Obama On The Defensive.
Posted 9 weeks 5 days ago by1.) " I voted for public financing of my campaign before I voted against it."
2.) Muslims wearing head scarfs need not apply. Are we in France?
3.) Countrywide Mortgage. Friends of " Angelo" should all apply.
4.) Adopt the Naomi Campbell strategy when wife or campaign is criticized.
5.) Nationalize the refining of American oil.
6.) Don't drill for American oil.
7.) Gitmo detainees should have more constitutional protection than fetuses in their third trimester.
8.) "Level the playing field" when it comes to Iran's nuclear program.
9.) Bin Laden is entitled to his day in court.
10.) "America is less safe today..."
Only if your elected, Barack!
Thoughts
Don't confuse
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by charlesbaronrespecting the Constitution with disagreement over a Supreme Court decision.
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in upholding FDR's incarceration of Japanese Americans. (Justice Felix Frankfurter dissented) This ruling was clearly unconstitutional.
So is this one. Enemy combatants have never been granted due process in civilian courts in the history of this country. Its a dangerous precedent, and will certainly be revisited.
People don't realize that the Patriot Act was really a compromise in lieu of asking for formal articles of war, which Bush would have received. Had this happened, writ of habeas corpus could be suspended at the Executive Branch's discretion, as it was during the Civil war and WWII.
Gitmo detainees actually have better odds of being repatriated sooner under a military tribunal than they would under civilian jurisprudence. The military has already made mistakes as evidenced by some combatants returning to the battlefield. Civilian "fubars" could border on the unthinkable
I prefer to respect the Constitution
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by AnonymousInteresting list of points (or, more accurately, hints at points). Some are well taken, some are cute, some are real stretches, but a couple I need to strongly disagree with.
The Constitution of the United States is central to our country being the country that it is. It was designed to stand strong when our leaders and many of our fellow citizens are overcome with fear. As a consequence of that it is designed to protect all who fall under it, regardless of how reprehensible they might be. I used to think that there was no danger of Americans falling for the emotional cries of state control that people in other nations have fallen for. I was wrong. The Patriot Act blasted all such foolishness out of my mind. We will give up the very protections that make this country America when the voices of fear (always aligned with patriotism) are strong enough. Treating everyone according to our laws is necessary for treating the weak according to our laws.
If the current Supreme Court says the slime in Guantanamo have rights, then they must have rights.
CHARLES.........
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by Skye RiversNice touch on the Osama's day in court... :))
KEVIN...........
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by Skye RiversOne question..........
Were you joking... ?
Excuse my ignorance, but did I read you right?
I am still sick with flip flop and I could be reading it all wrong... tell me you didn't mean what I just read in black and white and it was a joke....
KEVIN WROTE: May I suggest you just set back and relax and let Obama show you how good Governments should be run.
SKYES RESPONSE: O he can alright.. Obama is definately doing to show us all how government should be run... Yeah, into the ground like Bush if he gets elected into office, but worse. Did you say relax... It scares me to no end that OBOMA will be in Office.
Let's see : No experience.
Suffers from : Self inflicted Flip Flop
Tunnel Vision : Brought on by self reflection; not the kind you learn in church, but the kind from looking into EVERY mirror too long telling yourself you are the greatest of them all.
oxymorons ?
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by John 2000congressional hearing
Good government
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by charlesbaronis an oxymoron.
Cry all you want
Submitted on June 22nd, 2008 by kevinkindCry all you want. You and your ideas have had eight years to create a total oil based economy and now look how that turned out.
May I suggest you just set back and relax and let Obama show you how good Governments should be run.
"America is less safe today..."
Submitted on June 21st, 2008 by koolmom21"America is less safe today..."
He knows for a fact that this is true-we are less safe today because he thinks he will be our next leader and he wants to bring us to our knees!
"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said.
He is an appeaser and wants us to change our way of life to please the rest of the world.
We need a leader for our nation not the world!
very excellent
Submitted on June 21st, 2008 by John 2000... summary list!