[BlackElk]

Are we generous as evidenced by 45 million+ surgical abortions in our country, and hundreds of millions more by IUDs and abortifacient pills? There are those in Muslim countries who follow JP II's lead on abortion in international gatherings and who expect a higher form of morality in the West than that the USA be some sort of international Santa Claus. I wonder if the Ayatollah Khomeini was partly nspired by CNN coverage of Dykes on Bikes and the American abortion toll. The legitimate Muslim believers must be sooooo impressed by news of lavender "marriage" being advanced by our courts.

[sinkspur]

I wonder if the Ayatollah Khomeini was partly nspired by CNN coverage of Dykes on Bikes and the American abortion toll.

CNN didn't come into existence until 1981.

Khomenei was inspired by the feckless Carter administration, which railed against the Shah.

Carter's reward? Khomenei's goons seized American embassy hostages and helped turn him out of office.

And why did Iran turn our hostages loose?

They were scared to death of Ronald Reagan and what he might do.

It is better for a statesman to be feared than to be loved.