Originally Posted by NKowi

Kerry was mistaken how? While not (most of the time, anyway) through overt means, the current administration has proven itself quite adept at suppressing speech via the hand-picked audiences they put in place for the public appearances of its members. Thankfully, they have not always met with complete success, and actual questions of substance have occassionally been posed - usually to the obvious dismay of the speaker.

Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

Oh, so the left has unlimited rights to spew their filth....but not the right as we have seen in several cases recently when a conservative was shouted down and interupted for expressing their opinions...such as Ann Coulter.

Originally Posted by NKowi

Ya know, bone, you're right, let's just *****-can all the amendments.

Originally Posted by NKowi

My my; Dole, Barbour, Thurmond, Condi, Wubbya himself - even ties to Nixon. Clearly you were raised in an unbiased atmosphere. Brian's right - no questions asked of you. Bush-hating? Look elsewhere, Cupcake. I hold in some level of disdain anyone who would misuse our fighting men (I stand ready for you to educate me on the mission of, for example, the Marine Corps) - from the Butter-bar or newly blood-striped corporal who won't listen to those who've been there, to the CIC, it matters not. That GWB falls into this category is his doing, not mine.

Originally Posted by NKowi

Kerry was mistaken how? While not (most of the time, anyway) through overt means, the current administration has proven itself quite adept at suppressing speech via the hand-picked audiences they put in place for the public appearances of its members. Thankfully, they have not always met with complete success, and actual questions of substance have occassionally been posed - usually to the obvious dismay of the speaker.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

.........they'd let him right in........no questions asked.........

Originally Posted by John Doe

I'll put this back up front in case you want to re-examine how you could not make this a statement based in fact or based upon first hand knowledge.

Originally Posted by NKowi

That is what you call an attack? My, you have led a sheltered life now haven't you, Cupcake.

Originally Posted by NKowi

By your measure; since you're not a member of the cabinet, you don't know whether or not it's based upon fact.

Originally Posted by John Doe

Cyber geek attack, sir--as in the one you started. Using words like cupcake makes you seem like one of those don't ask don't tell typeserviceman.

Originally Posted by MedMech

Shouldn't you be someplace else?

Originally Posted by NKowi

Some of us call it a familiarization with H.I.S.T.O.R.Y. Recall, if you can, the relative openess of previous adminstrations, both Reps and Dems, when it came to taking questions from the public. Contrast that with the way "public" engagements are handled currently. I've seen Nixon, Reagan and Carter in person. I know what it took to get in - and it didn't include anything like what is required by Bush's screeners. And I'm not talking security - all were tight exceptionally tight (hell, Reagan had been shot - don't think he wasn't all about security) - I'm talking about the efforts made to ferret out those that might not agree. Each of those three took unscripted questions from the audience. They didn't know who they were talking to or what questions were coming. Have you tried to attend one of this president's gatherings? If you have, you already know that one has to provide a notable amount of information as to one's politcal leanings before admittance is granted - they've pretty much turned them into "invitation only" events. If you haven't tried to get into one, I'd enourage you to do so - you might gain some insight. So while your statement that one can't know something because one is not a cabinet member, might work with some it holds little water here.

Originally Posted by John Doe

I'll put this back up so you can check yourself and as you are so obviously comfortable using the term cupcake when conversing to men on such a regular basis I will be careful not to use public water fountains next time I am in Golden, Colorado.