First, the pledge is not 200 years old. Your history teacher gets an "F", capt. Second, the words "under God" were not added until the 1950's. Man, I'm glad we don't depend on public schools to teach our kids...
"I don't think this move generated enough ticket sales to say that it fairly influenced more than a fringe minority" I didn't see the movie until a week ago. I was extremely surprised to see that it was still playing in a large screen at the playhouse and all but a handful of seats were filled. Moore wanted the movie to come out
I've never read someones writting so obviously misguided and venomous. You've obviously never read any of Moore's books, have you?
"As he presents himself as America's savior" Is this a quote from him? If so I would like to know from where. I don't see him saying this and seems like this is how you have chosen to views his actions/self-representation. Moore has consistently ridiculed Americans as being stupid in his speeches overse
I try to back up what I say with facts and good argumentation and then I deliberately go over the top in my interpretation and my insults. Champas, As one who comes from another side of the political spectrum, I frankly have enjoyed your posts. I don't always agree with the positions you take
Muggaz: repeat after me: Gideon is a Libertarian, Gideon is a Libertarian, Gideon is a Libertarian. Sorry, but I have made this clear on post after post. I am firmly set against BOTH political parties, and, frankly, think they're the same thing, different clothes (in 2002, 90% of the seats in the House of Representatives went virtually or completely uncontested, meaning the opposition party determined their representation to be "good
the fact remains, GWB is the one who ultimately responsible in launching an illegal and preemptive war on Iraq Actually, war is declared by Congress. Bush can't declare it unilaterally. The House and the Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of the war (both dems and republicans). Then the democratic s
Is the presidency of the USA looked upon so lightly that not one US senator (Democrat or Republican) felt the need to represent the objections of fellow citizens? I will hound, and hound, and hound, until I get an acceptable answer... I don't think the process is as simple as Moore makes it sounds...if
I have the same policy towards rattlesnakes and scorpions. If I encounter them outside, I give them a wide berth, but do not kill them (in the case of the snakes, I will kill them if they are in our yard, but only after I have attempted a live capture and removal). The desert is their environment, their home. In my home, however, I won't hesitate to kill them (though I again attempt live capture first).
That would be intellectually dishonest though It would be intellectually dishonest, in a sense, yes...but please don't tell me intellectual dishonesty doesn't infect Australia's policies. The issue at hand is, these are serious allegations against Bush -- allegations that, if they were all tru
It has been interesting of late to see the response to JU's "shock bloggers". While this is yet another post on a subject that's been heavily addressed, I'd like to add my perspective. First, I find that, in principle, shock bloggers borrow heavily from shock jock tactics, only instead of an auditory medium, they use visual. The idea is simply, say the most
As I continue to read about Michael Moore, a serious thought has started to concern me. He has become a caricature of the American left, an annoying muppet and a one trick pony. As he presents himself as America's savior, I am seeing a lot of people that I know viewing him more as a pied piper, and a man not to be trusted. Sure, they don't like Bush, but beca
The 2000 election was actually hashed over quite thoroughly. Yes, there was a serious error in Palm Beach County, but it must be pointed out that BOTH democrat and republican election officials approved the ballot. You don't approve a ballot and then complain about it later. The allegations of African Americans being turned away from the polls in Miami-Dade County are another matter entirely, if true. It must be pointed out that one of the chi
The 7th Commandment has no basis in our law. It is not illegal to commit adultery. Actually, that's not universally true. Many New England states (New Hampshire is one) actually do have anti adultery laws on their books.
Beebles, Unfortunately, you were hurt by the fact that one among you has been pretty much established as being consistently deceitful. To add insult to injury, that person created two fictional characters, and this is what has caused people to question whether more were created. I, for one, am sorry your names were bandied about; you're right, you have written many wonderful blogs (sadly, so has the individual in question), and the only reason
*You can give wrong directions if someone asks because you know they're never going to see you again *People believe any bit of trivia you tell them, no matter how inanely ridiculous *Pointing out "Stars" can distract someone you pissed off long enough for you to make your getaway ("Look! It's Ben Affleck!") *The junk you couldn't sell at last month's rumm
abe, You INFLUENCED others...you didn't change them...change comes from within.
, sally...I know what you mean. I just was hit by the humourous concept of a "when muppets attack" thread after the latest to do...lol
Hoo boy. This is why I am loathe to present a Christian position. The extremists pop out of the woodwork and make a true Christian position look looney. Dharma, thank you for a wonderful thread topic and allowing me to present my position fairly and openly. I am going to bow out of this thread for awhile so that I don't say some rather unChristian things to some of my fellow believers.
As to the prayer in school argument, I like the old saying "as long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools." Interestingly enough, there's not one documented case affirmed to the Supreme Court level of a child being punished for individual prayer in school. The "movement" is another of the political right's attempt to cast all people left of center as Christian hating antitheists, when that is simply not the case with MOST libera
The year was 1930, and in an era where very few women had any college education, Olive walked across the stage and received her master's in divinity. She had worked hard for this moment, and had dreams of working full time as a minister. Life, however, set her on a different course, as she fell in love with a veteran and settled down with him in rural Indiana
I don't see any feasible way that Bush can win Nevada; he has lost a lot over screwing us on Yucca Mountain (which, by the way is EVERYONE'S problem; when that nuclear waste gets on the rails and travels through your town, you're frankly, in more jeopardy than we are). I think it is very conceivable that Badnarik (LP nominee) can attain 6-8% of the vote here; and the Badnarik votes will more likely split votes from Bush than Kerry. CW seems to cast Nad
There were plenty of people who understood exactly where i was coming from, even those who didnt get it at first. Trust me, LW...I understand where you're coming from, it's just not the angle I take. I just try to bring a little balance on the scene (with a little humour), and it's my hope that I usuall
You're absolutely right about it being a cultural thing. When we lived about 70 miles away from Milwaukee, I observed there was a lot of prejudice in the community. This was not entirely the fault of the people of the community, as what had happened is, many of the black families from the inner city had moved to Oshkosh because the benefits were the same and the crime rate was lower. The blacks from the suburbs didn't move; they were comfortab
absurd, but common. Many police literally laugh at a man who files spousal abuse charges on his wife. In fact, there was a case in our old hometown where a man successfully sued a domestic violence shelter because he went to them seeking assistance and they refused to help.
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