Snook,,,,Voice from Texas

[honey1616]

Snook,,,I think its great that someone your age is involving themselves in these issues that face our nation. The apathy in your age group is far to prevelant.  However some of your info sounds like talk radio.  I actually live in the state of texas and I can tell you that our state is suffering from 4 yrs of bush administration.  After his cut in funding,,,our education system is now ranked in bottom 20 states for graduating students.  The cost of healthcare in texas is still on the rise even though he passed tort reform,,,,we are still waiting on it.  The city of houston is now ranked #1 in air pollution.  We have Mr Bush to thank for that as he relaxed the pollution control laws.

Another thing I laugh at,,,,the year 2000, he ran as a uniter not a divider.  The country is more partisan then it has ever been before and the same is specially  true in texas.  As for Kerry being a coward...Where was George W Bush in the Vietnam war? Hmmmm Hiding behind Daddy's purse strings??? We still have not seen any records of his air national guard service but we see John Kerry with 2 silver stars, 3 purple hearts and over a year active in combat in Vietnam.  He has been there and seen it and knows what war is and knows it must be used as last alternatives.


Hey,,,just for the record,,,I am not a die hard Democrat but have always looked at both sides and the person that is running.  You might benefit from seeing Farenheit/911 as I also do listen to Rush Limbaugh ever once in awhile...

[britgirl]

I always thought it was an unjustified stereotype to believe that Americans really called Arabs "ragheads", and now Snook man refers to "camel riding extremists"!!! Can we have a little less racism around here?

[DonL]

Unfortunately, you're right. Planning to postpone the election in case of terrorism is the first step in a right-wing coup. And, when there is a terrorist attack, say, Nov. 2, how paranoid do you have to be to wonder if the Bush team allowed it to happen let alone set it up.

The sad state of HCV research is a legitimate topic for this forum. Snook is completely right here, to try to get us off our butts to stir things up.

I agree with Britgirl and I have been trying to point out that insults and stereotypes do not a discussion make. However, in the current American scene, there is no debate, only insults. If Person A did something wrong or stupid or that can be made to appear wrong or stupid, that is used to invalidate all of Person A's ideas. (Pick the stupidest thing you've ever done. Is that the "real" you? Pick the best thing. Is that you? Why is black or white the standard for politicians?) It is a sad time for my country and, unfortunately, the world.

[Sam Hall]

Here here, also justsaw on the news that amajor humanitarian crisis is taking place in east Sudan where potentialy3/4million people are facing starvation after there villages were burnt. Should we intervene. Or hold of a bit like North Korea who have real soldiers real wmd.
San Hall

[cornsqueezer]

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[cuteus]

donl (( ;-} ))
There is not going to be an election, the machinery is at work to try and steal yet another one.  it is deja vu all over as yogi would say.
If someone has data on how many relatives and friends of this administration are getting maimed in Iraq as they fight side by side with the not so wealthy mobilized troops, I want to know them.
If action for hcv is the intention in these rantings, why is the glorification of bush and the nullification of the dissenters always brought up?
posting the name of bills and congressperson sponsoring them and the address to write to support them is all that is needed, Not the fanning of "Master Bush".  
I tried...

[derail]

you are really starting to carry the fight ,my friend. Stir the pot for action, any action to try to get the pols off their asses(or is it assets) and do something for all the people not just to get re-elected Stand up for the rights of all in your country. If more people became motivated to respond to the pols,
something will happen for the good. ........Daryl