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We can't impeach Bush until we get Cheney to resign. We sure don't want Cheney to become president!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That Douglas Feith would hold a position in the Bush Administration is proof that the majority of American people are even more stupid, and sadly don't give a damn about what happens to their country. In other words, "I've got mine, how're YOU doing?" Why else would Congress approve our invading Iraq? Did anyone do a background check on Feith? Do we run background checks on Congress? A country run by morons, for morons ...
This piece which equates liberals with the anti-Christ is an incredible piece of crap. That this nation is a Christian nation, just because George Bush and his pseudo Christian whackos calls it so, is garbage. Conservatives (i.e. self righteous bigots) and their phoney value system are similar to the Pharisees that Jesus hated. How does intolerance, hatred and hypocrisy equate with Jesus' teachings? The Jews find themselves in the midst of the Muslim world. That's a fact. Jews are NOT Christians, they are not Buddhists, nor are they Hindus. They are JEWS. If they were Buddhists they would not kill. But like Christians, they like to kill. So much for their crap religious beliefs. This entire piece which places much so much value on Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rantings, portrays Gibson as another sick, alcoholic Christian whacko. That much seems to be true. So what else is new????
Who are you to cast judgment??? Are you perfect????
"I don't recall" is a favorite excuse among political liars. Reagan used it. If the guy has no recollection of important events he should resign. What is he doing in office? The guy is a political thug!!! Should we trust our government to guys who can't recall what's going on?
For years I have been working as a commerial photographer. Most of my work consisted of illustrative photography, that is, shooting ads. Of course I used models in my assignments, men, women and children. I have never taken photos of naked children, as I had no requests from art directors for photographs of naked children. Personally, I had no interest in photos of naked children. (I had no children of my own.)
One day a mother came into my studio and asked me to take modeling "test" photos of her 12 year old daughter, and her daughter's female friend. I told her the test would be $75; the mother replied she did not have $75. The kids looked very disappointed, so I consented. I figured I would give something back to the community.
I told the kids I had a rack of dresses and stuff, to pick out some stuff they'd like to pose in, and call me when they were ready. Mom sat in the reception room so I chatted with her during the time the girls changed clothes. The photo shoot lasted about 75 minutes. All the photos were from the waist up, and through all the shots the kids were dressed.
A few days later I gave the mother the photo proofs. They were fair. Mom took them home.
Five months later the police appeared at my home with a search warrant. They searched my home as well as my studio. They carried off all of my studio equipment, including my negatives. They also took my wife's biology books. (She was in medical school at the time.)
Fourteen months passed, then I was arrested. I was taken into custody, and released on $100,000 bail. The charge was child pornography. I hired a female attorney, who at first said the case was "bullshit". Two weeks later she wanted $25,000 additional to handle my case. After the police printed hundreds of negatives, they found no nudes of any minors.
I had filmed a backup two-minute video of me working with the kids. Of course, the kids were dressed.
The police report said I sold nude photos of kids on the internet, yet there was no evidence of this. The charge was dropped. During sentencing I pled "no contest" to taking the modeling photos of the two kids. My attorney told me I was going to jail. I received a one year sentence in the county jail. I served eight months.
Bush's lack of intelligence is the main problem here. I don't mean intelligence derived from various agencies, but his OWN intelligence. He is totally unfit to be president of the United States. That people voted him into office is a sad commentary on the "values" in our country. We get value at Wal-Mart, and K-Mart, because prices are cheap and we get cheap goods made in China or Pakistan. The presidency cost us a lot of money and now we are paying for it, in thousands of dead Ameicans not only from 9/11 but from the debacle in Iraq. Don't forget Katrina.
The phrase "family values" is also a joke. What family values do we Americans have? We want nice homes, nice cars, good jobs, great sex; the list goes on. These are values? Are we a Christian nation? Jesus would want no part of it.
The press corps, like whores who loiter near military bases, fawn over the president and his inane utterings at press conferences. To even report the ravings of a demented leader is an insult to intelligent readers. These fawning errand boys (and girls) write stories that boggle the imagination.
I submit the problem is the media.
This is typical of the hatred spewed out by so-called Christians. These people are in reality the anti-Christ. Jesus would NEVER say anything like this. Maybe we should elect a Buddhist since Buddhists do NOT believe in killing. They respect the sanctity of life. Compare this with our so-called Christian nation which is usually embroiled in a war, or conjuring up unrest around the planet. Jews and Christians alike need to learn how to live ...