Bill Bennett has asked Americans for a colorful favor that will help show support for democracy throughout the world.
"On Dec. 12, when elections begin in Iraq," Bennett told Neil Cavuto in a Fox News Channel interview, "let's see many Americans color their right index finger purple in solidarity for the people voting in free elections in Iraq."
You see in Iraq in order to assure people only vote once they have them dip their finger in purple dye. This has in the last election been a source of pride, with women exiting voting stations ululating with joy and brandishing their purple fingers to others in line.
What a wonderful idea for Americans to show how much they support what we are doing in Iraq. I think we need this to say what the media will likely gloss over, that our presence in Iraq has given the Iraqi people the right to exercise their choice. There is now a second option to tyranny, rape rooms, mass graves, and being gassed by your own “leader”. At the very least, aside from the infrastructure we have helped to build we have given the people of Iraq a voice in how their country is run. We American’s often take our voting rights for granted, well lets not on December 12th and lets celebrate Democracy’s expansion.
So go pick up a bottle of Purple Rit dye, its $3.79 (craft store) and stick your right index finger into it. Most people you encounter won’t notice or have a clue why you its there, but the ones who do will know where you stand.
Because aside from all the politics and how you feel about this war, there is no way you can cast aside something like the spread of democracy that has been ruled by a brutal regime since their seizure of it in 1968.
If we can at least get the Iowa Blogs to support this, I think it could get some momentum.
IrishWalsh
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Mission Accomplished!
Let's give Liberals the finger on the 12th !!
Do you simply disregard the huge number of Iraqis who voted in droves to have the Americans leave their country. How do you find the Liberals at fault for that ? It is becoming such a boring cry-baby routine to blame Liberals for everything .... In my entire life I have NEVER heard a Conservative ever admit they were wrong, I have NEVER heard a Conservative apologize for anything.
The Electorate is changing in this country, people are beginning to see that the Press is not Liberal (yes at one time it really was, but not since Reagan became President), they are beginning to see that GW Bush is NOT a Christian, but just another rich guy who favors the rich ( yawn, how boring ... rich people who favor the rich are a dime a dozen )
I dont think you really grasp how silly it sounds when you blame everything on Liberals - The last time I checked, The White House was occupied by a Republican, The Supreme Court had a Conservative majority, The House of Representitives had a Republican majority, The US Senate had a Republican majority - WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL THOSE DAMN LIBERALS ?
Have you been following the Congressional Record ( I read it regularly ) there has not been a bill introduced by a Democrat that has received a floor vote in 4 years ... WOW, those Liberals are really taking over aren't they ? Please, please, please take the time to actually look into the political process and what actually goes on, don't just listen to the Republican party line by the likes of Hanity, or Limbaugh or Savage - take the time to KNOW FOR YOURSELF what the heck is REALLY going on, you can easily read the Congressional Record, it is the recording of all events that go on in the Congress ( both Houses ) it works much the same as a court reporter in a courtroom, they simply record everything that is spoken in Congress, for the legal record. If you do this simply act, on your own, you will be much better informed. Thanks !!!
Also ... did you know that the Irish created the modern Democratic Party in this country, and also created Labor Unions, and also created the modern Police force in this great country. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Irish. The Irish have a long standing Liberalism in our country, they cared about the worker, so they created Unions; they cared about Democracy so they created a more fair and modern Democratic Party and they cared about safety and justice so many many Irish became police officers and helped form the modern police system in America. Liberals have stood for many wonderful things in America ... If you dont belive it, just drop me a line and I'll show you the list of LIBERAL things the Irish have done in our country, and they were Great things !!!
Frank
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I will respond, my posts in bold. I will respond to your second post in a second response. IrishWalsh
Do you simply disregard the huge number of Iraqis who voted in droves to have the Americans leave their country. How do you find the Liberals at fault for that ? It is becoming such a boring cry-baby routine to blame Liberals for everything .... In my entire life I have NEVER heard a Conservative ever admit they were wrong, I have NEVER heard a Conservative apologize for anything.
The Electorate is changing in this country, people are beginning to see that the Press is not Liberal (yes at one time it really was, but not since Reagan became President), they are beginning to see that GW Bush is NOT a Christian, but just another rich guy who favors the rich ( yawn, how boring ... rich people who favor the rich are a dime a dozen )
I dont think you really grasp how silly it sounds when you blame everything on Liberals - The last time I checked, The White House was occupied by a Republican, The Supreme Court had a Conservative majority, The House of Representitives had a Republican majority, The US Senate had a Republican majority - WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL THOSE DAMN LIBERALS ?
How silly it sounds when I blame “everything” on liberals? You first off need to take a good long look in the mirror before you go telling me how silly I am for criticizing liberals when your tirade has done just the same towards me. Its due to this type of overt hypocrisy that I am so critical of liberals. Secondly, you have not spent enough nearly time on this site and therefore have not got the slightest clue what “I blame” on liberals…MUCH less what “I blame” on Republicans. Your generalization and pigeon holing everyone gets rather boring after the second paragraph of your hysterical rant when you disavow that liberal media bias even exist and that it has not since the days of Reagan. This of course came just after saying you have “NEVER heard a conservative apologize for anything in your life” which just an asinine statement that was clearly made off the cuff. (Let me get you started, Bush apologized for FEMA’s Katrina fuck ups. Now you try!) Very narrow sighted indeed on your part. As for the “huge number of Iraqi’s who voted in droves to have Americans leave their country” I was unaware that an election was actually called where thousands of Iraqi citizens voted on this referendum. Even after a bit of research into your claim I can find no such incident. So I suppose in answer to your question of whether I am “disregarding” this vote the answer would be yes, I do disregard your fictional vote. When it actually happens I will support it whole heartedly, just as one of sound mind would assume from the post that you responded to. The post wherein I made NO MENTION of anything liberal or conservative, but merely supported democracy in the middle-east. Is it my support for the spread of democracy that made you so irate when you found my blog by hitting the ‘next blog’ button on Blogger? Yes, you spent more time typing out your rant then you spent reading, and I am willing to guess you spend more time talking then listening in all aspects of your life considering your accusations are unfounded, your “facts” are in fact not, and your observations are in fact just your personal feelings.
Have you been following the Congressional Record ( I read it regularly ) there has not been a bill introduced by a Democrat that has received a floor vote in 4 years ... WOW, those Liberals are really taking over aren't they ? Please, please, please take the time to actually look into the political process and what actually goes on, don't just listen to the Republican party line by the likes of Hanity, or Limbaugh or Savage - take the time to KNOW FOR YOURSELF what the heck is REALLY going on, you can easily read the Congressional Record, it is the recording of all events that go on in the Congress ( both Houses ) it works much the same as a court reporter in a courtroom, they simply record everything that is spoken in Congress, for the legal record. If you do this simply act, on your own, you will be much better informed. Thanks !!!
Again, at NO time whatsoever (especially in the post you are responding to) have I said that Democrats are taking over. Its pretty hard to take anything over when Republicans have a total Governmental majority. I am critical of liberal Democrats ability to spend to much time running their mouths with unsubstantiated rhetoric to the media (who even though you don’t believe it, is more then happy to air it). I will not pigeon hole all Democrats as bad people, hell I won’t even pigeon hole all Liberals as bad people but the people I have and will continue to attack on this site are the immature fanatic Dean-screamers. Mainly Kennedy, Pelosi, Rangel, Dean, Kerry, Reid, Boxer, and the rest of their undead ilk who speak first and worry about the factual basis and consequences to this country last.
I have only been a registered republican for just over a year and as far as my views go I am closer to the middle then I act. I however make every attempt to distance myself from those that essentially “scared me away” from the Democratic side which is essentially the fanatics I’ve mentioned. Every time they open their mouths and expel their word vomit of accusations, lies, and omissions I push myself a little further away from my formerly “unbiased, non-party” standings. I have no beef with the Democratic party as a whole as I said, just people to cannot carry on an intelligent fact driven debate but instead resort to hysterics. For an example of said hysterics reread your post Mr. ”NeonMermaid”. Cute name.
Again my response in bold, this time to Mr. NeonMermaid's post about "the Irish"
Also ... did you know that the Irish created the modern Democratic Party in this country, and also created Labor Unions, and also created the modern Police force in this great country. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Irish. The Irish have a long standing Liberalism in our country, they cared about the worker, so they created Unions; they cared about Democracy so they created a more fair and modern Democratic Party and they cared about safety and justice so many many Irish became police officers and helped form the modern police system in America. Liberals have stood for many wonderful things in America ... If you dont belive it, just drop me a line and I'll show you the list of LIBERAL things the Irish have done in our country, and they were Great things !!!
No need for you to show me a list of anything I already do plenty of studying on what “the Irish” have done as well as what some Irish people have done. They are in fact different you know. I find it hard to understand how you can say that “the Irish” created Unions when it fact it was the multi-races which made up the industrial and cartage workers of the United States (post industrial revolution). Irish people have done and been involved in many things, that does not in fact mean that all Irish were instrumental in the act. By avoiding such generalities we can say that “the Irish” did not create labor unions, the modern Democratic party (unless you are referring to the drunken bloated Ted Kennedy he sure represents the downward spiral of the modern Democratic party), and that “the Irish” do not have long standing liberalism as clearly each person can have whatever political tilt they want to.
That said I will attest that the Irish did major things to the Police and Fire Departments in the mid 1800s-today. This was started by the harsh racism and bigotry the Irish faced when they came to this nation that did not seem to have any jobs for Paddy. After a while the crime in quickly growing cities like New York became so harsh that neighborhood based policing began and hence how the Irish got into the police force, as nobody else wanted to patrol the Irish slums because they were filthy and full of…well, Irish. Once in the door Irish police proved their worth and were promoted and as was the case back in Ireland they asked if they could find someone to replace them in their old position when they moved up. So in came another Irish relative that needed work who quickly proved his worth and moved up, which got yet another Irishmen into the department. Soon the Irish ruled the Police and Fire Departments in a legacy that is still largely carried on to this day while simultaneously proving they were not the lower life forms that most American’s of the time considered them to be, eventually removing racism directed towards them. I have no idea how all this about the police department related to your rant about liberalism other then I assume you tossed out everything you could remember you heard around the water cooler about the Irish in order to sound brilliant.
Slainte…and keep your hands off me Lucky Charms.
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