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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve harris who wrote (53421)	2/10/2006 3:30:27 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93284

Media misses mark on cartoon riots (Joe Scarborough) Is it just me or are you getting fed up with the news coverage of these cartoon riots in the Middle East? Being politically correct is one thing, but giving a free pass to these radicals is just irresponsible. Isn’t it time news commentators and other reasoned souls across the world started calling these people the freaks that they are? They are, after all, burning down buildings because a cartoon suggested that Islam has become a religion associated with bombings. Oh, Gee. Stop the presses. And while we’re at it, let’s stop lying about how Muslim radicals are a small, misguided group of violent renegades who have perverted the true meaning of Islam. I actually believed that Urban Media Legend until Palestinian election results handed Hamas a landslide victory. Hamas is, after all, an ultra-violent terrorist organization who has spent the last decade blowing up little children at bus stops and grandmoms in public markets. And through it all, Western commentators keep blaming US foreign policy for these thugs' murderous acts. Time Magazine predictably suggested Arab rioters have turned on us because of Iraq. Huh? I thought we went into Iraq after 19 Muslim extremists killed 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11th. And after Muslim extremists killed American troops aboard the USS Cole. And after Muslim extremists killed American troops at Khobar Towers. And I was just sure those African Embassies were blown up by Muslim radicals before we went into Iraq. And unless I am really getting my dates confused, I thought Muslim radicals also tried to blow up the World Trade Center in 1993--a full decade before we ousted Saddam Hussein. Come to think of it, radical Muslims have been trying to kill Americans for a long time. These freaks hated Americans long before George W. Bush first stepped into the Oval Office. And they will still be trying to kill us all long after Bush has gone back to Texas. So don’t try the Blame Bush First game with me. It’s not about Iraq. So if these riots and killings have nothing to do with Iraq, it must be Israel’s fault. Right? I mean, we’ve always been told that if Israel would only give the Palestinians their own state, Arab resentment would fade away. But now we learn that the more the Israeli leaders offer the Palestinians, the more the Palestinians seem to want to kill the Jews. After Sharon turned over Gaza over to the Palestinians, the Palestinians turned their future over to a bloody terrorist group whose stated goal is the destruction of Israel. Meanwhile, Muslims across the world riot away over a cartoon that is disrespectful to their religion. They show their displeasure by vandalizing a Catholic Church. With their track record on tolerance, these extremists should be on their knees praying for forgiveness instead of in the streets burning down buildings. They have no right to be offended by events of the past month. We do. So why aren’t we?

To: steve harris who wrote (53421)	2/10/2006 3:47:59 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Duh! Hackett called Dumbya a "chickenhawk". There is no way he can call himself a pro-war Dumbya supporter after that! Excerpt : Friday, July 29, 2005 Hackett Straight Talks On 'Hardball' Democrat Paul Hackett, an Iraq war veteran who is running for Congress in Ohio's second district – the election is Tuesday – appeared on "Hardball" with Chris Matthews last night. Hackett appears to be following some of DNC Chairman Howard Dean's lead, giving straight answers and refusing to back down from his criticism of President Bush and calling Bush a "chickenhawk." Here's excerpts: MATTHEWS: If you had been in Congress back in 2002, right before that election that year, would you have voted to authorize the war in Iraq or voted against it? HACKETT: I would have voted against it. MATTHEWS: Why? HACKETT: Well, I thought it was a misuse of the military. And I think time has demonstrated that. I mean, what we‘re doing in Iraq right now is nation-building. And, if you remember, back in 2000, President Bush ran his campaign in part on the premise that he would not use the military to nation-build. And that‘s exactly what the military is doing in Iraq. We‘re asking the military to paint schools. I frankly think that‘s an inappropriate use or misuse of our great fighting forces in Iraq. We shouldn‘t be painting schools over there and just simply shouldn‘t be nation-building. That‘s what we‘re doing over there. MATTHEWS: What is a chicken hawk? HACKETT: Chicken hawk is somebody who is not willing to fight the fight of their age, their generation, and speaks brashly and with unnecessary bravado when they‘re sending other kids and other sons and daughters, other folks‘ sons and daughters, off to war. It is—encompasses language like, bring it on. It encompasses language like, you‘re with us or you‘re against us and we‘re going to take it to you. And I think that‘s dangerous. And I‘ve got to tell you, you know, when we‘re over there fighting in Iraq, Marines and soldiers, and we hear language like, bring it on coming from the Oval Office, that‘s a danger. We don‘t need that. That‘s encouraging an... MATTHEWS: Paul, why did you call the president—why did you call the president of the United States, whose office you respect, a chicken hawk? HACKETT: I respect the office of the president of the United States. I said those words. I meant them. I stand by them. I would say them again. And I‘m—look, I‘m not a career politician. I‘m a tough-talking, straight-shooting, forward guy. What you see is what you get. And one of my heroes, Harry Truman, said, if you can‘t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. I‘m taking some heat for it. I‘m OK with it. The hits are easy compared to some of things that I‘ve seen in the last year or so. MATTHEWS: Yes. HACKETT: And I stand by it. Man, I hope this guy wins on Tuesday, both because we pick up a Republican Congressional seat and because we need more vocal critics of this president in Washington.