in southern India on Thursday, calling her “anti-Islam,” and telling her to go back to her country.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20204125/

2007-08-10 09:08:04 · 1 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3

2007-08-10 09:02:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/09/matthews-bush-monologue/

The neo-Cons sure get a lot of airtime for a group that doesn't exist.

Hey, look. Is that Bill Kristol over there hiding in the corner?

2007-08-10 08:59:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 08:59:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, I am from a country always having political problem.

Elected governments often (if not always) corrupt or govern in the way to benefit themselves over the nation or people.
Politicians likely go for their own benefit and hardly represent people needs as they are supposed.
People of Thailand, Philippines, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, etc have to protest, set up a mob, etc to request or send a message of what they really need instead of doing that through their representatives.
Why does democracy seem to work well in Europe and North
America, but not in the rest of the world?
What is missing in those systems?
Do they have less good politicians?
Is it their culture?
Aren't people aware of their roles and rights?
Don't they have enough education?
What is wrong with their systems?
How can we fix them?

2007-08-10 08:58:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Policies are made by leaders..leaders that we elect to represent us and look out for us. Yet, these leaders have given us policies that (((ENCOURAGE)) companies to close factories here and send jobs overseas to other countries and even to tyrnannical communist regimes that have nukes pointed at us, and are building armies to go to war against us.

Our leaders have spent more money than we take in from taxes and to make up the difference they have put us in hoc to countries who are tyrannical communist and are building armies to fight us.....oh...and also give weapons to other enemy countries in the meanwhile to kill our soldiers.

Our leaders have ((((invited)) and ((allowed))) mexico to tell its people to leave mexico and go to the USA and break our laws, cross our borders illegally and take jobs that ordinarily would be done by americans and or depress their wages.

Our leaders gladly spend our tax dollars as giveaway freebies to other countries while ignoring our ...

2007-08-10 08:48:00 · 13 answers · asked by me 3

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_ot/books_laura_bush

That is true love....poor dumb Bush has to have his wife and daughter pen a book that he can understand. Too bad they can't pen a book on how to effectively manage a war, and then get him to read it.

Your thoughts?

2007-08-10 08:44:13 · 19 answers · asked by G.C. 5

I know the Republicans in the three branches of the Federal Government do a terrific job of catering to lobbyists. But lobbyists can only give them money, not votes. So which voters feel "represented"?

For example, when the GOP blocks a bill aimed at giving healthcare to poor kids and paying for it by taxing tobacco, who is sitting at home saying, Boy, I sure am glad we sent that guy to Washington, he definitely knows what my values are. Or when the House's energy policy is held up because it cuts government subsidies for private oil companies - aren't conservatives supposed to oppose subsidies on principle? Or is it just subsidies for Clean energy that they can't live with?

It seems to me like the only people being represented here are Big Oil, Big Tobacco, and smokers who care more about cheap cigarettes than about their kids getting cancer from second-hand smoke. But maybe I'm not seeing the Big Picture. Could one of you loyal conservative voters please explain it to me?

2007-08-10 08:43:24 · 12 answers · asked by abram.kelly 4

I have been searching the net but cannot find the interview of Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer on August 5th, 2007. He was interviewing President Karzai, the president of Afganistan. In the interview, Wolf asked President Karzai was American soilders trigger happy and Karzai came to our soldiers defense. Also Karzai blasted Obama for his statements about bombing Pakistan. However I heard nothing about this in the news.
When searching the transcripts the comments of Karzai blasting Obama has been removed or lets say was not put in the article. CNN stated that the rest of the transcript will be posted later but now you can't even find it.
What is going on?
If President Karzai had blasted a republican candidate do you think we would have heard about it. And not only heard about it but it would have been discussed ad nauseam.

If anyone can find the unedited transcript please send me a link.

2007-08-10 08:43:19 · 2 answers · asked by egg_sammash 5

I think everyone should have health care paid for by American taxpayers except me I will hide my money

I think killing an unborn baby is cool but killing a convicted murderer is wrong

Despite the fact that the hottest year on record was 1934 I believe we are causing global warming and will be under water before the world series

I believe we should have wide open borders and accept all who come across regardless of country of origin including bin laden. Anybody who wants border security is a xenephobe and I have absolutely no evidence to back that up

I believe you dont know how to take care of your children so the (village) government should do it

I believe poor people are poor not because they didnt seek education and not because they had children out of wedlock in high school but because of the racist policies of our government

Did I mention everyone should pay more taxes except me

So help me out am I liberal

Did I leave anything out

2007-08-10 08:42:15 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

They only want to raise your taxes to help feed and clothe lazy people.

I'm not talking about the disabled (mentally and physically), but I'm talking about the slothful that just won't work. If you are a hard-worker, you can't possibly want a SOCIALIST in the White House.

Our taxes should go to what we need like firehouses, police departments, sanitation workers, etc. You know, the things that benefit ALL OF US!

2007-08-10 08:42:11 · 14 answers · asked by SEXIEST AVATAR™ is HERE. 6

"When the Dems lost the mid-term elections in 2002, they just went berserk. They became the "opposition party", as opposed to the "loyal opposition party".

what scares the Democrats is the calculus of their failure since 1968--ie, pulling out of Vietnam. They have had two Presidents--Carter and Clinton for a total of 12 years in the White House. Republicans have had five presidents--Nixon,
Ford, Reagan, Bush I and Bush II for a total of 26 years, so far.

The three front-running Democratic candidates for president are deeply invested in the United States losing in Iraq.
dems now control both houses of Congress have a vested interest in victory for Al Qaeda. that is a scary and sobering reality.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Democratic Whip James Clyburn has finally admitted what we all should have realized: The worst nightmare of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid would be victory for the United States in Iraq."

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21870&page=1#c1

2007-08-10 08:37:11 · 6 answers · asked by ? 7

I'm curious as to why the confederate flag is equated with slavery and racism. Slavery only became illegal AFTER the civil war. Many northern statesmen owned slaves right through the war. Also, the Civil War was never fought about slavery. (look it up) it was fought over state's rights and taxation without representation. Slavery only became an issue towards the end of the war. Not only that, but the confederate flag was NOT the flag of the confederacy. It was a simple battle flag. Any ideas? (doing research for thesis)

2007-08-10 08:36:21 · 14 answers · asked by speed__phreak 2

2007-08-10 08:34:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 08:31:27 · 7 answers · asked by ron j 1

2007-08-10 08:30:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 08:28:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Remember, we're not just talking about big money lobbyists, but lobbyists of all kinds, including those that look out for children, the elderly, etc.

If so, what would you replace it with?

2007-08-10 08:27:26 · 13 answers · asked by Bookworm 4

Should it even be considered theory, or just fact?

2007-08-10 08:25:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was angry that scrooge sold out at the end of a christmas carol

I have a life sized statue of Ronny and Nancy in my front yard,

I own stock in Haliburton

I believe that a book of unknown authorship when it tells me gays are bad

I believe anyone that doesn't agree with me politically hates america.

I stand and salute my TV whenever George Bush come on,

I feel that it's ok to trade rights we rarely use for safety.

I love money and hate people that don't have money

I think if you can't afford health insurance that is too bad.

I own 72 automatic weapons so I can protect myself.

I don't listen to anyone that has a different viewpoint than me

I give bush credit for everything good but blame someone else for everything bad.

2007-08-10 08:22:42 · 21 answers · asked by Chuckles 4

2007-08-10 08:19:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 08:19:00 · 26 answers · asked by Liberal City 6

I think almost all of Hollyweird has gone to the liberal dogs. Agree or disagree?

2007-08-10 08:17:05 · 8 answers · asked by mountaindew25 3

This question is only for liberals. I've never really undersood why libs are libs so all you liberals please tell me.

2007-08-10 08:11:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous