Your right David, I support Bush and his "corrupt" policies. He may not be our best president, but he's better than the alternatives we had! I thought this whole topic was about the fact that they have a cute video about their dogs. Not a forum to discuss politics. I'm not saying you don't have a right to your opinion. I'm saying this isn't the right topic for it!
On 12/19/06, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We have a president that many people feel stole his first term in > office and won his second term because of fear mongering and the > natural incumbency strength of a wartime administration. We have a > president who many feel has lied to the country, waged an illegitimate > and possibly illegal war and has severely diminished the reputation of > America abroad. Bush's administration has overseen the largest > expansion of the government and consequently deficit spending in > history. Many of us feel that he is ruinous to this country's health. > Statistically, every class but the rich are economically worse off > after 6 years of his administration which consistently tries to cut > funding for the arts and public media. And, still, you seem to think > that in such an atmosphere that the Whitehouse spending time and money > to produce a "cute video" about a dog won't or shouldn't garner > crititcism. This makes no sense to me. Prima Facie everything an > unpopular and embattled leader does will invite analysis and > criticism. Why are you shaming people for having their opinions? Is > it possible that you are a supporter of Bush's bankrupt policies? If > that's not the case, if you're not a right-winger, what are you doing > shaming people for having their political opinions? Shaming and > silencing opposition is a tactic of the right-wing and has no place in > open public discourse. Think Joseph McCarthy and the blacklists. > Sorry Carl, I'm just not going for it. I've been a member of this > board for awhile. I don't post too regularly, but I won't be shamed by > you or anyone else into silence. Bush is a destructive fool. That ANY > money and effort was spent to produce a cute video about a dog at a > time when we are bleeding money for a war that appears to be a personal > family vendetta is outrageous and needs to be commented on with > political criticism. > > -David > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > CarLBanks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It is truly quite sad that we couldn't refrain from making political > > statements over a cute video that the Whitehouse puts out. Political > > statements had no place in this movie since it had nothing to do with > > politics. Thanks for being so on topic everyone! > > > > -- > > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
