Positive Obama thread

I can't beleive that they will nominate Caroline to Senate. I saw some of her interview clips: she did not appear as a bright person at all. In fact the meida on the left and on the right. were questioning how a person who went to such a presigious school as Harvard Law school could be so lacking.

Sometimes the political threads on this board remind me of the Middle East.  Periodic dust-ups followed by truces and periods of relative calm, followed by dust-ups.  Unlike the actual situation in the Middle East, however, I hope we can start the New Year with a lasting peace.  Or peace at least. 

I don't know if Kennedy is the best choice, but if she really blows it, she can always be voted out in 2 years.  I do think it's good to have a woman take Hillary's place, as well as someone who's a true-blue New Yorker.  The fact that she's only just recently become interested in joining the political fray may actually work in her favor.  With all the scandals involving ego-obsessed, entrenched politicians, Caroline's late-blooming could be seen as refreshing.  She seems really inspired by Obama and the post-Bush age.  (I agree, though, that calling her Mrs. Kennedy is wrong, wrong, wrong!)

Barb, I was not going to respond to anything here...but you called out my name.

I have no idea how people get banned.  That is something I'd have to ask the mods.

Since you are  new it seems like you know a heck of a lot more than me who has been here since 2005. I have not been reporting people to the mods.  SO, don't assume I have..you know what assume means.  And, on this very thread there has been a lot of name calling and people have gotten by with it. 

I have ALWAYS supported women on other threads.  I have never talked negatively to them or try to psychoanalyze them when they needed a shoulder or a soft place to fall.  If I cannot support them then I will not respond to them...I just go on my way.

You, Barb, do not know me.  The repub thread is NOT me.  I've read many things here and found it just as disturbing as the things you have read on the repub thread.  It must have taken you a very long time to read ALL of the repub thread to base your opinion on me.  So, are you really new to this board?  Or are you using a different name?

And, it was reported on this thread that Amy had been banned and it was inferred that she was banned FOR GOOD!  We were told the mods sent her a LETTER with the NAMES of the women who reported her or whatever. Well, Barb, no where would my name show up.  And I don't believe the mods sent Amy a letter with names.  Don't assume I did ANYTHING to report ANYONE.

Shirley

Don't you belong in the republican thread?  Isn't that why I was banned when I first came aboard -- because I was posting in your 'respectable' thread?  Shouldn't you be respectable over there?

An offer was made.  I am not 'riling' anything up.  You either did it, or you didn't.  Either way, I had nothing to do with it.  I just think it should be posted.  If you have nothing to hide, feel free to toddle on back to your thread.  (Watch, everyone!  I'll be banned quicker than a cat can lick its behind!) 

And if you'll read a back a page or two you will find that I have been banned for a week.  Of course, you know all about that don't you? 

Innocent, innocent Shirley.  Perhaps you'd like to tell us what $! (republican thread, page 173, Jan 1, 2009 12:31 pm)  means.  Oh, and I only have five posts so be precise.  I'm not going to waste all of them on you women who belong in your own thread. 

And sweet, innocent Shirley...it's hard to 'call you out by name' when I am RESPONDING to your post from the page before this one.  Now isn't it?

Oh and Rock whateveryourname is...read the thread.  The the answers to your redundant questions are already there.  Who are you going to accuse me of being today?  Lemme guess...I'm the one offering the proof above, right?  No.  Wait.  I'm blaest.  Right? 

Obama is moving this weekend out of Chicago ... do you think he will have a meeting with Blago while he is there? 

AMy:  Welcome back girl!

Missed you!

Ivy 

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I think we should stop racial profiling  as soon as we encounter non-Muslim terrorists.

I actually think we don't do enough profiling. All this PC stuff causes airport security search wheelchair bound grandmothers. How ridiculous is that ?

I remember when I went to Israel, they have a pscychological profiling. They ask you a few seemingly random questions and let you go. Then I come to Atlanta and first thing I see is the 80 year old grandmother in a wheelchair being making an effort to raise her hands for a search.

I wonder what would have happened if 9/11 passengers reported the terrorists for suspicious behavior.

ijl - I respectfully submit to you Oklahoma City bombing. Not only white male Americans, but a veteran to boot.  Should we consider all white male American vets to be terrorists?  Of course not. Unabomber? White American as well. Guy who probably sent anthrax through the mail? White American.

I have a former boss, who, despite the fact that he has what could be one of the highest security clearances possible, is on the do-not-fly-without-extreme-scruitiny list. Probably due to an Irish person, maybe IRA, maybe not, (yes, white and probably Catholic) with the same name.

The number of grandmothers in wheelchairs being taken aside for screening is more likely due to incompetent people in the TSA. That's not to say that all TSA employees are incompetent.

There are rules to be followed.  There are drugs smuggled into this country via babies' diapers. That doesn't mean all babies are drug runners.

Remember, Muslim is a religion, not a race. There are lots of white Muslims. There are even Christians in the Middle East. I, for one, am of Middle Eastern descent and am Catholic. 

What about the 86-year old man accused of being a Nazi war criminal?  Age does not mean you get a free pass.

If I get a 4 oz tube of toothpaste taken away because I forgot to pack it into my checked bag, why shouldn't a 'grandmother in a wheelchair' be searched as well for the same thing? 

Is this all a confusing mess?  Darn right. Search everyone or search no one. 

Going back to reading, not posting.  Have a positive day.

Yep, racial profiling is against the law ... I bet the teenager was just nervous but I feel sorry for the family who was probably just as nervous as she when they were trying to choose safe seats.

I am sorry but we have to be practical. We don't have unlimited security resources. Obviously a vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists. But some of the fundamental islamists are. Look at Trade Center, London Subway and Madird bombings just to name a few. How many other active organizations you know at the moment that dedicate their life to terror against Western world.

These organizations are vast, spread out and well funded. You can knock Bush as much as you want but you have to admit that for 7 years we did not have a repeat of 9/11 and I am sure it was not for the lack of trying. I have two daugthers and it scares me to death to think that they may be victims of the next terrorist act.

We can't go around pretending that all of people should be equaually suspected of terrorism. I am against racial profiling  such as stopping minority on streets just because they don't look like they belong there.  There are gangs for every race and therefore all should be considered same.

But terrorism is different and we know who the groups are . Why should we look for white Irish catholic as a possible suspect ? Or why should we look at Chinese or Japanese for this matter ?

I feel sorry for Muslim people as most of them just want to live in peace and hate terrorsist as much as the rest of the world. A month ago we had an incident in California where some Muslim families reported that their high school sons disappeared and they suspected that they went to Middle East to join terrorist camps as they were brainwashed. It was hard to see the agony on the mothers' faces during the interviews.

But the unavoidable truth is that a small group of terrorists does operate in Muslim enviroment. Therefore it is only natural that there should be more scrutiny.

How long would this country tolerate rockets being launched from Canada or Mexico and hitting neighborhoods and schools in the US before we retalliated?

I'm sure we would give the government in that country a very short time to find the culprits and put a stop to it, but I believe we would be talking hours or days, not weeks, months or years. 

Amy,

The Israel/Gaza strip mess is sooo complicated, it makes my head hurt.  It doesn't seem helpful to cut off supplies to a small region, thereby creating a desperate humanitarian crisis.  But the palestinians launch rockets into Israel.  Ugh...can't these people ever sit down and TALK to eachother?  I know I am over-simplifying, but can't all sides agree that they would be better off to reach a peaceful solution?   Israel may be justified in doing what they are doing, but they are stirring up even more sympathy for Hezbollah and Hamas from Iran and Iraq.   It is such a vicious circle.   Way above my pay grade to speculate on a solution.

On the other hand, here in the good 'ol US of A, only 16 more days!

Whoooohooooo!