Learn these facts when debating our poor misguided friends & family before election time!
There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of January. In the fair city of Detroit, there were 35 murders in the month of January. That is just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war torn country of Iraq. When some claim President Bush should not have started this war, state the following:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost an average of 112,500 per year.
Truman finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost an average of 18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us.
Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost; an average of 5,800 per year.
William Jefferson Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden’s head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.
In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaeda, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
Some of the Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but it took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
We have been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines (United States Marine Corps) to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick.
It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!
Our Commander-In-Chief is doing a GREAT JOB! The Military morale is high!
The biased media hopes we are too ignorant to realize the facts.
I know I am a little late covering this topic, bust I just wanted to share my thoughts on this subject.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that P2P applications are LEGAL. What this says is that, although some people abuse this right of free information exchange, most people use it for the purpose of which it was intended, the readily accessible exchange of ideas and information.
The MPAA would have you believe that all of us are downloading bootlegged copies of the latest movies, and RIAA would have you believe that we are all downloading all of our favorite albums free. As an avid P2P network user, I can assure you this is not true.
My compatriots and I use this network for research, and the occasional joke. IF you do not think that it is possible to use P2P for research, please check out “See what you share on P2P.†This is a site dedicated to showing how much information can really be found on P2P networks.
Having recently returned from Canada, I was struck by the appalling belief of how self-centered we American’s are. I am not saying this assumption is made by most people, as ninety percent of the people I met were more than hospitable, but the other ten percent darn near ruined a perfectly good night.
The first of many incidences occurred when a young lady approached me and asked me why we were still in Iraq? (The Canadians are supporting the effort in Iraq, too, by the way.) Not wanting to discuss my views on politics, I simply stated that I support out troops, and left it at that. At this point, the young lady said that she knew what the real story was because she had seen Fahrenheit 9/11. (For opinions on this half-truth filled political advertisement, please see any of my posts on Michael Moore.)
The most obtuse question of the night was when I was asked if I even knew what province I was in. When I answered correctly, the follow-up questions included, “What is the capitol of Canada?†â€What is the capitol of Ontario?†and “Who is the Prime Minister?†which I answered correctly, by the way. To further prove my point, I asked this gentleman how many states there were, to which he replied, “Fifty-two.â€
I am not complaining about Canada, or Canadians, but rather the dimwitted people who feel the need to try and force their brainless opinions on others. I love a disagreement. I love to debate, and I love to argue. However, for future reference, please bring something to the table other than Fahrenheit 9/11 or “That’s what I was told.†If you do not know what you are talking about, please do not argue about it.
Dirty doings - The Washington Times - August 21, 2004
Kerry flips and flops more than a fish out of water!
Sen. John Kerry’s numerous and inexplicable flip-flops are now common knowledge, but that hasn’t stopped him from continually adding more to the list. His latest lob at the Bush campaign, in reference to questions about Mr. Kerry’s military service in Vietnam raised by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, is that the president is hiding behind surrogates to do his “dirty work” for him. That claim, coming from Mr. Kerry’s mouth, is a breathtaking flip-flop.
Ever since President Bush signed into law the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill in March 2002, which limited soft-money contributions to political parties, money has been finding other ways to influence politics. In this presidential campaign, donations now flow to independent 527 groups instead of to campaigns and parties, where they are turned into political advertisements. And it has been Mr. Kerry, not Mr. Bush, who has benefitted most handsomely from the change.
A quick look at the top politically active 527 groups tells us why. The top two 527 committees in terms of fundraising are Media Fund and America Coming Together, which have raised a combined total of $55,032,938. Both of those groups, of course, are dedicated to defeating Mr. Bush in November. Numbers three and four on the list, the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, have raised $30,310,503. Not surprisingly, the Service Employees send 89 percent of their contributions to Democrats, while the American Federation donates 98 percent. Moveon.org, a venomous anti-Bush group that once briefly displayed an ad comparing Bush to Hitler, comes in at number five, with receipts totaling $9,086,102. Then there is the New Democrat Network, which has raised $7,172,693. Finally, at number seven, is the Club for Growth, a group founded to elect fiscal conservatives. But it only raised $4,818,063, a tiny fraction of the amount that the other groups are using to pummel Mr. Bush.
Individual donors have also thrown their weight behind Mr. Kerry. Billionaire George Soros, for example, has poured $12.6 million thus far into various 527 groups seeking the defeat of Mr. Bush, including $2.5 million to Moveon.org and $5 million to America Coming Together. Peter Lewis, another prolific donor, has thrown $2,995,000 to America Coming Together and $2.5 million to Moveon.org. Stephen Bing, a controversial figure from Shangri-La Entertainment, has donated almost $7 million to America Coming Together and to the Media Fund. So when it comes to surrogates doing the “dirty work,” Mr. Kerry’s allies outraise Mr. Bush’s hands down. But will Mr. Kerry condemn the “dirty work” of Moveon.org or America Coming Together? We won’t hold our breath.
So Mr. Kerry’s complaint about Mr. Bush hiding behind surrogates is yet another flip-flop. His policy seems to be that using surrogates to do the “dirty work” is alright, so long as their attacks aren’t aimed at Democrats.
