A piece of my mind!?

Question

I really hate it when people stereotype conservatives. Most people assume that all conservatives are republicans. I just want everyone out there to know that not all conservatives really are republicans. Most of the nation is fed up with Bush. I am too. I think he made some really bad decisions and the world would be better off if he was impeached. I am for the war. Bush said that there were nuclear bombs in Iraq. There really werent any but everyone believed him! John Kerry was positive that there were weapons of mass destruction! The thing is, there were weapons of mass destruction, just not nuclear bombs. Bush made the mistake of assuming that the weapons of mass destruction were nuclear bombs. In Iraq they did find 580 missiles. These missels were filled with mustard gas, a gas so dense that it drowned you. If one of these bombs were put in the right place, it could kill 100,000 people. That is a weapon of mass destruction.

Please, I go to a liberal school and just want to hear some different opinions. I'm really pissed, but open to other ideas.

I love conservatives! Alright "Just Me" I'm nothing but calm, now what?

To b9teamcheif,
What happened to having a discussion without saying point blank that the other person is wrong. Why are you stating your opinions as facts? You can get as upset as you want, but It really isn't going to make me listen to you. If you want someone to listen to you, the best thing to do is to be kind and open to new ideas. And give them a chance instead of shooting them down right away. I really hate it when people don't listen to what I say because I'm conservative. This is really the only way I can get my opinions out because nobody knows who I am.

To Dave_Stark,
Wow, I really like it when people read everything and give it some thought. Even if we don't agree on some things. What you said about the public is really true. Most people don't listen to me because I can't vote yet. I can't vote, but I will be able to and I will.

to jsnwv (or whatever it really is,)
Umm.... whatever...
to Justin,
I'm sorry, you must have a lot to deal with. I really hate it when people stereotype republicans and conservatives as racists, because most of us aren't. A long time ago, Minnijean Brown came to our school. She took all of the black students for a special time for them to talk about racisim. I understant that most hate crime victims and victims of racisim are black, but whites are victim to the same things sometimes. It must be really hard.

P.S. jsnwv, do you even know what liberal or conservative means?

Answer 1

It's difficult being a Conservative in the middle of a mass of Liberals. Try being a black Conservative among a bunch of Liberals.

Answer 2

i agree with you. I'm conservative as well, but I don't claim to be republican or democrat. I just go by what makes the most sense to me. I am also for the war. I'm not towards the direction we are taking in the war though. Most people do seem to forget about the findings of those mustard bombs, which are considered weapons of mass destruction. Most people also don't seem to notice the things the president has done here to make our lives better. There is always gonna be unemployment. There will always be problems with taxes, there will always be problems with illegal immigrants. People just need to get over the fact that the government isn't going to make the people rich. Seems to me like all the complaining the people do against the government points to them wanting a handout. I pray that President Bush will make the right decisions that will determine a positive outcome of this war, and I pray for the safety of our soldiers in which I have the utmost respect for. I know I couldn't do what they do every day.

Answer 3

Hi:
I'm in Iraq right now. Bush never said that there were nuclear bombs in Iraq (to my knowledge), but did say that there were weapons of mass destruction.... which in my opinion a nuclear bomb would be under that classification. Now Saddam was trying to get his hands on some nuclear devices....and had he done that the war would have been very different. There WERE weapons of mass destruction over here. Many of them were moved out before the troops arrived in Iraq. They have recovered some, and some were set off in the vicinity of the troops. Had the insurgents really knew what they were doing, or what they truly had, the it would have been very bad over here in Iraq. Why Bush doesn't remind the media of that I just don't know. Just keep in mind that what goes on here in Iraq, and what the news media DECIDES to let you all know usually is 2 different things. Unless you have actually been here, seen and heard what is going on...you really don't know. Most of America is very misinformed, and actually they don't have a clue of what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. You only hear what the news media lets you hear....keep that in mind.

Answer 4

Well, hotstuff, some of your facts are incorrect, but the overall sense of your post is right on the money.

Not all Republicans are conservative -- and not all Conservatives are Republican.

There is more than enough blame to go around both of the major political parties for the mistakes that we've made over the past few years. An awful lot of folks forget that the Republicans in congress were not universally in support of the invasion of Iraq, nor were the Democrats universally in opposition.

However, the Democrats, as always led by their noses by polling results, have shifted their loyalties with the wind, and now claim to be against the invasion. Unfortunately, in the America of today, with our incredibly short memories, we've forgotten that John Kerry voted for the war before he voted against the war before he voted for the war before he . . . All you have to do is check out some of the quotes from prominent Democrats to see that they believed that we'd find huge secret stockpiles of WMDs in Iraq.

And if the Democrats believed as fervently as their statements make it appear, then they either read the exact same intelligence reports and came to the same conclusions as the Executive branch, or they are so blindingly stupid that they believed every lie told to them by the same folks.

Now, I can't comprehend how somebody can be incredibly brilliant while simultaneously being dumber than a fence post. So, somebody is playing fast and loose with reality and the truth.

As I look at it from the experience of the past 53 years, it looks to me like the Democrats think that you and I, Mr. and Mrs. and Ms. Joe Q Public, are too STUPID to remember anything beyond today's soundbite on NBC. So they change their story to meet the prevailing opinion poll. Boy, isn't that just what I need leading the country today -- somebody who thinks I'm so dumb that I need to be tended to and cared for like a sheep.

Occam's razor says that the simplest answer is probably closest to the truth. Since the Libs/Dems keep changing their story, while the Conservatives/Republicans have been incredibly consistent, which do you think is the truth -- the conveniently shifting policy, or the consistent one? Which is simplest?

Answer 5

The fact is that yes Conservatives are portrayed as being in lock step with the Republican party (unfairly) and yes bush was wrong about the extent of the wmd problem in Iraq but he was only as good as the intelligence he received so there for he was not wrong just misinformed. There were wmd's in Iraq but I believe the majority were spirited away to Syria prior to being discovered. Do not trust the media for your information we (all of us) have the Internet now and are able to access the same information as the media this will enable to form your own opinion based on fact not a slanted or biased report.

Answer 6

Very well said.

I am a conservative and mostly vote Republican.
However, in the last election, I would have voted for Wesley Clark, had he received the Democratic Nomination.
As far as the WMD, I think that the President got some very bad information from his advisors; and instead of letting them take the heat and firing them, he took responsibility for their misinformation. I don't think that any nukes will be found, and I honestly think that Syria is "storing" the WMD's that we haven't been able to find. Regardless of the existence of WMD's, the people of Iraq are free from a paranoid, murdering tyrant; and hopefully they can pull themselves and their country together and we can pull out of there in a timely manner.

It is nice to hear from someone who attempts to see all sides of the issue, and who doesn't resort to bashing and name calling in an attempt to either shut down any opposition or to gain popularity amongst a certain faction who post in here.

Answer 7

I agree with what you say for the most part. But I disagree when you say that most of the nation is fed up with Bush. The last election we had in Nov. was for the most part split 50/50, most of the Democrats who won, won by very small margins. That is why most of the states couldn't announce winners the night of the election. I know plenty of people who still support President Bush. I have a brother in Iraq right now serving in the U.S. Army, I support the troops and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer 8

For what crime would you impeach the President? Just what, exactly, has he done that is a criminal offense? Answer: NOTHING. Let it go.

Bush never said that there were "nuclear bombs" in Iraq. He DID, however, claim that there were WMDs, or Weapons of Mass Destruction. We all now know that this was wrong, and as mad as you may be over it, get used to the idea that no crime was committed.

REPLY TO YOUR COMMENT: Hey, skippy, you have your opinions and views, and I have mine. You aired yours, I then aired mine. If you don't like the way I choose my verbage, then I suggest not reading my reply...either that, or stop posting in a public venue.

Besides, according to the Y!A rules, you're not supposed to just "chat" here...this is for asking and answering questions.

So tell me again...just what was your question, anyway?

Answer 9

I guarentee 99% of the posters on here could not even make an attempt at telling you the difference between a liberal and a conservative! 99%.

ALSO, Bsh never said we were invading Iraq because they had nuclear weapons, he said they had Weapons of Mass Desctruction, Which were found and dismantled. Americas problem is Iraq's WMD were only capable of killing a few hundred thousand at a time, which does not coincide with our idea of "massive" thanks to Hollywood.

Answer 10

Saddam kept kicking out UN inspectors because he had to maintain the illusion that they had more weaponry than they actually did. Let us not forget he was not liked by any of his neighboring countries. He invaded two of them. If Iraq was seen as weak and lacking these massive weapons of destruction then who knows what would have happened. BUT, we all believed he had these weapons. ALL politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike thought he had these weapons. The world thought he had these weapons. So, for Bush to conclude he had the weapons was not a far reach. Saddam did everything in his power to maintain this facade.