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Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:20:00 -0000

Maybe it's time to change the no negotiation thing. Look at Vietnam and Korea. Two long senseless wars fought because we don't talk, we fight. It doesn't work. Look at Afghanistan - we supported the Taliban because the Russians were bad, Iraq - we supported Saddam in the 80s because Iran was bad. Not talking to Fidel and trying to kill him only pushed him to toward Russia. I wonder what would have happened if we sat down and befriended Fidel? Oh but if we had done that then we wouldn't have things like the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis to reminisce about.

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:14:00 -0000

35,000 came out to Obama this evening in Philadelphia...

Go Obama!

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:17:00 -0000

To Anonymous:

The problem is John McCain does have ties with idealogical, hate spewing pastors (priests, ministers - whatever they are called). I can't remember everything the guy said (or his name) but one was that Katrina was the result of America's tolerance of homosexuals, islam is evil blah, blah, blah.

I'll post his name later - I can only open one window at a time

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:40:00 -0000

Here's one source:

McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his "spiritual guide," Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a "false religion." McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment or gay rights and called the Catholic Church "the Antichrist" and a "false cult."

Hillary also has ties to a few unsavory characters as do most politicians. So the point is that these are none issues. Thomas Jefferson said a few unsavory things about Black people - do we ignore everything about him and banish him from our history books or do we focus on the positive.

I just wonder why there is so much focus on Barack's acquaintances? And especially when it is only two out of how many?

I used to work with a former Black Panther. So? Some of my favorite teachers and mentors were part of guerilla feminist group that defaced billboards in the 1980's. And?

Bush was a drunk and a drug addict and ran several businesses into the ground...okay, this one doesn't prove my point. ; )

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:17:00 -0000

Anonymous and D,

McCain has an interview with Stephanopolous (sp?)tomorrow so we shall see...

And I'm sorry... no one is squeaky clean because "clean" is relative. Personally, associations with Code Pink is a plus in my book!

Great discussion guys/gals!

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:24:00 -0000

This is from the "Winter Soldier Hearings" held in March, 2008 in Washington DC:

"We tried to comprehend the enormous scale of the so-called "collateral damage" in Iraq as speakers cited surveys that estimated about a million Iraqi civilians have died since the U.S. invasion, and that over four million Iraqis were forced from their homes. The speakers told of Iraqis, being without power and water, begging for food and fuel, and only wanting foreign troops and the 180,000 private contractors and mercenaries to leave so they can begin to rebuild their devastated country."

Re: Back To Philly

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:41:00 -0000

"Our eyes locked for second and I noticed her tears of joy. I can’t imagine what it’s like for an old black woman who’s probably seen her share of bigotry and struggle against racism and intolerance. To watch as almost 40,000 blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanics, and just about every other race and creed paraded by chanting the name of a black man.. A black man for president. "

Wow I was moved to tears just reading this. Since Obama's been on the scene, I seem to cry alot. I know there's only so much he can do and I don't agree with him on everything but for the first time in years...dare I be cliche...I have hope.

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:49:00 -0000

WASHINGTON — The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle" and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute.

The report released by the National Defense University raises fresh doubts about President Bush's projections of a U.S. victory in Iraq just a week after Bush announced that he was suspending U.S. troop reductions.

Re: Friday Open Thread - TGIF…whew…

haale — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:34:00 -0000

http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Occasional_Papers/OP5.p... a link to the paper

Re: About this ‘Electability’ Memo….

haale — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000

Count me in! If she steals the nomination, I'm writing in Obama and then switching my party affiliation to Independent!

Re: McCain Admits Iraq War Was for OIL?

haale — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:58:00 -0000

D.

"Because of our dependence on foreign oil, we have a vested interest in not just keeping the oil flowing, but keeping it out of terrorist hands. Imagine what gas would cost if al-Qaeda controlled the oil fields."

FYI

al-Qaeda was not in Iraq until we invaded. They didn't like Saddam and they don't like the Saudis...

Re: McCain Admits Iraq War Was for OIL?

haale — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:35:00 -0000

and so is the train of thought that "what would happen if the terrorists (fill in the blank). Saudi Arabia has al-Qaeda under control. The world was not in grave danger from the terrorists, some danger but not enough to disrupt our way of life. This war is disruptive and if it had anything to with oil (which it did and does) then it makes this war just that more obscene.

and when aq entered Iraq is relevant because before the war they were pretty much confined to Afghanistan.

Re: Monday Open Thread - How was the weekend?

haale — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:45:00 -0000

B-serious,

Great post!