Beefheart said:
Welcome back Beefy.
Read my post # 93.
Thanks so much...you're such a swell guy !
But I'm not staying. This is not a message board for politics. It's a sounding board for right wing zealots....with an occasional token left winger thrown in for the wolves to attack or mock.
I know that each of my points were 100% factual. But I know how the evidence game works with the right wing.
I've been on other message groups...and this is a typical scenario:
For example, last year I reported about the Bush administration allowing factories to pollute and permit excess mercury contamination.
Because of this catering to industry at the expense of the public health , pregnant women and the elderly are told it is unsafe to eat many types of fish in certain areas of the country.
Of course the right winger started crying" liar...liar...show me proof." LOL
So I emailed him 12 news stories on the topic.
His response: "Yeah..they are probably all liberal web sites."
Now you can't pick up a newspaper without hearing a related story on mercury contamination.
So....education is not what the right wing wants.
For 8 years...they savagely attacked Clinton on anything and everything that he did. When Bush was elected...all of the wolves...became sheep....and followed in line. They became docile. They didn't care if Bush made mistakes...and what was good for the country...he was their man !
As the mistakes and wrong policies of the Bush Administration started to mount....was there any outrage on the right?
Of course not ! They went into their ostrich act.
Many...not all...are not interested in what is best for the country. They are interested in keeping Bush in power and making excuses for him. They are not loyal to the country...they are loyal to the man.
That is as unpatriotic as you can be.
The simple fact remains that the GOP controls the legislative and executive branches of government of these United States. So the bills passed, policies put into effect, and general climate of the country , the Republicans are responsible for to a greater extent.
There are countless problems being created in the country now ie. the separation of church and state being threatened, the lack of suitable armor for our soldiers in Iraq, lack of a sound energy policy ( The GOP controlled Congress refused to increase the fuel efficiency in automobiles. If they just had the balls to increase it by one single MPG, that would account for all of the oil they are going to get from plundering Alaska ( Many democrats voted this way too)
One day Bush will give a speech on how much he is doing for our troops...and the next day cutting benefits for them. The fact that Bush never holds anyone accountible for their mistakes...no...he gives them medals of honor.( if you cry for evidence..evidence...you are simply not paying attention to what is happening.)
Could you imagine if Clinton did any of these things ?
I think even the most slow thinking of the right wingers here should be able to get my point.
There is a huge double standard with the right wing. Bush gets a pass on almost everything he does wrong. That is not being a good American.
And for those of you who think Bush does no wrong ( like the character here called Bushlover) well..there is not much to say to you.
How about the morals crowd? Did you hear from them when it was discovered that Jeff Gannon ( I think was his name) got White House credentials to lob softball questions at the president. When it was found out that he was a male prostitute and had dubious press credentials and got in a the White House over much more qualified individuals...where was the outcry from the right wing ? Did you guys savage Bush and the Administration who allowed this to happen? Or did you turn a blind eye to it...and continue your attack on the Democrats?
Could you imagine if Clinton allowed this to happen,instead of this Administration? Most of you would be frothing at the mouth over this. It would be on these boards for weeks...months.
Now take a gander over what you patriotic Americans think is important."Classroom totalitarianism, Liberals slush fund ...Democrat this...Liberal that.
Still bashing the
minority party. But when anyone brings out the faults of the Bush Administrtion...they are called "Bush Bashers, or "Doom and Gloom liberals". One guy actually told me that all is right with the world, and I should relax and have a beer.This same guy probably starts foaming at the mouth over the slightest faux pas of a liberal....but,..if it's a Republican...all bets are off.
Hey guys....news flash...the Republicans are running this show...and if you can't find anything wrong with what they are doing...you simply don't want to look, or are blinded by fake patriotism.
A good American relishes what is right about this country, and takes a stand on what is wrong.
But you don't find this happening at this board. As I said, it's mostly Bush is right, and let's ignore his mistakes and bad policies.
There is no objectivity. There is no looking in the mirror. It's all " We won this election...and damn anyone who points out the problems this Administration is making."