"Out of a Bush came words of fire!"

[right way right]

I thought that may be what you were about just wanted to keep things accurate.Thanks

[MJY1288]

LOL, those old people paid into it too, ya know!

[SanAntoneBlue]

Definitely the greatest speech!

[Cacophonous]

I think the judge's words were excellent.

[Cacophonous]

Was the President describing the Democrats in this quote ?

If he wasn't, it certainly applies.

[Cacophonous]

Nicely said. Thank you.

[MJY1288]

YES THEY WERE, I sent that judge an "Atta Boy" email the day after his words were published

[Pan_Yans Wife]

No, but the Mexicans hate the oppression in Mexico, that's why they flee.

And the radical Muslims that want to bring America down, believe that it is our freedom that makes us evil... we allow our women to be seen, we watch terrible movies, we drink alcohol, we divorce, we have abortions, etc.

These things, we are free to do, in America. And to them, they think that this shows how evil we are. Allah will not stand for that, Allah needs to be worshipped. The American infidels must die, because they refuse to submit to Allah.

[deport]

Some people think Berra "might be my speechwriter", Mr Bush said.

[samantha]

Pardon my "french", but if that were the case,there would probably have been no "lewinsky's in the oval office.LOL.

[Quix]

THANKS to you, too!

Civil discourse can be a treasure and am glad to get to know you better.

Blessings to you and all your close relationships.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

And there is a new push to give North Koreans asylum. That, I agree with.

[Cacophonous]

Perhaps it's important to distinguish between the oppressed and oppressors (and I confess to mixing them up). No doubt the oppressors--Hussein, bin Laden, etc.--hate us for any number of reasons, but I don't think the average Achmed trying to scratch out a living with his camels thinks about us too much to hate us.

[Cacophonous]

Blessings to you and all your close relationships.

What a nice thing to say.

[Courier]

""I am not going to trust the word of a tyrant when it comes to the security of the...."

Why doesn't he extend the same common sense to our friends the Israelis?

They are supposed to trust the terrorist Palestinian leaders. So much so that Bush criticizes the fence they are building to protect themselves.

[shellylet]

I liked one of his responses on Sept. 11, 2001 while being moved around on Air Force One. If my memory serves me he was on the phone with Vice President Cheney and said, "we will find who did this and kick their a$$!

And he and our great men and women of the military have been doing it ever since!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Ah, but Achmed attends prayers five times a day at the mosque, where the imams preach that America is evil, and then issue fatwas, calling for the men to rise up and kill the infidels. The clerics rule the theocracies. There is no separation of church and state. Achmed has been taught by everyone, to kill the infidels. And America is the Great Satan, and Israel the Little Satan.

[Quix]

I suspect you may well be right that many average Achmed's are too busy grubbing out a living to think too much too emotionally about us.

On the other hand, the Middle Eastern peoples tend to stand about half an inch from each other nose to nose and yell at each other from that distance. The uninitiated think they are about to kill each other. Actually, they are merely having a laid-back, calm chat.

That to say--PASSION--seemingly especially negative passions--are the order of their cultural social customs. It is quite possible that the passions stirred up by media and a few trite images are sufficient to stir up lots of hatred in our direction--regardless of how ill informed or irrational--regardless even of how concrete vs abstract.

The Imam says we are evil infidels. They are poor. We are rich.

Therein is sufficient whatever for many to feel great negative passionate feelings of hatred and at least jealousy. Jealousy is not that far from hatred. Hatred is not that far from murder.

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BTW, THANKS MUCH. I try to say what I feel--probably too much of the time. But I love people and I love seeing people have deeply rewarding and deeply communicative relationships. Glad you share such a value.

[swheats]

Just watch me!

A few candidates should be deciding whether they want their boots on or off when he buries them.

[Quix]

Strongly agree with you.