This morning as always I was watching the news and I heard the news about the two terrorists that almost blew up a federal court house and a sky-scraper in Houston, Texas. One came into America When he was fourteen and recently went back for an Al Quada training camp in Afghanistan and returned and made bombs out of things he bought from a beauty store! The other was an illegal immigrent from Iran. God Bless the men and women who found these two and stopped them before billions of HEARTS were broken.
Your Friend,
Erin
The ball is in President Obama's court to reach out to Republicans if he wants a bipartisan bill on healthcare reform, House GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said Monday morning.Boehner told reporters that the president has not invited House GOP leaders to the White House for meetings on healthcare reform since the end of April.Earlier this year, GOP leaders sent a letter to the president in May stating that they would like to work with the administration to find "common ground" on healthcare reform.But the administration responded with a tersely worded letter indicating that they had healthcare reform under control.
Well since I have been labeled a right wing terrorist, I just want to see what all the hype was about.
Healthcare reform? Laughable at best, until you control the high cost of prescription drugs by the Manufacturers, you will never get any type of reform. Also, the tier system for insurance companies is absolutly a farce. And my favorite stupid idea is to cut the payments to the physicians...and instead give money to new students to become general practice physicians. Why would they want to be general practice when speciality is such huge pay difference?
No, I don't like being labeled a terrorist anymore than the left wing wants to be called HITLER.
Yet, this site has called me a terrorist...and mixed it in with Patriot Day (9/11). Just what are you people thinking?
I do not like the idea of healthcare ran by the government, especially with it trying to be pushed out at record pace. Mr. Obama took over 6 months to pick a dog for his family, yet I am supposed to be happy with a "imperfect bill" on healthcare that was ram-rodded through? HELL NO!!
And why did you pick Sebelius to be over healthcare...she could hardly run the state of Kansas when she was Gov., now we are suppose to trust her based on what qualifications? ABSURD!!
The coastal cities need to ask the central United States what we want... yes, us in the middle of the U.S.. Doing so, you will find the majority in no way shape or form wants your idea of healthcare reform. While I agree we need to reform healthcare, the Democratic plan is not the correct way to go. Mr. Obama... just BUTT OUT.
Afterall, you staffers have already called republicans assholes... We get the point, you are surrounding yourself with racist people...so where the hell is MY BEER... isn't that what we do for a man that refuses to obey a uniformed officers orders... cover it up, never apologize for your comment and buy them all a beer?
Waiting til the next election...~Darrin Green
Regarding the friendly disagreement between the Bard and myself, Bush and Cheney already enjoy undeserved folk hero status, and within the far right realms, they will always enjoy such status regardless of outcome.
I appreciate the debate.
ter⋅ror⋅ism /ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ter-uh-riz-uhm] Show IPA –noun 1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes. 2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization. 3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
The murder of Dr. George Tiller is THE classic definition of Terrorism.1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
Upcoming doctors are AFRAID they or their families will be harmed if they provide abortions.2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
"Carhart, 67, is one of a handful of remaining doctors in the United States who perform third-trimester abortions, and it is uncertain if a new generation of providers will take over the cause. Schools and universities don't offer many programs to train physicians on how to perform the procedure, and Carhart said younger doctors who might be interested in stepping forward are afraid they or their families will be harmed."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_the_next_tiller/print
The alleged murderer of Dr. George Tiller had a bigger agenda than simply murdering a man. His earlier problems with the law concerning his involvement with some Pro-Life groups attest to that fact. This alleged murderer not only conveyed his message of terror to Doctors, but also to the Government, IMO.3. a terroristic method of governing OR OF RESISTING A GOVERNMENT.
Abortion is LEGAL in this country!
However, these terrorist acts are making an impact.
How many more Doctors will be intimidated into refusing to perform a legal and needed operation before the legality of abortion doesn't matter anymore?When will laws start being used equitably?When will the murderers of Doctors that perform abortions going to be called and charged with what they are?
Terrorists.
Why isn't Dr. Tiller's alleged murderer also charged with terrorism?
He IS a Terrorist!
If you don't believe ME; try checking out the dictionary sometime.
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Through this blog, I would like to make a request to Mr. President Barack Obama to help the Sikh people in Pakistan. I belong to Sikh communtiy from Punjab (India). Recently, I saw the news that Taliban forces behaving very badly with Non-Muslim communities in Pakistan. I watched a report on an Indian news channel that almost 150 sikh families lost their homes in Pakistan, because they were unable to pay the huge amount of some million rupees to Taliban. Report also ahowed that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan singh has talked to Pakistan officials to give some helps to Sikh communities suffered by Taliban. But Pakistan government refused their request by saying that Indian government has no need to worry about Pakistan Civilians. Whole Sikh Community is very disappointed on this and praying for Sikh families in Pakistan. I hope President will read my post and try to help the minorities in Pakistan. Also, for other readers, please feel free to ask questions and comments on this request.
Resources:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Demolition-of-Sikh-homes-India-takes-up-matter-with-Pakistan/articleshow/4471938.cms
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=fffea9ee-2bc5-4017-a48d-69888e4d6cd3
Hello all.... before writing my first post in this new blog I would like to introduce myself with you all.
I am Kush Soni, a student cum worker from India.
........ some days ago I, and I belive you all also have seen one terrible terrorist attack in Mumbai, India.. unfortunetly i wasn't in Mumbai that time else i won't create this blog ..... i have seen 9/11 also which has happened in US.... more or less the result were same ... people died, lost, and all were searching for their missing partners...however some lukcy one found them alive in some corner but what about those who found their dead bodies? I hope no citizen of US want that this happen again and not only the people of US but the Government of US also got committed to do so... they investigate the things and got the clue about the attack and just to save themselve from another terrorist attack they attacked Taliban and conquered that same... though everyone was criticizing this act of US but I belive country and its citizen are first priority of any of the leader.
I agree that US government done the right thing at that time.... but now question and situation has been changed... some days ago a group of terrorist came in Mumbai ... shot here and there... kidnapped many people( including Americans, Britishers) and played a nude game of terrorism.
Indian soldiers did a superb job and ended up with the win...but was this the only end of that terror days... I would say 'No'.
Indian government gave solid evidence to USA, as it is one of the super power (however India can conquer anyone), that all these activities were done by the Pakistani people only.. .they refused to to do any investigation and all .... now the situation are again in conversation phase just because of the USA double standard policy againg terrorism.......
I would like to ask this question from US citizens and Mr. Barack also that why don't you give support to the India to destroy all the terrorist training center running in Pakistan...? why don't you ask pakistan to handove all the wanted to India as you are asking for Bin Laden?
Waiting for your reply all US citizen and Mr. Obama.
Good Day All: I just completed celebrating Thanksgiving & my birthday with four days off work. I can truly say that I feel especially blessed this year because I'm thankfully alive, my family and friends helped me celebrate and I received the best birthday present of my adult life - the president that I wanted, wished for, worked for and helped to elect - Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Yay!!! The only damper I've felt in the past few days has come from the dastardly news going on in Mumbai, India.So, I've been thinking (a dangerous action), and trying to figure out a NEW and more EFFECTIVE way to go about changing the hearts and minds of the overly sensitive hot-headed terrorists of the world. I don't know that mine or anyone else's ideas would help at this point, and we might just help to make them more desparate & volatile, but I believe we MUST use a new tactic or two. Here are my lofty & realistic ideas:* President Obama should call a World Summit for Peace by asking the top aids and/or officials of all hostile nations to meet (probably in groups with neutral mediators), work towards consensus on at least two issues and agree to a cease fire (no bombings or terror actions) while implementing the agreed upon changes within a specific timeframe. If successful, the countries can work on the next two issues and keep repeating the process as needed...
* President Obama can ask our U.S. foreign ambassadors to team up with our foreign aid workers to put an AGRESSIVE plan in place and begin helping with the food, medical, clean-water, agricultural and micro-economic issues of the people in nations that are hostile towards America. A lot of the hostility towards western nations is due to the enormous gap between the haves & the have nots! I believe that we could bring an end to some of the hostile angst by helping the resentful nations to feed, clothe and shelter those in need...
* I believe President Obama's humility, diplomatic attitude and calm demeanor will also help to quiet some of the hostility that other nations have toward America. I would like to see President Obama give a few reality check speeches to some of America's hard-core opposition nations so that they can witness his sincerity and hear his message of peace in person. I don't think they would be able to resist Barack's charm and inspiration...
Yes - I know these are a crazy mix of hope, pipe-dream and realism but, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the above.
Dear Mr President
You are the most intelligent and Smartest President's I have ever seen and I believe in you. That is the reason I am writing this to you.
Dear Sir,
There is only one thing that I want to talk about is "PEACE". You definitely have heard the phrase with Great powers, comes Great Responsibilities. But do you think that great powers are fulfilling their responsibilities. In the name of secret agendas in foreign policy for self benefits every country has a different motive and nobody tries to work in the direction of mankind. But can't somebody work in this direction. I hope this from you Mr.President. Somewhere and you know this the problem of Terrorists, Jihad, all this violence (not all though) is created by big free countries for their benefits. But whatever the reason is, Instead of fighting them and encouraging them by opposing them, doing things that pisses them more. Could somebody sit with them and talk through to achieve Peace. Because this way, they will keep attacking, we will keep fighting them and there will be no end to it. Could somebody set an example. Not just talking but actually doing something.I am not judging any incident or any particular person. But just imagine, if we go out as we did in Iraq and kill 3 people from a 4 people innocent civilian family, you can't blaim the 4th person alive if he becomes a terrorist. He doesn't have anything in life left. and There are millions of people like this. We just keep giving birth to more and more such people.
I know that you also might have thought in the same direction and same lines, but please do something.
Thanks
Suryakant
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There has been so much too and fro about whether he is or his not. Has no one chosen to listen to the man? Are they all comfortable listening and believing all the divisive slurs on this patriotic man who happens to be Black? I didn’t notice skin color until they all insisted, now they want me to believe their negative things about him. I look and I listen and yes, I do hear his oratory ability although some have criticized that too as his ability to read a prompter. What ever he does, he is criticized by the few that will not listen. None are as blind as those who choose not to see.
This Race
There has been much divisiveness and polarizing ado
He’s been treated unfairly by McCain and Palin too
I listened as they tried to reduce Barack
Slurs of narcissist, terrorist and he’s an elitist Black
Recently he’s a socialist and some even call him
A sexist, misogynist and an unpatriotic Muslim
Call Barack all these divisive terms but they will never derail
Every positive seed he has planted on his Campaign trail
I think that now, more than ever before, the Obama-Biden ticket has to echo Colin Powell's message of unity and diversity and flood their ads with it. It's a good message and it's a positive one. And I think it is what people will listen to above the noise that the McCain-Palin ticket is generating.
'Muslim', 'Socialist', 'Terrorist'....this is what the Republican machine has to work with? Just stirring the pot of suspicion and narrow mindedness?
Colin Powell's endorsement came at a good time and the theme of his comments have to be placed in Obama's ads from here on. It is the best and most logical answer to the nonsense that's flying around.
Of course, McCain-Palin will eventually copycat taking the high road, as usual, but I think most people will be able to see through that.
With so few days left in this election, it's important to hammer away at the positive and uplifting points that Colin Powell made.
Even though I abhorred his role in building the case for war in Iraq, I have admired and respected Mr. Powell and his unquestioned dedication and service to this country. I found his endorsement of Barack Obama persuasive, thoughtful and touching.
But I wanted to focus on a point that he made that resonated greatly with me. It starts at about the 4 minute mark in the video (below):
I'm also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, "He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists." This is not the way we should be doing it in America. I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards--Purple Heart, Bronze Star--showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourselves in this way.
Friends of mine who know me as a liberal and a Democrat are often astounded by how much more active I've been in this election cycle than others (where I'd just watch debates, have a few conversations and vote). Now the biggest reason for my level of passion and activity is that I think the times demand it and I've seen two elections go by where my relative level of inactivity (aside from voting) yielded no results, so I thought I'd change and renew my own commitment. But another reason is something most of my friends don't really understand and wouldn't unless they walked in my shoes for a few days or took the time to digest the import of what Mr. Powell said above.
I'm a proud American, and one who happens to have come from the Middle East with Muslim parents. I love this country for all its ideals and greatness. I love this country for all that it espouses, protects and makes possible. I love this country for its constitutional principles of equality, opportunity, tolerance and secularism. I am not a religious man, and (leaving aside scientific inquiries) it's mostly because while I understand and appreciate the beauty of faith and religion as it plays out in everyday individual lives, I have come to understand religion in the greater organized context as a potential powerful tool of division and oppression.
But the reality is that my name is Farzin Firooznia. I grew up in the United States in the immediate aftermath of the Iran-Hostage Crisis. After 9/11, as I was rushing home to NY to attend a funeral for the father of a dear friend, I was attacked by someone who thought my complexion meant that I must be one of the "terrorists". And now I'm witnessing a presidential campaign in which the Republican Nominee is openly campaigning on politics of hate and condoning purposeful attempts to spread lies about Obama's heritage (calling him an Arab) and faith (calling him a Muslim) as a smear. I witnessed Mr. McCain correct someone calling Mr. Obama an Arab by saying, literally, "No, he's a decent family man" as if those two concepts are incongruent. Now, I'm not an Arab - but I find that offensive.
I have seen my fair share of prejudice, but I'm not one to whine about these kinds of things. I think I've done a fairly good job of overcoming them and in the end, the country that I love allowed me to overcome them. But here's the point:
I come from a family that values and celebrates religion and cultural identity. Some members of my family are practicing Muslim, others are Jewish and still others are Catholic. I have a son and a niece (hopefully more to come), whose last names will also end in Firooznia and who will know their loving grandparents and family members who happen to be Muslim - and who, when presented with the opportunity to determine their own faith - may want to identify as such.
My family, and many others like it have all worked too hard and love this country too much to be smeared liked this. How can we live with ourselves if our sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, or friends are allowed to think in such limiting or narrow ways? How can we permit them - as they grow ever more curious - to observe these events and then start questioning if it's wrong to be Muslim, or it's bad that their grandma and grandpa are from the Middle East, or if their name or faith may disqualify them (or hinder them) from achieving their highest aspirations? I care so much because we need to restore America and its ideals. We need to go back to the inclusive, secular idea of America that values everyone's contribution to this society, and promotes tolerance and equal opportunity. We need to live up to the best of our ideals and not pander to the worst of our fears.
More simply put, I care so much because I cannot stand by and let my family's legacy, my parents' hard work and sacrifices, be tarnished and smeared in this way. There's way too much dignity at stake here.
View the Powell interview here - it's worth the watch
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/colin-powells-endorsement-of-b.html
transcript here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27266223/
Who is pallying around with "Terrorists" Barack Obama or John McCain.
Look at this article... John McCain is full of praises for Gordon Liddy who had been involved with Bombing and terrorist activities within the US.
As per Huffington Post:
"During the same period that Bill Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground, Gordon Liddy was making plans to firebomb a Washington think tank, assassinate a prominent journalist, undertake the Watergate burglary, break into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, and kidnap anti-war protesters at the 1972 Republican convention"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-bernstein/ayers-and-the-mccain-g-go_b_134256.html
Also, pls search Gordon Liddy and Mccain on google and you will come to know McCain and his ties with Gordon Liddy.
Why dont Obama campaign talk about it and brings this for discussions...
thanks
