Reagan, the marine barracks in Lebanon

Its funny how conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and sean hannity love to say they are Reagan conservatives then play a tape of Reagan saying "Government is not the answer to our problems. Government is the problem". Well why won't they once tell the story of what Reagan did when the marine barracks, in lebanon was bombed by a Terrorist. Reagan did the right thing He brought the solders home immediatly.
Yes conservatives Reagon "cut and Ran" as you would say.

DON'T ASK DON'T TELL

The idea that you could be discharge from the service for being gay is offensive to civil rights. Generals spoke yesterday to congress about this and they are in favor of doing away with Don't ask Don't tell. Why cant a soldier, who has voluntered to protect America with his life be able to let someone know he is gay. The right wing says that this will cause body art and other objective behaivor. well the military has a low that instructs service people on how to dress and act. Gays will obey this law and not show up with lipstick or anything.
When I was in Vietnam we picked up a marine who was wounded in our med evac helicopter. Another marine came to Da Nang to see how his friend was doing. thankfully the Marine was not mortally wounded. He had the bullet removed and would rest and then return to duty. When I took the friend to see him I could see the tears in their eyes and they said I love you. Afterwoods while I was talking to the marine outside he told me they were in love. This marine confided in me and I said nothing. Later we went for coffee and spent some time together. We even went to take a shower and he was in their with me and nothing at all happened or was said. I kept in touch with them and they visited me in New York after we were discharge from the service. yes they were still together. We went out had a few drinks and remembered all the guys who did not return home from Viet Nam.
Why should people have to lie about who they are in the service.
I also think they should be allowed to get married. It about time.

Conservative radio where Christians advertise

Here in Central Florida there are 4 talk radio station
540 AM
660 AM
580 AM
AND 1190 AM - part talk radio during the afternoon and Christian Radio other times
so you see all I can listen to is Neil Bortz, Sean Hannity, Rush, and Michael Savage.
Yes all these stations encouraged the people to disrupt the town meeting with lies that they purpotrated about the Health care system.
Well the Town meeting people have succeded. It looks like there will be no Public option on the Health Bill and no meaningful changes in our Health Care system.
These conservative people on all 4 stations were for the Invasion of Iraq. Now they hint at bombing Iran.
Yet on all 4 you can hear advertisements for "Christian School" and Christian Churches in the area. This tells us what the Average Christian listens to.
How can Christians be for War, For bombing innocent people in Iran. They are so militaristic. What ever happened to the scripture Love they Enemy as you love yourself". God help us all if you we dont love one another and know that we are all one in the Eternal.

Can we do it. End the Nuclear Era

President Obama called on the world today to end the "Era of Nuclear Weapons"
In his speech he quoted Ronald Reagan on Nuclear disarmament.
"No one can win a nuclear war. Counties should work together toward a day where all Nuclear Weapons will be outlawed."
President Obama called for the countries of the world to work together toward a nuclear free world.
Thank God we have a President who seeks peace and brotherhood of all people.

I agree with 2 things said on the Mike Gallagher show today.

Oh no I agree with conservative radio.

Actually, just 2 things.

1 Jimmy Carter is incorrect on his statement that the demonstrators in the Tea Party March on Washington were motivated by Black hatred. It is not prejudice that brought them out.

2. These demonstrators were in their rights to let the government know what they thought.

We all have that right and I know I have used it. They should not be singled out, by the press, to be questioned about their motives.

Florida school Parents are upset

Here in Florida filled with churches, beaches, lakes everywhere there is a very conservative group of citizens. The "W" sticker was on hundreds of cars when GWB was President.
Well President Obama intends to address the Students of America on September 8Th.
My wife teaches in a grammar school in central Florida. Parents are saying "that they do not want their children exposed to the Presidents speech".
They are threatening to keep their children home from school if the Presidents speech is shown to the children of the school.
I cannot believe this is happening. When George Bush read to students in schools around the country no one called in the say they would keep their child home.
George Bush Senior spoke to 7-12 graders about Physical Fitness when he was President.
No one objected to this.
Right wing Conservatives are motivated. They have gotten their way. My wifes school will not be showing the Presidents speech on the T.V.s in the classrooms.
The Right knows how to affect our lives and insist on thier view as the only view for America.

The same old Republican Party ( Dick Chaney)

Former Vice President Dick Chaney spoke on television in response to President Obama's speech on Torture, Gitmo
the the former Vice president went on to list the Terrorists attacks on America.
the first World Trade center Bombing in the 90s (he forgot to mention the perpetrators were caught, tried and jailed.)
He also mentions the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon and the killing our soldiers there.
(he forgot to mention that President Regan saw we were up against maniacs and pulled our troops out of Lebanon, or you could say Regan cut and ran.)
He went on to mention the attack on the US ship the Cole.
He mentioned these and more to justify America disregarding the Geneva Convention Laws against Torture.

In doing so he justified the Japanese, and German torturing of our troops.
He said a country has the right to do what it must to protect it citizens.
He mentioned that there were 3 water boardings, a blatant lie. (he did not mentioned that information obtained by torture, in many cases, was not able to be used because it was unreliable information.)
We can see where the Grand Old Party is now. Back to the Bush years.
His speech was so predicable with such old ideas.
If the Republican Party wants to remain in the past by parading Vice President Chaney around we know that a vote for the Republicans is more of the past policies of America which the voters showed they do not want. The Republican party is so bankrupt of ideas all it can do is tell us scary stories of Terrorism.

Yes the Party of "the mistakes we made in the past. No new ideas."

School vouchers

Right wings radio hosts criticize public schools as being union controlled with lazy teachers. they always contend that Public Schools are failing our children
Many studies, like those administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, show that public schools are generally on equal footing with private schools. Students doing the same coursework perform about equally in both institutions. Studies that show otherwise do not take into consideration things like living condition of students, educational level of parents, learning disabilities, etc. When these things are taken into account, we get a dramatically different picture. Public school are equal to private schools. Private schools will not accept these students and they can be expelled from private schools. Why should the public pay to send any children to private schools?
Although it would be nice for poor children to attend good private schools if the parents wish, that doesn't mean that it is the government's responsibility to fund it. If private schools wish to have such children attend, they can offer scholarships. However, they do not want all the children to attend their schools. Once again it is a ploy of the right to privatize education. Public funded schools date back before our Independence.
What could be behind their desire to privatize schools? Could it be that private religious schools will teach our children to vote for Republicans?

BAD PEOPLE

Kim Jong leader of NorthKorea. Dictator seeking a nuclear weapon. He ignores the U.N.

He would not join the U.N. Communist.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leader of Iran. Called for the elimination of Israel. Holds fixed elections Seeking to make a nuclear weapon to destroy Israel. Says there was no Holocaust.

Neil Boortz Radio Host Calls Pres. Obama a socialist. Is against helping the poor.

complains that Obama want to cut our defense system. When the military budget has gone up 4%.

Rush Limbaugh Radio Host against Medicaid. Against help for the poor Calls Pres Obama a Socialist Falsely reports that the President is destroying our National defense and says the Market went up because the President is out of town and went down because the President is coming home.

Sean Hannity Radio Host Just Like Rush Limbaugh says that liberals are a threat to our Country. Will do anything to get Republicans elected .

Anne Coulter Author always refers to Democrats as ignorant. A shill for the Right Wing. Her books are

filled misrepresenting statements. Do anything to sell books. Here is a quote from her.

"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women." (I am not for it but, how about taking this womens right to write books and appear on Right Wing shows like Hannity. )

CLUELESS IN D.C. (THE GOP)

RUSH LIMBAUGH stated on his radio program and the Sean Hannity show "I want everything Obama's doing to fail... I want the stimulus package to fail.... I do not want this to succeed."
Last week after Rushs words were repeated in the news media some said Rush is the leader of the Republican Party. Michael Steele, denied Rush's leadership of the party by saying :"Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer,". "Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it's incendiary, yes, it's ugly."
When Rush reacted to Steeles comments the GOP leader then backed down saying" he has reached out to Rush Limbaugh to tell him he meant no offense when he referred to the popular conservative radio host as an “entertainer” whose show can be “incendiary.”“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh,” Steele said in a telephone interview. “I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. … There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.” The Leader of the GOP apologized saying he reviewed what he originally said and did not know he that it came out like he was against Rush Limbaugh.
The Clueless Republicans have no ideas or leadership. After 8 years of Tax Cuts for the highest earning American and a Free Market we have banks failing, stock market dropping at a record rate and homes being repossessed Yet all Conservatives can say it "renew the Bush Tax Cuts"They Criticize the stimulus plan but offer no alternatives.They have no idea when it comes to fixing the economy what are the Conservative Republicans against? They are against helping the poor, health care, and home repossessions have the Christian vote but they are Darwinists" preaching 'SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" . They think like animals but we are people with the Spirit of God in us telling us to care for one another.If you want to know what Conservatives and Republicans want for America just listen to Rush. The GOP Leader told us he does not want to do anything to diminish Rush's voice or Rush's Leadership There you have it from the GOP Rush is their leader.

The American Health care debate begins..........

We always hear that Americans are living longer that ever .However, they are not living as long as people in 41 other countries.People are living longer in Japan, Europe, Jordon, Guam, and the Cayman Island. Some people here can live to an average of 77 years while in countries in Europe people can live up; to 83 years.Infant death is more likely in the United States than in Europe or Japan. Out of 222 countries surveyed the UNITED STATES rank 181. In Health Care Performance the U.S. ranks behind Europe and the United Kingdom including Canada, Britain, Australia.Yet the Republican Conservatives will tell us that we have "the greatest health care system in the world" just listen to Rush or Hannity on these issues.
Americans have the highest cost of Heath care in the free world.Health care in America is big business. Drug companies, Health Care Providers, Insurance companies are the only highly profitable businesses in the country.Health care in American Capitalism is a very profitable business while heath care is a service in other countries. So are we going to believe Sean Hannity or the truth of our HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? Something has to be done to improve the availability of quality Health care for Americans.

the conservative response

Gov. Jindal gave the Republican response to Obama's Economic plan. You can guess what he said: TAX CUTS -TAX CUTS -TAX CUTS.
Gov. Jindal ranted on with the old slogan of Republican party last night as he mentioned small business tax cuts, keeping the tax cuts for the rich, Small Government. The conservatives have no new ideas just the same old song. Tax cuts were in when the economy failed but they just rant on and on with the same old refrain. Socialism, bank take overs, Big Government , Socialized medicine. how many times have we heard this crap.
The Republican party has no new ideas. They are clueless.

What is wrong with Senator McCain

Senator McCain told President Obama "Your helicopter is now going to cost as much as Air Force One," The New Fleet of Helicopters, called Marine One, were ordered by President Bush.

All Presidents have used Marine One to get to Camp David or to Air Force One.

McCain never asked President Bush why he was ordering new helicopters. President Obama even stated that he was happy with the "Marine ONE" helicopter he has now.

Such a stupid question from McClain. If he had been elected he would be flying in Marine One.

The Republicans are all just campaigning to their Conservative base.

Is this the best Republicans can come up with?