On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:19:45 -0600 "Norton, Steve" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I try to stay out of the politics but this time I will put in my 2 > cents and then butt out. Republicans do not have to rejoice in Obama > but they should be open to an opportunity for things to be better. The > Republicans had their opportunity and it is an understatement to say > they failed miserably and would continue to do so if given the chance. > So now the Democrats havve their chance and we should all hope they > can suceed where the Republicans did not. You seem to consider > liberals as a dirty word but in the words of another: > > For the better part of a decade, the conservatives made liberal a > dirty word. Well, it isn't. It represents the best and most noble > nature of what America stands for: equitable government services, old > age pensions, health care, education, fair trials and humane > imprisonment. It is the heart and soul of what made American > different and better than other countries. Not only an escape from > oppression, but the opportunity to thrive in land free of tradition > and the repression that can bring. We offered a democracy which > didn't enshrine the rich and made them feel they had an obligation to > their workers. > Bush and the people around him disdain that. They think, by accident > of birth and circumstance, they were meant to rule the world and > those who did not agree would suffer. > > Liberal does not and has not meant weak until the conservatives said > it did. Was Martin Luther King weak? Bobby Kennedy? Gene McCarthy? It > was the liberals who remade this country and ended legal segregation > and legal sexism. Not the conservatives, who wanted to hold on to the > old ways. > > It's time to regain the spirit of FDR and Truman and the people around > them. People who believed in the public good over private gain. It is > time to stop apologizing for being a liberal and be proud to fight for > your beliefs. No more shying away or being defined by other people. > Liberals believe in a strong defense and punishment for crime. But not > preemption and pointless jail sentences. We believe no American should > be turned away from a hospital because they are too poor or lack a > proper legal defense. We believe that people should make enough from > one job to live on, to spend time on raising their family. We believe > that individuals and not the state should dictate who gets married > and why. The best way to defend marriage is to expand, not restrict > it. > It was the liberals who opposed the Nazis while the conservatives were > plotting to get their brown shirts or fund Hitler. It was the liberals > who warned about Spain and fought there, who joined the RAF to fight > the Germans, who brought democracy to Germany and Japan. Let us not > forget it was the conservatives who opposed defending America until > the Germans sank our ships. They would have done nothing as Britain > came under Nazi control. It was they who supported Joe McCarthy and > his baseless, drink fueled claims. > > Without liberals, there would be no modern America, just a Nazi > sattlelite state. Liberals weak on defense? Liberals created America's > defense. The conservatives only need vets at election time. > > - Steve N > Bravo, *very* well said! Cheers, indi -- WARNING: This message may contain sarcasm, dark humor, disagreement, and honesty. In case of headache, elevated blood pressure, violent thoughts and/or rage, please discontinue use. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
