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2005-12-19 Home Front: Politix

Feingold Says Bush Is Acting Like 'King George'

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The NSA and the CIA arent local cops outside your house with their ear to a drinking glass on you livingroom window. They arent listening in on people who are trying to sell a $50 bag of pot. They are trying to catch or derail terrorist plots. We're talking missiles and bombs here people, not the petty bullshit the ACLU's members are worried about getting caught for. The day those assholes flew into the twin towers our lives changed forever. We may never have the liberties we once did, but that is preferable, I think, to having a suitcase nuke go off in Los Angeles.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-12-19 09:18|| 2005-12-19 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Senator Russ was sort of liberal in high school (he was a year behind me) and an excellant debater. He really didn't turn socialist until he went to school at UW Madison (20 square miles surrounded by reality)in the early 70's, although his dad was a "Bob LaFollette Progressive". Nice kid, too bad he went down the "other path".

Posted by hedge_hog 2005-12-19 09:45|| 2005-12-19 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Why is it so many "Americans," lawyers, politicians, et al, with last names that end in "gold" or "stein" hate America and our leadership so much?

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-19 10:38|| 2005-12-19 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Feingold Says Bush Is Acting Like 'King George'

Well, I say Feingold is acting like Stalin! With his (joined by McCain) campaign-finance bill on political speech, they seriously hampered free speech, in my mind (although, there was the standard loophole for moveon.org, etc.).

Posted by BA 2005-12-19 10:40|| 2005-12-19 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Besoeker wrote: Why is it so many "Americans," lawyers, politicians, et al, with last names that end in "gold" or "stein" hate America and our leadership so much?

Ummm, nice imitation of Cynthia McKinney

Posted by DMFD 2005-12-19 20:12|| 2005-12-19 20:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Besoeker, RB is a place for rants, for snark, for serious debate -- but not for antisemitism, racism or any other hate-based ideology.

Even if it's phrased genteely.

If you didn't mean it that way, then please retract your comment. And if you did mean it that way, it's out of bounds here at the Burg.

Posted by lotp 2005-12-19 20:41|| 2005-12-19 20:41|| Front Page Top

#7 And yes, that goes for hate aimed at Muslims, Arabs or any other group as a group.

Snark all you want at stupidity, denounce murderous terror thugs and inciting imams, but let's leave it at that.

Posted by lotp 2005-12-19 20:43|| 2005-12-19 20:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Such comments used to be deleted.

Posted by Phinert Cromoting9007 2005-12-19 21:05|| 2005-12-19 21:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Why is it so many "Americans," lawyers, politicians, et al, with last names that end in "gold" or "stein" hate America and our leadership so much?

Fine line you're treading there, Besoeker.

Posted by Pappy 2005-12-19 21:13|| 2005-12-19 21:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Such comments used to be deleted

Any repeats and they will be.

We try not to delete trolling remarks, preferring to ridicule them instead. Remarks that edge towards hatred and incitement are a bit different and, as Pappy noted, that one is edging pretty close to the line.

But it's also important to note that the Burg is a place where strong opinions are generally welcomed, with the few exceptions mentioned above.

Posted by lotp 2005-12-19 21:26|| 2005-12-19 21:26|| Front Page Top

#11 The answer to Besoeker's question is: because so many people changed their name from Feuchtschwanz when they came over from Germany in the years following 1848. You'll find feuchtschwanz in the big German dictionary. You know, the one you used to use as a booster seat when Susie was little, 'cause it was too big to be a doorstop. Because it isn't a very nice word, that's why.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-12-19 22:21|| 2005-12-19 22:21|| Front Page Top

#12 Geez, appears old the old Besoeker opened up a can of worms. I have the greatesty admiration for the State of Israel and the struggle they have gone through from 1947 until now. I definately believe Hitler was responsible for the death of 6m Jews and others during WWII. But I also believe there is an American Jewish segment of our population in America that hates our form of democracy and believes liberal socialism of the Soviet order is the road we should travel. If you study the Russian revolution closely, before the entrance of Stalin, you may see the link.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-19 22:35|| 2005-12-19 22:35|| Front Page Top

#13 You're making it worse, Besoeker, dear.

Admit you were tactless and apologise like an honourable man, because clearly you think there are two kinds of Jewish people: those that agree with you, and the other kind. This does not strike me as antisemitism. Especially if you agree that there are lots of the other kind of people who are not Jewish. And lots of those who agree with you who also aren't Jewish. Then let's move on, because you've been posting a great many interesting and informative things lately, and I'd really hate for you to annoy our good moderators out of sheer clumsiness.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-12-19 22:58|| 2005-12-19 22:58|| Front Page Top

#14 There are "two kinds of people" with whom we all associate, those with whom we agree, and those with whom we may not agree. I do not agree with socialists of any flavour or nationality. It would appear to me that a great lot of the leftest media and liberal polititions in this country are inspired or championed by Hollywood movie moguls, ACLU lawyers, or socialists of a similiar nature. I suppose it could be mere coincidence that many of them they share the same faith, but I doubt it. I'll apologize to no one. You are welcome to disagree.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-19 23:18|| 2005-12-19 23:18|| Front Page Top

#15 I guess I'm wrong then. That doesn make me sorry.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-12-19 23:36|| 2005-12-19 23:36|| Front Page Top

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