Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
John F. Kennedy's speeches and writings brilliantly expose Bush and McCain's foolishness:
I was going through the site's collection of quotes, and I came upon some great ones by JFK that are really pertinent to the current political environment. Obama and Hillary ought to take a cue from JFK's ideas:
"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate."
"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind."
"What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time."
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
And, finally:
"Don't sacrifice your political convictions for the convenience of the hour."
There is nothing new or
There is nothing new or radical to what Obama is saying..
The Romans said it best..
"Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer..!"
That's wisdom and shrewd which if the Romans were nothing else besides a willingness to be brutal they were also shrewd and to think there is nothing we can learn from an Empire that lasted 980 years is pure ignorance..
Let us recall that it was Condi Rice and Steve Hadley who allowed America to suffer it's worse attack since the war of 1812..
Let's recall that it was Condi Rice, Steve Hadley and G.W. Bush who refused to give Richard Clarke a meeting regarding his memo
{bin-Laden determined to attack within the United States..}
This administration and it's sycophant supporters have ill served and damaged America and it's standing in the world due to their arrogance..
McCain has already exhibited the early onset of Alzheimer's with all his gaffes and misstatements not to mention his being aligned with Texas Senator Phil Gramm who is a first class swindler and responsible for both the Enron loophole allowing the artificial run up of prices in the gasoline and Oil, fuel market as well as his fronting for UBS and the predatory lending that brought us the Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis so McCain is not just a part of the problem and chooses to be The Problem....
Sometimes I wish Hillary in
Sometimes I wish Hillary in particular would take a few notes from the nobility JFK had. That's one connection I most respect from JFK to Obama. They always seem(ed) to want to do the right thing. Hillary just seems to be in it for the political, and perhaps even personal, gain, not for trying to make a difference in the world.
"just seems to be in it for
"just seems to be in it for the political, and perhaps even personal, gain, not for trying to make a difference in the world."
Funny, I get that exact feeling about Obama. His beliefs and even his friends seem to change in accordance with what he thinks will do him the most good politically, not in accordance with any true convictions.
P.S. It's incredibly sexist to refer to the male candidate by his last name and the female candidate by her first name. Clinton certainly deserves the same respect as Obama. Perhaps more, since she's been at this longer.
I believe that the main
I believe that the main reason people refer to HRC as Hillary and BHO as Obama is that we already have one famous Clinton in politics, while Obama's the first Obama... seems pretty obvious logic to me, and it's the same reason we call the current Bush "W"--to differentiate him from his predecessor with the same last name (not that I would ever compare HRC to GWB, of course)
the HRC campaign needs to stop seeing sexism everywhere (same way the BHO campaign needs to stop seeing racism everywhere and the JSM campaign needs to not see ageism everywhere)
Sexist, really? If that is
Sexist, really? If that is sexist, why does Hillary Clinton's splash campaign page say "Hillary for president" on the top while Barack Obama's splash campaign page says "Obama" on the top?
The sexism runs so deep, it has even infiltrated Hillary Clinton's campaign!
Or, you're looking for witches to bur^H^H^H erm, witches and/or warlocks to burn.
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