[Jenny Hatch]

Bill Bennett has asked Americans for a colorful favor that will help show support for democracy throughout the world.

"On Dec. 12, when elections begin in Iraq,” Bennett told Neil Cavuto in a Fox News Channel interview, "let’s see many Americans color their right index finger purple in solidarity for the people voting in free elections in Iraq.”

Bennett, who supports the war against terrorism and the continued liberation of Iraq, said President Bush is wise to "stay the course” in the face of negative attacks by Democrats and jelly-legged critics who are calling for the U.S. to pull troops from Iraq. "Many people in America are more distressed about it (the war in Iraq) than the people who are living through the crisis,” Bennett said. "Staying the course is a prudent policy and one that will ensure that the 2000 or so soldiers we have lost will not have died in vain.”

Bennett said the war on terrorism – not just in Iraq – is "succeeding on every front,” but it goes against "conventional wisdom” of media companies to report that truth.

"Within what I call the ‘alien media nation’ it is hard to sustain and win a war,” Bennett said. "If the president holds firm on his principles, he will be fine.

"Americans should watch closely the voting in Iraq," he said. "I think it will do us all good to see democracy in action."

I was thinking about getting my index finger tatooed purple, but it is against my religion. I have used purple and dark navy shoe polish in the past, guess I will do it again...

Jenny Hatch

[SF Republican]

Kinda cool idea

[camle]

how come they don't dip our fingers when we vote? that way the dems can't drive their buds from one polling place to another to vote multiple times.

[rantblogger]

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Viva La Purple Revolution!	Fidel Castro Is My Bitch Fidel Castro Is My Bitch. To hell with Castro, Che, the UN, Che shirt wearers, humanities professors, TV anchors...
Che Who? Purple Finger Revolution! Che who? Join a revolution of real purple fingered revolutionary radicals who actually change the world for the better.	Dubya is the Real Dissident -- Not Che - Purple
Dubya's Not Che's - Purple Revolucion!	Winston Churchill Purple Finger 3
Winston Churchill Purple Finger 2	George W. Bush Purple Finger
Winston Churchill Purple Finger 1 You know Winston Churchill would have flashed a Purple Finger for Freedom if he was here, today!	D-Day - purple finger sign language for freedom In American Sign Language (ASL), the raised right finger means the letter D. So the Iraq election was a D-Day of sorts, celebrated with raised purple and blue inked fingers.
D-Day blue and purple fingers for the Arab World Arabs incapable of Democracy? Says WHO? In American Sign Language, a raised right index finger equals D. The Iraq election was D-Day, celebrated with raised purple and blue inked freedom fingers!	Give The United Nations the Finger I want you to give the United Nations the finger!
Give Tyranny The Finger I want you to give tyranny and religious oppression the finger, blue and purple freedom fingers!	Two Fingers Bush and Left The purple / blue inked finger is a gift from President Bush and the brave U.S. soldier. The other finger is a message to Michael Moore, MoveOn, the U.N. and the Democratic Party.
Two Fingers Thanks USA Thank you, dear USA, for allowing us to give freedom the finger. The other finger is for the leftists, liberals and appeasers who delayed this day.	Voting Finger - Democracy is Job #1
It's the Democracy, Stupid!	Divine Purple Freedom Finger - Michelangelo - 8th Democracy is not a monopoly of the USA. Americans believe freedom is a divine gift and we fight to help others benefit from that gift. Purple finger "On the 8th day, man voted..."
Divine Freedom-Michelangelo Hands-8th Day Text	Freedom is a Divine Gift - Michelangelo Hands Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel hands of Adam and God. Updated with the purple finger of freedom.
Freedom is a Divine Gift - Blue Fingers Look for the purple / blue inked finger of free will and freedom. Freedom and rights aren't from governments, not in the United States or Iraq.	First Iraq, Then... The purple and blue fingers of freedom march on, despite France, the United Nations, etc. Stickers, shirts, mugs and more.
Give the Finger to Iraq, Castro is Next	Give the Finger to Iraq, Next Mainstream Media The media outlets of CBS, ABC, CNN, NBC, The New York Times all conspired to thwart the vote in Afghanistan and Iraq. Give them the finger! Drinkware and stickers.
Give the Finger to Iraq, Hollywood Next Drinkware and stickers to show your love of freedom and disdain of the appeaser's and pacifist's wet dream of limosine liberal guilt known as Hollywood.	Give the Finger to Iraq, France is Next Drinkware and stickers to show your love of freedom and disdain of the appeaser's and pacifist's wet dream known as France.
Give the Finger to Iraq, Next the U.N. Drinkware and stickers to show your love of freedom and disdain of the "democracy of despots" known as the United Nations.	Victory for Democracy in Iraq Purple finger and blue fingers ... in the eyes of despots and leftists who haven't advanced freedom, ever.
Two fingers Purple finger and blue inked fingers ... in the eyes of despots and leftists who haven't advanced freedom, ever. A finger from Bush and the other in the eye of Hollywood and mainstream media.	Muslim Man Voter
Blue Inky Finger Iraq Woman	Purple fingered Iraqi woman
Thanks for nothing, feminists.	Do the math!
Give Up The Vote? Are you CRAZY???	J'Accuse Feminists and Apathetic Western Women Feminism does what for women outside the US? Can African & Arab women vote, drink, drive or even walk in public? When was the last NOW protest against female genital mutilation?
Freedom Graph Republican vs. Democrat	Hey Liberal! What did today's liberals do to help bring about the first real elections in Afghanistan and Iraq? MoveOn, Soros, Michael Moore, Hollywood, Academia all were part of freedom's problem, not it's gro
Liberal Pacifists Delay Democracy & Freedom Thomas Jefferson understood that there is a price to freedom and liberty. You don't get human rights without fighting for them.	Dear World Dear World, What have leftists ever done for you? Just asking... Sincerely yours, The USA Guaranteed to frustrate fans of Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Castro, Che, Ho Chi Minh and the Democratic Party
Itchy Inky Finger	Finger Me - Arab / Arabic Freedom and democracy are not a monopoly of the West. Many liberals think that the world of Islam is incapable of democracy. Show them you think otherwise!
Finger Me - Asia / North Korea Freedom and democracy are not a monopoly of the West. Many thought that Hirohito's Japan, having no democratic tradition, was incapable of democracy. People now say this about Korea, China and Vietn	Give Castro the Purple Finger - Cuba Che? No way! Be a real "purple revolutionary" by spreading freedom and democracy.
Again With The Finger! Our military are true Sunshine Boys, except they spread freedom and aren't cranky geezers. If you remember that film you'll love the line.	I Love It When You Finger Me!
Soldiers Give Me The Finger - Mmm...

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