A New Blacklist for "Excuse Makers"
Those who think Iraq War sparks terror are "despicable," says Friedman

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2598

Nothing like some good ol Neo-McCarthyism, especially in the name of ratings battles...

"You must know the difference between dissent from the Iraq War and the war on terror and undermining it. And any American that undermines that war, with our soldiers in the field, or undermines the war on terror, with 3,000 dead on 9/11, is a traitor. Everybody got it? Dissent, fine; undermining, you're a traitor. Got it? So, all those clowns over at the liberal radio network, we could incarcerate them immediately. Will you have that done, please? Send over the FBI and just put them in chains, because they, you know, they're undermining everything and they don't care, couldn't care less."

House Demagoguery on Iraq

In a shameless swipe at their political opponents, House Republicans passed a resolution on July 21 that denounces those who dare to question the wisdom of an indefinite U.S. military presence in Iraq.

"Calls for an early withdrawal embolden the terrorists," the bill states, adding that the U.S. must stay as long as it takes to achieve a free and secure Iraq.

At this rate that may be a long, long, long time.

When and under what circumstances the U.S. may withdraw is anybody's guess. The House leadership shot down a Democratic amendment calling for the Administration to offer benchmarks for success in the constantly rejustified Iraq war.

But an amendment that endorses prisoner interrogation at Guantanamo as necessary to the "war on terror" passed.

http://progressive.org/?q=mag_rcb072505

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--Dems Attempt to Strip Rove’s Sec. Clearance

A group of Democratic senators lead by Minority Leader Harry Reid put forth an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that would have denied security clearances to any federal official who has revealed the identity of an undercover CIA operative. The amendment read "No federal employee who discloses or has disclosed classified information, including the identity of a covert agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, to a person not authorized to receive such information shall be entitled to hold a security clearance for access to such information." Republicans opposed the amendment, and countered with one of their own that attacked the number 2 Democrat Senator Dick Durbin for his attack on the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo where he compared it to a concentration camp and a Soviet Gulag. The amendment said "any federal officeholder that makes a statement based on a FBI agent's comments which is used as propaganda by terrorist organizations thereby putting our servicemen and women at risk, shall not be permitted access to such information or to hold a security clearance for access to such information." The Democrats' amendment went down on a 53-44 party-line vote, while the Republicans' amendment lost 64-33, with about 20 Republicans joining the Democrats in voting against it. Republican Sen. Susan Collins said "We should not be doing this. She said "This is exactly why the American public holds Congress in such low esteem right now.''
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/15/1340201

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Any anti-american, muslim-loving commie who doesn't agree with my point of view on the thread can STFU or else.
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The hard line rightwing wackjobs are slowly loosing the mainstream republicans respect. That of their fellow congressmen and their consituents.

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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has urged the U.S. government to create blacklists of condemned political speech--not only by those who advocate violence, but also by those who believe that U.S. government actions may encourage violent reprisals. The latter group, which Friedman called "just one notch less despicable than the terrorists," includes a majority of Americans, according to recent polls.

Daaaamn......and here I thought Joseph Goebbels was DEAD!..........?!?!?!

It appears he has been reincarnated in Thomas Friedman.

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Friedman is truly the scum of the earth.

If ANYONE is a *traitor* to freedom, justice and democracy, it is Friedman himself.

Originally posted by Freethinker
Friedman is truly the scum of the earth.

If ANYONE is a *traitor* to freedom, justice and democracy, it is Friedman himself.

I can't argue with that. What an idiot.

Originally posted by Echo2
The hard line rightwing wackjobs are slowly losing the mainstream republican's respect. That of their fellow congressmen and their constituents.

I seriously doubt that.

But even if it WERE true..............do you think the *mainstream Republicans* in America would QUIT voting for the hardline Rightwing politicians?!?!?!

Here's the answer;...............

No.

Fucking.

Way.

After all, every Republican in the world is "moral" and "patriotic" and "decent".............while the Demoncrats are evil, godless perverts out to destroy the nation and 'turn it over to the Chinese Communists'.

ineed FT, they would be sheep led by their sheepdogs to the voting booths no matter what, the label R after their name (Senator Frist- R) would mean "ummm me vote him!"(drools*)

I agree with Freethinker, he tarnishes the good name Friedman. I really cannot stand the current neoconservative trend in the republican party.

Originally posted by 00Elf
I agree with Freethinker......I really cannot stand the current neoconservative trend in the republican party.

Wow.

Color me astonished.

Originally posted by Freethinker
Wow.

Color me astonished.

I'm not surprised. There are people that think outside of the standard democrat and republican boxes.