[normanpubbie]

What Senator DeMint heard in Honduras was...one side of the story.

Quoting his article,

While in Honduras, I spoke to dozens of Hondurans, from nonpartisan members of civil society to former Zelaya political allies, from Supreme Court judges to presidential candidates and even personal friends of Mr. Zelaya...In a day packed with meetings, we met only one person in Honduras who opposed Mr. Zelaya's ouster, who wishes his return, and who mystifyingly rejects the legitimacy of the November elections: U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens.

Why, sir, would you meet with dozens of Zelaya's detractors but only one who sided with him? Do you consider that balanced? I sure don't.

I'm willing to argue my position point-by-point with anyone on this board, but so far no one here has been willing to discuss the issues. They'd rather get into name-calling, "facts" that aren't true, or overblown rhetoric.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Why, sir, would you meet with dozens of Zelaya's detractors but only one who sided with him?

You'd expect some of the people cited - Zelaya's political allies/friends - to have been so. Can you blame the man if they turned out not to be so?

[denydenydeny]

Why, sir, would you meet with dozens of Zelaya's detractors but only one who sided with him? Do you consider that balanced? I sure don't.

Where did DeMint say that he refused to meet any Zelaya supporters? His point seems to be that Zelaya supporters are hard to find among actual live Hondurans, and I don't see you refuting this.

I'm willing to argue my position point-by-point with anyone on this board, but so far no one here has been willing to discuss the issues. They'd rather get into name-calling, "facts" that aren't true, or overblown rhetoric.

Coming into an argument with a chip on your shoulder and starting out by insulting everyone on the thread is not a productive way to "argue a position."

[meyer]

What Senator DeMint heard in Honduras was...one side of the story.

There's two sides to every story - the facts, which DeMint has presented here, and the lies which I presume you will recite rather than claiming victory without running the race.

[GatorGirl]

All right...I’ll bite:

What makes this situation so untenable that the United States of America, formerly steadfast ally of representative democracies world wide and stalwart foe of dictators, should support Zelaya?