Ayn Rand lady - It's not wrong to encourage people to read someone's work. Libs do it all the time with Al Gore. Taxation itself isn't so much the problem as over-taxation or taxes w/o just cause. People get especially pissed off (and rightfully so) when Presidents promise no new taxes or no taxes on people within a certain income bracket. It bit Bush Sr. in the behind ("Read my lips...") and it's gonna come back to haunt Obama come 2012.
DoI lady - I don't agree with her. That attitude is cold and heartless. However, I don't think that hard-working people should be responsible for paying for the multiple ambulance rides that the drunk and homeless in NYC take for free just because they want a warm bed and a hot meal. There are shelters for that. I think that government entitlement programs should be a last resort and asking for help from charities should be the first thing that people do. There's nothing wrong with turning to charity when you need help. It's better than becoming a criminal or career welfare recipient.
Obama/Constitution folks - You telling people that their opinion is invalid because they weren't out to protest during other administrations is such bullshit! I could ask the same kind of questions of you. Since Liberals like to whine about this "unnecessary war", where were they when Clinton blew up a harmless Sudanese aspirin factory? Where were they when he was bombing innocent civilians in Kosovo? We can even go further back; where were all the Libs protesting corruption in government when the guy Carter put in charge of drug control policy resigned after it was proved that he'd been writing illegal prescriptions?
Ron Paul types - They may see all the other Presidents as "fascists" because a lot of Ron Paul types are hardcore Libertarians. Most of your Tea Party people are Conservative - Moderate Republicans (if some believe the latter exist). I don't know enough about the history of our Presidents to say what I believe on the subject.
MLK guy - He has his facts skewed. King Sr. was a lifelong registered Republican who endorsed Nixon. King Jr. never gave an endorsement for Nixon and campaigned mostly for Democrats. Could have been a failure in communication between the two of you.
The Tea Party may be comprised of mostly white, right wing types but that doesn't mean that the group isn't inclusive. There are people from all walks of life at events. Most of what you posted was negative and I honestly don't think you went to the event with an open mind. Maybe you should try that next time. Leave your one-sidedness at the door.
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Date: 10/5/10 03:43 (UTC)DoI lady - I don't agree with her. That attitude is cold and heartless. However, I don't think that hard-working people should be responsible for paying for the multiple ambulance rides that the drunk and homeless in NYC take for free just because they want a warm bed and a hot meal. There are shelters for that. I think that government entitlement programs should be a last resort and asking for help from charities should be the first thing that people do. There's nothing wrong with turning to charity when you need help. It's better than becoming a criminal or career welfare recipient.
Obama/Constitution folks - You telling people that their opinion is invalid because they weren't out to protest during other administrations is such bullshit! I could ask the same kind of questions of you. Since Liberals like to whine about this "unnecessary war", where were they when Clinton blew up a harmless Sudanese aspirin factory? Where were they when he was bombing innocent civilians in Kosovo? We can even go further back; where were all the Libs protesting corruption in government when the guy Carter put in charge of drug control policy resigned after it was proved that he'd been writing illegal prescriptions?
Ron Paul types - They may see all the other Presidents as "fascists" because a lot of Ron Paul types are hardcore Libertarians. Most of your Tea Party people are Conservative - Moderate Republicans (if some believe the latter exist). I don't know enough about the history of our Presidents to say what I believe on the subject.
MLK guy - He has his facts skewed. King Sr. was a lifelong registered Republican who endorsed Nixon. King Jr. never gave an endorsement for Nixon and campaigned mostly for Democrats. Could have been a failure in communication between the two of you.
The Tea Party may be comprised of mostly white, right wing types but that doesn't mean that the group isn't inclusive. There are people from all walks of life at events. Most of what you posted was negative and I honestly don't think you went to the event with an open mind. Maybe you should try that next time. Leave your one-sidedness at the door.