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Reply to Zell Miller .....A Democrat this Republican respects! in Politics JoeUser Forums

"how has zell been true to his party by selling it out for personal gain?" Maybe the party hasn't been true to him. That's the point he makes.

Empowering the Enemy in Politics JoeUser Forums

The other day Senator Ted Kennedy called Iraq, "George Bush's Vietnam. The very next day Al-Sadr, one of the leaders of the Iraqi insurgency said, "Iraq would turn into another Vietnam". I wonder where he got that from. It has been reported that the insurgents have been watching the news and have been keeping up with American politics, so it's no surprise that terr

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Reply to US Foreign Policy has been beneficial overall in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Colin Powell delivered the check to the Taliban in [May]2001 for continued U.S. support." The "check" you say was distributed through the U.N., you know the guys the left love so much, and bypassed the Taliban to provide humanitarian relief for the Afghan. I know you heard differently on the conspircay theory site though. "My fellow American, open your eyes and turn off the 'Fox' tv that feeds you this propoganda. This country is n

Leo Laporte leaves Techtv in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I am a big fan of techtv and I saw today that Leo Laporte has left Techtv. http://leo.typepad.com/tlr/2004/04/end_of_line.html

Reply to US Foreign Policy has been beneficial overall in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Oh, and while we're at it, let's step over the CIA backing of Bin Laden's holy warriors, shall we?" Why don't you go into the reason for backing the rebels in Afghanistan at the time. Wasn't it to help defeat the Soviet Union? Don't you think that was important at the time?

Reply to Soaking the rich means soaking small businesses in Business JoeUser Forums

"However it is the belief of many Americans that the fabulously rich (those who deserve no sympathy) ought to fork over more in taxes, because after a point (say $200,000) money becomes nothing but vanity and luxury. And no the jury is not still out on whether the tax cuts created jobs. They clearly did not. We are millions of jobs short of the Administration's original projections." Making $200,000 is not "fablously rich". That

Reply to Soaking the rich means soaking small businesses in Business JoeUser Forums

"We have to pay for the 'endless war' started by the deceit of this Administration in Iraq" The war can be ended at any time. I assume by "deceit" you mean the fact that we haven't found WMD's that Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore, and most other democrats said they had.

Reply to Soaking the rich means soaking small businesses in Business JoeUser Forums

This is a great explaination.

Reply to Should Americans care what Europeans think of candidates? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I was just making the point that someone pointed out that Europeans think Bush lied about WMD. I was just wondering if they think John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Madeline Albright, and all the other democrats who have said Iraq had WMD's are lying also.

Reply to Should Americans care what Europeans think of candidates? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

These are a few kerry quotes that can be found. Most of them are from speeches, and interviews. ""The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with us since the end of that war, and particularly in the last 4 years we know after Operation Desert Fox failed to force him to reaccept them, that he has continued to build those weapons. He has had a free hand for 4 years to recons

Reply to Should Americans care what Europeans think of candidates? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

1) I think that the average European opinion of Bush is that he is less than bright, lied about the weapons of mass destruction and too eager to use military force than most Europeans find necessary. Anyone else would be a better choice. John Kerry said Iraq had WMD's, do the Europeans think he lied also?

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Has anyone tried making a trillian skin? How hard is it?

Reply to The Richard Clarke effect in Politics JoeUser Forums

"It was? All the fighters in Somalia were supported by Osama? Prove it, and then I'll listen." There is clear links between Somalia and osama. "I agree with this statement, but the thing is, Clinton wasn't the officer on watch when the boat sank, to use a nautical example. Who does the board of inquiry examine when a ship sinks? The capitain, for one, but also the officer of the watch." You are comparing Sept. 11 with a boat

Reply to The Richard Clarke effect in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Somalia link was tenuous at best, Somalia was embroiled in it's own civil war, and we had troops there, and the WTC attackers had been sent to trial. It was well known that the fighters in Somalia were supported by osama. The WTC attackers were sent to jail, but the people who planned and kept planning more attacks were bascially ignored. Clinton treated terrorism as a law enforcement problem, the same as John Kerry would like to do. Th

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I got a subscription but I don't have stardock central, I have the wincustomize browser.

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

" Agreed, but so is fighting fire with fire. Sometimes, more thought and less firepower is needed. It is so difficult to fight terrorism with the military. Can I have some examples where it has been proven to work?" Clinton tried fitghting terrorism through appeasement and law enforcement and we see how it didn't work. This is a small list of the mid to high level al qaeda and taliban terrorists who have been killed or captured by t

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Practically no one in Europe supports these groups, and appeasment is not the same thing as approval. It sounds as though you are trying to get people to think we are pro-terrorism, which is rediculous." I never said euro's are pro-terrorism. My point is they would rather not fight terrorism with the military, rather just take the "leave them alone and they won't hurt us" attitude. That is a dangerous way of thinking.

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Your correct, the world is a very dangerous place, but how can you leave the responsibility of keeping it safe to just one nation?" Good point, but who else is going to do it? France, Germany? "I don't like to think that the US would make terrorist like decisions, but in other countries eyes, their actions can be viewed in those terms. It's important that world decisions are made by a group of representatives that all have a say s

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

"You haven't heard anything the F.C.C. is doing?" The FCC or what Clear Channel is doing? "Maybe going to Iraq under false pretences may be good enough for you but not for me" We went ot war to enforce 12 U.N. resolutions and to disarm a country which Bill Clinton, John Kerry, George Bush, and Al Gore said had WMD.

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

"It's always funny to see someone condemn conspiracy theories, only to follow it up by launching a fresh one. Well done!" There is more facts that the U.N. and euro leaders were bribed than any conspiracy theory about the 2000 election. "As Bush said, you are either with us or against us. All nuance is out of the window, there is no room for discussion or for different insights. It is this completely polarised outlook on the world t

Reply to The Death of Liberalism in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The USA does not deserve to police the entire world. No one deserves to police the entire world. Conflict among nations will go away only when there is a desired common good." If we don't then who will? The U.N.? I don't think so. The world is a dangerous place, and if you just let people like saddam and osama do what they want, the world would be in more danger than anybody could imagine. "O'Riely recently when on the attack of the "rap culture." Meanwhile, he cannot even

Reply to Bush campaign gear made in Burma (banned in the U.S.) in Politics JoeUser Forums

"and I would not be surprised if the items were set up by a "L' word worker who penetrated for this reason. Some have been held for over a year as potential terrorists for such though. They would they could write a letter of apology and go free. Double standard?" Conspiracy theories? You guys never get enough. "It's truly amazing how we can be so forgivable when it comes to Republican "mistakes"; yet go ballistic when the Dems make m

Reply to Why John Kerry's tax increase will cost jobs in Business JoeUser Forums

Good job.