The Right has a License to Write Anything

[Reverend Blair]

RE: The Right has a Licen

McConnell raises some decent points, as he usually does. I think he's wrong about there not being a fascist in the administration though. I think Cheney and Rove would slip easily into that role if they thought they could get away with it. I think Rumsfeld is already there. I'm sure that the boys back at PNAC would relish a development of open fascism as well.

I blame the right for many things, but I tend to refer them as radicals, not conservatives. There is nothing conservative about their policies or their rhetoric.

 

[Paco]

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people?

George Bush and his radically right puppeteers and the liars who have seized control of your media and act as mouthpieces for the White House.

How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

The Patriot Act, the degradation of the separation between church and state,...

The subject is Ward Churchill. My question was who in the radical right was attempting to quash Ward Churchill. You knew the issue and deliberately sidestepped it. An intellectually dishonest… no, I’m sorry. Nothing intelligent there at all.

the constant barrage of "Shut up!" spewing from the mouths of idiots like Bill O'Reilly.

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much. 8)

No, he called the people working in the CIA offices that were in the WTC little Eichmanns.

Dead wrong. Here is Mr. Churchill’s comments from his essay:

Well, really. Let's get a grip here, shall we? True enough, they were civilians of a sort. But innocent? Gimme a break. They formed a technocratic corps at the very heart of America's global financial empire – the "mighty engine of profit" to which the military dimension of U.S. policy has always been enslaved – and they did so both willingly and knowingly. Recourse to "ignorance" – a derivative, after all, of the word "ignore" – counts as less than an excuse among this relatively well-educated elite. To the extent that any of them were unaware of the costs and consequences to others of what they were involved in – and in many cases excelling at – it was because of their absolute refusal to see. More likely, it was because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it.

No CIA there. He specifically referred to “a technocratic corps… of America’s global financial empire – “ He was talking about civilian stock brokers, not CIA. He was talking about men who invest money. Much of the money those people invest in are in foreign countries. Third world countries. I've no doubt some economic professor could logically reason that the investments of Americans in third world countries ultimately lead to some benefit of the poor.

Seems to me that Mr. Churchill’s reasoning is intellectually weak. If the investments of those people resulted “into the starved and rotting flesh of infants” around the world then where are the South American terrorists? The North Korean terrorists? The African terrorists? The world is full of third world countries who should be attacking America if Mr. Churchill is correct. The fact is only muslims have attacked us. Some history…

In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a muslim.

In 1972, Olympic athletes were massacred by muslims.

In 1979, the American embassy was taken over by muslims.

In 1983, the U. S. Marine barracks was attacked by muslims.

In 1985, TWA flight 847; In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103; In 1993 the World Trade Center; In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania… all muslims.

Mr. Churchill got it all wrong. He's an academic moron. Although, he does not lack company in that regard.

 

[Paco]

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people?

George Bush and his radically right puppeteers and the liars who have seized control of your media and act as mouthpieces for the White House.

How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

The Patriot Act, the degradation of the separation between church and state,...

The subject is Ward Churchill. My question was who in the radical right was attempting to quash Ward Churchill. You knew the issue and deliberately sidestepped it. An intellectually dishonest… no, I’m sorry. Nothing intelligent there at all.

the constant barrage of "Shut up!" spewing from the mouths of idiots like Bill O'Reilly.

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much. 8)

No, he called the people working in the CIA offices that were in the WTC little Eichmanns.

Dead wrong. Here is Mr. Churchill’s comments from his essay:

Well, really. Let's get a grip here, shall we? True enough, they were civilians of a sort. But innocent? Gimme a break. They formed a technocratic corps at the very heart of America's global financial empire – the "mighty engine of profit" to which the military dimension of U.S. policy has always been enslaved – and they did so both willingly and knowingly. Recourse to "ignorance" – a derivative, after all, of the word "ignore" – counts as less than an excuse among this relatively well-educated elite. To the extent that any of them were unaware of the costs and consequences to others of what they were involved in – and in many cases excelling at – it was because of their absolute refusal to see. More likely, it was because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it.

No CIA there. He specifically referred to “a technocratic corps… of America’s global financial empire – “ He was talking about civilian stock brokers, not CIA. He was talking about men who invest money. Much of the money those people invest in are in foreign countries. Third world countries. I've no doubt some economic professor could logically reason that the investments of Americans in third world countries ultimately lead to some benefit of the poor.

Seems to me that Mr. Churchill’s reasoning is intellectually weak. If the investments of those people resulted “into the starved and rotting flesh of infants” around the world then where are the South American terrorists? The North Korean terrorists? The African terrorists? The world is full of third world countries who should be attacking America if Mr. Churchill is correct. The fact is only muslims have attacked us. Some history…

In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a muslim.

In 1972, Olympic athletes were massacred by muslims.

In 1979, the American embassy was taken over by muslims.

In 1983, the U. S. Marine barracks was attacked by muslims.

In 1985, TWA flight 847; In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103; In 1993 the World Trade Center; In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania… all muslims.

Mr. Churchill got it all wrong. He's an academic moron. Although, he does not lack company in that regard.

 

[Paco]

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people?

George Bush and his radically right puppeteers and the liars who have seized control of your media and act as mouthpieces for the White House.

How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

The Patriot Act, the degradation of the separation between church and state,...

The subject is Ward Churchill. My question was who in the radical right was attempting to quash Ward Churchill. You knew the issue and deliberately sidestepped it. An intellectually dishonest… no, I’m sorry. Nothing intelligent there at all.

the constant barrage of "Shut up!" spewing from the mouths of idiots like Bill O'Reilly.

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much. 8)

No, he called the people working in the CIA offices that were in the WTC little Eichmanns.

Dead wrong. Here is Mr. Churchill’s comments from his essay:

Well, really. Let's get a grip here, shall we? True enough, they were civilians of a sort. But innocent? Gimme a break. They formed a technocratic corps at the very heart of America's global financial empire – the "mighty engine of profit" to which the military dimension of U.S. policy has always been enslaved – and they did so both willingly and knowingly. Recourse to "ignorance" – a derivative, after all, of the word "ignore" – counts as less than an excuse among this relatively well-educated elite. To the extent that any of them were unaware of the costs and consequences to others of what they were involved in – and in many cases excelling at – it was because of their absolute refusal to see. More likely, it was because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it.

No CIA there. He specifically referred to “a technocratic corps… of America’s global financial empire – “ He was talking about civilian stock brokers, not CIA. He was talking about men who invest money. Much of the money those people invest in are in foreign countries. Third world countries. I've no doubt some economic professor could logically reason that the investments of Americans in third world countries ultimately lead to some benefit of the poor.

Seems to me that Mr. Churchill’s reasoning is intellectually weak. If the investments of those people resulted “into the starved and rotting flesh of infants” around the world then where are the South American terrorists? The North Korean terrorists? The African terrorists? The world is full of third world countries who should be attacking America if Mr. Churchill is correct. The fact is only muslims have attacked us. Some history…

In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a muslim.

In 1972, Olympic athletes were massacred by muslims.

In 1979, the American embassy was taken over by muslims.

In 1983, the U. S. Marine barracks was attacked by muslims.

In 1985, TWA flight 847; In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103; In 1993 the World Trade Center; In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania… all muslims.

Mr. Churchill got it all wrong. He's an academic moron. Although, he does not lack company in that regard.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Here is a passage from the article that Moghrabi started the thread with:

That piece was developed into a book, On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. On the matter of those killed in the 9/11 attacks, Churchill wrote recently, "It is not disputed that the Pentagon was a military target, or that a CIA office was situated in the World Trade Center. Following the logic by which U.S. Defense Department spokespersons have consistently sought to justify target selection in places like Baghdad 1991 this placement of an element of the American 'command and control infrastructure' in an ostensibly civilian facility converted the Trade Center itself into a 'legitimate' target."

Did you even read that Paco?

You asked,

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people? How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

I answered.

The author of the article claims “politicians” are howling for his job, but doesn’t point out who the “politicians” are. As far as I can tell, only Governor Bill Owens of Colorado has spoke out for Ward Churchill’s job.

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much.

I've seen it enough times to know that is Bill's only defense when he gets caught in yet another one of lies. That was meant only as an example though, there's a whole radical right cottage industry of trying to silence dissent.

Nice little list of terrorist acts too. You want me to list all the illegal acts your government has been involved in? Not much point, most here are fairly aware of them. You brought up the US embassy in Iran though. That happened when the Shah, an American puppet, was being overthrown. The Shah got his strings when the US government backed a coup to overthrow a democratically elected government in Iran. The embassy? That was just chickens coming home to roost.

You are villifying a man for being brave enough to tell the truth, Paco. Churchill is correct. That's why your country is the most despised on the planet. The Muslim extremists are just the first to get organised enough to strike back. I doubt they'll be the last though. I'd guess that within ten years you'll be suffering terrorist attacks from South America. Ten years after that you'll be attacked by Africans.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Here is a passage from the article that Moghrabi started the thread with:

That piece was developed into a book, On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. On the matter of those killed in the 9/11 attacks, Churchill wrote recently, "It is not disputed that the Pentagon was a military target, or that a CIA office was situated in the World Trade Center. Following the logic by which U.S. Defense Department spokespersons have consistently sought to justify target selection in places like Baghdad 1991 this placement of an element of the American 'command and control infrastructure' in an ostensibly civilian facility converted the Trade Center itself into a 'legitimate' target."

Did you even read that Paco?

You asked,

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people? How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

I answered.

The author of the article claims “politicians” are howling for his job, but doesn’t point out who the “politicians” are. As far as I can tell, only Governor Bill Owens of Colorado has spoke out for Ward Churchill’s job.

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much.

I've seen it enough times to know that is Bill's only defense when he gets caught in yet another one of lies. That was meant only as an example though, there's a whole radical right cottage industry of trying to silence dissent.

Nice little list of terrorist acts too. You want me to list all the illegal acts your government has been involved in? Not much point, most here are fairly aware of them. You brought up the US embassy in Iran though. That happened when the Shah, an American puppet, was being overthrown. The Shah got his strings when the US government backed a coup to overthrow a democratically elected government in Iran. The embassy? That was just chickens coming home to roost.

You are villifying a man for being brave enough to tell the truth, Paco. Churchill is correct. That's why your country is the most despised on the planet. The Muslim extremists are just the first to get organised enough to strike back. I doubt they'll be the last though. I'd guess that within ten years you'll be suffering terrorist attacks from South America. Ten years after that you'll be attacked by Africans.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Here is a passage from the article that Moghrabi started the thread with:

That piece was developed into a book, On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. On the matter of those killed in the 9/11 attacks, Churchill wrote recently, "It is not disputed that the Pentagon was a military target, or that a CIA office was situated in the World Trade Center. Following the logic by which U.S. Defense Department spokespersons have consistently sought to justify target selection in places like Baghdad 1991 this placement of an element of the American 'command and control infrastructure' in an ostensibly civilian facility converted the Trade Center itself into a 'legitimate' target."

Did you even read that Paco?

You asked,

I think you have stretched the bounds of logic when you say “the people who are in charge of the US have no regard for their constitution whatsoever.” Who are these people? How have they shown disregard for the U.S. Constitution?

I answered.

The author of the article claims “politicians” are howling for his job, but doesn’t point out who the “politicians” are. As far as I can tell, only Governor Bill Owens of Colorado has spoke out for Ward Churchill’s job.

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

How do you know Bill O'Reilly puts out a constant barrage of "Shut up!" You must watch his show all the time. Or would I be presuming too much.

I've seen it enough times to know that is Bill's only defense when he gets caught in yet another one of lies. That was meant only as an example though, there's a whole radical right cottage industry of trying to silence dissent.

Nice little list of terrorist acts too. You want me to list all the illegal acts your government has been involved in? Not much point, most here are fairly aware of them. You brought up the US embassy in Iran though. That happened when the Shah, an American puppet, was being overthrown. The Shah got his strings when the US government backed a coup to overthrow a democratically elected government in Iran. The embassy? That was just chickens coming home to roost.

You are villifying a man for being brave enough to tell the truth, Paco. Churchill is correct. That's why your country is the most despised on the planet. The Muslim extremists are just the first to get organised enough to strike back. I doubt they'll be the last though. I'd guess that within ten years you'll be suffering terrorist attacks from South America. Ten years after that you'll be attacked by Africans.

 

[Paco]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

 

[Paco]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

 

[Paco]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Surely you aren't naive to think that politics always plays out in front of the cameras, are you Paco? We're talking about an administration that is infamous for seeking to control the press,

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

 

[Reverend Blair]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Bullshit.

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

Come on, Paco...you know how these things work. A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted. The Bush Republicans are famous for leaning on people who speak out against them.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Bullshit.

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

Come on, Paco...you know how these things work. A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted. The Bush Republicans are famous for leaning on people who speak out against them.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Yeah, I read it. And dismissed it as chickenshit backpedaling. Ward Churchill said, “Self! That’s going to get me in deep shit. I must come up with an explanation.” Then Ward Churchill discovered later that *gasp* the CIA had an office there. He says, “Eureka! That’s it. I have found my lie, err explanation!”

Bullshit.

Surely you aren’t paranoid enough to believe George is secretly pulling strings behind the scenes over some big mouth radical out in Podunk, Colorado? Oh, wait… The guys down the street… in the car… watching…

Come on, Paco...you know how these things work. A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted. The Bush Republicans are famous for leaning on people who speak out against them.

 

[Paco]

A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted.

Nothing quiet about it at all.

Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado publicly threatened the University with that very thing. He wanted Churchill’s firing and if he didn’t get it he said he would cut funding to the university. He also reminded every Colorado taxpayer that the University of Colorado Regents (who are currently deciding Churchill’s fate) are elected and suggested the Regents all lose their positions in the next election if they fail to get rid of Churchill.

 

[Paco]

A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted.

Nothing quiet about it at all.

Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado publicly threatened the University with that very thing. He wanted Churchill’s firing and if he didn’t get it he said he would cut funding to the university. He also reminded every Colorado taxpayer that the University of Colorado Regents (who are currently deciding Churchill’s fate) are elected and suggested the Regents all lose their positions in the next election if they fail to get rid of Churchill.

 

[Paco]

A quiet, off the record visit by a local Republican representative. Maybe some funding gets mentioned. Maybe the hint of future political favours being granted.

Nothing quiet about it at all.

Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado publicly threatened the University with that very thing. He wanted Churchill’s firing and if he didn’t get it he said he would cut funding to the university. He also reminded every Colorado taxpayer that the University of Colorado Regents (who are currently deciding Churchill’s fate) are elected and suggested the Regents all lose their positions in the next election if they fail to get rid of Churchill.

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: The Right has a Licen

Yeah, and how many many more threats were made. Yet you sit there and deny it happened, or try to suggest that Owens is just some loose canon.

What you are seeing is one more step in the slow destruction of freedom of speech in the United States. Saying that it's all right is self delusion. What happens when it's your ass on the line for speaking a simple truth. What happens when it's you gets called unAmerican for disagreeing with a politician. What happens then, Paco?

How much poison Kool-Aid can you drink?

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: The Right has a Licen

Yeah, and how many many more threats were made. Yet you sit there and deny it happened, or try to suggest that Owens is just some loose canon.

What you are seeing is one more step in the slow destruction of freedom of speech in the United States. Saying that it's all right is self delusion. What happens when it's your ass on the line for speaking a simple truth. What happens when it's you gets called unAmerican for disagreeing with a politician. What happens then, Paco?

How much poison Kool-Aid can you drink?

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: The Right has a Licen

Yeah, and how many many more threats were made. Yet you sit there and deny it happened, or try to suggest that Owens is just some loose canon.

What you are seeing is one more step in the slow destruction of freedom of speech in the United States. Saying that it's all right is self delusion. What happens when it's your ass on the line for speaking a simple truth. What happens when it's you gets called unAmerican for disagreeing with a politician. What happens then, Paco?

How much poison Kool-Aid can you drink?

 

[Paranoid Dot Calm]

Yuh Know;

The other day, I was watching CNN while they presented a story about some guy's anti-war protest.

A camera crew filmed someone from the community getting out of their car and walking onto the guy's property and tearing down his protest sign.
Not once did I hear CNN mention that it was private property and that tearing down the protestors sign was improper and illegal within a "free" society. In fact, the newspresenter spoke of the incident in glowing terms. As if to say that in these times of insecurity, anything goes.

Display Stirs Controversy In Land Park
Soldier's Uniform Hangs From Noose In Front Of Home
February 09, 2005
http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/4180042/detail.html


Here is some other stuff:


The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
--George Washington--

"I've heard the call. I believe God wants me to run for president."
--George Bush--

"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job."
--George Bush--

"And we base it, our history, and our decision making, our future, on solid values. The first value is, we're all God's children"
--George Bush--

"I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it had the words 'under God'' in it. I think that's an example of a judge allowing personal opinion to enter into the decision-making process, as opposed to strict interpretation of the Constitution"
--George Bush--

"We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God,"
--George Bush--

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
--Plato--

"I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch"
--George Bush--

"I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes"
--George Bush--

"As a matter of fact, when we gave [Saddam Hussein] the final chance, he continued to deceive and evade. So I have a choice to make at this point in our history. Do I forget the lessons of September the 11th and take the word of a madman, or do I take action to defend this country?"
--George Bush--

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
--James Madison--

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
--James Madison--

"America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud"
--George Bush--

"In the war on terror, you have fought enemies' freedom -- freedom's enemies from the caves and mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts and cities of Iraq"
--George Bush--

"Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure"
--George Bush--

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of government. The history of liberty is the history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it.
--Woodrow Wilson--

"The Patriot Act defends our liberty."
--George Bush--

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
--Plato--

"We exercise power without conquest, and we sacrifice for the liberty of strangers"
--George Bush--

"I believe in the transformational power of liberty"
--George Bush--

"The best way to defeat them is to never waver, to be strong, to use every asset at our disposal, to constantly stay on the offensive and, at the same time, spread liberty"
--George Bush--

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
--Pierre de Beaumarchais--

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press.
--Hugo L. Black--

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.
--Hugo L. Black--

Media "Distortions"

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the party that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
--Lord Acton--

I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system.
--Naom Chomsky--

"It would be a heck of a lot easier to be a dictator than work in a democracy"
--George Bush--

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier... just so long as I'm the dictator"
--George Bush--

" It's not a dictatorship in Washington, but I tried to make it one in that instance. We are beginning to see some success in opening up federal coffers for faith-based programs"--George Bush--

Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.
--Harry S. Truman--

"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
--George Bush--

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.
--Hugo L. Black--

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.
--Robert A. Heinlein--

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