Re: Our president the cowboy and other greats.
Oh, I see, you mean kind of like when someone ask's you to fact check something Rush Limbaugh says? That kind of fit, the one you throw? Do you think it was all right that John Ashcroft never allowed the FBI to look into the gun background check files of the 19 terrorists who murdered 3,000 people, because it would violate the terrorists' second amemdment rights?
Oh, I see, you mean kind of like when someone ask's you to fact check something Rush Limbaugh says? That kind of fit, the one you throw? Do you think it was all right that John Ashcroft never allowed the FBI to look into the gun background check files of the 19 terrorists who murdered 3,000 people, because it would violate the terrorists' second amemdment rights?
).<br /><br />I love a great debate and a chance to discuss issues with someone on "the other side" who can give a reasonable and intelligent response to a topic.<br /><br />I am dismayed by the number on the left that take things at face value and rally around them as if God Himself spoke the words (this happens in conservative circles also and I don't have much time for those folks either). <br /><br />Fahrenheit 911 is a prime example of being sheep instead of shepherds. I have been reading reviews of the movie, researching some of the claims and plan on viewing it in full within the next couple of weeks. Once I have seen it, I will then go back and check out Mr. Moore's claims. <br /><br />But most people who have seen the movie either (and this would be the reaction from the left) proclaim it as a revolutionary foray into free speech and all of the facts presented are true. From what I have researched, this is not the case. Then the far right proclaim the entire movie as a collection of lies and left-wing propaganda. I haven't decided if this is true yet and will make the judgement myself.<br /><br />I guess one of the things that prompted my post is that right after 9/11, all of us rallied together. We stood united, one nation, ready to take on the world for the atrocities committed against us. The economy was faltering, things did not look good on September 10. But 9/11 brought us together, all of us realizing what made us great and devoted to maintaining the freedoms that make us strong.<br /><br />We go into Iraq and free a beaten down people (and we have restored that country, I have friends and relatives who have been working there since Saddam's capture)so that they may enjoy freedom as much as possible. At this point the left raised its uninformed, in-your-face distribution of propaganda against the course America was taking. And yes, we need the oil.<br /><br />Now, almost 3 years after 9/11, we as a nation don't sound any different than we did on 9/10/01. We have all become more concerned about our daily lives than the long term goal of making our country (and our children, grandchildren, and their grandchildren) safe from these attacks in the future. We are more interested in pointing fingers and doing whatever it takes to gain power than to stop and think, h.e.l.l, how fast could we get this done if we just quit fighting about it?<br /><br />I have many friends who are serving in the military in Iraq and want them home now. But I also realize that because they are there, I don't worry when I fly, I don't worry when I travel in our country, I strut with pride knowing that I am being defended by people who want to defend me.<br /><br />We need to band together again, keep the current administration, not worry about what the U.N. thinks of us and go out and kick some terrorist butt! <br /><br />I apologize for the size of this soapbox. 