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Bill C <tritonrider@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 4, 11:15 am, John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetrem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> .
> >
> > Bill, your'e the definition of a reactionary. You can't stand people
> > on the left regardless of the message. It's Michael Moore! He's a
> > liberal and he's rich, so he has to be wrong. Even though you believe
> > US healthcare is messed up, even though you believe that cor****ate
> > welfare in the US is out of control, even though you believe the
> > premise of the Iraq war was wrong -- in sum, even though you believe
> > the fundamental messages of his films (and haven't seen them) -- it's
> > Michael Moore! He's a bogeyman! And Soros! And they sup****t Kerry!
> > OMG, well, I'll not stop Bush.
> >
> > Great.
>
> JT you made my argument when you said "For 20% of the people". I've
> said all along Moore distorts issues, even if it's only your 20% thats
> a 1/5 distortion from what he says. As for your accusations they're
> flat out wrong. I've stated my admiration and appreciation for lots of
> folks on the left like Mike Farrell, Ed Asner, quite a few here, I've
> defended Hillary and Bill and others. I think I've been at least as
> tough on Bush, Cheney, Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, etc... \
> The people of Tennessee felt the same way I do apparently. They
> sup****ted Al Gore and lauded him, when he was still one of them, when
> he went off the far left, coastal elitist deep edge they cost him the
> Presidency. The version Tennessee sup****ted is one I would've happily
> voted for.
> As for Cuba and health care, can people get aspirin here?
>
> Lets look at my extremist positions for a bit and you tell me which
> ones are SO screwed up, right wing, and reactionary:
> Free speech, unless it's directly calling for violence against people
> in the US.
> Freedom to practice religion, as long as it does not directly injure
> non consenting, or non-adults individuals.
> Freedom from having any religion forced on you.
> Full civil rights protections and rights, including gay marriage.
> Basic insurance coverage/health care for everyone.
> US disengagement from, and an end to US world policing.
> No cor****ate subsidies for large businesses.
> Tariffs against unfair competition.
> Move the UN to Paris.
> Legalise and tax marijuana to sup****t addiction clinicsand education
> programs. No more harmful than alcohol and prohibition has never
> worked.
> Protect Roe V. Wade, and choice up until 3rd trimester, or mother's
> life.
> Protect wilderness and the environment
> Control and limit destructive cor****ate access to public lands.
> Real rehab, education, and employment programs for non-violent, and
> first offense, non-capital criminals and young offenders.
> Clean elections laws
> Term limits
> Holding white collar, and public sector criminals to at least the
> standards, and treatment a kid off the street gets by the system.
> Registration, background checks, disqualification for violent
> offenses, mental illness, felonies, etc...from owning firearms.
> Continue the extensive controls on automatic weapons that have been in
> place since 1936.
> We could keep going too....
Hmm, then why do you so frequently condemn and vote against the
candidates that
are more likely to sup****t those positions and vote for the ones that
don't want
those things? You vote against your own interests, Bill.
--
tanx,
Howard
Whatever happened to
Leon Trotsky?
He got an icepick
That made his ears burn.
remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?
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