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Stop trying to blame this on Stephen Harper. It has nothing to do with him. It was Obama who denied that any meeting took place. Which wasn't true. It was Obama's economic advisor who met with Candian officials which produced the memo illustrating Obama's double-speak. Nice try though.

Great observation.Also, I would absolutely take McCain's word over Obama and/or Clinton. They're both not qualified to be President. The Democrats qualified to be President either didn't run, or didn't win enough to stay in the primary race.

Hey trex, I'm still waiting. Which countries do you consider so-called dictatorships?

Yep, in "so-called" dictatorships that are un-free, people are killed, they don't bother with a trial and jury, and all of that "due process" crap. Btw, which countries do you consider so-called dictatorships?

So more hope huh?I just hope he knows, that as President, he can't vote 'present' on difficult issues, the way he did in the Illinois state senate. For me, the most frustrating thing that I hear him say on a regular basis, is that he wants to "end tax breaks to companies who ship jobs overseas". Usually that line makes all of his supporters clap wildly, not knowing that it lacks all economic logic and reason. Despite what people may think, the vast majority of businesses that move jobs out of America, do it to either to stay competitive, or simply survive. So basically, Barack Obama wants to increase the taxes and/or business costs of companies that are already finding it difficult to compete in the global economy. As if that's going to deter them from moving future jobs. Those are the types of substanceless soundbites that people get a little tired of hearing. Obama accomplishments:

Nope. I listen to Rush Limbaugh from time to time, and he puts liberals who call in ahead of any callers on hold.

Maybe they've been taking lessons from the left.Folsom Street Fair's "Last Supper" Crucifix In Urine The Holy Virgin Mary" splattered with elephant dung Then of course, you add in little incidents like 911, The Danish cartoon riots, the murder of Theo Van Gogh, Bali bombing, London bombing, Madrid bombing, Muslim girl killed by father for not wearing a head scarf, and there's bound to be a push back against Islamic radicalism, and a push forward of freedom of speech.

I found the list quite funny. It's basically the stereotypes that atheists and agnostics have of religious people. What was also funny about it, was the mention of the denying existence, or the laughing or mocking of religious beliefs. In otherwords, the behavior of atheists and agnostics on a regular basis. Also the part about them having a much deeper knowledge of the Bible was pretty funny too.

No. John McCain is pro-life. And no, John McCain isn't/wasn't anti-war. He criticized the strategy in Iraq and believed more troops were needed to accomplish the mission.

I certainly believe that raising children in an Islamic environment can be abusive. Especially when they're sent out to blow themselves up in the name of Allah. However, most religion is not child abuse. Now, if we want to talk about practices being abusive to children, I'd bring up gay adoption as the biggest culprit. That to me is real child abuse. Putting politics above the best interests of children is disgusting. :angry:

Unpopular at home, Bush basks in African praise Reuters Great story! Except of course for those people suffering from BDS.

Yes We Can!....use someone else's speech, and pass it on as our own!...Yes We Can!

I started reading the book about a week ago. His thesis is amazing, and historically accurate. Unfortunately in this thread, some people have distorted his arguments exactly the way he wrote would be the case in the introduction. He explicitly makes the point that he's NOT saying that if you have a position on an issue in which fascists from the 20's and 30's had, it DOES NOT mean you're a fascist. It seems to me there are some liberal fascists in this thread, who have denounced ideas in a book they haven't read.

Hillary would be easier for McCain to beat. She would galvanize the Republican base in a way that McCain probably can't do on his own. Obama would pose a tougher challenge, and definitely could win the general election. However, he has failed to define himself during the primary contest, other then supporting "change". He has left himself open to be defined by the Republicans in the general election, and they will definitely oblige. Also, in a recent event, McCain has called Obama on his possible bluff about promising to run in the general election with publicly financed campaigns instead of the normal forms or raising money. Either Obama goes along with this and forgoes his excellent fund-raising apparatus, or he risks looking like an enormous hypocrite/liar about wanting to "change the system" from the status quo. It's quite a brilliant move on McCain's part. I'm kind of hoping Obama refuses. The campaign commericals would be outstanding. Anways, that just my opinion.

To set the record straight. Clinton presided over pseudo-peace and pseudo-prosperity. His "great" economy burst as his term ended. And his "great" peace burst in 2001, from an attack being planned while he was in office. He failed to make any difficult decisions that might negatively effect his approval numbers. He coasted for 8 years, leaving the next several President's to tackle the difficult issues that face America and the world.

Well, considering the odds of coming home alive are astronomically in favour of that, it's a pretty decent deal. But if you'd rather not face combat, don't sign up. That's the beauty of a VOLUNTEER army. You choose.

I thought Edwards finished a distant, distant, third. What are you talking about in terms of the numbers you cite? More then 1300 people voted. Please enlighten us.

No. Marc Rich, who was pardoned by Clinton was living in Europe, fleeing from American authorities. The guy was facing convictions of tax evasion, fraud and trading with Iran during the hostage crisis. He was issued a pardon because his wife gave large amounts of money to the Democratic Party and in particular Clinton's Presidential library.

Come'on, don't distract him. He's busy re-writing the constitution, so that he may "legally" stay in power even after his last term is finished. Gee, who didn't see that one coming?

Despite the doom and gloom predictions from the lefties.(cue scary music) Threat of Major Hurricane Strike Grows for Northeast (cue even scarier music) One in Six Americans Could be Directly Impacted by 2006 Hurricane Season And when it's all said and done... Hurricane Predictions Off Track As Tranquil Season Wafts Away More disappointing then Fitzmas!

Israel didn't bomb the entire country. The bombing was centered around southern Lebanon. However, they did blockade the entire country. You're 1 for 2. This particular assassination is just another example of Syria's abuse of Lebanon, and it's continued treatment as a vassal state. It's quite a coincidence that the Lebanese assassinated always seem to be anti-Syrian. This is definitely grounds for war, as was the previous assassination. If Lebanon had the capabilities, I would be all for them stomping a mud hole in Bashar Assad. It would be appropriate and justified. Oh, and the ridiculous notion of "the use of force must be proportional", for lack of a better word, is retarded. So, if missiles are fired into Israel. Israel may only fire missiles back into Lebanon, or some other equivalent of proportionality? That's a recipe for an everlasting conflict, not to mention defying all logic and reason.

Unfortunately, with the world's current social and political climate, this type of thing is bound to happen once in a while. I say, no big deal.

No, that's just you demonstrating your unseriousness. Just kidding, what a rube eh?

The only thing Iran has been quite adamant about, is the desire to destroy Israel.

It was during the FBI raid on Kaczynski's home in which a copy of Al Gore's book was found, marked up, highlighted and underlined. He's an anti-technology, environmentalist. A pure product of the left. That's not my fault.