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August 27, 2004
My Opinion on Things Political
Take this or leave it. Mean comments will be deleted.
1. McCain-Feingold is a bunch of hooey. The First Ammendment gives us all the freedom of speech - especially, politial speech. This stupid law that attempts to legislate who gets to speak when should be overturned or revoked or whatever. I would prefer the Congress spend more time figuring out stuff that really matters to people than trying to legislate spending in what is supposed to be a free country.
2. John Kerry is acting like Richard Nixon - he has his enemies, he is trying to ruin them (and may have ruined at least one of the Swift Boat Vets) and he can't bear that idea that not everyone agrees with him. Plus, he has a 'secret plan' for Iraq - kinda like Richard Nixon's secret plan for Vietnam. Richard Nixon also tried his hand at regulating the economy - wage and price controls - and drove us into a recession that lasted for years. John Kerry has not bothered to tell anyone exactly what he would do to improve the economy - only that he would improve it - and he ignores the fact that the economy is improving anyway.
3. We need to secure our borders. George Bush is wrong to want to give illegal aliens (yes, they are illegal) amnesty. They need to either go through the normal channels to immigrate here or they need to go home. I want every immigrant to have to go through a stringent security check before they are allowed to come here to go to school, to work, to live.
4. Low taxes are a good thing. John Kerry wants to raise taxes - he says on the rich, but just who are the rich, and since they are already paying way more than there share of taxes, why make them pay more? He would probably decide that John and I are rich, he has no idea what money means.
5. Islam is not the religion of peace.
6. John Kerry has told so many lies about his time in Vietnam for so long that I am sure he truly believes his lies are truth at this point. That could explain why he gets so pissed off as he is proved wrong, time after time. I bet they could give him a lie detector test and he would pass it.
7. John Kerry needs to sign Form 180 to release every one of his military records.
8. To those of you who are sick of hearing about Vietnam, too bad. It is a valid subject to discuss, especially since John Kerry won't let anyone forget about it.
What makes our country different from all the rest is that we have a Bill of Rights to our Constitution that guarantees us all the freedom to speak our minds. I am really upset that so many people are telling so many others to shut up about Vietnam. Just because some folks might not want to hear it, doesn't mean you should call the ones who do want to talk about it names.
9. This is the best counry in the world. Ain't no doubt about it. We got this way because we did not want to be like Europeans, Africans, Asians, etc. The individual's rights come first here, and it should always be that way.
10. Capitalism is good. Socialism is not good.
11. Poor people in this country have more than probably 90 percent of the rest of the world. With the exception of homeless people - who are very likely to be mentally ill - people living below the povery level in this country have more than enough food, clothing and material things like tvs, radios and stereos.
Posted by Beth at August 27, 2004 8:35 PM
Comments
On number 11, don't forget the cell phones.
Posted by: Amy at August 27, 2004 9:13 PM
Poor people in this country have more than probably 90 percent of the rest of the world.
No maybe about it. Seventy-four percent of households below the poverty line in this country own a VCR, and 64% have cable or satellite TV. And so forth and so on.
Posted by: Jeff Harrell at August 27, 2004 10:09 PM
Don't you just love people who live in run down trailers an have a $25,000 car that is all tricked out sitting on the dirt driveway?
Democrats want to assist the irresponsible.
Poverty is a choice, not a condition.
I came from a poor family and they never whined about tax cuts, because they paid little or no taxes at all.
I decided I didn't want to be poor any longer so I got off my duff, joined the military and went to college.
John Kerry is lying about Vietnam, he claims to be a war hero but in fact is guilty of everything the Swifties say. If you want to prove us wrong John, release your Vietnam records, Bush released his, why haven't you?
I and every American with an IQ bigger than 50 would release those records if it would prove our innocence.
Kerry faked reports for fake medals so he could fake being a war hero for his fake support on the war on terror and fake patriotism.
Posted by: Tim at August 27, 2004 11:40 PM
As I said over on John's site, the Vietnam thing needs to be aired IMO. These men were slandered and libeled as a group for their service to our country by the likes of Kerry and VVAW. I think its high time they had their 15 minutes to set the record straight. This needs to be cleaned up and their honor needs to be restored in the minds of their countrymen.
Even if nobody believes them at least they'll have the satisfaction of knowing they had their say on the matter: "I am NOT a genocidal baby killing raping war criminal goddammit!"
Posted by: Calliope at August 28, 2004 6:22 AM
I'll pick up a gun and fight for #10!
Posted by: Key at August 28, 2004 1:18 PM
#6, he believes his lies at this point... Funny you should say that. My Dad and I were just discussing that tonight. I think it may actually be true... he does believe it all. I think that may scare me even more!
Posted by: Boudicca at August 28, 2004 10:14 PM
Right on the money with #3. If you can't enter the country legally then don't come in; stay in your country with all your border-hopping buddies and protest/ change your government so you can have opportunities there!
The Clinton administration passed a tax law that states supplimental income is to be taxed at the maximun rate of 33.34%. That means that the poor people who bust their asses to get that once a year bonus/ profit-share that their company offers gets screwed. How does raising taxes help the poor and middle-class?
Posted by: mo at September 2, 2004 1:34 PM