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United in Hatred

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Glenn Beck's stated goal for his 9.12 project is very noble and respectable.  To return to the bi-partisan time of the day after 9/11, when Americans no matter their race, political orientation, or gender united and worked together. Unfortunately, that's nothing like what it's become. The 9.12 rally in Washington, DC was shameful, embarrassing, and overall political.  The hatred and misinformation on the signs was astounding. The racism and extremism even more-so.  Instead of uniting the country, it has further divided it between  those who support Obama, those who disagree with Obama but are able to be civil and free-thinking, and paranoia extremists who will believe anything anti-Obama no matter the evidence to the contrary.  The protesters were instead united in hatred of the government and Obama, even if they couldn't agree on the exact reasons. The hate was bad itself, but it also contained veiled implied threats of violence. One such sign said "We came unarmed (this time)." They claim to be protesting for "Americans", while ignoring the most American point, this is an elected government. The people HAVE spoken and chosen these people to be the government. Just because they were their choice does not make them any less representative of the people. A common phrase during the Bush Administration was "Love it or leave it" whenever an anti-Bush administration protest showed up. Now these same people are protesting Obama and threatening a coup because they don't like the guy the rest of the country chose? This doesn't sound very "American" to me. Also, contrary to some claims, the 50 - 60,000 people at the rallys were NOT larger than the few MILLION people at Obama's inauguration. Pictures: More Photos

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Bush Dodges Flying Weapons

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During a press conference while visiting Iraq today President George W. Bush was attacked by a journalist throwing his shoes at him while screaming "This is the end!".

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Not Tortured

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In all the discussion of John McCain's recently recovered memory of a religious epiphany in Vietnam, one thing has been missing. The torture that was deployed against McCain emerges in all the various accounts. It involved sleep deprivation, the withholding of medical treatment, stress positions, long-time standing, and beating. Sound familiar? According to the Bush administration's definition of torture, McCain was therefore not tortured. Cheney denies that McCain was tortured; as does Bush. So do John Yoo and David Addington and George Tenet. In the one indisputably authentic version of the story of a Vietnamese guard showing compassion, McCain talks of the agony of long-time standing. A quarter century later, Don Rumsfeld was putting his signature to memos lengthening the agony of "long-time standing" that victims of Bush's torture regime would have to endure. These torture techniques are, according to the president of the United States, merely "enhanced interrogation." No war crimes were committed against McCain. And the techniques used are, according to the president, tools to extract accurate information. And so the false confessions that McCain was forced to make were, according to the logic of the Bush administration, as accurate as the "intelligence" we have procured from "interrogating" terror suspects. Feel safer? The Daily Dish

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Women's Favorite 10 Men

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The Doctor because he says,"Take off your clothes" The Dentist because he says,"Open Wide" The hairdresser because he says,"Do you want it teased or blown?" The Milkman because he says,"Do you want it in front or in back?" The Interior Decorator because he says,"Once you have it all in, you'll love it." The Banker because he says,"If you take it out to soon, you'll lose interest" The Police Officer because he says,"Spread 'em" The Mailman because he always delivers his package. The Pilot because he takes off fast and then slows down. The Hunter because he always goes deep in the bush, shoots twice, and always eats what he shoots.

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