freedom of speech?????
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The only problem I have with him is that he had a "Hitler" mustache on President Obama on the sign he was holding. That is disrespectful of the Office of the President (regardless of whether you voted for him or not) and of President Obama. These things are what draws the ideas of racism toward the Teabaggies and the Right Wing. You can say the message without the doctoring of pictures. For one the message will be taken more seriously and secondly you won't draw the criticism for being racist!!!
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Post something relevant and not "one side is evil, while the other is all that is good", or don't even bother wasting anyone's time. Blind followers like you and the majority of cons/libs are the biggest reason that nothing positive ever gets done in this country.
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People portraying Bush with the Hitler mustache was no better. They damage their message with hateful overtones. Say what you have to say but doing so should not skew the truth nor be laced with hate.
It is also wrong to edit videos to change their meanings. All are things that provoke hate and are not intended to promote real debate.
It is also wrong to edit videos to change their meanings. All are things that provoke hate and are not intended to promote real debate.
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Firstly, Republicans have not always been conservative, and Democrats have not always been liberal in many of the same ways we consider them today. It was actually quite the opposite before the civil rights movement. Conservatives were opposed to desegregation while liberals/progressives were for it. (I'm not talking about economic policies, so don't try and use that)
I think it was the election between JFK and Barry Goldwater that we saw what the Republican party had finally become. Good old Goldwater knew that he wasn't going to get elected, so he took the side of continuing segregation and was against the entire civil rights movement. Conservatives loved it and voted for him. I'm pretty sure you can figure out which side voted for him.
Conservatives have always been conservatives, and liberals have always been liberals. The only thing that has changed is a flip flop of sides. Progressives still want to make progress, and conservatives still want to sit there and do nothing.
I'm generally a positive person but when I read stuff like this, it can make one think that we are in fact royally screwed.
You must not be a history teacher or you'd know about the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and the repeated attemts to remake it after it was deemed uncontitutional by the supreme court.
You might want to look at not only who opposed the 1962 act, but why they did so.
You know what about the progressive movement? Progressive income tax. Resegregated military. Prohabition.
Liberals used to be more like todays libertarians? Free market.
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[QUOTE=4.6 Punisher;4333019]I think it was the election between JFK and Barry Goldwater that we saw what the Republican party had finally become. [QUOTE]
Hey, Teacher, please tell us more about the great Goldwater vs. Kennedy election
Goldwater was the nominee in '64.
JFK was elected (vs. Nixon) in '60.
JFK was killed in '63.
I did not have to look this up, but you can if you would like to check my work.
Seriously, you are/were really a teacher? You were not just making that up?
Hey, Teacher, please tell us more about the great Goldwater vs. Kennedy election
Goldwater was the nominee in '64.
JFK was elected (vs. Nixon) in '60.
JFK was killed in '63.
I did not have to look this up, but you can if you would like to check my work.
Seriously, you are/were really a teacher? You were not just making that up?
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I wonder what would happen if two years ago Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson would have been at the same place protesting Bush. Hmmm. I know; nothing that's what.
Putting a stache on Obama is not racist. It's an indication of the feeling he's a fascist just like Hitler.
Putting a stache on Obama is not racist. It's an indication of the feeling he's a fascist just like Hitler.
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Using wiki as anything other than a starting point shows a lack of intelligent thought. It is written by anybody who has the time, $1, or desire to make themselves feel important. I know one lady who wrote up a good portion of the article on the health care in this country. She is VERY liberal and since I talk with her often I can see her bias in the article. Some of the points she made in the article were proved to be incorrect, but she included them anyway. Since she had studies, that have a good deal of liberal spin on them, to back her up, the information has stayed on the site. Wiki is decent for background information, but little else.
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Post something relevant and not "one side is evil, while the other is all that is good", or don't even bother wasting anyone's time. Blind followers like you and the majority of cons/libs are the biggest reason that nothing positive ever gets done in this country by the government.
When the government gets involved typically the medicine will be worse than the illness.
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[QUOTE=dirt bike dave;4333356][QUOTE=4.6 Punisher;4333019]I think it was the election between JFK and Barry Goldwater that we saw what the Republican party had finally become.
Hey, Teacher, please tell us more about the great Goldwater vs. Kennedy election
Goldwater was the nominee in '64.
JFK was elected (vs. Nixon) in '60.
JFK was killed in '63.
I did not have to look this up, but you can if you would like to check my work.
Seriously, you are/were really a teacher? You were not just making that up?
Go back and look what I wrote numb nuts. I said "I think it was JFK". I knew it was Barry Goldwater vs. someone and JFK was the first to pop up.
Besides that you cons have completely missed the point. Conservatives are not pure good like his article was making them out to be.
And I'm a substitute teach, a glorified baby sitter.
Hey, Teacher, please tell us more about the great Goldwater vs. Kennedy election
Goldwater was the nominee in '64.
JFK was elected (vs. Nixon) in '60.
JFK was killed in '63.
I did not have to look this up, but you can if you would like to check my work.
Seriously, you are/were really a teacher? You were not just making that up?
Besides that you cons have completely missed the point. Conservatives are not pure good like his article was making them out to be.
And I'm a substitute teach, a glorified baby sitter.
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4.6 Punisher..... I think it was the election between JFK and Barry Goldwater that we saw what the Republican party had finally become.
Go back and look what I wrote numb nuts. I said "I think it was JFK". I knew it was Barry Goldwater vs. someone and JFK was the first to pop up.
Besides that you cons have completely missed the point. Conservatives are not pure good like his article was making them out to be.
And I'm a substitute teach, a glorified baby sitter.
Besides that you cons have completely missed the point. Conservatives are not pure good like his article was making them out to be.
And I'm a substitute teach, a glorified baby sitter.
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So I guess it's OK to make up stuff if you are a Substitute
I knew you had no credibility, but you have also proven that you have next to no knowledge of the things you type about.
FWIW, I lol that you call people who watch Fox News stupid, yet tens of millions of Fox News viewers have accomplished more than you ever will.
Hurts, don't it?
I knew you had no credibility, but you have also proven that you have next to no knowledge of the things you type about.
FWIW, I lol that you call people who watch Fox News stupid, yet tens of millions of Fox News viewers have accomplished more than you ever will.
Hurts, don't it?