Speaking out is Unpatriotic atleast it was 8 years ago.
MC78498
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It's entertaining to watch Republicans and Conservatives beat their chest and wave their flag as they stand proud to speak out against the government. Only 8 years ago there were millions of Americans doing the same thing and they were labeled as unpatriotic and guilty of treason by the Republican Party. Now it's ok. Go figure. Maybe if they actually stood up against the Bush Administration instead of acting like a bunch of sheep we probably wouldn't be in this mess.
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naw... it still is.
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the internal checkpoints within the United States-some of these are 100 miles inside the borders, are illegally detaining and searching cars and people. and in some cases beating people.
there is a video, i can't find it now, that is about 30 minutes long. a guy refuses to be searched, eventually he is released. its great. he rails on the border patrol agents the entire time. "This is the United States of America, the constitution is the highest law. Are you saying the 4th amendment doesn't apply here?"
eventually the higher ups call down and tell the agents to release the guy. because he is right, they have no authority to search him or his car.
this guy wasn't so lucky. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUzd7G87 ... popt00us03
If these illegal checkpoints are part of the tea baggin agenda(funny thing though, from all the coverage of these protests, i've heard very little about why they are protesting) then i'm all for them.
But yeah. talk about hypocrisy. Fox labeled all the anti war protesters unpatriotic and traitors. now the protesters are true americans? mmm. Definitely depends on what is being protested. War is ok, apperently, but government spending is a huge threat to the entire human race.
Amen! The sight of a few million bodies in one place (DC) is what it's going to take, not one million people who agree 100% on everything with each other. You'll be hard pressed to find 100 people in the world that can do exactly that.
commy you always bash fox news yet you can never give any examples of what you accuse them of. I dont mean going to a web sit like move on,or daily kos,or media matters. I have been watching fox for almost 10 yrs now.and yes I admit they do lean right,but so what they still give the facts and there's no disputing that,besides all the other net works lean left or far left and yet I don't hear you accusing them of being bias.It's funny how you are always for free speech and descent until it's something you disagree with. One of the reasons why they don't give much coverage to the far left or FAR RIGHT is cos they act likeabunch of goddamn fools.When did fox label anti war protesters unpatriotic or traitors ? It seems you like to take things out of context.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index ... x-protests
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"You support the President... right or wrong... in time of War".
"If America is so terrible... then, why do you go live in (name of some country that is in conflict with America at that particular time)?".
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If you have... then,
Are you supporting President Obama? Because, we are still at war... doesn't that support during war thing still hold true?
Also, if you hate America so much because she is taxing too much of your hard earned pay... why aren't you moving to some tax haven in the Caribbean or Middle East?
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It's pretty frustrating... trying to explain yourself to such moronic reasoning and feeble intellect, ain't it? Welcome to how i felt from 2003 to present.
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Believe me If I could pack up my shit and move somewhere like Costa Rica I would, but it's not that easy. I dont mind paying taxes for roads, schools,and ect.. but wouldn't most fair minded people agree that washing ton is out of control and has been for at least the last 20 yrs?
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That video that you couldn't find, I'm not sure I understood you. Was that at a checkpoint inside the US and not some checkpoint between Canada or Mexico? Either way, that would be and interesting video to watch if you ever manage to find it.
its a checkpoint INSIDE the US. 100 miles from a border. the legality of the checkpoints was upheld by the supreme court-which only says that you have to stop at them.
the guy refuses to answer their questions, refuses to let them search his car, and refuses to provide any ID. in fact, the only thing he does do is stop, which is what is required by the supreme court ruling. in the end he drives away.
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lol. sorry.
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You know what is really weird. I get home and my brother starts talking about something very similar to this. You might be interested in checking out these links regarding checkpoints inside the US:
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/spying/arey ... ezone.html
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/37306prs20081022.html
I think maybe they relate to what happened in the video you linked.
It is the same guy, this time they beat him:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=422_1240021695
But, is that, leaving America during the hard times, Patriotic? It's like when Corporations leave America because they do no want to pay taxes... to the people that have helped them grow during the good times. How Patriotic are those corporations that abandon us... in the name of higher profits?
I understand the feeling... but, it is much better to stay and fight for the things you believe in... to change the country by using the systems we have in place... to effect a change from within. Dissent is good. Blind alligence to a political party is not Patriotism... it is partisanism. There's a great line in a song that says, "If you hate something, don't you do it, too.". Don't become the protestors you hated for the past 8 years. Use your ballot to speak out... use your right to speak out against this government... regardless of what Political Party holds the reigns... if you feel they are doing greater harm to your nation. Partisan bickering does no good execpt to the old men who pull all the strings. Don't the a puppet.
There is no "Taxation without Representation". You ARE Represented. You can start by voting against the one who Represents you, regardless if there is a (D) or an (R) next to his/her name. Vote with your mind, not what the Party or television pundits tell you. You are an American. Politiciand and television are the greatest source of lies out there. Don't buy into their interests... look out for our best interests... your and mine.
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Fox does lie. i can't remember what it was exactly but i remember Hillary Clinton said something and fox went crazy saying it was inappropriate and asked the viewers to call in or email them and let them know how we felt...So i called AND emailed saying i thought they were blowing it out of proportion...An hour or so later fox declared that not a single person who called or emailed them disagreed with them and what Hillary said when obviously i did twice.
Also the whole bullshit about Kerry saying he should be elected because more foreign leaders liked him...even AFTER the audio tape of what kerry said was released and it was shown he didn't say that Fox STILL pushed that lie all the way until the election.
There's plenty of other examples.
I liked how in 2000 their stance was Gore was wrong to bring up that Florida state law said there HAD to be a recount and to just get over it and agreed with Bush fighting it in court....then when it was time for the governor recall in California and some people went to court to stop it Fox went crazy about how you can't use federal courts to circumvent state laws and how against everything we stand for it was....
can you describe which network leans far left and HOW they lean far left??
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this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFS7oZtE8Ks
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
isn't the US between Canada and Mexico?? Just sayin'
Touche...I should've been a bit clearer. I already have the answer, but to clarify for your sake, I meant the difference between a checkpoint ON the border, or a checkpoint further in on just US soil. There is a difference.
i would like to add, i think it was friday, i saw part of hannity's show and it was about how unverisal health care would be so bad and we'd die and whatnot. i didn't see all of it but there was this part where he apparently had the stories of 2 people prior and asked how would they do under a socialized health care system? the answer? one of the guys saying "i can only assume i'd be dead" well fuck, there ya have it! this guy assumes he'd die so be scared
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what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
OOHHH SHIT....another Daily Show Reference..... :shock:
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I was watching the McCain townhall.
Somebody said Obama was unpatriotic. They claimed he didn’t care about the constitution. McCain defended him. People started boo-ing.
WTF?
This went on in the campaign too. McCain would always get them to stop. I respected that he did that.
That kind of ugly crowd had to have helped loose votes for McCain. I know it certainly didn’t help persuade me to vote for him.