Politics - 23 August 2007

Carter wrote: "I said that I had long taught lessons from the Hebrew Scriptures and that a common historical pattern was that Israel was punished whenever the leaders turned away from devout worship of God. I asked if she was concerned about the secular nature of her Labor government."

2007-08-23 14:33:05 · 11 answers · asked by liberal 1

2007-08-23 14:22:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean how can people get rid of the dictator leaders & improve their life quality? it seems impossible for ordinary ppl to do anything because if they opposed the government , simply they will be put into prisons. & how can they improve their economical postion if the government is stealing their money. i think to change the sad situation of the middle east we have to change the governments & to improve their economical position. & i don't think that foreign intervention is a good idea because we see the crisis in iraq . so what r the steps that ordinary ppl in the middle east can do to have a better middle east?

2007-08-23 13:52:04 · 21 answers · asked by nonni 1

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/washington/23history.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
But if you've got a great case for staying there until your grand children have done a tour I am happy to hear it.

My opinion is 2 random brain cells connected dont agree. Its just more of the same gradual decline in the rhetoric.

2007-08-23 13:46:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard people using his middle name as a genuine argument for why he should not run for or be president? I personally don't think that it's a valid argument. It's absolutely ridiculous. Perhaps someone can explain different, or explain why it's being used as it is... :) Thanks!

2007-08-23 13:44:53 · 21 answers · asked by Linner 2

2007-08-23 13:42:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If he has nothing to hide why do environmentalists have to sue the President of the United States to get the information in the reports that he is supposed to disclose voluntarily?
http://www.thebluestate.com/2007/08/judg...

2007-08-23 13:27:39 · 14 answers · asked by Enigma 6

As a long standing democratic socialist, maybe even communist, my views have recently been going through a state of change, away from my stupid thoughts that Anarchism is naively wrong. But, my question is:

Within Anarchism (more precisely, communist anarchism, since that is where my beliefs probably lie), what happens to those who murder or rape or commit crime basically. The idea is for freedom, so no state endoring law, who will guard the guards and all that, but what happens to those who behave badly.

Thanks.

2007-08-23 13:16:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 13:07:12 · 16 answers · asked by rare2findd 6

but they are the same,, ok ok i am an old guy and retired marine, but here it is, the govt wouldnt let us win vietnam and they arent going to let us win iraq, in vietnam we took a village then left, we took a hill then left, the enemy always came back, the same holds true for iraq, you cant go into cities and then leave, you have to stay as a major force in every town and we are not doing that, and we dont have the manpower to do that, the iraqis like the vietnamese are not doing 100 percent so it doesnt matter if we leave today or ten years from now, because fanatics will always be there to take over, if we leave next week we save american boys lives, your comments please

2007-08-23 13:06:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm kind of confused of what JFK's intention/purpose was for this speech.

What do you think is JFK's purpose or call to action?

Thank you.

2007-08-23 13:02:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

It takes stealing money from hard working people to raise the children of lazy drug addicts.

2007-08-23 12:53:55 · 21 answers · asked by Csbbot 1

Kind of like if a bully is picking on your little brother, and you move right in and stand next to your little brother hoping that the bully takes a swipe at you so you can clock him?

I think Iran's actions in the power vaccum that is iraq had to be expected and are normal given the complete scenario. So perhaps all this is playing out just as Bush and Cheney hoped.

and of course there is the oil thing, but we all pretty much agree that we are also there to safeguard oil supplies.

2007-08-23 12:45:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Name one thing wrong with the green party.

2007-08-23 12:41:48 · 13 answers · asked by imajiknation 2

2007-08-23 12:41:24 · 19 answers · asked by Page 4

Have all their accounts been suspended, by those who could not debate them?

2007-08-23 12:28:07 · 13 answers · asked by somber 3

That included 66 children?

2007-08-23 12:23:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 12:19:09 · 18 answers · asked by Larry 4

Or is he better off making a lame documentary about his travels through America?

2007-08-23 12:14:50 · 23 answers · asked by Zombie knows best 2

Now that I have your attention :-)... what do you think of this article?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/082307C.shtml

"Last week, after an investigation spurred by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, the Pentagon abruptly announced that it would not be delivering "freedom packages" to our soldiers in Iraq, as it had originally intended.

"What were the packages to contain? Not body armor or home-baked cookies. Rather, they held Bibles, proselytizing material in English and Arabic and the apocalyptic computer game "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" (derived from the series of post-Rapture novels), in which "soldiers for Christ" hunt down enemies who look suspiciously like U.N. peacekeepers."

Thanks in advance for your thoughtful, hopefully thought-provoking, answers!

2007-08-23 11:57:20 · 10 answers · asked by sagacious_ness 7

I'm from the US, but I've heard a bit about her. I know that she's mentioned in the Pink Floyd song "Pigs" and a joke was once made about her on "Are You Being Served?", but I had to look her up on the Internet before I really knew who she was. Quite frankly, she sounds like a joke, but in case you can't guess it, I'm a bit left-leaning myself. What do you think?

2007-08-23 11:52:23 · 19 answers · asked by tangerine 7

Is that bad for the old school republicans?

2007-08-23 11:36:28 · 7 answers · asked by Triumph 4

I have a few questions

1. Are you for/against the war?
2. Were you for/against the war?
3. What, if any news, do you watch? This includes the Nightly News from CBS, NBC, ABC, and cable news. This also includes newspapers.

Please be as specific as possible as to where you get your information on the war from.

2007-08-23 11:24:46 · 18 answers · asked by Chainsaw 6

Organized crime has infultrated our school system and continues to preys on our children for $$$, making our kids additcted thus limiting their freedom of even live a normal life. This does not even include the number of adults who have fallen victim. Drugs does not only limit the freedoms of individuals but literally can bring down a country to its knees. America is doing the best that it can to fight illegal drugs but if you look at all the things being spewed out of the mouths of Repugs, its all about the war on terrorism.

2007-08-23 11:22:18 · 20 answers · asked by 2012 4

Okay, so we've all heard some of the Republicans here and elsewhere say that if you're a liberal and want to protect the environment, you're an idiot, global warming is a myth, welfare is evil(unless it's Corporate Welfare, then it's a godsend to help keep prices down for Americans,but why are we helping America's most fortunate and not our LEAST fortunate?) abortion should be illegal,but you can't give condoms to teens or educate them properly about sex and std's, etc.,social security should be privatized,our schools should be replaced with vouchers and/or privatized.But if turning over all businesses, industries,etc., to government is "communism" or "socialism",why is it okay to turn over everything to Corporations?We can't give economic aid, food or clean water to foreign countries to help prevent terrorism.Why is it the ONLY thing worth protecting to them are their investments and their money? What Are REPUBLICANS Doing To Make AMERICA and the WORLD Better? ? ?

2007-08-23 11:21:48 · 19 answers · asked by It's Your World, Change It 6

A) The Flu
B) The Smell of Garbage
C) The new " Freedom's Watch" pro war ads, as talked about here
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20411597/

2007-08-23 11:15:21 · 6 answers · asked by FootballFan1012 6

Even hillary said we were winning since the surge.

Bush is at 45% and rising, and the GOP now has a 10 point lead on the Democrats!!

Read it and weep! Yes!

http://www.foxnews.com/polls1.gop12/epi.bl

2007-08-23 11:14:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

When he was likely a strong, stern man with a smart haircut and a keen business sense.

I get so tired of liberals trying to paint Jesus as some flower child from Woodstock! Enough is enough!

2007-08-23 11:10:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, the only bad thing he ever did was blow and be blown by an intern. And that only interfered with the country because the republican bitches insisted on impeaching him for it, thus taking away attention from real issues. He did a lot of great things as prez. The only thing I don't like was the "don't ask don't tell" policy.

2007-08-23 11:09:39 · 9 answers · asked by Allen Carlson 2

Most Iranians want a democratic revolution and want nothing to do with the Ayatollah or their wacked President Ahmadinejad. I hope we don't have to go to war with them, but their interest in nuclear power concerns me. If we never installed the puppet for British petroleum the Shah, who used his SAVAK police to opress innocent people, and left the democratically elected Mossadeq alone, Iran would be doing fine. Mossadeq was a Western ally and most Iranians loved the guy and they held American hostages because we installed the evil Shah.

2007-08-23 11:06:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous