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Anyone see John McCain on Letterman and his rib on whimps in Congress last night?

Old 10-19-2001, 09:37 AM
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Default Anyone see John McCain on Letterman and his rib on whimps in Congress last night?

After a crack that Congress' cut and run was yet another chapter from *Profiles in Courage* he cupped his hands around his pie hole and yelled "bring out your dead".
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Default I didn't see it, but I'm pissed that they've spent that last month telling...

...everyone to go on about their business, but then at the slightest whiff of trouble, they all high tail it out of there like there's no tomorrow. Shut down the government.

Come to think of it, shutting down of congress doesn't bother me too much. As a libertarian at heart, I believe that when it comes to congress, less is definitely more.
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Same here: no Congress, no problem! I too am a libertarian at heart. Small "l".
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Default he didn't hold back on the anti-islamic comments either...

I'm as patriotic as anybody, but it worries me that our politicians are saying jokes like "what will Bin Ladin be for Halloween? Dead." on national TV, and laughing.
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Default Leno poked quite a bit of fun at that too.

Showed Daschle's speach and then a scene from an old B&W disaster movie with people running down the street screaming.

Senate stayed in business, as much as they could since the House shut down most of their meeting rooms when they bailed.

Vote the bastards out!
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How is that anti-Islamic? It seems rather anti-Bin Laden to me.
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I agree... That had nothing to do with Islam.
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I agree. Sounds like he hates Bin Laden not Islamic people.
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It was really the House. The Senate stayed relatively cool.
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Default Agree. When did it become non-PC to want bin Laden dead? And speaking of PC ....

my brother sent me this earlier today:


THIS SAYS IT ALL!!!!!

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God
Bless America" signs from schools in fear that someone
might be offended.

Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags
removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons
removed from the lapels of reporters. Why? Management did
not want to appear biased and felt that our nations flag
might give the appearance that "they lean one way or another."

Berkeley, California bans US Flags from being displayed on
city fire trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone
in the community.

In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public library at
Florida Gulf Coast University ordered all "Proud to be an
American" signs removed so as to not offend international
students.

I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called
American citizens; and I am tired of this nation worrying
about whether or not we are offending some individual or
their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11,
we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of
Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely
settled in New York and Washington, DC when the "politically
correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against
anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. In
fact, our country's population is almost entirely composed of
descendants of immigrants; however, there are a few things that
those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
some native Americans, need to understand.

First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually try
not to offend you in any way. This idea of America being a
multicultural community has served only to dilute our
sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have
our own culture, our own society, our own language, and our
own lifestyle. This culture, called the "American Way" has been
developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by
millions of men and women who have sought freedom. Our
forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as Bunker
Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea, Vietnam,

We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to
become part of our society - learn our language!
"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some
off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political slogan - it
is our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the House
of Representatives in our Capitol and it is printed on our
currency. We adopted this motto because Christian men and
women, on Christian principles, founded this nation; and
this is clearly documented throughout our history. If it is
appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our
highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate
to display it on the walls of our schools.

God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every
patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor His
birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we turn to
Him in prayer in times of crisis. If God offends you, then
I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new
home, because God is part of our culture and we are proud
to have Him.

We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably
defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day,
Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades,
picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag. As
an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing my national
anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my pledge whenever
and wherever I choose. If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or
you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a
move to another part of this planet.

The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we
are proud of it. We are happy with our culture and have no
desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things
where you came from. We are Americans, like it or not, this
is our country, our land, and our lifestyle.

Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express
his opinion about our government, culture, or society, and we
will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are
done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our
pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly
encourage you take advantage of one other great American
freedom, the right to leave.

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