From: jmfbahciv on
In article <eftpq8$c8p$1(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>,
lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker) wrote:
>In article <eft9s4$8ss_002(a)s888.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
>>In article <xA9Ug.7703$GR.5123(a)newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
>> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4520F44A.881C5E16(a)hotmail.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <efqje7$8ss_003(a)s821.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
>>>>> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com writes:
>>>>> >In article <45206C37.EA6475DA(a)hotmail.com>,
>>>>> > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>> Western Europe wasn't interested in getting much involved in the
>>>>> >>> anshluss, because it wasn't the target of Nazi expansionism.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>All of which has zilch to do with this.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Your comment is an example of why history has to repeat itself.
>>>>> >
>>>>> Yes, exactly.
>>>>
>>>> There is no exactly about it.
>>>>
>>>> It's just that the American fundamentalist Right has only scare tactics
to
>>>> resort to and
>>>> nothing of substance whatever.
>>>
>>>
>>>....and if one chooses to draw parallels between our actions in the Middle
>>>East and 1933-1939 Germany, one parallel is the fact that Bush is using
>>>similar scare tactics to retain power,
>>
>>The anti-Bushers keep saying this and it makes absolutely no sense.
>>What do you mean "retain power"? He has a term in office which
>>will end. He won't retain any powers after the Inaugeration in 2009.
>>
>
>People probably mean keep Republican control of Congress -- without that
>Bush's powers will be quite curtailed.

The Constitution already curtails powers of all three branches.
People do not mean control of Congress. For some strange reason,
people are using the human being named Bush as the reason for
all the world's ails. I keep tracing this bizarre thinking back
to the new Democrats who have not stopped campaigning for the 2004
elections. One would think that the platform that lost them that
election would be examined and changed. But they're still saying
the same old stuff. Earlier this summer Kennedy was drooling words
to that stated there was no such thing as the War on Terror.
Kerry was still spounting that we should hit RESET, and replay
the 2002 war games in Afghanistan. These people are insane.

>>
>>>take away peoples' rights, and kill a
>>>segment of the world population, in much the same propagandistic way that
>>>Hitler did.
>>
>>You've been listening to Democrats without thinking. Everything
>>coming out of their mouths is campaign speeches for 2004. This
>>is not a typo...I meant four.
>>
>>> Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Bush is the next
>>>Hitler, just that there *are* parallels between their misanthropic
behavior,
>>>if hugely different in degree and consequence.
>>
>>You are excoriating Bush for doing one of his primary jobs which
>>is national security. I suppose you long for the days of the
>>Clintons where the goal was to breakdown all national security.
>
>Yes, that nightmare of peace and prosperity. How glad we are it's over!

What peace?

Or have you conveniently forgotten about the first attempt?


A President nor any leader is responsible for today's economic
health. Economies seem to have a reaction time of 5 years or so.


Clinton's administration was the first to raise taxes, have them
retroactive, and put off the impact by allowing collections to
be delayed.

/BAH

From: jmfbahciv on
In article <45226CD9.FF260140(a)earthlink.net>,
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
>>
>> The anti-Bushers keep saying this and it makes absolutely no sense.
>> What do you mean "retain power"? He has a term in office which
>> will end. He won't retain any powers after the Inaugeration in 2009.
>>
>> >take away peoples' rights, and kill a
>> >segment of the world population, in much the same propagandistic way that
>> >Hitler did.
>>
>> You've been listening to Democrats without thinking. Everything
>> coming out of their mouths is campaign speeches for 2004. This
>> is not a typo...I meant four.
>>
>> > Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Bush is the next
>> >Hitler, just that there *are* parallels between their misanthropic
behavior,
>> >if hugely different in degree and consequence.
>>
>> You are excoriating Bush for doing one of his primary jobs which
>> is national security. I suppose you long for the days of the
>> Clintons where the goal was to breakdown all national security.
>
>
> The Republicans are in a real panic here in Florida over Mark Foley.
>They are afraid that the Democrats will get the seat he just vacated
>because of the scandal.

Sure. That's local politics and wonderful to use as smoke and
mirrors to distract your attention from the real threats.

/BAH
From: jmfbahciv on
In article <eftug8$7nl$7(a)blue.rahul.net>,
kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>In article <45226CD9.FF260140(a)earthlink.net>,
>Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>[....]
>>
>> The Republicans are in a real panic here in Florida over Mark Foley.
>>They are afraid that the Democrats will get the seat he just vacated
>>because of the scandal.
>
>It is too late for Foley's name to be taken off the ballot. I think the
>democrats will pick this seat up for sure.

We're also in a cycle that has the pendulum swinging back to
the Democrats. This is inevitable. What the danger is that
the current Democrat platform is to ignore the real danger
and pretend that it will go away; another possibility is
the goal is to cede to these extremists but I don't think that
is a majority.

/BAH
From: jmfbahciv on
In article <eftug8$7nl$7(a)blue.rahul.net>,
kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>In article <45226CD9.FF260140(a)earthlink.net>,
>Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>[....]
>>
>> The Republicans are in a real panic here in Florida over Mark Foley.
>>They are afraid that the Democrats will get the seat he just vacated
>>because of the scandal.
>
>It is too late for Foley's name to be taken off the ballot. I think the
>democrats will pick this seat up for sure.

Mass. is likely to get a Democrat for its governor; his
tactic was to make the statement that "Massachusetts is not
ready to elect a black governor". So the guilt card is
played and people are going to vote for him even though they
disagree with all his policies, promises and opinions.

I wish they would just go move in with the lemmings and be done
with it.

/BAH

From: JoeBloe on
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:57:03 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr(a)DELETEswbell.net>
Gave us:

>On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:33:30 -0700, John Larkin
><jjSNIPlarkin(a)highTHISlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:07:41 -0700, JoeBloe
>><joebloe(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> You idiots are representative of NOTHING except killing of civilians
>>>in the most cowardly way there is. You don't even have the spine to
>>>confront your enemies like real men.
>>
>>
>>In a polygamous theocracy, sending out the young men to be suicide
>>bombers serves two purposes.
>>
>>John
>>
>Okay, I'm a little slow this morning. What's the second purpose?
>I can see where purpose # 1 is to get rid of the excess young
>men, by brainwashing them into being suicide bombers, so the
>ruthless leaders can have more of the young women to themselves,
>but what's purpose #2?
>

From their POV or ours? We of course say there is no purpose, but
you readily see in the world what they think they are getting. There
are actually entire nations of ill informed societies that have
actually been duped into thinking these extreme bastards have a
righteous cause.

Have you been asleep for the last four decades?