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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: michael97123 who wrote (57738)8/3/2004 12:09:57 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (2) of 793727
 
Not to worry. EVery one has triggers.
I have two draftage sons and I accept that I am unable to respond objectively to that particular issue. I make no apologies. Right or wrong, I am a mother first, a patriot second.

I read someone on a Kerry thread going on about how Michael Moore had really flummoxed O'Reilly during his interview by asking if he would send his child to Iraq. Well, that isn't quite how he worded it. I went and read the interview. He said, Would you SACRIFICE your child...

Now any parent- I don't care what war, what cause-- is going to instinctively say no to that type of manipulative question. It has nothing to do with the righteousness of the cause or the war or the issue. Sacrifice implies death. Even Abraham had trouble with a direct request from God Himself to sacrifice his son. To say that really "got" O'Reilly was silly. O'Reilly was not silenced; he said he would willingly sacrifice himself. I understood his response as any parent would. Take me. Spare them. I don't care how righteous the cause.

What is important is to realize, as you just did, when our emotions are interfering, influencing, maybe even distorting our views, and understand that we aren't always objective about certain things. Right now, Kerry is playing to that in a big way with his Nixonian "secret plan" to get out troops out "with honor". It's hard to step away from the hope of that promise, and ask for hardcore HOW and THENWHAT type answers and judge them with clear eyes.

rambi@sittingonthisfenceisgettingpainful.com
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